FLOWERY BRANCH – Falcons first-round pick Vic Beasley, Jr., who has two sacks after four games, is on pace to record eight.
After being drafted, Beasley said he felt that he could be a “double-digit” sack guy this season. He’s been solid, but not spectacular.
“I thought there have been some flashes where we’ve seen some good stuff,” Falcons coach Dan Quinn said. “It’s the initial quickness that you see off the ball. Going through that process with him is day-in and day-out.”
He’s the 25th rated 4-3 defensive end in the league by profootballfocus.com. He’s played 153 snaps and has two quarterback hits and five hurries to go along with his two sacks.
Over the first quarter of the season, Beasley has faced some of the top tackles in the league in Philadelphia’s Jason Peters, Dallas’ Tyron Smith and Houston Duane Brown. He had his best game against Giants rookie Ereck Flowers, who was selected one pick after Beasley.
Quinn has Beasley working on his counter move and finishing off his rushes stronger.
“He’s playing well and it’s all out there in front of him for where he’s going to get to,” Quinn said. “He’s a real hard worker at it, and he wants to do it. I think it’s the initial quickness. We knew that was there. Now, it’s that finishing part of the rush.”
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