Dan Quinn is changing the complacent culture of the recent Atlanta Falcons teams, one high-energy, high-intensity, hands-on practice at a time.

I don’t know what went down in the final two years of the Mike Smith Era but it surely wasn’t good NFL football. Coach Quinn is like the 54th man on the Falcons’ Game Day roster with how hands-on he is as Head Coach. He has the energy of a career special teamer that lives for making the play on a kickoff.

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Dan Quinn, who is a big fan of boxing, brought in one of the best trainers of all time Freddie Roach to help in coaching hand placement and technique in Monday’s practice. Developing an Atlanta Falcons pass rush out of nothing is a huge point of emphasis for Dan Quinn and his coaching staff.

Any interview of video clip I see of Dan Quinn, I feed of his energy and want to play for that man. People always say that they would run through a wall for a coach they respect. I feel that this year’s Atlanta Falcons team would run through barbed wire for Dan Quinn. He’s that charismatic of a leader.

In an effort to combat inherited complacency, Quinn and Falcons GM Thomas Dimitroff made dozens of roster moves to aid in the culture change. Atlanta still has a way to go as he had to say “if you’re walking, you wrong” at the beginning of Monday’s practice, the second day in pads. Dan Quinn doesn’t care if you’re tired. It’s almost like a Frank Kush, Arizona State level coaching intensity but in a more positive tone.

When you’re head coach is doing a swim move and nearly ‘pops an Achilles” to prove a point, you have to respect that type of dedication to the craft of defensive line coaching. Someone outside of rookie OLB Vic Beasley will have a monster season for the Dirty Birds in the pass rush. Dan Quinn’s coaching style will click for a player that got lost in Mike Nolan’s confusing Nickel Base Defense from last year. The best part about it is that anybody could rise to the occasion in the Atlanta Falcons’ Front Seven.

I’ve really liked how HC Dan Quinn delegates defensive responsibilities to both DC Richard Smith, and Assistant HC Raheem Morris. Quinn oversees the defensive line, Smith is great at developing and getting the most out of his linebackers, and Morris is a guru in the defensive backfield.

Every practice is Championship Sunday for Dan Quinn. If you want to play like a champion, you have to practice like one every day you hit the field. The energy coming from Flowery Branch is second to none. Our Atlanta Falcons are bound to make some noise in the NFC this season. Until next time, Rise Up!