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Falcons Pulse
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Another deal made, starting lineup is almost complete |
Another deal has been struck, once again with the Baltimore Ravens. After an unsuccessful attempt previously in the off-season, we were able to find common ground to acquire LOLB Odafe Oweh. Oweh is a premier OLB, at age 27, 6’5”, 257lbs, 89 SPD, 80 STR, 79 AWR, 87 AGI, 90 ACC, 86 TAK. He will immediately move to the ROLB spot, leaving just the left side as the sole open starting position on the roster. The knock on acquiring Oweh is that he is expiring after this season. WR Drake London is also in that same position, and he was previously penciled in as the team’s one resign this off-season as we did not want a bidding war for him. That means Oweh would need to be restructured, through a purchase in the Activity Shop, or he’s a match eligible and we let RB Tyler Allgeier test the market. It’s unlikely that Allgeier gains a lot of interest with his measurables, so that may be the path we take. To avoid playing players out of position we already need to spend 150k Activity Points on position changes, moving LOLB D.J. Johnson to RE, LE Justin Madubuike to DT and DT Adetomiwa Adebawore to LE. But planning ahead, the move for Johnson to DE will surely increase his overall, and subsequently increase his asking price when he expires in 2 years. It would be wise to restructure him now, but that would mean potentially having to earn up to 200k Activity Points.
To facilitate this trade, we traded LT Patrick Paul and RE Zach Harrison to Baltimore for Oweh, 6.9 and 6.19. It felt steep, trading 2 starters for 1, but when the guy we’ve been eyeing comes open we had to strike. Paul will be replaced by newly acquired LT Lorenzo Thompson, and Harrison will be replaced by D.J. Johnson after he moves from LOLB. This trade cost us $2.92m more in cap. We saved $690k in cap from the trade with Indianapolis. Our cap space right now is -$25.94m. We will save $24.65m when we cut RE Grady Jarrett, putting us at -$1.29.
We incurred cap hits of $250k and $520k in these last 2 trades with Baltimore and Indianapolis. The cap hit by releasing Grady Jarrett is $4.12m. This would put us at $24.39m in cap penalties for 2026, leaving us with only $610k in cap penalties to operate this league year. We are expecting to release WR Ray-Ray McCloud, generating $2.72m in cap savings and a $500k hit. That would put us under the cap at $1.43m in space with only $110k in cap penalties allowed, essentially ending our trading of players for the season.
While we would be under the cap, don’t expect that to be the final move. It is expected the team is spending 100k Activity Points to release RT Jake Matthews without a cap penalty. This would free up $23.33m in cap space and allow the team to operate in the post-draft segment of free agency, sign their late round draft picks (4.10, 4.21, 4.28, 5.4, 5.21, 6.9, 6.19) and provide some flexibility during the season for in-season free agency or trades.
As it stands, this is the expected starting lineup before the draft kicks off tonight at 8pm EST.
