The way that the Atlanta Falcons built their offense around the quarterback may finally pay dividends as The 33rd Team’s Marcus Mosher ranked the top eight offensive cores in the NFL. Atlanta just missed the top five as they ranked sixth with quarterback Kirk Cousins and the trio of first round picks, Kyle Pitts, Drake London and Bijan Robinson highlighted.
This one is a bit of a projection, considering Kirk Cousins signed with the Atlanta Falcons this offseason, but the team’s talent is impossible to deny.
Bijan Robinson was the No. 6 overall pick a year ago and was spectacular during his rookie season. He recorded 1,463 yards from scrimmage on just 272 touches and is set to have an even bigger workload this season.
Drake London has been productive despite awful quarterback play, and Kyle Pitts is the first tight end since Mike Ditka to record 1,000 receiving yards during his rookie season.
Pitts, London, and Robinson are all 23 or younger heading into the 2024 season, which certainly factored into their ranking on this list. As long as Cousins can stay healthy, the Falcons can be one of the league’s top three or four offenses this season.
The projection necessary for this kind of distinction is certainly lofty while we’re sitting here in June, but there’s no denying the talent Atlanta has on offense. Given their decision to stand pat on the defensive side of things, they are expecting the Falcons to not only be a top ten offense, but competing to be a top five offense, as these projections state.