The Atlanta Falcons haven’t done so much as take a snap under head coach Raheem Morris, but two of the locker room’s top leaders are already believers.
Bates didn’t have Morris’s number in his phone. He said Tuesday in Flowery Branch he was skeptical the person on the other side of the phone was actually Morris.
Bates didn’t confirm the other number belonged to Morris until he was on the phone with defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake, who was hired four days after Morris. “He’s a jokester, man,” Bates said. “And he knows the difference between going to work and having a good vibe and not being so uptight — that causes a lot of people to almost freak out sometimes and not perform at the highest level. So, Coach Rah, he’s great.”
Bates finds Morris brings a new energy to Flowery Branch; the reigning All-Pro safety said he experienced a different energy upon arrival last year when signing with the Falcons and head coach Arthur Smith. There’s again a new air in the locker room.Lindstrom, along with left tackle Jake Matthews and right tackle Kaleb McGary, were in Atlanta during Dan Quinn’s tenure.
Bates has tasted winning, having played in seven postseason affairs with the Bengals. Lindstrom is still searching for his first playoff appearance.
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