The Falcoholic Dec 2, 2019
It’s time for the Falcons to play their young players
Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports Guys like Matt Gono, Qadree Ollison, Deadrin Senat and Jordan Miller need to get meaningful game snaps now. With nine losses already for the year, the Falcons are now completely out of the playoff race. There’s nothing left to play for this season, so it’s time for the organization to insist on playing young guys in the remaining four games. Simply put, if there’s going to be a coaching change in 2020 - which seems likely now - that coach will benefit greatly from knowing what each of these young guys was able to do in the tail end of the season. Let’s...
The Falcoholic Nov 26, 2019
Falcons snap counts from the lousy loss to the Buccaneers
Photo by Kevin C. Cox/ Atlanta makes some changes, but the benefits aren’t there. The Falcons didn’t play particularly well against the Buccaneers, and the couple of personnel wrinkles we saw weren’t the major reason for that. Nonetheless, we snap on. Offense Jake Matthews: 87 (100%) James Carpenter: 87 Alex Mack: 87 Kaleb McGary: 87 Matt Ryan: 76 Calvin Ridley: 74 Russell Gage: 64 Jaeden Graham: 57 Jamon Brown: 55 Brian Hill: 51 Julio Jones: 49 Christian Blake: 38 Luke Stocker: 32 Wes Schweitzer: 32 Qadree Ollison: 23 Justin Hardy: 15 Kenjon Barner: 13 Keith Smith: 11 Matt Schaub:...
The Falcoholic Nov 19, 2019
Podcast: Are the Falcons legit after walloping the Saints and Panthers?
Bob Donnan-USA TODAY Sports Is this latest game a sign of a continued turnaround? Is this Falcons team legit? Many fans are wondering that after a 1-7 start looks distant compared to the two straight dominant performances against the Saints and Panthers. We discuss this on our latest postgame podcast as we recap what happened in Carolina and briefly discuss some of the trends that may point to a real turn-around for this Falcons team. Topics include: Matt Ryan having one of his best games of the year, even with pressure in his face The running game with Brian Hill and Qadree Ollison...
The Falcoholic Nov 19, 2019
Falcons snap counts from another glorious win over the Panthers
Photo by Jacob Kupferman/ Offense Kaleb McGary: 65 (100%) Jamon Brown: 65 Matt Ryan: 64 Jake Matthews: 64 James Carpenter: 64 Alex Mack: 64 Julio Jones: 53 Calvin Ridley: 52 Luke Stocker: 43 Brian Hill: 39 Jaeden Graham: 34 Russell Gage: 31 Keith Smith: 16 Kenjon Barner: 14 Qadree Ollison: 12 Justin Hardy: 12 Christian Blake: 10 Olamide Zaccheaus: 7 Ty Sambrailo: 3 Wes Schweitzer: 1 Sean Harlow: 1 Matt Schaub: 1 There are no great surprises here. The Falcons were once again not dominant on offense—they got four turnovers but managed just 20 points on their own, with Younghoe Koo...
The Falcoholic Nov 12, 2019
Falcons expected to add former Washington RB Craig Reynolds to practice squad
Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports The team is looking at depth with Devonta Freeman expected to miss multiple weeks. The news on Devonta Freeman’s injury is still unclear, but early reports indicate he “could” be out about two weeks. The Falcons have Brian Hill and special teamer Kenjon Barner as the only potential running backs that have taken an offensive snap in their career. Fifth-round rookie Qadree Ollison was active on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints, but only played sparingly on special teams. That is not much depth, and certainly could become problematic if anyone suffered...
