Falcons working 80 percent of time on pass-rush
Falcons defensive coordinator Richard Smith said the defense is spending 80 percent of its time this offseason working on improving the pass rush.
The Falcons were last in the league with 19 sacks last season.
“We’ve devoted a majority of our time with pass rush,” Smith said on Thursday. “If you were going to say that we worked 80 percent pass-rush on a daily basis in terms of technique and fundamentals and about 20 percent in terms of run defense right now (that would be accurate). That was an area where we were a little bit deficient a year ago. We are working very hard in that particular area right now.”
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