Is Atlanta Falcons pass rusher Vic Beasley broken Atlanta Falcons Hats , or was he never elite? It feels like only yesterday I was gaga (scouting term) over Vic Beasley. Coming out of Clemson, Beasley had perhaps one of the best first steps to come into the NFL draft in years. The first step is huge. Find me a consistently elite pass rusher, and I can probably show you a guy with an elite first step. The Elite First StepHaving grown up on Atlanta Falcons, I can tell you a guy like John Abraham had a truly impressive first step. Jamaal Anderson was always a step behind. That first step can get the rusher ahead of the tackle. It is far from the only move needed to become an elite pass rusher, but that quick first step, a la Dwight Freeney, is not coachable. If you’re slow off the snap, you probably aren’t destined for greatness.Beasley has that first step. His athleticism has never been in question: Beasley “blows the doors off” the NFL combine not too long ago in 2015. He wasn’t a workout warrior either, finishing his last season at Clemson with 11 sacks. The makings were all there for someone great. Dan Quinn had loads of success coaching up defensive linemen. It proved out when Beasley notched a league-high 15.5 sacks in his sophomore season.Outside of then? Vic Beasley is a ghost. Where is 2016 Vic Beasley?Beasley has been criticized by relying too much on his speed, and in his fourth season he still lacks any other pass rush moves. He got a fair share of pass rushes against Chris Clark, a poor tackle that was previously unemployed before Tuesday. Despite receiving no help on many snaps, Beasley struggled to do anything. That should not happen.It’s not really clear what happened with Beasley.It’s like he’s regressed. He lacks not only the pass rush moves, but the killer instinct we see in his counterpart. Takkarist McKinley totaled 8 sacks in his rookie season, including the playoffs. Beasley? 6. In two games in 2018, Takk has 2, and Beasley has 0. That’s a bad look when McKinley is four years younger, and typically lined up next to the defensive tackles that aren’t Grady Jarrett.Atlanta’s Top Pass Rusher is TakkFor a lack of a better or clearer description, McKinley plays angry. We saw that attitude against the Panthers when a small skirmish broke out between teams: McKinley jumped in ready to back up his teammates. When the team desperately needs to get to the quarterback, McKinley is way more likely to be there. It’s disappointing for a 2016 Pro Bowl, All Pro, and NFL sack leader. He finished 2016 with 0 sacks in his last four games, including the playoffs and the Super Bowl. I can’t believe it’s come to this, but Brooks Reed needs to see more snaps.Beasley’s FutureIt’s not clear what is in store for Beasley. Quinn suggested a return to defensive end would improve his numbers. That didn’t come to fruition in week 1, and we saw Beasley dropping into coverage a lot in week 2 after the Deion Jones injury. The Falcons desperately need Beasley to step up, but so far we haven’t seen it. Beasley is on the last year of his rookie contract, taking up only $4.6 million in cap space. The problem is 2019’s fifth-year option exercised earlier this year. The fifth-year option was the right move in April, but the early returns during the season must have the front office rethinking the option. Beasley is set to earn a base salary of $12.8 million. There’s no signing bonus or other way to hide or spread out the cap hit. He is slated to be the fourth most expensive player on the roster, after Matt Ryan Atlanta Falcons Hoodie , Desmond Trufant, and Julio Jones.The fifth-year option is guaranteed only for injury, so it is entirely possible the Falcons rescind the option in the offseason to save on cap space. Atlanta may consider trying to sign him to a more team-friendly deal, but it may make more sense to add pass rushers in the draft. With players like Deion Jones, Keanu Neal, Austin Hooper, and De’Vondre Campbell more deserving of big deals, the Falcons may move on from Beasley entirely in favor of younger, better, and cheaper.It is a little premature to suggest that, but there is no question that Beasley has fallen off hard since his 2016 season. JUCO football doc series Last Chance U is now back with its third season on Netflix. It’s excellent again.In light of that, it's time to catch up on where the show's alumni are for the 2018 season. These aren't all the players who went through East Mississippi Community College during its two seasons or Independence CC during Season 3, but they are the ones the show's featured most prominently.(Some spoilers, obviously.)Season 1 at EMCCEMCC’s leadership got a major shake-up at the end of 2016. Tempestuous head coach Buddy Stephens is still at EMCC for 2018, but OC Marcus Wood is off the coaching staff, DC Ed Holly left to become the head coach at Westminster Christian School in Florida, and QB coach Clint Trickett left for the tight ends job at FAU.Buddy Stephens at EMCCSteve Dietl / Courtesy of Sony PPerhaps more importantly, Brittany Wagner, the players’ (and viewers&rsquofavorite grown-up on campus, left to start an athletic counseling business and join the staff of a Michigan high school.Brittany Wagner at EMCCNetflixQB John Franklin III, formerly of Florida State, was long hyped as Auburn's next star JUCO QB. At Auburn, he switched to WR, then moved to Lane Kiffin’s “Last Strike U” at FAU. He’s now an undrafted DB with the Chicago Bears.John Franklin III at FAUJasen Vinlove-USA TODAY SportsQB Wyatt Roberts left to attend Mississippi State as a regular student, where Dan Mullen invited him to walk on as a scout-teamer. Roberts is now entering the steel industry. In 2016, Wagner joined the two Season 1 QBs at Auburn-MSU:RB D.J. Law signed with UAB but didn’t join the Blazers. Injuries and academics hampered him, and head coach Bill Clark said