"The decision to trade for Michael Jerrell felt like throwing a water balloon on a house fire at the time, and that's essentially what it was. Jerrell was a healthy scratch nearly the entire season, minus one game against the Bills. According to PFF, he was the worst-performing Falcons offensive lineman this season, by at least 40 points. These grading systems are subjective, but that's a pretty wide margin."
"The team would elect to roll with Elijah Wilkinson, and while Wilkinson did a good job for someone who had to fill in at the last moment and was signed to play in the interior, he was not close to being considered good enough. Per PFF, Wilkinson led the team in surrendered pressures (46), sacks (6), QB hits (9), and penalties (12)."
"It's hard to be overly critical of this situation, given the timing of the Kaleb McGary and Storm Norton injuries, plus Norton's recovery worsening, a factor they didn't anticipate. You can argue that Wilkinson was still good enough for the team to make the playoffs. However, he still created too many negative plays on his own and ultimately played a key role in the Falcons volatile offensive performance."
Michael Jerrell's acquisition provided virtually no on-field value, as he was a healthy scratch most of the season and graded as the worst Falcons offensive lineman by PFF by a wide margin. Elijah Wilkinson started after injuries and was serviceable in a difficult spot but surrendered the team lead in pressures (46), sacks (6), QB hits (9), and penalties (12), with false starts killing multiple drives. The right side of the offensive line failed to generate previous push, and Bijan Robinson's play masked many offensive-line shortcomings. The timing and worsening of Kaleb McGary and Storm Norton injuries exacerbated depth problems.
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