Atlanta Falcons
Season Preview
2022
Season Preview 2022
Returning stars
TE Kyle Pitts
Key veteran adds
QB Marcus Mariota
Key veteran losses
QB Matt Ryan, RB Mike Davis, WR Russell Gage, TE Hayden Hurst
Key draft picks
WR Drake London (8)
Analysis
The Falcons are in rebuilding mode after trying to see, hear, and speak no evil their way through last season with QB Matt Ryan. But the Boston College product is past his prime and lost his winning ways in Atlanta. QB Marcus Mariota is merely a stopgap, but you could find worse stopgaps. What’s really going to hurt is the roster turnover. Playable veterans find their way onto the team, but lack of continuity and no real plan beyond tanking for draft picks dooms their prospects. TE Kyle Pitts will get thrown a ton of balls.
