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Atlanta Falcons: Three reasons why offense will dominate in 2016

By Freddie Boston

Oct 4, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman (24) celebrates his touchdown run with quarterback Matt Ryan (2) in the first quarter of their game against the Houston Texans at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 4, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Falcons running back Devonta Freeman (24) celebrates his touchdown run with quarterback Matt Ryan (2) in the first quarter of their game against the Houston Texans at the Georgia Dome. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports /
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Dec 20, 2015; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) drops out of the pocket to throw the ball to wide receiver Julio Jones (11) for a touchdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the first half at EverBank Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Dec 20, 2015; Jacksonville, FL, USA; Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) drops out of the pocket to throw the ball to wide receiver Julio Jones (11) for a touchdown against the Jacksonville Jaguars during the first half at EverBank Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /

Matt Ryan has more support

You could make an argument that Matt Ryan had Julio Jones and Devonta Freeman playing at a high level throughout the 2015 season and you would be right. Many quarterbacks could only dream of having those two on their team. But outside of these two stars, there wasn’t anything to get excited about.

Too much burden was placed on Jones to succeed and when he wasn’t open, Freeman was relied on to get it done. Roddy White’s production crashed into a wall which resulted in his release after 11 years in Atlanta. Leonard Hankerson — acquired via free agency a year ago — suffered from a severe case of the drops and couldn’t string a run of games together without getting hurt. He, too, was cut.

Enter Mohamed Sanu. Sanu isn’t a star wide receiver, but he’s talented and will give the Falcons an upgrade at the No. 2 spot. With second-year Justin Hardy joining the party, the trio looks much stronger.

The Falcons’ offensive line put together a solid season in 2015, but there were some deficiencies at the interior positions. It hasn’t been completely fixed as of yet, but signing center Alex Mack gave the offense a major upgrade right in the middle.

Ryan is now surrounded with more talent, and that was crucial.

Next: A year in

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