QB: Josh Allen [Age 29, 97 OVR]
HB: Tyler Allgeier [Age 25, 91 OVR]
FB: Treyton Welch (TE) [Age 24, 96 OVR]
WR1: Drake London [Age 24, 94 OVR]
WR2: Keon Coleman [Age 22, 87 OVR]
WR3: Kyle Pitts (TE) [Age 25, 87 OVR]
WR4: Marquez Valdes-Scantling [Age 31, 80 OVR]
WR5: Justin Shorter [Age 25, 82 OVR]
TE1: Kyle Pitts [Age 25, 97 OVR]
TE2: Tanner Conner [Age 27, 72 OVR]
LT: Lorenzo Thompson [Age 25, 71 OVR]
LG: Matthew Bergeron [Age 25, 82 OVR]
C: Drew Dalman [Age 27, 88 OVR]
RG: Chris Lindstrom [Age 28, 99 OVR]
RT: Spencer Brown [Age 27, 79 OVR]
LE: Adetomiwa Adebawore [Age 24, 91 OVR]
DT1: Justin Madubuike [Age 28, 99 OVR]
DT2: Ruke Orhorhoro [Age 24, 98 OVR]
RE: D.J. Johnson [Age 27, 92 OVR]
LOLB: vacant
MLB: Troy Andersen [Age 26, 82 OVR]
ROLB: Odafe Oweh [Age 27, 93 OVR]
CB1: A.J. Terrell [Age 27, 92 OVR]
CB2: Cooper DeJean [Age 22, 90 OVR]
CB3: Rasul Douglas [Age 30, 90 OVR]
CB4: Jessie Bates III (FS) [Age 28, 93 OVR]
FS: Cole Bishop [Age 23, 91 OVR]
SS: Derrick Forrest [Age 26, 94 OVR]
K: Cade York [Age 24, 87 OVR]
P: Matt Araiza [Age 25, 91 OVR] |
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(by T_Collins on 02/20/2025)
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Falcons off-season moves |
After a successful off-season with a disappointing Wild Card round performance, the team needed to address some issues. Their biggest issue was their lack of pass defense, and just defense in general. But second to that was probably their poor running game. Bijan Robinson had the ratings and the talent to be a top running back, but he just didn’t perform in our offense. Traditionally I find more success with bigger bodied, strong RBs, someone like Tyler Allgeier. Allgeier averaged 4.53 YPC last year, while Bijan averaged 3.69 YPC. Bijan outcarried Allgleier 223 to 154, so it was not a lack of opportunities.
The first move we would make would be to trade Bijan, which had nearly universal appeal amongst the other GMs. After shopping him, my favorite offer came from the Baltimore Ravens. They traded LE Justin Madubuike and the Ravens 1st round pick (1.19) for Bijan and CB Carrington Valentine. Valentine is solid but did not play for us last year with DeJean and AJ Terrell ahead of him. At best he would be a #3 CB for us. But at 6’0”, 91 SPD, 76 AWR, 89 AGI, 95 ACC, he could find himself in a bigger role elsewhere. He was signed as a free agent at the start of the season on a 5 year deal, so the biggest blow for us would be the cap hit, which wasn’t all that much.
Madubuike is 28-years-old and making $14m per year. But he’s worth it. He’s coming off a 15 sack season as a LE. Last year our pass defense was 29th in passer rating allowed, meaning only 3 other teams allowed a better passer rating than us. While Maduibuike won’t be a factor in pass coverage, his ability to generate pressure should hopefully rush some throws and prevent our coverage unit from having to hang on for so long. Madubuike is 6’3”, 305lbs, 81 SPD, 95 STR, 99 AWR, 73 AGI, 83 ACC. He obviously excelled as a LE, but he could very easily slot inside as a DT, paring him up with Ruke Orhorhoro. Last year Orhorhoro had 12 sacks of his own as a DT, so whether they’re paired together on the interior or next to each other as DT1/LE, we are banking on that combination being a big disruptor this year.
The next move really limited our ability to make too many more moves the rest of this off-season. We were disappointed with the perception that Penix got some special progression that no other team got (which was false as all players benefitted from the custom progression + regular file progression). At 25-years-old, 92 AWR, 93 THP, 85 THA, Penix is a guy you can develop an offense around for years to come, and it would be smart to do so. Sometimes not every move is smart, and I sent an offer to Buffalo of Michael Penix, SS DeMarcco Hellams, WR Devaughn Vele for QB Josh Allen, WR Keon Coleman and FS Cole Bishop. Initially the Bills were not looking to trade Keon, but I let the trade offer hang out for a while and they eventually accepted. This was the only way I would make such a move, as we were taking on a large cap hit in this trade and getting Josh Allen 1 year away from regression (he’s age 29). He is my favorite player, so that was the biggest driving force here, but getting two young players to go with him offset that 4 year age gap and the $35m in cap space that Josh is making this year, compared to Penix’s cap figure of $2.58m.
