HaRdH3ad Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 (edited) Winner: Chris Morgan, Atlanta FalconsAtlantas O-line turnaround was astonishing; the Falcons went from our 26th ranked unit in 2014 to fourth this year, without spending ridiculously in free agency or making a splash in the draft. Regardless of cost, three new players had to be integrated, and that is a difficult task in itself. In the end, both tackles improved markedly over their previous season, and both new guards meshed well, too.https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2016/01/20/pro-pffs-2015-nfl-positional-coaches-of-the-year-awards/ Edited January 20, 2016 by HaRdH3ad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simicager Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 exactly why a playmaker opposite of julio is our biggest need offensively. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halsey. Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 A starting quality center would be a big help. They should be able to find one either in free agency or mid to late rounds of draft. Maybe take one in the 2nd round if they really like him and want to make sure they get him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwifalcon Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 exactly why a playmaker opposite of julio is our biggest need offensively.NNNNOOOOOO it isn't I'd say the biggest need is at C.We don't need a big playmaker next to #11 we need another guys who can compliment him and can stretch the field. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcfalcons Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Winner: Chris Morgan, Atlanta FalconsAtlantas O-line turnaround was astonishing; the Falcons went from our 26th ranked unit in 2014 to fourth this year, without spending ridiculously in free agency or making a splash in the draft. Regardless of cost, three new players had to be integrated, and that is a difficult task in itself. In the end, both tackles improved markedly over their previous season, and both new guards meshed well, too.https://www.profootballfocus.com/blog/2016/01/20/pro-pffs-2015-nfl-positional-coaches-of-the-year-awards/Dear Lord, that's insane. There's no way this unit was top 5 this year, that's just not true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.11 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Can't be. Ryan wasn't protected at all this year and we had no running game. /s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
falconsd56 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 BS.The interior part of the online struggled mightily through out the course of the year..... Not to mention we had numerous bad snaps from the center position.The only reason we struggled in 14 was injuries. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halsey. Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 TE is in the argument as a major need on offense. Patrick DiMarco had as many TD catches(2) as every Falcons TE combined in 2015. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiwifalcon Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Can't be. Ryan wasn't protected at all this year and we had no running game. /sHad know running game are you serious then how did Freeman become a 1000 yard rusher.A more accurate statement would say we didn't have an NFL quality C. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halsey. Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Freeman had some big games rushing the ball in Late September and October, but his production came back down to earth after that. The Falcons were not a great rushing team in 2015, despite Freeman's good year. 18th in total rushing yards 25th in yards per rushing attempt 12th in rushing TDs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeRom Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Some good things did happen this year, and I'm going to be grateful for any kudos we can get! Good on you, Chris Morgan! Sign that guy to a contract extension. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC Falcon Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I question the grading. It clearly gave a lot of weight for pass and rush yards. Our offense produced yards between the twenties. But a lot of those rush yards came from Freeman running stretch plays, not up the middle blocking. A lot of Pass yards were short and quick dump offs that had YAC, not seven step drop pass pockets.Proof stats can mislead your eyes. We need interior help or Ryan has no place pocket to throw deep to Julio or anyone else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halsey. Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 The Falcons were below average in rushing statistics. Not sure how that would contribute to an o line award. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackredfellow Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 (edited) Dear Lord, that's insane. There's no way this unit was top 5 this year, that's just not true.I sort of didn't believe it either. I thought this had to be based on the improvement in the running game. Looks like Ryan was sacked 32 times this year, 25th in the league. It sure seemed like more. Ryan was 18th in QB hits. So it seems the line did better than I thought. I'm sure this doesn't take Person's bad snaps into account. Not sure how we end up 4th best either. Edited January 20, 2016 by blackredfellow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HASHBROWN3 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 He deserves a lot of credit. Not going to start finding ways to discredit our throw together unit. He made it work and with a new C or C & G, We have a nice base to work with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citsalp Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 4th...I'm not sure how in the world that's even possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
citsalp Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 He deserves a lot of credit. Not going to start finding ways to discredit our throw together unit. He made it work and with a new C or C & G, We have a nice base to work with.I'll give you that...but that's like me making Hamburger Helper at 9:00 PM as a quick dinner, and calling it the 4th best dinner I ever ate... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HASHBROWN3 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I'll give you that...but that's like me making Hamburger Helper at 9:00 PM as a quick dinner, and calling it the 4th best dinner I ever ate...LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monolith2001 Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 All this award does is make Matt Ryan look bad. I honestly don't think they did a bad job but I watched every minute of every game and if this is a 4th ranked line, then there must be games missing from the 16 games I saw. They did okay nothing more, nothing less. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WOR Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 I'll give you that...but that's like me making Hamburger Helper at 9:00 PM as a quick dinner, and calling it the 4th best dinner I ever ate...If you make hamburger helper out of a carrot and potato, we will give you an award as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MACK4ttACK Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Had know running game are you serious then how did Freeman become a 1000 yard rusher.A more accurate statement would say we didn't have an NFL quality C./s stands for "sarcasm" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grrrillapmpn Inc.® Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 If you make hamburger helper out of a carrot and potato, we will give you an award as wellPshh, I'm calling the fda. That has e. coli written all over it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRUNKuno Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Aint no way in hades our offensive line or those who coached it should get any accolades. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingslasher Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Defense was ranked middle of the pack, OL was ranked #4. We have a pro bowl RB and pro bowl receiver. The Ryan apologists are down to their final excuse, "He was learning the scheme". Please don't shoot that one down or half the boards will be on suicide watch. If Ryan doesn't learn the scheme by 2020, I think we may need to change OCs again, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Halsey. Posted January 20, 2016 Share Posted January 20, 2016 Again, the Falcons were a below average rushing team. They were near the bottom of the league in yards per rushing attempt. Was that because Ryan wasn't handing it off well enough? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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