There was one area of the game that new defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen said the Falcons can improve in earlier in the offseason.
“Every area.”
In light of that, it was fun to be able to see the Falcons go up against a team other than themselves for the first time this season, as they held joint practices and the first preseason game against the Miami Dolphins. While the starters didn’t partake in the Friday festivities, everyone could sense and feel those changes already, as described by Dolphins’ quarterback Tua Tagovailoa after one of the joint practice sessions.