For a brief, shining moment, the Atlanta Falcons defense looked competent in 2023. The end of the year saw some frustrating, injury-ignited lapses, but there was at least modest and genuine defensive improvement for Atlanta last year with the addition of players like Jessie Bates, David Onyemata, and Bud Dupree, with new defensive coordinator Ryan Nielsen and assistant head coach Jerry Gray coaxing some gains out of that group.
In 2024, the Falcons now boast a defensive-minded head coach and a deep staff on that side of the ball, and they still have the top-shelf talent like A.