Dome Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Going into the season their 22 starters compared to just about any team in the league. Matt Ryan has shown he can play at a very high level. Julio is one of two ELITE WRs in the NFL imo. Neal is out, but they were struggling before that. Their defense isn’t stacked but they have good talent all around with a few very good players sprinkled in. Can they right the ship? What needs to change? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BayRaider Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 10 minutes ago, Dome said: Going into the season their 22 starters compared to just about any team in the league. Matt Ryan has shown he can play at a very high level. Julio is one of two ELITE WRs in the NFL imo. Neal is out, but they were struggling before that. Their defense isn’t stacked but they have good talent all around with a few very good players sprinkled in. Can they right the ship? What needs to change? Dan Quinn mostly. Offensive hires he has no idea what he’s doing since Shanahan left. Quinns an amazing DC, but not a HC. That 2016 team was all Kyle. As for Julio, I’ve always been in the minority on that. Julio is always shut down by elite corners way to easily. He’s the most athletic receiver but guys like AB and Hopkins are rarely shut out have a larger skillset. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Against the Titans it seemed like the biggest problem was the o-line. The Titans D got penetration regularly and they couldn’t get a ground game going. I imagine the injuries there (and Keanu Neal) aren’t helping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrantikRam Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 I drafted both Ryan and Julio in a league where I almost always finish poorly. They've been good for fantasy football - but I think that my bad vibes are throwing them off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buc Ball Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Koetter's scheme will be the issue. Being unable to run the ball wont be helping Atlanta, nor will having an offence heavily reliant on air yards and deep stop routes. They'll finish high up the league in passing yards, but that’s all fairly meaningless if you can’t run the ball and control a game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyB Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 The Patriots happened. That team has ruined franchises. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bassomatic Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Am I the only one who thinks that people are beginning to overrate Matt Ryan? Yeah, he was the league MVP in 2016, but so were plenty of other Hall-of-Very-Good QBs, including Earl Morrall, Roman Gabriel, John Brodie, Bert Jones, Brian Sipe, Joe Theismann, Boomer Esiason, Rich Gannon, Steve McNair and Cam Newton. He's had only two seasons in his career with a triple-digit passer rating, and so far this season he's tied with Josh Allen, Jared Goff and Baker Mayfield for the league lead in INTs. I'm beginning to think that 2016 was just lightning in a bottle, and he's really just a modern-day Boomer Esiason. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CP3MVP Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Their defense is so trash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N4L Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 I'll say the same thing I said in that thread. Kyle Shanahan is the only reason people think they have a good offense. He hasn't been there for a few years. People still view them as the team that put up a lot of points, when in reality they were playing above their pay grade because they had a top 2 offensive mind in football calling plays. They were just never that good 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaguarCrazy2832 Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 Can they run the ball at all? They average 70 ypg. They have weapons for Ryan to throw to but they simply cant run the ball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evilpimp972 Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 It's the same thing that happened last year with the Vikings when they couldn't run the ball. Freeman is washed up .... Teams do not fear they ground attack and they have a bad oline. Ryan is also doing stupid stuff like Cousins. But they don't have the same defense so it's going to be a tough season Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
incognito_man Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 QB purgatory Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dome Posted October 1, 2019 Author Share Posted October 1, 2019 (edited) 37 minutes ago, N4L said: I'll say the same thing I said in that thread. Kyle Shanahan is the only reason people think they have a good offense. He hasn't been there for a few years. People still view them as the team that put up a lot of points, when in reality they were playing above their pay grade because they had a top 2 offensive mind in football calling plays. They were just never that good Right. But why? Matt Ryan isn’t a bad QB, Julio/Ridley/Sanu are a fine trio and Hooper is a good player too. Freeman is real good when healthy, and Ito Smith has got some juice. Even with a bad line and a lesser coach they should be playing better than they are. They’re basically at their floor right now. What could a coach do to make the pieces they have work on offense? They’re not devoid of talent. Edited October 1, 2019 by Dome Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bucsfan333 Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 50 minutes ago, Dome said: Right. But why? Matt Ryan isn’t a bad QB, Julio/Ridley/Sanu are a fine trio and Hooper is a good player too. Freeman is real good when healthy, and Ito Smith has got some juice. Even with a bad line and a lesser coach they should be playing better than they are. They’re basically at their floor right now. What could a coach do to make the pieces they have work on offense? They’re not devoid of talent. That sounds a bit like the Bucs of the last five years with Koetter calling the offense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClutchDJ Posted October 1, 2019 Share Posted October 1, 2019 4 hours ago, BayRaider said: Dan Quinn mostly. Offensive hires he has no idea what he’s doing since Shanahan left. Quinns an amazing DC, but not a HC. That 2016 team was all Kyle. As for Julio, I’ve always been in the minority on that. Julio is always shut down by elite corners way to easily. He’s the most athletic receiver but guys like AB and Hopkins are rarely shut out have a larger skillset. I mean, Hopkins has pretty much been shutout after the Saints game ended. Not all his fault, but he definitely hasn’t been the Hopkins as old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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