As the Atlanta Falcons head into their Week 12 bye, there are a few things that will need to be cleaned up after losing to the Denver Broncos. One of the areas of concern for the Falcons was their lack of pass-rush, which has been a concern the entire season.
The pass-rush was so bad against the Broncos in fact, that Bo Nix, a quarterback with great skills as a runner, only needed to leave the pocket twice.
On the other side of the bye week the Falcons will welcome in the Los Angeles Chargers and quarterback Justin Herbert, who just ran all over the Cincinnati Bengals last week to the tune of five carries for 65 yards. Not only does Herbert have elite skills as a runner, he is a much more skilled pocket passer than Nix.
If Herbert is allowed to stand in a clean pocket versus the Falcons, another long day could be in store for them. Andy Bunker and Randy McMichael spoke with Falcons color analyst Dave Archer about what went wrong in Denver and how to correct these things over the bye week.
