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Falcons are trying to “move back” to an outside zone scheme

The Falcons can be a frequent source of migraines, heart burn, and frustration.

It has been the most consistent thing about this regime, more accurately stretching back to the turn on the millennium. Fans get to see exactly how the team can be successful, then the team will inevitably do the exact opposite, while telling fans, “Trust us, we definitely aren’t doing the opposite.”

After Kyle Shanahan showed how his unique outside zone blocking scheme paired with multiple options ran out of the same formations was a great way to establish an unstoppable running game and produce explosive passing plays finding mismatches, there were two ways to go with a replacement.