With the draft behind us and the schedule available, it’s projection season. Few projections are as comprehensive as those of ESPN’s Mike Clay, who builds his for all 32 teams. The good news is that his projections for the Falcons are interesting, and the bad news is that they’re not really all that flattering.
We should note at the start that Clay is a fantasy guy by trade, but also someone who has shown himself to be pretty good at this. His projected 8 (technically 7.7, but you gotta round up) wins for the Falcons last year closely mirrored a lot of fans who didn’t expect this team to crater quite so hard, but he was off just 10 on their total points scored, 20 on their points allowed, and missed Matt Ryan’s final stat line by just 70 yards, 2 touchdowns and 1 interception.