How can the Falcons generate a pass rush

How can we generate a pa s rush this season?Thats a question the have been asking for way too damn long. For the better part of the past decade, the Falcons have not had a double-digit sack leader on their roster. Their last double-digit sack year was in 2016 with Vic Beasley. Before that, it was in 2012 with John Abraham. Which oddly correlates to two Matt Dumba Women Jersey NFC Championship Games and a Super Bowl.As a team, however, the Falcons have been just as dreadful. From 2014 to now, the Falcons have had:2014: 22 Sacks2015: 19 Sacks2016: 34 Sacks2017: 39 Sacks2018: 37 Sacks2019: 28 Sacks2020: 29 Sacks2021: 18 Sacks2022: 21 Sacks2023: 42 SacksEven at 42 Sacks last season, the highest point over the past ten years for the Falcons, they still ranked only 21st in the league in sacks. That sucks. Whats the problem? Do we lack talent that badly? Is the scheme that vanilla? Lets take a look at some of the different factors.The WeaponsThe Falcons approached their pa s rusher plan pretty uniquely this offseason with new HC and DC Raheem Morris and Jimmy Lake. They let their top two sack leaders, Bud Dupree and Calais Campbell, walk in free agency. How did they addre s it and who do they have to work with?On paper, they have the former golden boy of the defensive line in Grady Jarrett. Jarrett had proven himself as one of Matt Dumba Jersey the better interior defensive linemen in the NFL acro s his career. He has 34 career sacks acro s his career but has only had more than 5 sacks in a season 3 times. The biggest concern is that Grady is at 31 years old. Which may or may not end up being an i sue, but we need to take it into account.The other player that most expect to break out and turn into that guy is third-year pa s rusher Arnold Ebiketie. For all intents and purposes, Ebiketie had a fine sophomore season last year with 6 sacks, but its tough to expect him to jump to a pa s rush star in year three.For what its worth, AK improved from years one to two. But he did have help from Campbell and Dupree. This year the a sistance that Jarrett and Ebiketie have looks pretty different.The New Guys on the BlockThe Falcons took a pretty unconventional approach to fixing their Chris Stewart Jersey pa s rush after letting Campbell and Dupree leave. They added three* different interior defensive linemen to the rotation. (Yes we know, it was a weak group.) Those three* additions were:, Clemson, Oregon, UGA*** Eddie Goldman did return to the roster, however, I did not include him in this grouping.The big names of those three additions are Ruke and Dorlus. They add unique versatility to a weak defensive line unit. Ruke and Dorlus should be able to carve in rotational roles in pa sing situations, which should give the Falcons some real flexibility and creativity in pa s-rushing situations.They also added a third-round outside linebacker from Washington. Trice is a very sneaky acquisition as he has led Washington in sacks over the past two seasons with 16 sacks. The big kicker here is that Trice has led the FBS in pre sures the past two seasons with 70 in 2022 and 78 in 2023.What to expectObviously, before the first game of the season, J.T. Brown Kids Jersey we dont really know what to expect the defense to do. But what we can hope for is this:A vast array of stunts, pre sures, and unique looks that allow our young twitchy defenders to run free and cause chaos. The additions of Dorlus and Ruke give two young defenders who can operate well in acro s the defensive line anywhere from a 5 tech to a 3 tech.From those positions, we can see some long sticks or slants or other creative ways to free up our young linebackers on stunts and blitzes.Creating a sumptions here, but my thoughts would be to stunt with AK and Trice and the young DLs and hope you can get guys on cleanup duty. Its a dangerous game in todays NFL with how well quarterbacks move under pre sure because if you cant get cleanup, you create escape routes for these mobile quarterbacks to kill you with their feet. But sometimes when you dont have a true blue guy, you have to get creative.Its a tough situation when you dont have a guy as a pa s rusher, but lets Eric Fehr Jersey see if the Falcons can stir up some sacks.
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