Atlanta’s 2023 rookie class is one of its smallest in years, and with a roster suddenly stocked with veterans from a free agency spending splurge, it’s also the most forward-looking class of Terry Fontenot’s tenure. Aside from Bijan Robinson and Matthew Bergeron, larger roles will have to wait for these rookies, and even Robinson and Bergeron ought to have better years ahead of them than this initial one.
That means plenty of weeks like this, where Bergeron and Robinson impact the game but not necessarily in massive ways, while everyone else has a small-to-non-existent role. The rookie report rolls on, either way.