Between the depth chart and the amount of playing time by James Pearce Jr. it is crystal clear that the Atlanta Falcons aren't quite ready to count on him for Week 1 of the regular season.
Head Coach Raheem Morris has made it a habit of not playing his important (for the lack of a better word) players in the preseason.
One would figure that JPJ—the team's original draft target with the No. 15 pick—would be among those players, but that hasn't been the case. They still think he needs more reps before meaningful action.