It’s not time to worry about the Atlanta Falcons defense-yet
By Joe Beasley
Week one of the NFL season saw the Atlanta Falcons give up 38 points and almost 400 yards of offense.
The Atlanta Falcons spent this offseason addressing the issues they had on the defensive side of the ball. After the way the second half of the season went, the Falcons had to start off on a high note right? Well not exactly.
The Atlanta Falcons defense doesn’t look as horrible as the final score may indicate. We have to remember the only playing time any of these guys got were in training camps. It wouldn’t shock anyone if this defense starts to put it together here in a few weeks. There are some positives to take out of this game.
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The Atlanta Falcons pass rush showed signs of life
First as foremost, as of right now, there are quite a few people that owe Takk McKinley a formal apology. He was having his way with the Seattle Seahawks right tackle and often found himself in the backfield with Russell Wilson. The pass rush as a whole did a great job Sunday.
There were a few times in which the Seahawks had a short field to work with. Playing against a great player like Wilson and an accomplished head coach like Pete Carroll points being scores was inevitable.
Did this defensive secondary get carved up by Russell Wilson?
Yes, it did, but I can guarantee this is not the only defense he’s going to do that too this season.
Were there some things that were just downright ugly? Yes, there was.
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The way that the Seattle offense was able to turn to check down’s into some serious yardage was a problem. The zone coverage at times wasn’t the best neither. What we all have to remember is this is the first game of a 16 game season in which there was no preseason. Things will get better because if they don’t, a few people will be out of a job.
Let’s just relax for now.