ON THE FALCONS BEAT
ON THE FALCONS BEAT

Schweitzer’s play improving after rough start

Offensive linemen Ben Garland (63) and Wes Schweitzer (71) battled for the starting right guard position throughout the exhibition season. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
Offensive linemen Ben Garland (63) and Wes Schweitzer (71) battled for the starting right guard position throughout the exhibition season. Curtis Compton/ccompton@ajc.com
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Oct 16, 2017

Falcons right guard Wes Schweitzer continues to play well after that shaky debut in the season-opener at Chicago.

Over 57 offensive snaps against Miami on Sunday, a 20-17 loss, Schweitzer didn’t’ allow a pressure in 39 pass blocking snaps and finished with his highest game grade (83.3) of the season from profootballfocus.com.

He has now graded as a top-10 guard in two consecutive games.

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