The key to unlocking the potential of Atlanta’s potent offense in 2020 will be the play of the offensive line. Despite the weapons the Birds possess on that side of the ball, if the line can’t give Matt Ryan the necessary protection he needs to distribute the ball to those weapons then it’ll all be for nothing.

Last year, the offensive line performed well below average in regard to pass protection and sacks allowed, allowing 48 which was bottom 10 in the NFL. We’ll see if they can right the ship going into 2020.

The baseline

Matt Ryan was the third-most sacked quarterback in the NFL in 2019, hitting the ground with ball in his possession 48 times — more than anyone in the league not named Deshaun Watson or Russell Wilson.