Mike75 Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 #20:Atlanta Falcons Head coach: Dan QuinnGeneral manager: Thomas DimitroffOwner: Arthur BlankHome field: Georgia DomeRecord: 8-8Division place: 2nd NFC SouthPlayoff finish: did not qualifyOffensive Scheme:West CoastOffensive Coordinator:Kyle ShanahanDefensive Alignment:4-3Defensive Coordinator:Richard SmithOffense Rank-PTS21.2(11th);YDS374.4(4th);PASS YDS273.7(6th);RUSH YDS100.7(18th)Defense Rank-PTS21.6(14th);YDS347.6(16th);PASS YDS242.6(18th);RUSH YDS105.0(14th). Red Zone Scoring/Efficiency: On average, NFL teams run 132 plays in the red zone and convert just over 20 percent of said plays into touchdowns, for a league average of about 26 red zone touchdowns per team. At 18.5% the Falcons were ranked 22nd overall in red zone scoring/efficiency. Takeaway/Giveaway Ratio: Turnover Differential is calculated by subtracting the total number of giveaways (interceptions & fumbles lost) from the total number of takeaways (interceptions & opponent fumble recoveries).The Falcons were ranked 27th with a differential of -7 meaning for the year they had more giveaways than takeaways altogether. Team Penalty Statistics: The following are the 2015 NFL Team Penalty statistics. Figures include all enforced penalties offense/defense during regular season games.The Falcons were ranked 8th least penalized with around 100 total for all of 2015. Salary Cap:Team Salary Cap: $158,240,071Team Cap Space: $8,773,723Offense:$90,287,455 Defense:$39,748,840 Special:$6,880,833 Last 5 Games: Jan 3, 2016 Lost 20-17 vs New Orleans (-5.5 ATS L) 53.5 UnderDec 27, 2015 Won 20-13 vs Carolina (+7 ATS W) 46 UnderDec 20, 2015 Won 23-17 at Jacksonville (+2 ATS W) 48 UnderDec 13, 2015 Lost 38-0 at Carolina (+8.5 ATS L) 45 UnderDec 6, 2015 Lost 23-19 at Tampa Bay (+1 ATS L) 46.5 Under https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t3RdqdxR_9E 2016 Free Agents: Collin Mooney, FB Tony Moeaki, TE Jake Long, LT Kroy Biermann, DE Phillip Adams, CB Travis Howard, CB Shayne Graham, K Free Agency Additions: Matt Schaub, QB – formerly with the Ravens D.J. Tialavea, TE (exclusive rights FA) – re-signed Aldrick Robinson, WR – last played for the Ravens in 2014 Mohamed Sanu, WR – formerly with the Bengals Bryce Harris, RT – re-signed Ryan Schraeder, RT (restricted FA) – re-signed Chris Chester, G – re-signed Tom Compton, G (restrictive FA) – formerly with the Redskins Alex Mack, C – previously with the Browns Adrian Clayborn, DE – re-signed Derrick Shelby, DE – previously with the Dolphins LaRoy Reynolds, ILB (restricted FA) – formerly with the Bears Sean Weatherspoon, ILB – formerly with the Cardinals Paul Worrilow, ILB (restricted FA) – re-signed Courtney Upshaw, OLB – formerly with the Ravens Philip Wheeler, OLB – re-signed Charles Godfrey, SS – re-signed Ricardo Allen, FS (exclusive rights FA) – re-signed Free Agency Losses: Gino Gradkowski, C – signed with the Ravens Nathan Stupar, OLB – signed with the Saints Traded For: TBDTraded Away: TBD Released by Team: Roddy White, WR Jon Asamoah, G Paul Soliai, DT – signed with the Panthers Justin Durant, ILB William Moore, SS Draft Picks:1st Round: Keanu Neal, Safety, Florida2nd Round: Deion Jones, Outside linebacker, LSU3rd Round: Austin Hooper, Tight end, Stanford4th Round: De'Vondre Campbell, Outside linebacker, Minnesota6th Round: Wes Schweitzer, Guard, San Jose State7th Round: Devin Fuller, Wide receiver, UCLA 2016 Starters: Offense:QB:Matt RyanRB:Devonta FreemanWR1:Julio JonesWR2:Mohamed SanuWR3:Justin HardyTE1:Jacob TammeLT:Jake MatthewsLG:Andy LevitreC:Alex MackRG:Chris ChesterRT:Ryan Schraeder Defense:DE:Vic BeasleyDT:Ra'Shede HagemanDT:Grady JarrettDE:Derrick ShelbyOLB:Philip WheelerMLB:Deion JonesOLB:Brooks ReedCB1:Desmond TrufantCB2:Robert AlfordS:Keanu NealS:Ricardo Allen 2016 SCHEDULE:Sept. 11: Tampa Bay Buccaneers, noonSept. 18: at Oakland Raiders, 3:25 p.m.Sept. 26: at New Orleans Saints (Monday), 7:30 p.m.Oct. 2: Carolina Panthers, noonOct. 9: at Denver Broncos, 3:05 p.m.Oct. 16: at Seattle Seahawks, 3:25 p.m.Oct. 23: San Diego Chargers, 3:05 p.m.Oct. 30: Green Bay Packers, noonNov. 3: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (Thursday), 7:25 p.m.Nov. 13: at Philadelphia Eagles, noonNov. 27: Arizona Cardinals, noonDec. 4: Kansas City Chiefs, noonDec. 11: at Los Angeles Rams, 3:25 p.m.Dec. 18: San Francisco 49ers, 3:05 p.m.Dec. 24: at Carolina Panthers (Saturday), noonJan. 1: New Orleans Saints, noon PREDICTIONS FOR ATLANTA IN 2016: The Falcons should be headed for bigger things this year after hitting the .500 mark last year. Matt Ryan and the Falcons missed the postseason for the third straight year but in each of those three years their win total has increased every year. The Falcons lost 4 games by three points or less meaning they very well could've easily won as many as twelve games had things worked out differently in a few games. Matt Ryan is one of the best QB in the league and the offense finishes in the top ten nearly every season. The Falcons went to the postseason in four of Ryan's first five seasons. The Falcons schedule during the month of October will be very challenging as they face Carolina,Denver,Seattle,San Diego and Green Bay. Bovada has the Falcons at 7.5 wins i think they can go over on that as i expect them to win around 9 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharp Square Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Much like the Saints the Falcons defense will determine whether or not they eclipse that 7.5 win total and which defense takes steps forward between the two may very well determine which team if any is in the middle of the wild card hunt! Let's just hope they win 1 game less then the Saints Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KingRevolver Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Do you guys know what team HBO is going to follow this year? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharp Square Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Do you guys know what team HBO is going to follow this year? LA Rams i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest ChrisHarvard Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 Hard to be too terribly excited for Hotlanta again this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mofome Posted July 6, 2016 Report Share Posted July 6, 2016 1st Round: Keanu Neal, Safety, Florida That's a bad dude Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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