To be honest, I thought my Falcons-induced alcoholism was finally under control. That ended last night. The team put in a performance that was reminiscent of the 2013 and 2014 squads. There were mind-boggling fumbles. Defensive collapses. Comically bad penalties and no-calls. Ultimately, though, the team just looked bad. Given that, here are some of the takeaways from the debacle on Thursday night.
The defense is only half way there
I'm not going to slam the defense too much for what happened in the second half, as they were on the field for an excessive amount of time.