Tua Tagovailoa’s Falcons debut on Friday confirmed that he and the remainder of the Atlanta offense have some work to do.
Granted, it was a short outing, with Tagovailoa solely enjoying two sequence with the starters in Atlanta in opposition to the Denver Broncos, and it wasn’t the total lineup. RB Bijan Robinson and RT Jawaan Taylor each sat out, and Drake London solely performed a number of snaps.
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However even in opposition to a great Denver protection that fielded a few of its beginning unit, the Falcons’ offense confirmed little of the firepower they’re hoping for within the common season, with their three important playmakers again.
On Tagovailoa’s first sequence, the Falcons went three and out. Tua dropped a shotgun snap that hit him squarely within the palms, resulting in a sack, and so they punted one play later.
The second sequence wasn’t a lot better. The Broncos have been getting stress usually, with Tagovailoa having to throw a number of passes away. He was hit onerous on third down, which could have led head coach Kevin Stefanski to say no mas.
Tagovailoa completed his outing 3-for-5 passing for 22 yards. He focused TE Kyle Pitts on 4 of his 5 passes, usually beneath duress.
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With Michael Penix Jr. nonetheless out with harm, Cooper Rush changed Tagovailoa and promptly was picked on his second move try of the sport.
It is onerous to evaluate the Falcons’ offensive efficiency in a vacuum on Friday. The largest eyesore was the stress the offensive line surrendered, with Michael Jarrell changing Taylor. The blocking wasn’t nice.
They’re going to need to get that ironed out earlier than the following preseason recreation, and definitely previous to Week 1. Tagovailoa wants all of the clear pockets he can get if he desires to fend off Penix this complete season.
