Atlanta Falcons’ Warrick Dunn: Team Needs to ‘Play as One’ to Turn Season Around
The Atlanta Falcons have lost three in a row, including a disappointing 17-13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, and former running back Warrick Dunn believes the team needs to come together to turn their season around.
“We need to play in sync and hold each other accountable; everybody needs to do their part to be successful. We can still win the division and make the playoffs – we have to come together and play as one to take those steps together, not as individuals,” Dunn told Fox News Digital in a recent interview.
Dunn, who played six seasons for the Falcons, acknowledges that the team has shown signs of improvement, but ultimately falls short due to mistakes and a lack of cohesion. “They show signs, a series or two they look good, and then something happens, you take three or four steps back. I want to see us in sync. We’re gonna make mistakes, but we gotta have each other’s back. That’s the team mentality,” he said.
As part of a recent tailgate event with fans before a game, Dunn partnered with Tide, a cleaning brand, and joked about needing to “clean up the Falcons to get them back on track.” The partnership has given him the opportunity to engage with fans and give back to the community.
“It was good to create an opportunity for me to give back and get close to people and say thank you. It was good, a good partnership and to engage in the community to really stay connected, and that’s important,” he added.
The Falcons will face a tough test in their next game against the Minnesota Vikings, led by quarterback Kirk Cousins, who was previously a key member of the Washington Redskins. Dunn believes Cousins will be motivated to prove himself in his former territory, but the team around him needs to step up to support him.
“He’s been there and done that before. He’s had to go back to where he was previously. I just think mentally, he’s gonna go out and prove – I wanted to go out, you let me go, I’m gonna show you why you shouldn’t have done that. He has to do his part, but the guys around him need to show up… They gotta do their part to help Kirk look like, ‘oh, we should have never let Kirk go,'” Dunn said.