Chalk Talk: Shanahan on Explosive Plays, Hardy

Each week, AtlantaFalcons.com writer Andrew Hirsh sits down with offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan. Today, they discuss explosive plays, Justin Hardy and more.

Andrew Hirsh:I was looking over some stats today, and I noticed Matt Ryan is on pass to throw a lot fewer deep passes than normal. Is this a product of the system?

Kyle Shanahan: I think, if you look at it over the years, (deep passing) has been a huge part of the offense. You never know week to week what it's going to be. LAst week we plyed Tampa 2 every single play, so you don't get many deep plays. But the thing I'm happy with is, I think we're in the top four teams in explosive plays (runs of 12-plus yards and passes of 20-plus…