Lest ye forget, another DA bungle: losing Aaron Glenn, Ryan Nielsen, and Kris Richard

The Falcons are basically playing the same easy schedule the Saints are this year. Stats for the entire division are going to be skewed on defense with all the bad quarterbacks on the schedules. We will see how Neilson does over time. The Falcons are not good on defense but did spend on Bates and a few spots in free agency including two former Saints. I don't fault Allen for losing Neilson as his only real option was to be full d coordinator here which is not really running the defense with Allen staying here and being this weird co-d coordinator. If anything I fault the Saints for having co-defensive coordinators and not just making a decision for the better coach for the long term of the franchise.