Yesterday, we shared projections from ESPN’s Mike Clay for the Falcons. Those are interesting every year, but particularly this year with a brand new coaching staff, front office, and a changing roster. Clay put the Falcons on target for 8 wins and modest offensive improvement, with the former being more fair-sounding than the latter.
I argued that adding Arthur Smith as a coach is likely to improve the offense quite a bit, and the inclusion of Kyle Pitts to a group of weapons that already includes Julio Jones*, Calvin Ridley, Hayden Hurst, Russell Gage and an underrated back in Mike Davis means the Falcons are pretty stacked on that side of the ball.