Falcons special teams coordinator Keith Armstrong is not one to mince his words.
While he was pleased with the play of Justin Hardy, Terron Ward and Robenson Therezie (early in season), Armstrong felt his units were not very good last season.
“I thought we were average,” Armstrong said. “I think we need to get better as a coverage unit. I think we need to get better in the return game and we did not block any field goals or punts last year. We’ve got some work to do.”
Armstrong, as usual, was on point.
The Falcons were the 22nd in the league in the Dallas Morning News' special teams rankings compiled by Rick Gosselin.
The Baltimore Ravens finished with the best special teams in the NFL last season, followed by the New York Giants, Jacksonville Jaguars and the Dallas Cowboys.
The Saints had the best special teams in the NFC South and were ranked 21st overall. Tampa Bay (26) and Carolina (30) were third and fourth.
According to football outsiders, the Falcons has the best special teams units (22nd) in the NFC South followed by Carolina (23), New Orleans (26) and Tampa Bay (30).
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