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ImagesDan Quinn has not been overly involved in the offense since arriving in
Atlanta, and yet the offenses he’s presided over have tended to be built in a
particular way, at least when it comes to the number of players at key
positions. The Falcons of this particular era have sported some good-to-great
offenses, and they’ve typically done it on the back of a robust corps of
receivers, a tight but multi-functional group of tight ends, and a nice 1-2-3
punch at running back. The offensive lines have been a real mixed bag over that
time, but the Falcons have tended to roll four deep with reserves. Let’s take a
look at how the initial 53 man roster has tended to break down on offense.
You’ll notice the trends I mention above hold up quite well. Falcons Offense
Building 2015-2018YearQBsRBsFBsWRsTEsOTsOGsOCsYearQBsRBsFBsWRsTEsOTsOGsOCsThe
Falcons have had two quarterbacks, one fullback, and at least six wide receivers
every season under Quinn, even though they’ve had two offensive coordinators.
It’s fair to assume they’ll do much the same this year, because they never keep
three QBs, they’ll have at least a nominal fullback in Luke
Stocker
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and interesting rookie Marcus Green to work with. From there things have
fluctuated a bit more, but the team has always held on to nine offensive linemen
regardless of the exact configuration, and aside from 2015 they’ve always
carried three tight ends. The twist here is that Dirk Koetter is now in charge
of the offense, and he is not necessarily going to have the same philosophy as
Kyle Shanahan and Steve Sarkisian. The biggest change in my eyes is likely to be
a possible reduction in the number of wide receivers and certainly at fullback
in favor of tight end and running back, but things should still shake out pretty
close to this when all is said and done. Koetter kept four tight ends, four
running backs and no fullbacks in 2018 with the Bucs, though he did hold on to
six receivers. In light of that the trends above and our expectations for
Koetter, here’s an early crack at projecting who will make the initial 53 man on
offense. This would give the Falcons 25 guys on that side of the ball, which
would leave them room for 25 on defense as well. QB: Matt Ryan, Matt SchaubRB:
Devonta Freeman, Ito Smith, Qadree
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Ridley, Justin Hardy, Russell Gage, Marcus Green TE: Austin Hooper, Luke
Stocker, Eric Saubert, Logan PaulsenOT: Jake Matthews, Kaleb McGary, Ty
Sambrailo, Matt Gono OG: Chris
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Give us your best guess for the offense on the initial 53 man roster. A subpar
year by his standards."Where does the time go? Matt Ryan will be heading into
his 12th season under center as the leader of the Atlanta Falcons in 2019, and
it feels like just yesterday that he was drafted with the third overall pick out
of Boston College.Join us in dwelling on the past a bit, as we wait for Year 12
of the Matt Ryan era to commence. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be taking a
look back at each of Ryan’s 11 seasons individually — his best game, his worst
game and what we learned from each season. You can find the 2008 article here,
the 2009 article here, the 2010 article here, the 2011 article here, the 2012
article here, the 2013 article
here
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article here.Today, his 2017 season is on tap.His best game - Week 8 vs. New
York Jets2017 was one of Matt Ryan’s weakest seasons from a statistical point of
view. He had trouble meshing with first-year offensive coordinator Steve
Sarkisian, and ended up throwing just 20 touchdown passes — the fewest in a
season since his rookie year.The Week 8 win in East Rutherford against the Jets
was Ryan’s most impressive game of 2017, not because he put up prolific numbers,
but because of the adversity he overcame to secure a massive win. That game was
played in the middle of a rainstorm, and both Ryan and Jets QB Josh McCown had
trouble handling snaps all afternoon.Ryan nonetheless put up a very solid
performance with 254 yards on 29 pass attempts, and two touchdowns (which tied a
season-high) along with no interceptions. His 113.3 passer rating was also less
than three points off his season high. Ryan connected with Mohamed Sanu on a
clutch late touchdown to help secure a 25-20 win.After getting off to a 3-0
start, the Falcons proceeded to drop their next three games in a row, all
against AFC East opponents. Another loss to the Jets would’ve resulted in a
widespread panic around the team, but Ryan kept them from falling below .500.
Atlanta would eventually bounce back and win 10 games behind the strength of the
defense.His worst game - Week 14 vs. New OrleansThis Thursday night game was
actually won by the Falcons — it was the one where Deion Jones intercepted Drew
Brees in the end zone at the very end to secure the W (Brees was apparently
practicing for the overtime interception he would throw against the Rams over a
year later in the NFC Championship) — but Ryan was truly horrendous throughout
the evening.Ryan threw a season-high three interceptions — one was saved from
being a pick 6 by a vicious Julio Jones
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the end zone. The touchdown pass he had to Sanu on third down in the fourth
quarter to tie it was clutch, but Atlanta would’ve never needed to make a
comeback if not for the mistakes.In addition to the interceptions, Ryan
completed a season-low 15 passes and registered a season-low 55.2 passer rating.
Defensive excellence and an incredible Matt Bryant (who kicked in a 52-yard
field goal to take a late lead) ended up winning Atlanta this game, the same way
they ended up carrying the Falcons to the playoffs.What we learnedWe learned
that Steve Sarkisian could not replicate the magic of Kyle Shanahan from a year
earlier. This was once again a case of Ryan having trouble clicking with a
first-year OC, and it was red zone woes especially which really hurt him and the
Falcons. Those issues in the red area would end up costing Atlanta its season in
the Divisional Round against Philadelphia.However, we also learned just how
lethal the Falcons could be with an actual defense. 2017 featured statistically
the best defense Atlanta’s ever had in the Matt Ryan era and the result was a
10-win season and playoff victory, even with a version of Ryan which was pretty
subpar by his standards. Pairing the 2017 defensive performance with the 2016 or
2018 version of Ryan would have resulted in a Super Bowl victory without a doubt
in my mind.
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