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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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Jun 17, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) talks to offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan during minicamp at Falcons Training Facility. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 17, 2015; Atlanta, GA, USA; Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan (2) talks to offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan during minicamp at Falcons Training Facility. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports /

Second year in Kyle Shanahan’s system

Kyle Shanahan has a number of critics, including former Falcon Roddy White who had some sour words for Shanahan on his way out of the door. But despite his flaws, Shanahan did help improve areas of the Falcons’ offense.

At long last the unit had a strong run game in Shanahan’s zone-blocking scheme, a perfect fit for Devonta Freeman who put together a breakout campaign. Freeman will continue to play a huge role and should get even better with more familiarity of the offense.

There were whispers during the season that Matt Ryan was struggling to adapt to the offense; Justin Hardy took a while to get comfortable with the playbook too. But with an entire offseason under their belts to work on the intricacies of the offense, the entire group should be better prepared in 2016.

It’s always difficult for a set of new coaches to make their scheme work in year one. Players can take a while to get familiar with it, but we should see many improvements entering year two.

Is Shanahan perfect? No, but he’s been backed by Dan Quinn. Entering the offense’s second year under Shanahan, we can expect better results.

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