Every media outlet has written off the Atlanta Falcons for the upcoming 2020 NFL season. The main reason is because of the New Orleans Saints and Tom Brady joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The Atlanta Falcons made great offseason moves that made the team a lot better but wrote them out of the playoffs just because of Tom Brady and Drew Brees.
The Atlanta Falcons are going to change the script this season and force Brees and Brady into retirement. What the majority of NFL fans and analysts do not understand is Brees and Brady are not the same quarterbacks they used to be. The Atlanta Falcons will prove that this upcoming NFL season.
Before the offseason, the Atlanta Falcons were already built to beat the Saints and Buccaneers. Brees struggles tremendously when teams have fast linebackers that cover Alvin Kamara out of the backfield.
When Brees plays the Falcons, his numbers drop heavily when Deion Jones is on the field.
The New Orleans Saints have had a good roster the past couple of seasons but have not added any major additions the past two NFL seasons. They signed some players, but none are going to make a huge impact against the Atlanta Falcons.
In the playoffs, Brees could not get the job done and they had to use Taysom Hill to get the offense going against the Vikings. Even when Brees went down with an injury, the Saints still went 4-0 with Teddy Bridgewater at quarterback. This will benefit the Falcons greatly playing the Saints this season.
The hype around the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is misleading because they have a 43-year-old quarterback this season and is not the same player he used to be. The Buccaneers also traded for a tight end that hasn’t played football in over a year. Rob Gronkowski is a future Hall of Famer but at his age and being out for a year, he is not going to get open when Deion Jones and a healthy Keanu Neal are covering him.
The Buccaneers also have a terrible offensive line. Brady is going to struggle with the Buccaneers offensive line this season despite his offensive weapons. Expect Mike Evans and Chris Godwin’s numbers to drop this season because Brady cannot throw the deep ball which Evans and Godwin thrive at.
The Atlanta Falcons secondary is going to thrive because of this.
Drew Brees and Tom Brady are going to be Hall of Famers. However, both quarterbacks are in their 40s and are going to struggle because they are not the same quarterbacks they used to be. The Atlanta Falcons are going to take advantage of this and win the NFC South.
Both quarterbacks are going to struggle which will lead to their retirement. In a way, the Atlanta Falcons can force Brady and Brees into retirement as long as the team stays healthy.