Another week, another set of snap counts. The Falcons are slowly, steadily moving toward giving young players a larger slice of the playing time, which is a positive in a totally lost season. The question is, did it make a difference for Atlanta, and will it continue?
The answer to the first one is pretty much a resounding no, given that they got stomped, but it does seem like the Falcons are going to give more playing time to young guys and reserves the rest of the way, which is a net positive.
The Falcons did try some unique things for a change this week, so without belaboring just how bad they were, let’s jump into the counts and see what we can learn.