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The Falcons, after starting 5-0 and going 1-5 since then, had a players-only meeting on Monday. Coach Dan Quinn is fine with that.

Actually more than fine.

“Honestly, I was jacked that they did it,” Quinn said Wednesday, via D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “Some coaches might be uptight and I’m just the opposite. I’ve part of it where that’s been really effective.”

So when are they not effective?

“Probably if you have to do it two or three or four times,” Quinn said. “Sometime that can be a catalyst and a spark.”

Still, a players-only meeting rarely happens because everything is going well. A players-only meeting occurs when things are going poorly, and it’s clear that’s what’s happening in Atlanta.

“I appreciate the leadership on our team so much that it’s all hands on deck for everybody to play at their best,” Quinn said. “Honestly, I was jacked. Hey, man, it tells you how passionate they are. How far they are willing to go for one another. I was just the opposite. I was really pleased about it.”

He surely wasn’t pleased that the session was needed. But if the choice after losing five of six games is to have a players-only meeting or to not have one, having one can’t hurt.