Falcons Offensive Line vs. Steelers Offensive Line
In a fully healthy, dream Week 1 world, Pittsburgh Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin would trot out his Week 1 Offensive Line as such:
LT - Broderick Jones
LG - Isaac Seumalo
C - Nate Herbig
RG - James Daniels
RT - Troy Fautanu (1st Round Rookie)
Instead, he will most likely get this lineup for Week 1 on the road against the Atlanta Falcons in Mercedes-Benz Stadium:
Per Schefty: #HereWeGo starting left guard Isaac Seumalo left practice today with a pectoral injury.
— Clint Goss (@NFLDraftDome) August 28, 2024
Week 1 #Steelers O-Line vs. #Falcons
- Replacement Center
- Replacement LG
- IR reserve RT Dylan Cook
- Questionable 1st Round LT Troy Fautanu
- Confused Broderick Jones at RT? https://t.co/UK4HWE0G9g
LT - Dan Moore Jr.
LG - Spencer Anderson/Mason McCormick (Rookie)
C - Zach Frazier (Rookie)
RG - James Daniels
RT - Broderick Jones
*Troy Fautanu is Questionable.
In a fully healthy, dream Week 1 world, Falcons Head Coach Raheem Morris would trot out his Week 1 Offensive Line as such:
LT - Jake Matthews
LG - Matthew Bergeron
C - Drew Dalman
RG - Chris Lindstrom
RT - Kaleb McGary
He will get this:
LT - Jake Matthews
LG - Matthew Bergeron
C - Drew Dalman
RG - Chris Lindstrom
RT - Kaleb McGary
Get the point? When both are fully healthy, the Falcons’ line is superior.
“Falcons OL is a mess” - per Steelers fan https://t.co/vBJgGmNjns
— Damski 🫶🏽 (@Damski32) September 5, 2024
LT: Jake Matthews > Dan Moore Jr.
- Matthews 6th pick, Moore Jr. 128th pick
- Matthews 162 starts, Moore Jr. 49 starts
- Matthews 2x All-American/1x Pro Bowler
LG: Matthew Bergeron > Spencer Anderson/Mason McCormick (Rookie)
- Bergeron 38th pick, Anderson 251st pick, McCormick 119th
- Bergeron 17 starts, Anderson has 0 starts/8 games played
C: Drew Dalman’s Experience For Now …? Zach Frazier (Rookie)
- Dalman 114th pick, Frazier 51st pick
- 31 starts/48 games played
RG: Chris Lindstrom> James Daniels
- Lindstrom 14th pick, 39th pick
- Lindstrom 71 starts, Daniels 80 starts
- Lindstrom 2x 2nd Team All-Pro
*Lindstrom is the best Guard in football. That is all.
RT: Kaleb McGary’s Experience For Now …? Broderick Jones
- McGary 31st pick, Jones 14th pick
- McGary 76 starts, Jones 11 starts
Broderick Jones says he doesn’t know what position he’s playing. That can’t help with his development. Afraid he’ll get ruined like Kevin Dotson. pic.twitter.com/BMurhShHCE
— Andrew Fillipponi (@ThePoniExpress) August 27, 2024
*Main reserve RT Dylan Cook is on IR as well.
Offensive Coordinator Arthur Smith Calling Their Plays with This Personnel - Deja Vu?
Interesting look at offensive play-caller rankings from@PattonAnalytics.
— Connor Allen (@ConnorAllenNFL) December 21, 2023
My biggest Takeaway is pure confirmation bias:
Arthur Smith is not only the worst but twice as bad as the next closest 💀 pic.twitter.com/GOigwZ2X03
- Former Falcon WR Van Jefferson will be the starting WR2 on Sunday.
Van’s Falcons 2023 stat line (12 Games) with Ex-Head Coach, now OC Arthur Smith:
- 12 catches, 101 yards.
- WR Scotty Miller is potentially the WR4 with rookie 3rd-round pick WR Roman Wilson Questionable to play (Ankle).
Scotty’s Falcons 2023 stat line (17 Games) with Ex-Head Coach, now OC Arthur Smith:
- 11 catches, 161 yards, 2 TDs.
- WR3 Calvin Austin III enters Year 3 with 180 career receiving yards as more of a gadget 5-foot-9, 162-pound return man.
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