I hate the Falcons. The Falcons ruined football for me. All they had to do was make one or two competent plays in the second half of their blowout of the Patriots, and the Super Bowl would have been theirs. Instead, they let New England hang around, and for that, they will forever be haunted by this Super Bowl loss. YOUR CAREER IS OVER MATT RYAN. YOU WILL NEVER BE GOOD AGAIN. YOU ARE CURSED NOW. Anyways…
Atlanta Falcons (Last Season: 11-5, NFC Champions)
2017 Prediction: 11-5
Last season, the Falcons recorded one of the greatest offensive seasons in NFL history, and there is no reason to believe that they can’t at least get close to those numbers again (unless they are cursed or something from losing last season’s Super Bowl in embarrassing fashion). Matt Ryan was the focal point of the prolific offense, finish with the highest Yards per Pass Attempt in NFL history at 9.26 (yet he couldn’t find a way to score one damn point in the final 20 minutes of the Super Bowl). Julio Jones and Mohamed Sanu make for a great receiving combo, and Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman make up what can be considered the best running back tandem in the league. And with Alex Mack leading the offensive line, this offense will continue to be good. I don’t know if they can score 540 points again this season, but anything even close to that would be impressive.
However, the offense is not the main concern for the Falcons. Their real deficiencies are on the defensive side of the ball, as Atlanta ranked 27th in the league in scoring defense last season. The Falcons were able to sneak around that, thanks to their incredible offense, but I don’t know how far they will be able to go with the same strategy this season. The signing of Dontari Poe will certainly help the defensive cause, but one player is unlikely to be the difference. In an NFC South that is only getting tougher, the Falcons may need to be better than last year, if they hope to defend their division crown.
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