the RB could play in the NAIA (non-NCAA college ball) or Canada.D.J. Law at EMCCNetflixDL Ronald Ollie, Season 1’s comic relief and most beloved player among viewers Youth Customized Atlanta Falcons Jerseys , transferred to FCS Nicholls State. He recorded 41 tackles and this Piesman-worthy TD, then hoped to transfer up to FBS, but will keep playing at Nicholls for 2018. DL Marcel Andry followed Ollie, then completed his eligibility at Nicholls.Marcel Andry and Ronald Ollie at EMCCNetflixDB C.J. Reavis became one of Marshall’s leading tacklers for two years, then signed a UDFA deal with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Before EMCC, he was expected to start for Virginia Tech until a murky dismissal.QB Chad Kelly, mentioned a few times during the show as a former EMCC great, became the NFL Draft’s Mr. Irrelevant out of Ole Miss and is on the Denver Broncos’ depth chart.Chad Kelly in DenverRon Chenoy-USA TODAY SportsRB Isaiah Wright, who took over for Law as the team's top RB in 2016, signed with Division II West Georgia after a brutal year, but he left that school before the 2017 season. In September 2017, he was charged in connection with a murder in Tennessee and jailed. In August 2018, prosecutors dropped a homicide charge against him, as Wright pleaded guilty to an aggravated robbery facilitation charge. Wright left jail and received a five-year supervised probation sentence. Isaiah Wright at EMCCNetflixThe Last Chance U packHow JUCO football works, explained quickly25 of the greatest JUCO alumni everThe new head coach takes you to “football jail”LCU director explains the show’s new universityQ&A with John Franklin III, reality-show QB to NFL DBSeason 1 reviewSeason 2 reviewSeason 3 reviewSeason 2 at EMCCQB De'Andre Johnson was booted by FSU after video showed he'd punched a woman at a bar. At EMCC, the show depicts Division I coaches being cautious about showing interest in him. He played in only a handful of games for Kiffin’s FAU in 2017, due to blood clots, but is competing for the Owls’ 2018 starting job.DL Chauncey Rivers, kicked out by Georgia over weed, can now suit up for Mississippi State after being ruled ineligible in 2017. He’ll be part of a loaded rotation at the edge and is hopefully still making rap songs about how much he loves his mom.LB Dakota Allen lost his spot at Texas Tech because of a burglary charge but returned after leading EMCC in tackles and appearing to be a model citizen on the show. He’s arguably Texas Tech’s best player heading into 2018.Dakota Allen at Texas TechMichael C. Johnson-USA TODAY SportsDL Tim Bonner is also still at FAU. You wouldn't put it past Kiffin to add people just because they're on a TV show, but Bonner — a former Louisville signee and Ole Miss commit — certainly has talent. He saw action on special teams in 2017.Tim Bonner at EMCCSteve Dietl / Courtesy of Sony PDL Kamonte Carter suited up for Pitt against his former school, Penn State. Carter landing a Power 5 spot was likely a surprise to EMCC position coach Davern Williams, based on their filmed relationship. Carter’s now a redshirt junior at FCS Duquesne, yet another Pennsylvania school.Kamonte Carter at EMCCSteve Dietl / Courtesy of Sony PQB Vijay Miller, Johnson’s true freshman backup who was totally outmanned in his one start but then saved EMCC with a Hollywood-grade clutch throw, is now throwing for a little team known as the San Diego Padres’ minor league system.Season 3 at IndependenceThe show’s third year depicts the 2017 season at Indy CC in Kansas. Head coach Jason Brown is still at Independence in 2018 after leading a turnaround to 9-2 and a bowl win in 2017.Jason Brown at IndependenceNetflixLaTonya Pinkard, who puts in extra time as a mentor to several players and emerges as a much-needed contrast to the bellowing Brown www.falconsauthorizedshops.com , is still at Indy as an associate English professor.Malik Henry, the show’s third Florida State transfer QB in three years, was Indy’s primary passer for nine games before freshman Drake Smith took over. Henry didn’t sign with a new school.Malik Henry at IndependenceNetflixOT Tramonda Moore, who signed with Oklahoma State out of high school, remained a four-star at Indy and went to Oklahoma, which both Moore and the Sooners wanted all along. But the Sooners dismissed him in November. After a strong 2017 that included 518 total yards in the season’s two biggest games (and a lot of those big runs behind Moore), RB Rakeem Boyd is at Arkansas. He’s a former Texas A&M three-star.RB Kingston Davis, who struggled for playing time behind Boyd and the hard-running Jamal Scott, landed at UAB.WR Carlos Thompson, the star receiver who’s out of Division I eligibility after signing at Texas Tech in 2013, is now at Division II Missouri Western State, the school whose recruiter brags on the show about a very expensive Jumbotron.WR Calvin Jackson Jr. signed with Washington State. The Floridian’s WSU connection is via a Cougars assistant who coached at Toledo, where Jackson was previously committed.Rakeem Boyd, Malik Henry, and Calvin Jackson Jr. at IndependenceNetflixCB Delrick Abrams Jr., an unrated recruit out of high school, gained a load of Power 5 offers while at Indy, committing to play in 2018 for Colorado, but finishing his 2017 season for the Pirates first. DT Emmit Gooden, a four-star Arkansas commit during most of LCU’s Season 3, has a chance to start for Tennessee in 2018. That’s full circle, because the Vols were the West Tennessee native’s first offer, four years earlier.In June, LB Bobby Bruce was charged with armed robbery near his hometown of Titusville, Florida. Indy doesn’t expect him back.OL Kerry Buckmaster, who had no offers out of high school and is shown battling injury and a position switch, is now at Division II Lindenwood.Season 4?Guess we’ll see how things go IRL for ICC this year.