The Falcoholic
We saw some different looks from the offense this week, so let’s dig into the snap counts.
Kirk Cousins: 56
Jake Matthews: 56
Ryan Neuzil: 56
Chris Lindstrom: 56
Elijah Wilkinson: 56
Matthew Bergeron: 54
Kyle Pitts: 53
David Sills: 39
Bijan Robinson: 37
Darnell Mooney: 37
Teagan Quitoriano: 35
Charlie Woerner: 34
Tyler Allgeier: 22
Dylan Drummond: 15
KhaDarel Hodge: 5
Feleipe Franks: 3
Kyle Hinton: 2
An interesting game, personnel-wise. The Falcons went to three tight end sets frequently in this one, with Quitoriano being the clear TE3 and Franks working in as a gadget player and short yardage Taysom Hill Lite. Those tight ends were pretty involved in the passing game—Kyle Pitts had five targets, Woerner three—and helped handle
With the team leaning heavily on two receivers, it ended up being Mooney and Sills bearing the load. Sills continues to be infrequently targeted but is someone this coaching staff clearly trusts; Drummond playing ahead of guys actually on the roster tells you they trust him more as a receiving option. I thought both players looked solid on Sunday; if London misses more time the Mooney/Sills/Drummond trio will likely get a lot of run again.
The Bijan/Allgeier split was about where it should be, with Allgeier getting plenty of run but not at the expense of Bijan getting the touches he needs to bedevil defenders. Overall, a good day for the offense and a logical rollout of who this team has on hand, though I continue to be a little worried about Matthew Bergeron given the exits from these games.
Kaden Elliss: 80
Jessie Bates: 80
Divine Deablo: 79
Xavier Watts: 78
A.J. Terrell: 76
Mike Hughes: 75
Dee Alford: 62
Ruke Orhorhoro: 43
Brandon Dorlus: 42
Leonard Floyd: 42
Jalon Walker: 41
David Onyemata: 41
James Pearce Jr.: 39
Arnold Ebiketie: 32
Kentavius Street: 27
Ronnie Harrison: 18
LaCale London: 17
Cobee Bryant: 4
Jordan Fuller: 2
JD Bertrand: 1
Natrone Brooks: 1
With Divine Deablo back in action, order was restored for the Falcons defense. Deablo gave this side of the ball a noticeable boost, but Jeff Ulbrich didn’t forget about Ronnie Harrison, finding a way to get him on the field for 18 snaps. While Deablo and his club-handed cast wreaked havoc, Harrison had a critical fourth down, goal line pass deflection and was flying all over the field. Ulbrich has another chess piece, and you can tell he’s excited about it.
The rotation up front is down to Floyd, Onyemata, Street, and a bunch of young players, and that’s working quite well. All five sacks on Sunday came from first or second year players, while Floyd and Onyemata were among the team’s better run defenders against Taysom Hill and Devin Neal on Sunday. The future is finally bright up front, and a heavy, fairly even rotation is working quite well for them right now. Even though he didn’t get a sack, Arnold Ebiketie was also credited with a...
