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When the Falcons lost three key players to injured reserve in the first three weeks of the season Brian Poole Jersey 2019 , it blew a hole in the middle of their defense.Grady Jarrett‘s absence was much shorter (two weeks), but his return from a sprained ankle sparked something in the Falcons last night.The massive defensive tackle had two sacks in the first half, and that provided an obvious lift for a team which continues to play without linebacker Deion Jones and safeties Keanu Neal and Ricardo Allen.“It’s hard when you’re leader of a unit and you’re out and you can go out there with your boys. Me coming back, I definitely learned to show how much I cared about this team, this defense,” Jarrett said, via Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com. “We’re a team that knows everything that we want is still ahead of us.“And we’re going to approach it in that way: Not let one win stay on our mind too long Black De’Vondre Campbell Jersey , not letting a loss stay on our mind. We’re going to take this win and enjoy it, but we’ve got to put it to bed [and] go back to work because we’ve got a long way to go. And we’re a group of tough guys, man. We’ll never give up.”Of course, it’s possible that the correct answer is “it was just the Giants.” The Falcons are still 3-4, and have a lot of work to do to return to the land of contenders. But putting the big man back in the middle of the line was a big boost. Offensive lineman Leonard Wester spent the last three seasons in the Buccaneers organization and he’s spent some time with a couple of his former coaches from Tampa this week.Greg Auman of TheAthletic.com reports that Wester met with the Falcons on Wednesday and the Jaguars on Thursday.Former Buccaneers head coach Dirk Koetter is now the offensive coordinator in Atlanta. The Falcons have been active on the offensive line this offseason with guards Jamon Brown and James Carpenter joining the team as free agents.The Jaguars hired former Buccaneers offensive line coach George Warhop to fill the same role on Doug Marrone’s staff this year. They’ve added former Bengals tackle Cedric Ogbuehi as a free agent this offseason.Wester appeared in 27 games for the Bucs and made one start at right tackle last season.