"There are two glaring positional groups that the Falcons have mishandled this season. The wide receiver position is being carried on Drake London's back. From failing to take stronger action in responding to a brutal training camp injury to releasing a locker room favorite and firing a coach without any clear reason, the passing game is significantly limited. Not signing or drafting a nose tackle has left an undersized defensive front overmatched in numerous games."
"It's difficult to envision either positional group greatly improving. Every roster has its flaws. Those weaknesses are compounded when the coaching staff doesn't make the necessary adjustments when problems emerge. They found some success inserting Ronnie Harrison Jr. into the rotation to reduce JD Bertrand's snaps. To make a wise move like that, but not attempt to make personnel changes at wide receiver or defensive tackle, puts the Falcons in a precarious position."
When a team underperforms, attention often focuses on prominent players and coaches while roster construction receives insufficient recognition. The Falcons entered the season with glaring weaknesses at wide receiver and along the defensive interior. Drake London is carrying the passing attack amid a training-camp injury response that lacked urgency, a released locker-room favorite, and an inexplicable coaching change. The absence of a signed or drafted nose tackle has produced an undersized defensive front vulnerable to consistent rushing attacks. Limited in-season personnel moves aside from inserting Ronnie Harrison Jr. have compounded these structural problems and left the team precarious.
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