Falcons offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter said the coaching staff put the entire offensive operation under a microscope over the bye week and came up with several conclusions.
“You look at it from every angle,” Koetter said on Monday. “You confirm all of the stuff that you already knew. There are some things that you are doing well and it’s like why don’t we do that more. Other things that we are not doing well, you say, we have to do that better. Or we need to stop trying to do it, one or the other.”
They were not pleased with the rushing attack, which is averaging 68.5 yards per game, third from the bottom in the 32 team NFL.
“From an efficient standpoint and an explosive standpoint, it’s not where we need it to be,” Koetter said. “Not where we want it to be.”
The Falcons hope to make some strides over the second half of the season,
“That’s one of the areas where I think we can make the most improvement in the second half of the year is in the run game,” Koetter said. “We just have to be more consistent across the board. That’s everything from sustaining blocks to our tracks to our blocking on the perimeter.”
Running back Devonta Freeman has rushed 97 times for 333 yards, for a 3.4 average per carry and does not have a rushing touchdown on the season. Backup Ito Smith, who’s in the concussion protocol has rushed 22 times from 106 yards.
Brian Hill had a nice 23-yard touchdown run against the Seahawks in the team’s last outing.
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