There are several weird things going on with the Falcons offense this year. This is a team that has had the opportunity to run more plays than all but two teams, but is 18th in the NFL in yards per play and 8th in the league in scoring. They have the opportunities and personnel to be one of the greatest offenses in the NFL, but if you dig beyond yardage alone (4th in the NFL), there’s obviously a lot being left on the field.
There are numerous clues here, some of which we’ve covered already, including Kevin Knight’s deep dive into this team’s failure to take care of conversion opportunities on 2nd downs.