Falcons offense is better without Devonta Freeman

[SpursFanSinceNovember2017]

Look at the scores of the games he's missed

Falcons 23 Bears 17
Falcons 34 Packers 23
Falcons 30 Lions 26
Falcons 17 Bills 23
Falcons 17 Dolphins 20
Falcons 7 Patriots 23
Falcons 25 Jets 20
Falcons 17 Panthers 20
Falcons 27 Cowboys 7
Falcons 34 Seahawks 31
Falcons 34 Buccaneers 20
Falcons 9 Vikings 14
Falcons 20 Saints 17
Falcons 24 Buccaneers 21
Falcons 13 Saints 23
Falcons 22 Panthers 10
Falcons 26 Rams 13
Falcons 10 Eagles 15
Falcons 12 Eagles 18
Falcons 31 Panthers 24
Falcons 37 Saints 43
Falcons 36 Bengals 37
Falcons 17 Steelers 41
Falcons 34 Buccaneers 29
Falcons 23 Giants 20
Falcons 38 Redskins 14

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I'll update this later:

Source:
Atlanta Falcons 2017 Game Log | Pro-Football-Reference.com
Atlanta Falcons 2018 Game Log | Pro-Football-Reference.com

Without Freeman = 163 points in 5 games which comes out to an average of 32.6 PPG.
With Freeman (Regular season) = 270 points in 14 games which comes out to an average of 19.2 PPG.
With Freeman (Regular season and playoffs) = 306 points in 16 games which comes out to an average of 19.1 PPG.

 

[Primetime21]

And

 

[Bigblackted4]

Yeah I don’t know about this one

 

[LurkMoar]

He was a beast with shanny

 

[75 Others]

I always said Coleman was the better back with how this offense is built

 

[AVXL]

I always said Coleman was the better back with how this offense is built

They're better with both on the field. Free is a better runner inside the tackles, Coleman is shiftier and has better hands. They're both good, but these stats are more of an anomaly than a hard fact

 

[AlphaOne]

Freeman still the better back.

Runs with heart so I’ll always respect him

 

[Frump]

Rbs mean very little and are interchangeable even the great ones

The Steelers average over 30
without Leveon Bell

Drafting rbs high or giving them big money makes no sense in today’s game

I don’t think anyone rushed for more then 84 yards yesterday lol

 

[DerrtySouthpaw]

We’re better with freeman no question. STATS BE DAMNED that nikka run his heart out

 

[feelosofer]

They still need him if they want to he legit playoff contenders.

 

[SpursFanSinceNovember2017]

 

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[Geek Nasty]

The running game isn't about points it's about ball control. Wear down the defense and rest yours, keep the other offense off the field. punch it into the endzone and pick up 1st down in short yardage. Teams that run it more score less because you eat more clock with the running game.

If you have to pass it all the time your QB risks injury, plus the passing game is higher risk/higher reward anyway. There's a reason teams don't get pass happy unless they're down big in the 4th quarter.