The Atlanta Falcons should have one of the league’s great rushing attacks in 2023, but they did not. The quarterback situation ultimately got Arthur Smith fired, but the way the ground game regressed this past year despite the talent on hand probably should have been discussed more here and elsewhere. The sorry state of the passing attack just overshadowed it.
Despite that, and despite the fact that the great Cordarrelle Patterson faded into the background this year and may not return, the team is set up with one of the better running back duos in football for years to come.