All throughout the 2020 offseason, we heard talk from the coaching staff about wanting to “establish balance” and “emphasize the run game”. All this despite offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter being wholly unfamiliar with the Kyle Shanahan-esque West Coast offense he’d been brought in to run, and lacking any history of calling productive rushing attacks outside of his first few years in Jacksonville with Maurice Jones-Drew. Needless to say, hopes weren’t exactly high for the Falcons to succeed in this endeavor.
Through the first five games of the season, the Falcons are sitting at 0-5.