Falcons coach Dan Quinn spoke to the media on Tuesday, the first time since guard Brandon Fusco was signed to a three-year, $12.75 million deal.
Fusco will compete with Wes Schweitzer for the starting right guard position.
Here’s what Quinn had to say about Fusco:
“When we went into free agency, between Thomas (Dimitroff) and I, there was kind of plan between free agency and the draft. These are some of the needs of the club. The interior spot at guard, we definitely wanted to address.
“We added Fusco after looking at the guards and centers. Sometimes it’s the centers who can play guard, too. …What we came out with is a guy in Fusco, who has really good pass protection ability. That was one of the topics in our our scheme that we felt we really wanted to address inside.”
The Falcons did a film study of all of the free agents.
“Pass protection inside is something that we definitely saw,” Quinn said. “We liked the versatility in the run game. For us to play into the wide-zone scheme, you have to have the ability to get lateral and really haul ass when you can get on the edge.
“So, we saw those two things and we saw them in that scheme. It was also a good thing for us to see in the scheme that he was in both at Minnesota and at San Fran where he could get going and get running. We’ll put him right into the mix in a competition at the right guard spot. We know the competitor that Wes (Schweitzer) is. We’ll put him at right guard and let them battle it out. We’re excited to have him.”
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