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Welcome to the voting for our 2010s All-Decade defense! This got interesting in a real hurry.
Unlike the offense, which is loaded with legitimate stars, we had a lot of disagreement and different nominations on the defensive side of the ball. You have a handful of slam dunk answers on this list—especially at defensive end, where the options beyond Vic Beasley and John Abraham are not inspiring—but most of them are good-to-great players who stood out on the shaky Mike Smith defenses of yore.
Review the list below, vote, and we’ll announce our full team in the middle of the week.
Defensive Ends: John Abraham & Vic Beasley
Defensive Tackles
Poll
Who are the best Falcons defensive tackles of the 2010s? (Top two will be chosen)
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63%
Jonathan Babineaux
(337 votes) -
1%
Corey Peters
(9 votes) -
34%
Grady Jarrett
(183 votes)
Linebackers: Sean Weatherspoon, and...
Poll
Who are the best Falcons linebackers of the 2010s? (Top two players will be chosen)
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2%
Stephen Nicholas
(14 votes) -
61%
Deion Jones
(328 votes) -
27%
Curtis Lofton
(145 votes) -
4%
Mike Peterson
(25 votes) -
4%
Paul Worrilow
(24 votes)
Cornerbacks
Poll
Who are the best Falcons cornerbacks of the 2010s? (Top two vote getters chosen)
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21%
Brent Grimes
(117 votes) -
73%
Desmond Trufant
(390 votes) -
0%
Dunta Robinson
(3 votes) -
1%
Robert Alford
(9 votes) -
2%
Asante Samuel
(15 votes)
Safeties
Poll
Who are the best Falcons safeties of the 2010s? (Top two vote getters will be chosen)
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80%
William Moore
(423 votes) -
7%
Thomas DeCoud
(39 votes) -
12%
Ricardo Allen
(63 votes)