The Falcoholic
Yes, I have snap counts. No, they’re not going to lift your spirits. Sorry.
Jake Matthews: 66
Kyle Hinton: 66
Ryan Neuzil: 66
Elijah Wilkinson: 66
Chris Lindstrom: 64
Darnell Mooney: 61
Drake London: 61
Bijan Robinson: 56
Kyle Pitts: 55
Michael Penix Jr.: 41
David Sills: 37
Charlie Woerner: 35
Kirk Cousins: 25
Tyler Allgeier: 14
KhaDarel Hodge: 6
Casey Washington: 3
Teagan Quitoriano: 2
Jovaughn Gwyn: 2
There’s very little new to note here. The Falcons still run 11 personnel a little bit over half the time, which has David Sills on the field as the third receiver, and went back to playing Allgeier quite lightly after a successful week against the Colts for him. The personnel usage is not so much egregious as it is vaguely disappointing; the Falcons don’t have a ton of great options in their receiving corps but haven’t been able to overcome that by using Allgeier and their reserve tight ends more.
Injuries pressed Hinton, Cousins, and then Washington and Hodge into action, and most of them struggled. Cousins had another forgettable day, Hinton struggled a bit after a great Week 10 with two pressures allowed (tied for the team-high with a struggling Chris Lindstrom), and Hodge and Washington barely played. We’re gonna see a lot more about of Cousins, Washington, and Hodge going forward, though.
Penix, London, and Bijan were all great, but Penix and London exited with injuries and Penix may be out for the season. That’s not great.
Kaden Elliss: 80
Xavier Watts: 80
Jessie Bates: 80
A.J. Terrell: 80
Ronnie Harrison: 78
Natrone Brooks: 69
Billy Bowman Jr.: 64
Brandon Dorlus: 51
Jalon Walker: 51
James Pearce Jr.: 47
David Onyemata: 45
Ruke Orhorhoro: 44
Kentavius Street: 31
LaCale London: 28
Khalid Kareem: 26
Arnold Ebiketie: 15
Cobee Bryant: 11
The Falcons finally switched away from JD Bertrand to Ronnie Harrison entirely and the results were better, if still deeply uneven. Harrison allowed four catches on four targets for 34 yards and a touchdown, per Pro Football Focus, and also was credited with four missed tackles. He also managed seven tackles, four run stops, and was a key player for Atlanta as they bottled up Rico Dowdle and Bryce Young on the ground. This team desperately needs Divine Deablo back, but there’s more upside with Harrison, at least.
Brooks was a disaster. He’s stood out in the summer, but has so many miscues as a returner and now as a cornerback that the Falcons probably will not be turning back to him in any meaningful roles a year from now. A week after Keith Taylor put together an impressive fill-in week, the Falcons choosing not to elevate him and only lightly use Cobee Bryant when he looked pretty good while Brooks imploded seems awfully weird. Brooks allowed a team-high 108 yards—Billy Bowman Jr. and Xavier Watts were just behind him with 85 yards each—and a touchdown, erasing the fine work he did on...