The thought process on this move was that we would be able to offset the AWR loss from regression during in-season play. Next season he would be -2 AWR and THA, which should be bumped back up by season’s end. He’s currently Age 29, 90 AWR, 99 THP, 90 THA. A good season for a veteran QB like Allen would be +4 progression. So if we bumped him to 92 AWR, 92 THA, he would be back to 90/98/90 in 2026, and that would continue into future years. We estimate it would look like this with earning +4 progression each year: 2026; Age 30 90/98/90, 2027; Age 31 90/97/90, 2028; Age 32 89/95/89, 2029; Age 33 88/93/88, 2030; Age 34 87/91/87, 2031 Age 35 86/89/86, 2032 Age 36 85/87/85. While he’s age 29 now, we expect to get 7 or 8 years out of him.
The other players involved, Keon Coleman and Cole Bishop, are 2nd year players. Keon, age 22, didn’t play much for Buffalo last year, but is very similar to our very own Drake London who put up 1588 yards last year with a rookie QB. Keon is 6’3”, 88 SPD, 72 STR, 78 AWR, 88 AGI, 89 ACC, 88 CTH, 95 JMP. For comparison, Drake London is 6’4”, 88 SPD, 75 STR, 88 AWR, 88 AGI, 92 ACC, 95 CTH, 95 JMP. Keon is going to be cemented as the starting WR opposite London, a role that was eventually given to Justin Shorter last year. Shorter was signed in free agency in week 9.
Bishop is a player at a position that was not a need, but good young players was the goal in this trade. Bishop, age 23, is 6’2”, 92 SPD, 65 STR, 80 AWR, 85 AGI, 94 ACC, 68 CTH, 92 JMP, 71 TAK. That, I believe, is very good for a young safety, but it is a bit of a downgrade from one of the best safeties in the league in Jessie Bates III. Bates is age 28, 6’1”, 90 SPD, 59 STR, 99 AWR, 89 AGI, 92 ACC, 87 CTH, 85 JMP, 82 TAK. Since we had one of the worst pass defenses in the league, getting a bit more raw at a secondary position is not ideal by any means, but likely the path we are going to take. Bates III could play out of position as the #3 CB for us, he would take an AWR hit but could do decent in that spot. We could also consider moving him to SS, and had we known this trade would materialize, locking up SS Darrick Forrest on a 5 year deal probably wouldn’t have happened. Forrest is age 26, 6’0”, 91 SPD, 67 STR, 83 AWR, 86 AGI, 93 ACC, 73 CTH, 92 JMP, 75 TAK. We cannot trade either Forrest or Bates III due to cap penalty restrictions, so they’re all staying this year. At age 23, Bishop needs to start at one of the spots, but only being 2 years younger, it may not be worth the drop in play to start Forrest over Bates III.
The third trade we made was with Carolina Panthers for LOLB D.J. Johnson. He was probably an under-the-radar guy and didn’t register a stat last year. At age 27, he’s 6’4”, 260lbs, 89 SPD, 83 STR, 63 AWR, 74 AGI, 94 ACC, 72 TAK. The AWR and TAK are low, but I looked at this guy and thought he could be a very good DE. We could play him out of position at DE, like we did with Mathew Judon last year, or leave him at LOLB where there seems to be more pass rushing opportunities compared to ROLB. He is a physical freak, but raw for his age. There are only 6 guys in the league with 88 SPD, 80 STR, 88 ACC. If you care about height at the position, which I do, there are only 4 that are 6’3” or taller: Leo Chenal, Kayvon Thibodeaux and Odafe Oweh. We traded the Ravens 1st (1.19) for Johnson and the Panthers 2nd (2.04), which equated to approximately 2.25 value. I loved the trade at the time, but as the roster is rounding out I think this may end up being a weakness due to the 63 AWR, 72 TAK.
