Eh... I don't think Falco's close-range game isn't good. Jab's recovery, rapid jab being worse despite the stutter in Brawl, dash attack being slow despite Fox's speed, and standing grab being one of the slowest melee grab hurts as he can't just shield grab as easily as 7-below grabbers. Jab's speed isn't much when it doesn't work well like pre-patch Samus's.