We know the Atlanta Falcons are an improved football team. While we can’t know just how improved until they actually play the games, to say nothing of getting through the NFL Draft and the long summer ahead, it would be difficult to quibble with the idea that they’re probably moderately-to-drastically better on offense, which should lift the larger team. But just how improved is this team now, before the draft and a seemingly inevitable (if small) second wave of free agency?
Kevin Cole, a longtime “data scientist” at Pro Football Focus, has continued his work on his annual improvement index now that he’s out on his own at his newsletter, Unexpected Points.