The Atlanta Falcons are in a state of full disarray after a disastrous 12 months surrounding star receiver Calvin Ridley. Few issues in skilled soccer are extra miserable than taking a gander on the Falcons’ vast receiver depth chart. Even when Deshaun Watson eliminates the Falcons from competition, Atlanta shouldn’t let Jarvis Landry go away the power with out inking a deal in free company.
Jarvis Landry must be an Atlanta Falcon
Austin Trammell, Chad Hansen, Christian Blake, Olamide Zaccheaus, and Frank Darby are the present crop of Falcons receivers. These 5 gamers have a mixed 109 receptions of their careers. Three receivers had extra receptions than that in 2021 alone. Solely two of these receivers have been drafted. Hansen was the highest-drafted as a fourth-rounder in 2017.
Permitting Landry to stroll out of the constructing can be roster malpractice by common supervisor Terry Fontenot. Landry has by no means been an awesome athlete, nevertheless it’s by no means stopped him from producing like a dependable weapon over the center. His manufacturing and availability have dipped over the previous two seasons, so he shouldn’t be an costly free agent.
Landry enhances Kyle Pitts nicely
With Hayden Hurst almost definitely on the transfer, there will probably be an urge for head coach Arthur Smith to make use of Kyle Pitts as a extra conventional tight finish. NO! We can not permit that to occur. He’s too explosive and invaluable on the surface to be operating choice routes beneath zone protection. That is the place Landry comes into play.
Landry would act because the decoy to attempt to make linebackers cheat ahead, whereas Pitts sneaks behind them to assault intermediate comfortable spots in opposition to zone coverages.
In 2021, Landry’s common depth of goal was 7.9, whereas Pitts sat at 10.8. Pitts will and may align everywhere in the formation, however Landry opens up the center of the sphere for Matt Ryan, or Watson, to assault the leverage of LBs.
Falcons want extra expertise to be aggressive
Vast receiver is way from the one sore spot on Atlanta’s roster. They’ve points up and down the roster. Landry brings expertise to an inexperienced receiving corps. Signing cornerback Casey Hayward Jr. to play reverse of younger famous person A.J. Terrell was a wonderful first step, however they’ve a protracted option to go.
