Adnan Ikic

1 month ago | thefalcoholic.com | Dave Choate |Adnan Ikic |Saivion Mixson

Photo by Kevin Sabitus/Getty Images The 2025 Atlanta Falcons schedule is out, and we have thoughts. The team is headed into a critically important season where the continued employment of front office personnel and coaches may hinge on winning, the team is trying to shake off seven straight losing years, and they’re hoping that players like Michael Penix and Jalon Walker will prove to be franchise building blocks. Does this schedule enable that?

1 month ago | thefalcoholic.com | Dave Choate |Kevin Knight |Adnan Ikic

Kirby Lee-Imagn Images Jalon Walker is a player the Atlanta Falcons believe in, and they’re hardly alone. Fans are hopeful, analysts are intrigued, and teammates think he’s going to be a star. In that constellation of opinion, of course, are questions about his true upside as a pass rusher and where he’ll play in the NFL. We’re thinking about all of that, but mostly we’re thinking about year one impact and role.

2 months ago | thefalcoholic.com | Adnan Ikic |Dave Choate

Photo by CFP/Getty Images The Atlanta Falcons moved up again, jumping from pick 101 to pick 96 to select ____ with their late third round draft selection, which they received from the Los Angeles Rams as part of a larger trade on Night 1 of the draft. They used that pick on Notre Dame safety Xavier Watts. In Watts, the Falcons are getting an extremely smart, instinctual safety who can pair with Jessie Bates to give opposing offenses fits, especially with his ability to make plays on the ball.

Jan 5, 2025 | thefalcoholic.com | Adnan Ikic

Photo by John Byrum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images In chess, we would call what the Falcons did last Sunday night against the Washington Commanders a blunder, and one which was brutal enough to put them on their heels and on the verge of being checkmated.

Dec 31, 2024 | thefalcoholic.com | Adnan Ikic

Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images It was a brutal defeat at the hands of the Washington Commanders on Sunday Night Football, which has now stripped the Falcons of control in the NFC South and has all but eliminated them from playoff contention, even if they are still mathematically alive. The offense looked choppy at times in the second half, but they managed to put up points and made things worthwhile for plenty of fantasy owners in their championship weeks.