All-in-all, two people took the most blame for the Atlanta Falcons’ mid-season collapse in 2015, Matt Ryan and Kyle Shanahan.
And because Ryan has been here since 2008 and has led this Falcons’ team to a near Super Bowl berth in 2012, the majority of the blame was placed on the first-year offensive coordinator.
As unfair as it may be to place the blame mainly on a guy that was new to the team, Shanahan’s overly difficult playbook cost the Falcons when it counted the most.
Shanahan’s offensive system is no match made in heaven for Ryan.