The Falcons will not break with tradition and play their starters at least a half during Saturday’s exhibition game against the Titans.
The third game of the preseason is typically the game where the starting units see the most game action. Head coach Mike Smith said the team will do some game planning, as it would in a regular-season game, this week. However, he indicated that the Falcons would not show their entire hand during the exhibition.
“We are going to want to take the starters through the first half of the game,” Smith said. “We’ll make a determination by the number of snaps (they play) whether they will come back out and play in the second half for a series. That is the way we’ve handled it in years past.”