We were in pursuit of an OT this off-season as it’s just not financially wise to hang onto RT Jake Matthews any longer. At age 33, he’s a $23.33m cap hit and ratings are 68 SPD, 83 STR, 88 AWR, 65 AGI, 70 ACC, 85 PBK, 76 RBK. He’s just not worth that type of cap money and is likely to be released. Most of the league is having difficulty finding OL as it’s one of the weakest positions in the league. We were able to strike a deal with Cincinatti, acquiring LT Lorenzo Thompson and the Bengals 2nd (2.18 ) for the Panthers 2nd (2.04), this equated out to 3.26 value. Thompson is raw at age 25, but has some great physical attributes. He’s 6’6”, 307lbs, 74 SPD, 85 STR, 72 AGI, 83 ACC. His 58 AWR is low and his 79 PBK and 78 RBK aren’t great, but I felt like he could hold his own at LT where he isn’t facing the most pass rushing opportunities. There are only 9 OTs in the league with 70 SPD, 85 STR, 70 AGI, 80 ACC. The plan was to start Thompson at LT and move LT Patrick Paul to RT after the expected departure of Jake Matthews.
In Free Agency we were able to win RT Spencer Brown, who was probably our #1 most sought after target. Surprisingly, there was only 1 other team in the top 3 at the end as whoever that 3rd team was dropped out of the race. Brown, another former Buffalo Bill, was signed to a 5 year, $42.35m contract with $8.5m guaranteed. At age 27 he’s 6’8”, 311lbs, 74 SPD, 91 STR, 80 AWR, 76 AGI, 81 ACC, 74 PBK, 82 RBK. He will immediately step in as the starting RT for us and all progression will be devoted to increasing his PBK. He was blocking for Josh Allen last year in Buffalo and gave up 8 sacks, which is a bit much when guys who are 90 AWR QBs get rid of the ball to avoid sacks.
This now created a surplus for us at the OT position. Lorenzo Thompson could remain a backup, or we could plug him in as a starter at LT, thinking that the drop-off wasn’t too step from Patrick Paul. Paul would undoubtedly carry more trade value than Thompson, and since Thompson was acquired this year we couldn’t move him if we wanted to. The idea was to float Paul for a trade at OLB or DT to upgrade one of those positions, rather than trading for draft capital. We were able to acquire a DT without having to do that, as we dealt ROLB DeAngelo Malone and the Bengals 2nd (2.18 ) for DT Adetomiwa Adebawore. Adebawore was a player we highly coveted and were surprised that he didn’t get much playing time last year. He was in a logjam at DT on a talented Colts defense and feel he could be a huge disruptor on the DL. At age 24, he’s 6’2”, 282lbs, 89 SPD, 85 STR, 61 AWR, 80 AGI, 93 ACC, 67 TAK. He’s not the prototypical size at DT, but he is so athletic he could be a wrecking ball at DE. He is of similar talent to LE Maxx Crosby, who had 59 TKL, 7 TFL and 18 SCK last year for the Oakland Raiders. This acquisition really opens things up for us on the DL. The idea was to leave Madubuike at LE, but at 6’3”, 305lb, 95 STR, he’s way better suited as a DT than Adebawore. We are contemplating moving Madubuike inside with Orhorhoro and kicking Adebawore out to LE.
This move frees up potentially trading Patrick Paul for an OLB, or just hang onto him and hope to acquire an OLB in free agency. There is the ability to utilize LOLB Brandon Smith, at 6’3”, 241lbs, 88 SPD, 69 STR, 62 AWR, 84 AGI, 91 ACC, 75 TAK, he has the athleticism to play, but it comes down to how raw he is, and coupling him with D.J. Johnson who is in a similar position could be problematic.
The rest of the free agent class consisted of CB Nick McCloud, CB Rasul Douglas, K Cade York, MLB Nick Niemann, P Matt Araiza, QB Joe Milton III, SS Mark Perry, TE Tanner Conner and WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling.
