The Falcoholic
The Atlanta Falcons only played three quarters Friday night, but there were plenty of snaps to go around. Apologies for how late these are coming in this week, but join me for a snap counts journey regardless.
Jovaughn Gwyn: 38
Jack Nelson: 38
Elijah Wilkinson: 36
Kyle Hinton: 36
Brandon Parker: 36
Easton Stick: 28
Dylan Drummond: 25
Jesse Matthews: 23
Josh Simon: 18
Elijah Dotson: 16
Nikola Kalinic: 15
Chris Blair: 15
Jashaun Corbin: 14
David Sills: 13
Casey Washington: 13
Emory Jones: 10
DJ Chark: 10
Nick Nash: 10
Feleipe Franks: 8
Nate Carter: 8
Quincy Skinner: 2
Tyrone Wheatley: 2
Matthew Cindric: 2
Josh Gray: 2
The Falcons reserve offensive line was a mix of shaky-ish run blocking (Jovaughn Gwyn, Elijah Wilkinson), poor pass blocking (Jack Nelson, Kyle Hinton), and just poor play (Brandon Parker). That’s not an inspiring mix, especially because Nelson is the only new face here, but this group will have two more games to tune up. Wilkinson and Hinton in particular have a track record of solid play, at least, and Nelson did settle in a bit as the game wore on.
We didn’t get a great look at any of the backs vying for a role, but in limited action Carter looked fast and Dotson had some game carries. The fact that Carlos Washington is A) listed as RB3 and B) did not play suggests the three backs behind him on the roster are battling for a practice squad spot, but we’ll see if that assumption is borne out by playing time against the Titans.
Stick had a good game, obviously, but Drummond and Blair’s play was well worth highlighting. Both players are no strangers to the Falcons practice squad, which already gives them a little boost in their battle to cling to the roster or PS once again, but the fact that both looked really good out there had to help their cases considerably. Drummond catching everything in sight
I’ll be quite interested to see how the Falcons elect to divvy up their snaps in the second preseason game after getting little more than a passing look at their third-string offensive linemen and interesting young players like Skinner, Jones, and Nash; whether they roll out earlier against the Titans will likely tell us a lot about whether they have a realistic shot to push their way past the likes of Stick, Drummond, and Blair.
Lamar Jackson: 42
DeAngelo Malone: 41
Natrone Brooks: 31
Josh Woods: 31
Ruke Orhorhoro: 24
Jordan Fuller: 23
Cobee Bryant: 23
Billy Bowman: 21
Xavier Watts: 21
Kentavius Street: 20
Khalid Kareem: 19
Jalon Walker: 19
Ta’Quon Graham: 19
DeMarcco Hellams: 18
James Pearce: 18
Arnold Ebiketie: 17
Nick Kubitz: 17
Josh Thompson: 17
Henry Black: 17
Zach Harrison: 17
Caleb Johnson: 14
Brandon Dorlus: 13
LaCale London: 13
Mike Ford: 10
Dee Alford: 9
Morgan Fox: 8
Simeon Barrow: 6
Your standouts were readily apparent on Friday night. Josh Woods...
