Atlanta Journal-Constitution 19 hours ago
Hooper doesn’t have ‘long-term’ knee injury
Falcons tight end Austin Hooper left the game against the Packers and did not return with a right knee injury on Sunday.
Acme Packing Company Dec 9, 2018
Packers’ Bashaud Breeland records pick-six off Falcons’ Matt Ryan
Green Bay now leads 17-7 in the second quarter. The Green Bay Packers’ defense has struggled to create turnovers this season, but cornerback Bashaud Breeland came up with a big one in the second quarter on Sunday. With the Atlanta Falcons facing a third-and-four at their own 14-yard line, Breeland identified the route being run by tight end Austin Hooper. Breaking quickly on Matt Ryan’s throw to the right sideline, Breeland easily intercepted the pass and returned it untouched to the end zone for a 22-yard touchdown return. .@Bree2Land6 takes the INT to the HOUSE! #ATLvsGB #GoPackGo...
ClutchPoints Dec 5, 2018
Falcons coach Dan Quinn not concerned about Julio Jones’ status Sunday despite him missing practice
Atlanta Falcons head coach Dan Quinn isn’t concerned with Julio Jones’ status for Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers, despite the star wide receiver missing practice on Wednesday. Jones did not practice due to a foot injury, and he’s coming off a tough game where he had just two receptions for 18 yards in […] The post Falcons coach Dan Quinn not concerned about Julio Jones’ status Sunday despite him missing practice appeared first on ClutchPoints.
The Falcoholic Dec 4, 2018
Falcons snap counts for the Ravens game, where all went poorly
It’s not about how the snaps were divvied up, it’s what happened with them. Offense Matt Ryan: 53 Jake Matthews: 53 Wes Schweitzer: 53 Alex Mack: 53 Zane Beadles: 53 Ryan Schraeder: 53 Mohamed Sanu: 44 Julio Jones: 41 Austin Hooper: 38 Calvin Ridley: 34 Tevin Coleman: 29 Ito Smith: 24 Logan Paulsen: 18 Justin Hardy: 11 Marvin Hall: 10 Ricky Ortiz: 8 Eric Saubert: 6 Russell Gage: 1 Ty Sambrailo: 1 The clues to this inept offensive performance are not necessarily found in the snap counts, though this team still makes some baffling choices. Ricky Ortiz and Logan Paulsen are in the game...
The Falcoholic Nov 24, 2018
Falcons - Saints snap counts: The last normal game of the year
With the Falcons no longer contending, snap counts may start to change. The less said about this game, the better. So let’s just lay out the snap counts, which may shift considerably in the weeks ahead as the team’s priorities shift. Offense QB Matt Ryan: 70 Jake Matthews: 70 Wes Schweitzer: 70 Alex Mack: 70 Ben Garland: 70 Ryan Schraeder: 70 Julio Jones: 62 Mohamed Sanu: 57 Calvin Ridley: 52 Austin Hooper: 48 Tevin Coleman: 35 Ito Smith: 26 Logan Paulsen: 20 Eric Saubert: 13 Justin Hardy: 10 Ricky Ortiz: 7 Brian Hill: 6 Ty Sambrailo: 2 The Falcons did a couple of novel things here,...
The Falcoholic Nov 13, 2018
Falcons snap counts: Breaking down the playing time for a brutal loss
Where the Falcons went awry. Offense Matt Ryan: 75 Jake Matthews: 75 Wes Schweitzer: 75 Alex Mack: 75 Ben Garland: 75 Ryan Schraeder: 75 Julio Jones: 73 Mohamed Sanu: 70 Austin Hooper: 61 Calvin Ridley: 53 Tevin Coleman: 49 Logan Paulsen: 27 Ito Smith: 22 Justin Hardy: 10 Marvin Hall: 6 Eric Saubert: 4 The Falcons were playing catchup, which explains why they had Julio and Sanu in nearly the entire game. Those are unusual snap counts in that Julio and Sanu typically play closer to 75% of the snaps, not 90%-plus. The two combined for 19 targets on a day where Ryan threw 52 passes, and...
