Last year, the Falcons pass rush hit rock bottom, which is saying something. Atlanta’s pass rush has rarely been a team strength over the past decade, but they topped out at a league (and franchise) low with 18 sacks and rarely impacted the quarterback, allowing luminaries like Tim Boyle and Tua Tagovailoa to pass all over them.
We’re hoping the pass rush is headed in the right direction with the addition of Arnold Ebiketie, Lorenzo Carter, and DeAngelo Malone, among others, and a turnaround there would go a long way toward making this team better in 2022. They’re unlikely to come close to the team record for sacks until they do quite a bit more building on defense, but even modest improvement would be incredibly welcome.