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Quinn admits he was worried about Falcons' mindset coming into camp

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Dan Quinn has as much belief in his team as anyone, but even the Atlanta Falcons head coach had his doubts after an offseason of being reminded of his Super Bowl failures.

Quinn says he had concerns about his team's state of mind coming into training camp under the cloud of a gut-wrenching Super Bowl loss, though it didn't take long for his doubts to subside.

"It probably took me until about the second day of training camp, and when I saw us going after it and battling against one another and making sure that part was in place, I knew we were in a good space," Quinn told SiriusXM NFL radio on Monday. "Over the summer I was certainly worried (about), 'How much work am I going to have to do?'

"And then, once I got to about that second day of training camp and I saw the speed and the effort at which we were straining and battling against once another, I thought to myself, 'OK, end of those conversations. It's '17 and full speed ahead.' I haven't made one mention of anything in the past since training camp began."

The Falcons must seem relieved to be back on the field after nothing but talk throughout the offseason, though a blown fourth-quarter lead in their first preseason game may have brought back sour memories.

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