Dan Quinn’s continued coaching career is heavily reliant on Vic Beasley. The league’s top pass rusher in 2016 had become an afterthought before entering 2019, frequently blocked out of plays by backup tackles and even tight ends. There were very few positives from Beasley from 2017 to 2018.
Few, if any, believed the Falcons would not rescind Beasley’s $12.8 million fifth-year option, with only some under the belief the Falcons may try to bring him back on a much smaller deal that would allow Beasley to show improvement then earn a big deal the following season.