2. Dee Alford's struggles continued
Dee Alford shouldn't be starting, simple as that. He has been the weak link in the secondary and teams continue to expose him.
Look at the stats, A.J. Terrell is playing like the best corner in the league, Mike Hughes hasn't been awful, and all of the backups haven't been nearly as bad.
Dee Alford has been targeted 95 times this year on 466 coverage snaps (20%).
— Joe Patrick (@japatrick200) December 30, 2024
That compares to…
AJ Terrell 62 targets on 630 cov snaps (10%).
Mike Hughes’ 57 target on 449 cov snaps (13%).
Other Falcons nickels:
Clark Phillips targeted 35 times on 216 snaps (16%).
Kevin…
The rate he is getting exposed is costing this defense badly. They can't trust their slot corner and he should've been benched long ago.
I am willing to say that if he hadn't played in that game, the Falcons would've won.