Atlanta Falcons: Full Position Breakdown & Depth Chart Analysis at Safety

With Dan Quinn in Atlanta as the Falcons head coach, safety is going to be a much more important position than it was for Mike Smith's defense. Free safety will have a completely different role than Mike Nolan's roaming around the formation role from 2012-14. Instead, it will be a deep center fielder.

Strong safety will be a similar role to what was already played, though. They will be in a robber zone the majority of the time with a ton of underneath coverage responsibilities and run defense focus. The Falcons have an assortment of players who will fit at multiple roles in the defense.

William Moore

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Role: Starting Strong Safety

When looking at Quinn's defenses, Kam Chancellor allows him to do things that most strong safeties wouldn't. But when it comes to William Moore, he's comparable to Chancellor as a player and might even be a better overall player than Chancellor is.

Moore is also a leader who will be one of the oldest players on the Falcons starting defense in 2015. The only real question about Moore comes from his injuries. If he's healthy, he's a Pro Bowl caliber safety. But that means he has to stay healthy and not wind up in injured reserve again in 2015.

Ricardo Allen

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Role: Competing for the starting Free Safety spot

After being drafted in the fifth round in 2014 as a nickel cornerback, Ricardo Allen didn't even make the team coming out of training game. The Falcons had opted for Josh Wilson, Robert McClain and Javier Arenas as the cornerbacks behind Desmond Trufant and Robert Alford.

So Allen had to work hard while playing on the practice squad for the majority of the 2014 season. Quinn came in and saw a guy who would fit better at free safety, and since the move, Allen is looking like a real competitor for the starting free safety role within the defense. He'll just have to prove that he's a good center fielder.

Kemal Ishmael

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Role: Competing for the starting Free Safety spot

Kemal Ishmael is one of the better third safeties in the NFL. He's shown that he can come right in and provide a true playmaker at the strong safety position and could even play some free safety. He's a bigger hitter than his frame would suggest and has excellent ball skills and awareness.

The biggest issue that Ishmael has is in deep coverage. During 2014, he allowed two deep touchdowns in coverage on plays that he shouldn't have been covering outside in a cover 2 look. He should be playing more of a center field or a robber role. He just doesn't have the range to play in a cover 2.

Charles Godfrey

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Role: Competing for the starting Free Safety spot

Charles Godfrey is a long-time Panther who has some solid tape from his days with Carolina in a role similar to what the Falcons will be having their free safety play. However, he's not even close to the same player that he was back in his prime.

Godfrey is 29 years old and plays like a beat-up veteran at this point in his career. When he makes the roster, his role likely won't be as a starter, but rather as a special teams stud and reserve at both safety spots. He's a veteran and a leader, though, so he will be worth the roster spot.

Sean Baker

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Role: Competing for a roster spot

Special teams are important. But when looking at the Falcons' safety depth, it takes a massive drop-off from Charles Godfrey to Sean Baker. Sure, Baker has some talent in coverage and could potentially be a solid backup strong safety, but he's all special teams in terms of what actually would earn him a roster spot.

Robenson Therezie

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Role: Competing for a roster spot

Unless the Falcons keep five safeties on the roster, Robensen Therezie doesn't really have a shot. He played cornerback in college and is a good athlete, but he's just not ready for the NFL level. That being said, he is a potential practice squad talent who could be worth developing for depth.

Damian Parms

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Role: Competing for a roster spot

Damian Parms was a mediocre safety in college who earned a spot in the East-West Shrine game. He looked solid in that game, but his film throughout his college career was uninspiring. If he can learn how to play well on special teams, he might be worth keeping on the practice squad.

Terell Floyd

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Role: Competing for a roster spot

Unless he converts well to safety, Terell Floyd looks like a true camp body. The Falcons could do better than him as a backup. He might be a special teams surprise, but the likelihood of his making the roster at this point looks extremely low.

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Scott Carasik is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report. He covers the Atlanta Falcons, college football, the NFL and the NFL draft. He's also the Featured Draft Analyst for Pro Football Spot.

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