Falcons EDGE Quinton Bell said that they are using criticism against their pass rush from 2021 as motivation to improve this season.
“We know what it was last year and we know what was being said about our pass rush coming into this season,” Bell said, via Michael Rothstein of ESPN. “So we use that as motivation.”
Falcons DL Ta’Quon Graham said that veteran DT Grady Jarrett has helped instill a “change in mentality” for their pass rush.
“It’s been a change in mentality,” defensive lineman Ta’Quon Graham said. “We have a different mentality paired with Grady [Jarrett]’s experience being in the league eight years.”
Falcons OLB Lorenzo Carter expects teams to begin putting more focus on Jarrett, but also thinks that will free up their edge rushers.
“Of course it’s going to start, like teams are going to see him,” Carter said. “But that’s the thing. If y’all want to focus on him, then we got other guys coming off the edge or coming on the inside.”
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