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Coleman as Copperfield: The Running Back’s Curious Disappearing Act

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Somebody head to Publix and scour the milk cartons, because we’ve got a case of a missing person on our hands.

Falcons running back Tevin Coleman, Atlanta’s downfield speed complement to Devonta Freeman’s shifty footwork in the running game, has been virtually erased from the offensive scheme.

Coleman’s disappearing act six games into the season makes him somewhat of an unwitting magician—now you see him, now you don’t.

The lack of Coleman’s incorporation into the game plan has gummed up the gears of a Falcons offense that once churned with frightening efficiency.