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You can gauge a TV show’s power over our collective interest by how quotable it is.
Take “Breaking Bad,” for example. Aaron Paul’s “He can’t keep getting away with it!” scene will live forever. Bryan Cranston screaming from the SUV has been popular, too. The quotes (and our ability to bend dramatic overtures to our amusement) are powerful. But one sticks out as we come out of Week 5.
“The price is the price, yo.”
After I watched every TE for Baltimore except Mark Andrews become fantasy-relevant on Sunday, I knew it was time to move on from my offseason priors. We’ve seen enough. How we value players can’t hinge on what we thought back in August. But, as always, the storylines are always compelling enough to keep us adjusting our expectations for the upcoming week.
Is the Falcons offense ready to take flight?
I’ll cop to it. I saw Kirk Cousins throw the pick in the fourth quarter with less than two minutes to go, and I went to bed. Needless to say, I was confused when I saw “Kirko Chainz” posts in the morning on social media.
But, honestly, I’m also not all that surprised.
Week 3 was the first sign the Falcons were moving in the right direction. Even with the loss, Drake London and Darnell Mooney were separating as primary pass-game options for Cousins. Bijan Robinson was still fourth among RBs in team rushing share (66.7%). In short, the offense was starting to click like we expected. But Atlanta’s underlying tendencies highlight why we shouldn’t chalk up a huge statistical primetime performance to overtime.
Week 1: -10.0% (pass rate over expectation), 27 (total dropbacks)
Week 2: -9.0%, 31
Week 3: -8.0%, 31
Week 4: +8.0%, 36
Week 5: +3.0%, 58 (through four quarters only)
New OC Zac Robinson was supposed to inject life into the Falcons’ offense. With his ties to the Rams, real and fantasy fans anticipated not just more efficient plays … but more snaps in general. They ran 50 plays in Week 1. Atlanta went from ranking 27th in play volume to first…
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Publish date : 2024-10-09 15:56:34
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