McCloud, Niemann, Milton, Perry and Conner were brought in as backups. McCloud is 6’1”, 90 SPD, 74 AWR, 89 AGI, 92 ACC, 67 CTH, 82 JMP and is probably slated to be a CB4 or CB5 for us this year. He will be behind the obvious choices of A.J. Terrell and Cooper DeJean, but also newly signed CB Rasul Douglas. Douglas is 6’2”, 88 SPD, 71 STR, 90 AWR, 81 AGI, 89 ACC, 80 CTH. He will likely be the CB3 for us this year. We also have CB Nahshon Wright in the mix with his 6’4” frame and 89 SPD.
Niemann is 6’3”, 244lbs, 89 SPD, 69 STR, 67 AWR, 87 AGI, 91 ACC, 82 TAK and will be a backup for MLB Trey Andersen. Joe Milton III is obviously the backup to Josh Allen, and at 60 AWR, 98 THP, 72 THA, he’s obviously extremely raw, but we had to have someone back there as we literally did not have another QB on the roster. I thought Conner as an under-the-radar backup TE at 6’3”, 87 SPD, 89 ACC.
No more hoe in Atlanta, as Younghoe Koo is being benched for the newly signed K Cade York. York is only 24 years-old and 97 KPW with 87 KAC. The downside to having such a strong leg is the team going for longer field goals than they otherwise should, resulting in great field position for the opposition if it’s missed. We also brought in a new punter in Matt Araiza with his 97 KPW and 88 KAC. We won Araiza uncontested, which is a surprise. It allowed us to ship off P Bradley Pinion and the Falcons 6 to the Cowboys for their 5. Valdes-Scantling was another uncontested signing. At 6’4”, 91 SPD, 80 AWR, 91 ACC, 80 CTH, I expected more interest in him. He will step in as a WR4 behind Drake London and Keon Coleman. Kyle Pitts will be WR3 on the depth chart, as the rule allows, slotting MVS as WR4. We originally planned on him being a 1 year signing but elected to hang onto him into his age 32 year as well.
As we approach the draft, we only have picks 4.10, 4.21, 4.28, 5.4 and 5.21. The only real spots we’re looking to upgrade is OLB. In addition to Patrick Paul we have also floated the idea of trading RE Zach Harrison if the deal was right. LE Brandon Dorlus would likely move to RE to fill that vacancy if Harrison is moved. |
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(by T_Collins on 02/19/2025)
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Atlanta Falcons 2024 season in review |
Expectations were tempered heading into the 2024 season. It was always the intention to start rookie QB Michael Penix and let him develop. There would be growing pains, but the hope was that by 2025 or 2026 he would have improved enough to allow the team to compete. The supporting cast was also pretty young, with WR Drake London (age 23), TE Kyle Pitts (age 24), HB Bijan Robinson (age 22), and rookie DT Ruke Orhorhoro. Their best starting-caliber veteran players were CB A.J. Terrell (age 26) and FS Jessie Bates III (age 27). With a young QB and a young supporting cast, even in a weaker division, it felt like a 6 win type of season.
But in the pre-season, when the games were played out CPU vs CPU instead of the typical quick sim, Penix balled out, for a rookie anyways. Over the course of 4 pre-season games he had 972 passing yards, 10 TDs and 7 INTs. His QB Rating was 98.4. That provided a glimmer of hope that the season could be better than expected. But still, it’s the pre-season and players get subbed out, so much of the success could’ve easily been against backups. The bright side to a strong pre-season was the progression. Penix, and others, got an immediate boost to start the season, something that ironically would end up putting a stain on the season.
In Penix’s first regular season game against the Lions, he threw for 360 yards, 3 TDs and 1 INT. It was a “wow” moment for a rookie QB to come out of the gate like that. But things like this happen in small sample sizes. We’ve seen backups come into games and dominate, despite their ratings telling us they stink. Everybody is capable of having a big breakout game, only to fall back to Earth. But the next week against divisional opponent Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Penix threw for 320 yards, 2 TDs and 2 INTs. The team lost that game in overtime, but taking the odds-on-favorite to win the division to OT in game 2 of his first season was promising. The following week, another banger. Penix went for 237 yards, 3 TDs and 0 INTs, but somehow lost that game as well.
