FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Bijan Robinson took the handoff and started running toward the right side of the field behind his offensive line. It looked like he might get toward the edge -- throughout the first week of training camp, the Atlanta Falcons rookie had often beaten defenders to the turning point on the field -- but then, almost in slow motion, he stopped.
He pivoted. Then he turned up field, right into the hole created by his linemen.
This was Saturday and the pads had yet to come on -- the Falcons had their first padded practice Monday -- but every day so far, there has been a play which already showed Robinson to be one of the best players on the field.