The Falcoholic
We don’t really want to think about that game again, possibly ever, but we gotta get these snap counts off.
Kirk Cousins: 50
Jake Matthews: 50
Matthew Bergeron: 50
Ryan Neuzil: 50
Chris Lindstrom: 50
Elijah Wilkinson: 50
Kyle Pitts: 46
Darnell Mooney: 45
David Sills V: 45
KhaDarel Hodge: 33
Bijan Robinson: 30
Tyler Allgeier: 20
Charlie Woerner: 15
Dylan Drummond: 6
Casey Washington: 4
Teagan Quitoriano: 3
Nate Carter: 2
Jamal Agnew: 1
The wide receiver corps has become a baffling mess. With Drake London parked, somebody had to step up, and this time around the Falcons basically sat Casey Washington in favor of David Sills and KhaDarel Hodge. Sills was once again a complete non-factor as a pass catcher, reeling in one reception for 12 yards, and . Hodge actually got more receptions (3) and nearly as many yards (31 to 35) as Sills and Mooney combined, which is extremely discouraging. Washington, meanwhile, had one nice grab on four snaps.
The team’s inability to run the ball and the offensive line’s struggles makes it seem insane that Quitoriano and Feleipe Franks are not getting any run. Washington is actually an excellent blocking option who is inarguably the best run blocker in the group with Drake London sidelined and yet was parked, while Franks and Quitoriano are certainly better than Mooney, Hodge, and Sills in that regard as well. Maybe this is a little bit of deck chairs on the Titanic talk given the caliber of players we’re talking about overall—and Sills was solid in his blocking work against the Dolphins—but I don’t feel like the personnel usage gave Atlanta’s passing game or ground game much of a chance to succeed on Sunday.
That should spark the team to think about using a sixth offensive lineman if it continues. We saw the Dolphins rolling with one-time Falcon Daniel Brunskill as their sixth option on about a third of their snaps, something that helped them overpower and run all over Atlanta’s hapless defense. The Eagles deployed Fred Johnson as a sixth offensive lineman frequently, too, and they were dominant on the ground Sunday; when Storm Norton returns Elijah Wilkinson’s value as a run blocker and iffy pass blocking could have him slotting into that role and likely doing quite well.
Kaden Elliss: 69
A.J. Terell: 69
Xavier Watts: 69
Mike Hughes: 69
JD Bertrand: 68
Jessie Bates: 58
James Pearce Jr.: 49
David Onyemata: 46
Leonard Floyd: 38
Ruke Orhorhoro: 36
Brandon Dorlus: 33
Dee Alford: 33
Arnold Ebiketie: 33
Ta’Quon Graham: 27
Sam Roberts: 26
Ronnie Harrison: 15
Jordan Fuller: 12
DeAngelo Malone: 9
I haven’t had many reasons to be frustrated with Jeff Ulbrich this season, but Sunday was an exception. After noting that Divine Deablo is a hard player to replace and the Falcons would need to use a committee to do it, they played JD Bertrand…on all but one defensive snap. Does that sound like a committee to you?...
