theProf Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 "Projecting the Falcons' 2016 starters By Dave Choate @TheFalcoholic The Atlanta Falcons don't have a lot of uncertainty when it comes to their starting lineup in 2016, but there is some. Part of the fun in May is trying to figure out who the starters will be at contested positions like middle linebacker and right guard. The NFL's flagship site has their projections for every team, and there's a couple of interesting choices here. Here's the full list of projected starters, per NFL.com Falcons Projected Starters Offense Defense QB: Matt Ryan DE: Vic Beasley RB: Devonta Freeman DT: Ra'Shede Hageman WR1: Julio Jones DT: Grady Jarrett WR2: Mohamed Sanu DE: Derrick Shelby WR3: Justin Hardy OLB: Philip Wheeler TE: Jacob Tamme MLB: Deion Jones LT: Jake Matthews OLB: Brooks Reid LG: Andy Levitre CB1: Desmond Trufan C: Alex Mack CB2: Robert Alford RG: Chris Chester S: Keanu Neal RT: Ryan Schraeder S: Ricardo Allen The most interesting selections are at linebacker, as you might figure, because there's not a ton of intrigue elsewhere on the roster. Wheeler seems like the most likely choice to start the season as the starter on the weak side, while Brooks Reed (not Reid) is probably going to have a decent shot on the other side if Courtney Upshaw is playing a fair amount of defensive end. Deion Jones versus Paul Worrilow is already starting to feel like a settled battle, simply because Jones offers the speed and physicality the Falcons covet under Dan Quinn, but in reality that's likely to be a battle that stretches out through the summer. This is more of less what I anticipate will happen for the Falcons, though, if everyone stays healthy. How about you?" http://www.thefalcoholic.com/2016/5/14/11672404/projecting-the-falcons-2016-starters Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theProf Posted May 14, 2016 Author Share Posted May 14, 2016 " Wheeler seems like the most likely choice to start the season as the starter on the weak side" I would think that Spoon would start the year at WLB over Wheeler in the base defense. However, I think that Campbell will be the WLB in the nickle packages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UGABOZ Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 not bad worry about the backers and pass rush still Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phrootdawg Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 Our front 7 looks terrible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truth B Told (TRU) Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 5 minutes ago, Phrootdawg said: Our front 7 looks terrible The way it looks on paper and the way they actually play is two totally different things. I could care less how it looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toadfishtom Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 10 minutes ago, Phrootdawg said: Our front 7 looks terrible you won't know until they play take it easy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phrootdawg Posted May 14, 2016 Share Posted May 14, 2016 22 minutes ago, toadfishtom said: you won't know until they play take it easy You're right. They just looked like they can get overpowered fairly easily. We'll see Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theProf Posted May 14, 2016 Author Share Posted May 14, 2016 2 hours ago, Truth B Told (TRU) said: The way it looks on paper and the way they actually play is two totally different things. I could care less how it looks. Well it appears that the Falcons front 7 has improved somewhat "on paper", but probably not significantly. What worries me most is that the Offenses that the Falcons will be facing this season will probably be much better than what we faced last season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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