No matter what you think of his performance as general manager of the Falcons or his unhealthy fascination with bike shorts, there’s no denying Thomas Dimitroff’s impressive body of work. He has overseen the most successful stretch of Falcons football in franchise history. He brought franchise quarterback Matthew Thomas Ryan to Atlanta, notwithstanding the ferocious lobbying of up and coming professional sports blogger David Choate on behalf of Glenn Dorsey. The Falcons have a chance to be relevant in 2020, and like it or not, Dimitroff is in large part the architect of that reality.
The Athletic’s Jeff Schultz had a chance to ask Dimitroff some questions about getting ready for the season and what has changed since the conclusion of the Falcons’ second consecutive 7-9 season.