The Falcons defense was deceptively good to end last season. For a team that allowed 25.4 points per game last season, they totally dominated their two nfc playoff opponents. Vic Beasley was able to come into his own last season, with a league-leading 15.5 sacks. Deion Jones and Keanu Neal shined as play-making rookies and the defense was able to step up into the top ten for the last six games of the regular season. This year, they didn't lose any key players, instead adding a gifted rusher in Dontari Poe and plenty more speed in this year's draft. Dan Quinn has been trying to replicate the defensive demon he created in Seattle with Pete Carrol, the so-called Legion Of Boom. He already got Keanu Neal to be his hard-hitting Kam Chancellor and he has Desmond Trufant to be his Richard Sherman. From there it's just a matter of infusing talent, which is all they've been doing this offseason. Takk Mckinley is a stud of a player along with second round pick Duke Riley. Both will infuse plenty of speed into an already speedy defense that has the likes of fast players like Deoin Jones and Robert Alford, who ran a 4.34 40 yard dash. This falcons defense was able to end the season on a tear, destroying and mauling opponents and it won't be much of a surprise if we see them again as a top defensive unit this year. Dan Quinn has brought all of his wisdom to Atlanta, and the defense is finally going to have something to show for it this upcoming season.