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The Atlanta Falcons don’t care if you don’t like Mohamed Sanu

By Colin Hubbard

Dec 13, 2015; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Mohamed Sanu (12) shows his Dark Knight gloves prior to the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 13, 2015; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Mohamed Sanu (12) shows his Dark Knight gloves prior to the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Paul Brown Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /
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He can do a little bit of everything

Dec 28, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Mohamed Sanu (12) carries for a touchdown in the second quarter against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 28, 2015; Denver, CO, USA; Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Mohamed Sanu (12) carries for a touchdown in the second quarter against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports /

When you have a wide receive on the roster as good as Julio Jones, odds are your second option isn’t going to be that great. Roddy White and Jones were lucky enough to be a dynamic-duo for a couple of years, but that quickly fell off and left the Falcons with a gaping hole to fill.

Mohamed Sanu can do a little bit of everything. Standing at 6-2, and weighting 210 pounds, he is a tall, strong receiver that can lineup anywhere you want him to and make just about any play imaginable. He can play on the outside, he can play in the slot and he can be very effective in the running game as well.

He an also throw the occasional long ball. just as the Falcons’ secondary in 2013.

Sanu caught 67 percent of the balls thrown to him in 2015, the same percentage as Julio Jones and rushed the ball 10 times for 71 yards and scored two touchdowns.

He also has experience as a returner. While it’s doubtful that Sanu will be the Falcons’ return man, he has done it before and could do it again.

What makes a Jones-Sanu duo so interesting is having them interchange positions. Both players can line up in the slot. You might see them on the same side of the field at times or both lined up on the outside. Having two receivers with a large frame posses a lot of problems for a defense. This is going to be an extremely physical receiving corps for the Falcons in 2016.

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