Good morning Falcon fans, its me your friendly neighborhood Flacons blogger. It's been few months since I have posted anything about our beloved team. Life has a way of doing that to you, between side work and the birth of my first child just haven't had much time or energy.
With that being said I finally feel like my brain is settled down enough to post again and man do i have a bunch to write about. Where to start where..to..start, well I guess I could start with how amazing the offense is clicking i mean just check the stats at any of your favorite analytics site the Falcons are number 1 or 2 in almost every category. With MR2 playing at a MVP level , Julio Jones going off every other week and the combination of Coleman/Freeman being the best backfield in the league it's hard not to be excited. This offense in a lot of ways this group is reminding me of 2012 team. For opposing teams it's almost impossible to shut the down completely, it's truly a pick your poison attack once again.
What I would like to take some time to highlight today is the defense. Are they play at a high level? Simple answer is no, but they are showing flashes and that's what has me excited. Keep in mind the team is playing 3 rookies at key areas. Strong safety, middle linebacker, and weakside linebacker. They're playing a two year man at strong side linebacker, free safety, and nose tackle. What I am getting at is the D is young and don't have much game time under their belt but there making plays and playing fast and that awesome. This year so far Vic Beasley has 7.5 sacks which is almost double what he had last year. He is at times lining up wider than he did last year, which allows him to use his speed to his advantage. Grady Jarrett is pushing the middle of the pocket making it hard for QB's to step up which is allowing beasley and Clayborn a chance to get to them. On a whole we are starting to see the kind of team DQ wants and it's got me giddy like a kid at Christmas. Lets hope they can keeping trending in the right direction and as always falcon fans #riseup.
