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ESPN prediction

ladypanther

By ladypanther,
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1 hour ago, top dawg said:

Alright, I admittedly could be just drinking the koolaid, you're right. But...

Last season we ranked 21st and 25th in total defense. But you have to know that there were unusual and extenuating circumstances regarding our defense with the rookies and injuries. Hell, Julio Jones put up 300 yards all by himself. That's another game's worth of statistics. Our passing defense was 29th as a result of the train wreck that happened in our defensive backfield for half a season. The Falcons didn't have all that going on, but they still were 28th in passing defense. They were also 17th in running defense, where we were 6th. So, what I am saying to you that what you saw last year from our defense was skewed, and theirs not so much.

Now they're youngsters got a year experience under their belt, and they did go out and add Dontari Poe, Takk McKinley (who has had injury issues), and Duke Riley, but is that really going to help their defensive backfield? I mean, Takk is a rookie and Poe has never been really known for pass rushing---not really. And that's even if they can even pull off the same philosophy we have of the front making the back better. Look at what we have compared to what they have on paper, and I don't see them being anywhere near good as us.

A big reason the Falcons pass defense was ranked so low is because they were passed on more than any team in the league. DVOA ranked the Falcons secondary in the top 10. DVOA had the Falcons run defense as one of the worst in the league. Takk and Poe will help like you said in that regard. 

 PFF rates the Falcons secondary #5 coming into the season. Pro bowl corner Desmond Trufant also comes back from injury.

https://www.profootballfocus.com/news/pro-ranking-all-32-nfl-teams-secondaries-heading-into-the-2017-season

 

 

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