Chalk Talk: Shanahan Ready for Carolina

Each week, AtlantaFalcons.com writer Andrew Hirsh sits down with offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan. Today, they discuss Matt Ryan's progress, the Panthers defense and more.

Andrew Hirsh: I'd like to focus on the red zone today. Julio Jones doesn't have a touchdown in more than a month and mentioned that opponents are doing a good job taking him out of plays near and past the goal line. Is that simply because defenses are double-teaming him, or are there more complex strategies in place?

Kyle Shanahan: It's both. When you play a Tampa 2 team, you can't throw any jump balls. No one in the world does that, so you hope to get Julio on some single matchups. We try to move him around, get him as…