Atlanta’s schedule isn’t an easy one during this coming season. We all know they didn’t get a cupcake slate, and we’ve all hopefully made peace with the fact that the beginning of the season and the end of the season both have potential to be brutal.
One of the reasons that’s the case is not just the caliber of teams the Falcons figure to face during the early and late portions of the season, but the caliber of quarterback as well. The Athletic’s Jason Butt called this out in one of his latest pieces, with a particular focus on the wave of future NFL Hall of Famers Atlanta’s going to face late.