re: The Atlanta Falcons are the whore of Babylon…

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I’ve only watched the Falcons here and there but I’ve found it hard to gauge Pitts and London in that shitty offense with Ridder or whoever else throwing them the ball

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Plenty of elite receivers in the NFL have been productive with less than stellar QB play. Larry Fitzgerald comes to mind. Josh Gordon was another one until he started getting suspended. When you take a guy #4 overall, that is the expectation.

The biggest problem with this offense is zero big play ability. They'll pop a 40 yard pass once every few games or so, but defenses generally have absolutely nothing to fear downfield and can squat on anything 20 yards and in. When you can't generate explosive plays, it is nearly impossible to move the ball consistently in the NFL. Their most explosive playmaker is a RB. The problem is the explosive plays in the NFL come on the perimeter, not out of the backfield. Front sevens are too athletic at this level for a RB to be a consistent big play threat.