At this stage, QB Kirk Cousins was more developed and would be considered more likely to produce at a high level than Penix. After Penix had 3 strong games, I made the decision to bench Penix for games 4 and 5 of the first progression period. Part of it was to ensure he didn’t have stinker games that would tank his potential progression. But another part was that Cousins should be the better QB, at least on paper. That obviously wasn’t the case, though. Cousins won the week 4 matchup against the Carolina Panthers, but completed just 40% of his passes and threw 3 INTs to 2 TDs. In the following week, Cousins put up another turd. He went 11-29 for 125 yards, 0 TDs and 0 INTs. Granted, the Green Bay Packers had a lot of talent and were one of the best NFC teams, but that stat line is still unacceptable. This was also a 9-6 game that was decided in OT with a game-winning FG by Packers K Alex Hale.
After dropping the Packers game, it was decided Penix wouldn’t be rested again at any point during the season. We would ride him through the highs and lows, and after stumbling to a 2-3 start, it felt like playoffs were unlikely. But the team rattled off 3 wins against the Bears, Eagles and Raiders. Penix was injured in the Bears game but did well against the Eagles. He had a great game against New Orleans, throwing for 440 yards, 3 TDs and 1 INT, but lost that game.
What troubled the offense was that it was pass-heavy. The running game really wasn’t very effective. It found its rhythm when Tyler Allgeier was the lead back. But Bijan Robinson had, by all metrics, the better talent and there was hope that he would get going. It never really happened though. I have always done better with big, strong backs and the faster guys just don’t seem to produce, for whatever reason. Part of that could be an OL that isn’t particularly strong, but most teams around the league were in a similar situation.
The defense also did the team no favors. They were 23rd in points allowed, 22nd in yards allowed and 23rd in forced turnovers. With a young offense and rookie QB, the defense needs to provide more support than that. During the course of the season we even traded for 2 starters, bringing in SS Darrick Forrest from the Washington Redskins, and CB Cooper DeJean from the Philadelphia Eagles. Forrest was 25-years-old and 6’0”, 91 SPD, 81 AWR, 93 ACC, 73 CTH, 75 TAK. There were only 6 SS in the league at 6’0”, 90 SPD, 80 AWR, 90 ACC and he was the youngest. It felt like the price was fair for Forrest, the Atlanta 2nd round pick straight up for him.
DeJean was brought in to shore up the secondary that continued to get smoked by everybody. We finished the season 29th in passing yards allowed, and that was after acquiring DeJean in week 12. At the time, DeJean was 6’1”, 92 SPD, 70 AWR, 90 AGI, 90 ACC, 80 CTH as a 21-year-old rookie. He had room for growth, but 70 AWR for a #2 CB isn’t bad. He was paired with 6’1” CB AJ Terrell, who began the season at 92 SPD, 92 AWR, 92 ACC, 70 CTH. With 80 CTH to start with and being only 21-years-old, it felt like DeJean would blossom into a stud, but it would take some time. Unfortunately, DeJean’s presence did not provide considerable help. After those 2 trades, the secondary was thought to have been set, as Terrell, DeJean, Forrest and FS Jessie Bates III were all athletic, young and tall starters. The issue then was focused on a schematic issue. Finding a pass disrupter was unlikely during the season but would certainly be a focal point during the off-season.
After week 13, the team stood with an 8-4 record and it looked as though the playoffs were all but guaranteed, until they went on a skid. Penix had his 3 worst games of the season, all strung together. One of which was against the Saints, who won only 5 games all season, but 2 of them against us. In those 3 games, Penix combined for a 40% completion, 737 yards, 3 TDs and 8 INT. He was on his way to potentially winning MVP, or OPOY, but that skid definitely hurt him. It eventually came down to a win-and-in scenario with the St. Louis Rams. Fortunately, Penix righted the ship and had a great game against the Rams, leading the Falcons to a 27-17 victory and a playoff berth.
