Atlanta Falcons Fantasy Football Analysis – Week 7

Week 7 – @ Tennessee – W 10-7

QB: Did not play well on top of receivers doing him no favors.  Bad game against emerging D that wasn’t all his fault.  Wouldn’t be overly worries but this team is still erratic on the road.  Should always be a little cautious.

RB: Freeman awesome again and looks great.  Is patient and exploding through holes.  No reason to stop riding him.  Team should keep feeding him like they are.

WR: Jones a big game but took a ton of targets to do it.  Definitely not 100% right now and it’s obvious.  Would be cautious with him until he starts making plays again.

TE: Tamme did little and will continue to be nothing more than a gamble.

OL: Continues to play well but not dominating anyone.  Doing just enough to get by and will probably have ugly games on the road against elite defensive fronts.

Def: Helped by bad O.  Wasn’t great against struggling run game.  Coverage was decent but nothing special.  Pass rush did little as well.  Gave up good PPR games to RB, #1 WR, and TE.

Atlanta Falcons Fantasy Football Analysis – Week 6

Week 6 – @ NO – L 21-31

QB: Ryan a rough game despite good numbers.  Accuracy wasn’t great and got hit and sacked a ton.  Receivers weren’t doing him any favors either.

RB: Freeman another monster game and they keep feeding him a ton.  Looks awesome and no reason it won’t continue.  Showing phenomenal vision right now and allowing his blockers to set him up nicely.

WR: Jones a good game and looks great when healthy but might not be totally there right now.  White got a TD but little else.  Hankerson below-average and looked shaky.  Have to hope consistency is better than this.

TE: Tamme did little and was just overshadowed by the rest.  If White gets more looks, he’ll suffer.

OL: Run blocking continues to be great but pass protection was rough in this one.  Has to learn to handle pressure better.

Def: Run D continues to be strong and might have to go away from playing against them.  Coverage on WRs also solid here.  Still gave up a lot through the air.  Got torched for huge game by aged TE.  Gave up big game to RB due to short TDs.

Atlanta Falcons Fantasy Football Analysis – Week 5

Week 5 – vs Washington – W 25-19

QB: Ryan had uncharacteristically bad game.  Just wasn’t on target at all and missed open receivers with bad throws.  Should be fine but this one was really ugly.

RB: Freeman another monster game and just looks great.  Running so well and showing great vision when he has the ball.  Also doing an amazing job catching the ball.  He’s a must-start until things change but I don’t see that happening.

WR: Jones a good game because of FRTD.  Suffered from bad throws.  He’ll get back on track soon enough.  Hankerson injured but stayed in.  Did little but QB missed him on long TD where he easily beat D.  Was targeted 2 more times in end zone but bad throws on both as well.  Should be fine.

TE: Tamme a big game and is in the conversation now as a play.  Probably benefited from QB inaccuracy to WRs so have to temper it a bit.  Still worth noting.

OL: Excellent run blocking against a tough run D.  A+ game for them in that area.  Wasn’t great against pass rush.  Wasn’t terrible but a little sloppy.

Def: Stout against a decent run game.  Gave up nearly nothing on the ground.  Pass rush was negated.  Coverage was good on #1 WR but not elsewhere.  Gave up good games to #2 WR and backup TE.

Atlanta Falcons Fantasy Football Analysis – Week 4

Week 4 – vs Houston – W 48-21

QB: Game was never close.  Run game dominated.  Ryan was okay.  Only thing that hurt him was how quickly they got a big lead.

RB: Freeman another monster game doing plenty of receiving damage along with the rushing.  No reason this should be a committee when Coleman gets healthy.  Ward a good game in garbage time but not overly impressive.  A few more pounds and he would be Mike Tolbert.

WR: Hankerson a big game and is the no-doubt #2 on this team.  White appears to be done.  Hankerson is making great plays and no reason not to trust him now.  Jones held to little but only because of game flow.  Nothing to worry about.

TE: Nada.  Move on.

OL: Pretty strong game against a tough D line.  Was great for running game and protected reasonably well.  Continues to play better than last season.

Def: Gave up a lot because of prevent and reserves playing early.  Was pretty stout against the run.  Solid against the pass and was covering elite #1 WR well until Trufant wasn’t playing.  Gave up good games to WRs.

Atlanta Falcons Fantasy Football Analysis – Week 2

Week 2 – @ NYG – W 24-20

QB: Ryan was under pressure at times but still a good game.  O line troubles will be the only thing that stops him from being top 10 and potential top 5 QB.

RB: Coleman the better rushing game but Freeman the better receiving game.  Both had TDs.  They still look like almost identical players.  Wouldn’t gamble too big on either right now.

