This is how the Atlanta Falcons can fix their offense down the stretch

For the Atlanta Falcons to score a total of three points across two games, is simply horrendous, inexcusable, ridiculous, or however you want to put it. There is no place for that in the NFL, things must change quickly.

This starts with Arthur Smith being willing to make significant changes and stick with them. It is obvious that it is not working as it is, so you must at least try to fix it.

The main fix has to do with the Atlanta Falcons offensive line

The Falcons offensive line right now is an absolute mess—the blame mainly lands on Jalen Mayfield, Matt Hennessy, and Kaleb McGary. Chris Lindstrom has been amazing, and Jake Matthews has been solid, so the questions do not surround those two guys.

The changes should be focused on the left guard, center, and right tackle positions, and it may require wholesale changes that might not initially work but it could reap huge rewards as they fight to win as many games as they can in the second half of the season.

Let’s start with the right tackle spot, McGary looks like a kindergartener out on the football field—mainly in pass protection. It is obvious he does not really have a future at the position if we are being brutally honest.

So, what should Arthur Smith do? Move him to a new position where he potentially could flourish, the offensive guard spot.

Now, this would require a lot of learning for him, especially if they want to consider him for the left guard spot at some point. He likely would not be able to take Mayfield’s spot right away, so to the bench he may go.

There is no sense in having him go out there and continue to fail, make changes so that he might have a bright future. His arm length has always been an issue and you can cover that up by moving him inside.

The issue lies in the fact, who would start at right tackle then? The team would have to go out and sign someone, possibly a veteran like Rick Wagner or another one of the many unsigned players left.

Moving on to the center position, and this one is a lot more simple. Bench Matt Hennessy for the rookie, Drew Dalman. Hennessy looked horrendous against New England, it is not very likely that Dalman could play much worse.

While he has only played 21 snaps in his young career, Pro Football Focus has Dalman graded with a stellar 90.4 overall grade.

Certainly, it is a small sample size, but that still shows that he has potential.

Last but not least we have Jalen Mayfield and the left guard position. Mayfield has been up and down throughout the year but more recently he has been on the negative side of the scale.

It is time to put Mayfield on the bench and let him continue to grow into the position, and hopefully get his career back on the right path.

For his replacement, Atlanta has a couple options. First up is the obvious one, veteran Josh Andrews. He may not be a flashy option but at least he will not make the rookie mistakes. He was originally the starter before he was injured, time to put him back as the starter.

Kaleb McGary could potentially fill in, but that would only be if he is the fastest learner on the planet.

The other option would be Colby Gossett, who much like Dalman, has a small sample size with a total of 14 snaps but has an overall grade of 93.7 on Pro Football Focus. To reiterate, it is a tiny sample size but he could provide better play than Mayfield at the very least.

Here is a look at what a potential fix could look like:

• LT: Jake Matthews
• LG: Josh Andrews
• C: Drew Dalman
• RG: Chris Lindstrom
• RT: Rick Wagner

It may not be an elite line, but it would no doubt be better than what is being put out on the field currently for the Atlanta Falcons. It would go a long way in helping the offense score more than three points over the course of two games.