The playoff match-up was perfect. The Falcons drew the San Francisco 49ers, missing their starting QB Brock Purdy and one of their top WRs in Brandon Aiyuk. It felt like the perfect pathway to the divisional round, but Penix had another poor performance. He threw for 309 yards, but completed just 41% of his passes for 1 TD and 1 INT. Despite the poor play, the team only lost by 3 in a 19-16 game. With a slightly better outing they could have advanced to the next round, but it was only a matter of time before the wheels came off. In the end, it was a surprise for them to even make it as far as they did, and was considered a successful season with a bright future ahead.
But the season was marred with some controversy. Penix became the focus of a flaw in the progression system, through no fault of his own. He began the season at 74 AWR and 76 THA, but ended it at 90 AWR and 82 THA. Having strong performances obviously leads to progression but being a low OVR (77 to start the season) and a rookie, makes progression even easier. Regardless, this type of progression wasn’t achievable based on performance. The custom progression was in place, but the franchise file progression had somehow been turned on, giving automatic progression in the file in addition to the custom progression system.
Penix was not the only to benefit. Every player received double progression, but Penix was the most notable because of how much he progressed due to his strong performances right out of the gate in pre-season. There was no way to undo the progression for the entire league, so it stayed. And with that came some gripes from other teams. There was some frustration on my part with the comments. At one point I considered stepping down. But instead I looked into trading Penix. I didn’t want to win with an asterisk, and while everybody benefitted from the progression, he was the poster boy for the error. And at that point it was decided, in the off-season we would explore trade possibilities for Penix. While no official awards were given, there was no doubt in my mind he was Offensive Rookie of the Year. And now he would be traded after just 1 season in Atlanta. |
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(by T_Collins on 02/12/2025)
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At A Glance
| INJURY REPORT |
| PLAYER |
POS |
OVR |
LENGTH |
 Drake London |
WR |
95 |
Out for season |
| NFC South |
| RNK |
TEAM |
W-L-T |
PCT |
DIV |
| #7 |
Falcons |
3-2-0 |
0.600 |
0-0 |
| #27 |
 Panthers |
1-4-0 |
0.200 |
1-0 |
| #20 |
 Buccaneers |
1-4-0 |
0.200 |
0-0 |
| #31 |
 Saints |
0-5-0 |
0.000 |
0-1 |
| FALCONS SCHEDULE |
| Preseason |
| WK |
DATE |
OPPONENT |
SCOUT/RESULT |
| P1 |
Fri |
at  Jets #10 |
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| P2 |
Fri |
at  Bills #25 |
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| P3 |
Mon |
vs  Bengals #18 |
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| P4 |
Fri |
vs  Ravens #11 |
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| Regular Season |
| 1 |
Mon |
vs  Eagles #2 |
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| 2 |
Sun |
at  Seahawks #1 |
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| 3 |
Sun |
at Bills #25 |
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| 4 |
Sun |
vs  Vikings #19 |
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| 5 |
Sun |
vs  Patriots #13 |
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| 6 |
Sun |
at Saints #31 |
Match-up |
| 7 |
Mon |
vs Jets #10 |
Match-up |
| 9 |
Sun |
at  Dolphins #4 |
Match-up |
| 10 |
Sun |
vs  Packers #5 |
Match-up |
| 11 |
Sun |
vs Buccaneers #20 |
Match-up |
| 12 |
Thu |
at  Lions #16 |
Match-up |
| 13 |
Sun |
at Panthers #27 |
Match-up |
| 14 |
Mon |
vs Saints #31 |
Match-up |
| 15 |
Sun |
at  Bears #8 |
Match-up |
| 16 |
Sat |
at Buccaneers #20 |
Match-up |
| 17 |
Sun |
vs Panthers #27 |
Match-up |
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