FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — When Jeff Ulbrich took over as the Falcons next defensive coordinator back in January, the first thing he did was evaluate the players on the roster he knew he'd have at the ready come the 2025 season. As he went through the tape, he saw a theme. There were a lot of players who were these versatile pieces. Jack of all trades, if you will.
In Ulbrich's mind, though, he weighed the consequences of those players who specialized in so much. If they could do a little bit of everything, were they masters of nothing? Right then and there — very early on his evaluations — Ulbrich vowed that while he would lean on their versatile skillsets from time to time, he would expect them to master someone, one thing.
When you think of players on the Falcons 53-man roster who fall int