Atlanta Falcons Snap Counts

Julio Jones played 79% of the team snaps this week, and looked much better with the toe injury. He will have plenty of time to rest before their next game. Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman split the workload 60-40, with Freeman leading the way. Mohamed Sanu also bounced back from injury.

Julio Jones returned from his toe injury, but certainly wasn't 100%. He played 62% of the team snaps, but we are not sure if that will increase next week. Taylor Gabriel and Aldrick Robinson benefit when Jones is limited. Devonta Freeman played 54% of the team snaps to Tevin Coleman's 37%.

Atlanta held a beatdown over San Francisco at home this week. If you played Devonta Freeman, you had a good week with three touchdowns. Tevin Coleman played 46% of the snaps, which was just a bit more than Freeman. Julio Jones was out again, and we saw Mohamed Sanu, Taylor Gabriel, and Aldrick Robinson picked up the slack.

The Falcons demolished Los Angeles on the road this past week, forcing Matt Ryan to take a seat come the fourth quarter. Julio Jones was also out this was week, pushing Taylor Gabriel, Justin Hardy, and Aldrick Robinson to play more snaps. Robinson, Gabriel, Hardy was how they went in order from greatest to least. Tevin Coleman had one less snap than Devonta Freeman this week.

The Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman split got a bit closer this week. Freeman played 43 snaps to Freeman's 32. I wouldn't be surprised to see this be about the same each game going forward. Julio Jones played just 65% of the snaps, which was down from normal weeks.

Taylor Gabriel continued his hot stretch, playing 50% of the team snaps in a home run threat like role behond Mohamed Sanu and Julio Jones. Austin Hooper continued to out-snap other tight end, but just played 47% of the snaps. Tevin Coleman came back, and played 46% of the snaps. This should remain similar.

Bye Week

Devonta Freeman played 43 snaps this week, which is the highest since Tevin Coleman has gone down. He should be due back, so we can expect a more even approach. Austin Hooper played 72% of the snaps with the Jacob Tamme injury. Mohamed Sanu had a lackluster amount of targets for his 46 snaps.

Tevin Coleman was out again this week, which pushed Devonta Freeman into a slightly bigger role, although not as big as you think. He played 63% of the snaps as Terron Ward played 32%. Julio Jones was a big banged up, playing just 73% of the snaps, but had a solid game when it came to fantasy production.

Tevin Coleman was out this week, and that pushed Devonta Freeman a few more snaps. He played 73% of the team snaps this week, and would continue that pace as long as Coleman is out. With Jacob Tamme banged up, Austin Hooper played 73% of the team snaps and would be the starting tight end in Week 9.

It looks like Tevin Coleman will miss some time with a hamstring injury, forcing Devonta Freeman into a heavy snap role. He played 75% of the snaps this week, and that would be a much more consistent number going forward. Outside of that, it was much more of the usual, which was Julio Jones dominance in the passing game.

It was good to see Julio Jones playing over 90% of the snaps, and it seems to me like the ankle is a non-issue now. Mohamed Sanu played over 75% of the snaps, which is a good sign for him and his health. Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman were nearly 50-50 this week, but as usual Freeman carried the advantage.

The Atlanta backfield was a huge success this week, and we saw a 60-40 workload between Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman. Both found the end zone again, and have been a successful duo. Freeman is still the heavier used back, but touchdown consistency has been there for Coleman at the moment. Julio Jones also played 75% of the snaps.

It was the Julio Jones show in Week 4, but he still only played 70% of the snaps. It didn't matter, but he still not playing a full dose like some of the other elite wide receivers. Mohammed Sanu is playing through injury, and played 78% of the snaps. No real second options emerged behind those two.

Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman both ripped apart the Saints defense on Monday night. Freeman had 59% of the snaps to 42% for Coleman. Both combined for four touchdowns. Julio Jones was a non factor and played just 73% of the snaps. No receiver or tight end played over 75% of the snaps for Atlanta.

Julio Jones is clearly dealing with an injury, playing 77% of the snaps. He had a couple of drives pacing the sidelines, but should continue to play through it. Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman still are nearly a split backfield in terms of snaps. Freeman still led the way playing 53%.

Atlanta might be in for some trouble in week 2, if Mohamed Sanu can't go. He played 86% of the snaps which compared to 85% for Julio Jones. Both are dealing with ankle injuries, as Justin Hardy might be forced to pickup a bigger role. Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman is a topic of discussion, nearly going a split workload. Freeman finished with 55% of the snaps, to Coleman's 49%.

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Atlanta Falcons Snap Count Breakdown

There's no questioning Matt Ryan is the main option at quarterback for the Falcons, and it showed in 2015. Ryan played 98 percent of the snaps in 2015, and only gave way Sean Renfree on the other two percent when games were out of reach. Things should remain the same in Atlanta for the foreseeable future.

Devonta Freeman took the starting running back spot and ran with it. Tevin Coleman started out the season as the starter, but got injured in week two and missed a few weeks. In that time, Freeman became a dominant fantasy contributor, and solidified his spot at the top of the depth chart. Freeman ended up playing around 70 percent of the snaps, leaving the last 30 percent for Coleman and Terron Ward to fight over. The split should be more even between Coleman and Freeman in 2016, but it's tough to forget how much Freeman outplayed Coleman.

One last year with Roddy White and Julio Jones as the top tandem in the offense. Both played over 80 percent of the snaps. White is no longer with the team, along with Leonard Hankerson. Justin Hardy could see an increase on the 30 percent of the snaps he saw, but It isn't likely he becomes a prominent part of the offense. Mohamed Sanu is the new addition to this offense, and should take over a bit part of what White and Hankerson left behind.

The Falcons simply didn't use a lot of tight ends in 2015. Jacob Tamme did see a solid 67 percent of offensive snaps, but no others saw more than 8 percent, which means 25 percent of the Falcons offensive plays didn't have a tight end. With 2016 third round pick Austin Hooper now in the mix, they could shift to a few more plays with tight ends in them in 2016.