WR: Jones a huge game and looks phenomenal.  Can’t be stopped at the moment.  White disappeared with no explanation.  Hankerson a good game but I wouldn’t trust it yet.  Also had a terrible drop.

TE: Tamme a nice game and could be a sneaky play with the right match up.  Still not near a top option in this passing game so he’ll still do nothing probably more often than not.

OL: Had some trouble with blitzes on passing plays but managed okay.  Didn’t do much for running game.

Def: A little better against the run than numbers indicate but still not great.  Torched by Manning to Beckham and Vereen.  Pass rush wasn’t great.  Also gave up good game to TE.  Held rushers in check.

Atlanta Falcons Week 17 Fantasy Analysis

Week 17 – vs Carolina – L 3-34

QB: Ryan got zero blocking and was hit a ton.  Never had time to throw and it led to mistakes.  Should have been pulled for his own safety.

RB: Jackson DNP.  Rodgers looked good and had decent game.  D was tough and line wasn’t blocking so numbers were more impressive than they seemed.  Freeman did nothing.

WR: White a good game numbers-wise but didn’t play as great as it seemed.  Some drops and a fumble made it ugly.  Jones average and just couldn’t get open often enough.

TE: Still little for Toilolo.  Should be ignored next season until he shows something.

OL: Atrocious.  Some run blocking was okay against tough D but pass protection barely existed.  Needs wholesale changes in off-season.

Def: Trampled.  Got run on for a ton.  Pass D would have been torched if not for some drops.  Gave up good game to scrambling QB.  No other good games as production was spread out.

Atlanta Falcons Week 16 Fantasy Analysis

Week 16 – @ NO – W 30-14

QB: Ryan a decent game against a bad D.  Should have been better for fantasy purposes.

RB: Jackson injured.  Freeman broke one long TD but got little else on the ground.  Had good receiving game.  Line still can’t block so doesn’t really matter who is running.

WR: Jones a big game and was beating coverage at will.  White okay but just doesn’t look like the same player as he was anymore.  Will surprise occasionally but consistency is gone.

TE: Toilolo an improved game but still not doing enough for consideration.  Have to hope for a vast off-season improvement, especially in his hands.

OL: Still terrible.  Did nothing for run game but was decent against a bad pass rush.  Needs huge improvement.

Def: Good pass rush against terrible line.  Nice job stopping the run but lead limited carries.  Gave up good games to TE and RB.  Decent games to WRs.

Atlanta Falcons Week 15 Fantasy Analysis

Week 15 – vs Pittsburgh – L 20-27

QB: Ryan another big game as line allowed him time to throw.  He’ll have them as long as he is protected.

RB: Jackson a decent game but is TD-dependent and not getting enough touches.  Looks like he could still be a stud in a different offense and behind a better line.

WR: Jones DNP.  Douglas another big game and is probably in the running for best WR handcuff.  White a big game as well despite some drops.  Really looks like he’s lost a step at this point.  Hester a big game but still the hardest to trust.

TE: Toilolo still doing nothing.  Wouldn’t be shocked if they get someone else next season.

OL: Playing a lot better but came against weaker D.  Really protecting the QB well right now.

Def: Great run D considering the opponent.  Got thrown on for a ton and wasn’t covering well.  No pass rush.  Gave up big games to RB, and #1 WR.  Decent games to the rest.

Atlanta Falcons Week 14 Fantasy Analysis

Week 14 – @ GB – L 37-43

QB: Ryan a huge game despite a slow start.  Got time and picked apart a weak secondary, as he should.

RB: Jackson still looks good and runs as hard as anyone in the league.  Just needs a better line in front of him.

WR: Jones a monster game and just dominated in this one.  Coverage just didn’t matter.  White a good game getting a TD but not much else.  Douglas also a nice TD grab.

TE: 1 catch for Toilolo.  Doesn’t seem to be developing at all right now.

OL: Really strong game all-around.  Better pass protecting in this one but wasn’t terrible run blocking.

Def: Obliterated.  Did nothing well.  Gave up huge games to QB, RBs, and #1 WR.  Just destroyed by an elite O.

Atlanta Falcons Week 13 Fantasy Analysis

Week 13 – vs Arizona – W 29-18

QB: Ryan a good fantasy game but had some really bad throws and should have thrown more picks.  Still looked pretty good most of the time.

RB: Jackson a good game against a tough D and still looks great when the blocking is there.  Running really hard.

WR: White DNP.  Jones a monster game against a tough CB.  Looked incredible.  Douglas was great and is always a solid play when an injury happens.

TE: Toilolo got a short TD but little else.  Same story all season.

OL: Strong game against tough D.  Run blocking was surprisingly good in this one.  Still a little tough to trust for now.

Def: Halped by shaky QB play.  Lead limited runs.  Gave up decent games to WRs.  Held everything else in check.