The Falcoholic
I’m here to give you solace. That’s my job as the highlight reel guy here at The Falcoholic. But today, I’m going to be honest, it’s going to be a difficult task.
Five straight losses, essentially kicked out of the playoff picture before Toyotathon begins, swept by the Carolina Panthers for the first time since 2013, and potentially lost both the young, developing quarterback and top ten receiver to injury. This is a new low for the Raheem Morris era of Falcons football. Everyone should be calling for Morris and General Manager Terry Fontenot’s head as they exit the stadium.
But for just a few short moments, I ask you to remember that this Falcons team had a great first half full of reasons to be excited about the future of this organization. From the play of Drake London and Bijan Robinson to the insane effort the defense did put together before they ran out of gas.
It won’t change anything, and it shouldn’t, but I am asking you to enjoy the good times, not because the Falcons are anything to smile about, but because you deserve something to smile about despite them.
The first drive was a complete dud, but there was a clear reason why: They didn’t find Drake London. The Falcons mediated that problem by finding London on two straight throws, combining for 71 yards.
Over the past two weeks, London ties Seattle’s Jaxon Smith-Njigba for the most receiving yards. London has immediately gotten back to showing off why he’s one of the best receivers in the NFL.
Sidenote: London needs two touchdowns to tie Andre Rison for the most receiving touchdowns in a three-game span (6).
When you think of Bijan Robinson, you think of the great jukes, the patience, the finesse. We don’t talk enough about his strength, so now and again, Bijan reminds us that strength is a strength in his game too.
First things first, we hope that Bryce Young is okay and that he returns to this game.
That being said, what a way to make your presence known in a football game by Billy Bowman.
The Panthers’ offense had been on a roll in the first quarter, and with one fell swoop, Bowman and this Falcons pass rush put an immediate stop to it.
Between Bowman and James Pearce, Jr., the Falcons rookies have combined for two early sacks to keep this Panthers offense out of rhythm.
There were a couple of weeks where Bijan went dormant. He’s had four straight weeks where he didn’t even hit 100 yards from scrimmage, let alone rushing. With that, Robinson hasn’t been able to find the end zone, not finding the end zone in almost a month.
Today, Robinson has two touchdowns and 66 total scrimmage yards with over 8 minutes to...
