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Falcons' Drake London Reveals Offensive Identity

Drake London is part of the reason the Atlanta Falcons can pride their offense on versatility.

Jeremy Brener

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The Atlanta Falcons feature a lot of high-end talent on the offensive side of the ball, as evidenced in the team's past three drafts.

In every draft of the Arthur Smith and general manager Terry Fontenot regime, a skill player has led off the class ... tight end Kyle Pitts in 2021, receiver Drake London in 2022 and running back Bijan Robinson in 2023.

Add that to a group with veterans Cordarrelle Patterson and Jonnu Smith, along with 1,000-yard rusher Tyler Allgeier, and you have yourself a very balanced, versatile offense.

“You’re not going to know where any of us are at,” London said via Josh Kendall of The Athletic. “You’re going to have to try to find us, and we’re going to go out there and play our style of ball, which is aggressive and physical.”

The beauty of the Falcons' offense is that each of these players can line up in different spots.

While London primarily operates on the outside, he can always slide into the slot.

Patterson started his career at receiver, but moved to running back in recent years. Now with Bijan and Allgeier in the fold, he could see more snaps back as a pass-catcher.

Bijan is slated to be the top running back in the offense, but he's previously alluded to lining up at receiver in earlier offseason practices.

Then, the top two tight ends provide potential mismatches. The addition of Jonnu Smith, who has worked with Arthur Smith in the past with the Tennessee Titans, could push Pitts into more of a receiver role. Or, it's possible that Pitts can act as a blocker while Smith operates as the receiving tight end.

The Falcons have multiple ways to gain yards and win games on the offensive side of the ball, and that's the easiest way to help a second-year quarterback like Desmond Ridder succeed.

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JEREMY BRENER

Jeremy Brener is an editor, writer and social media manager for several Fan Nation websites. His work has also been featured in 247 Sports and SB Nation as a writer and podcaster. Brener has been with Fan Nation since 2021. Brener grew up in Houston, going to Astros, Rockets and Texans games as a kid. He moved to Orlando in 2016 to go to college and pursue a degree. He hosts "The Dream Take" podcast covering the Rockets, which has produced over 350 episodes since March 2020. Brener graduated in May 2020 from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism minoring in Sport Business Management. While at UCF, Brener worked for the school's newspaper NSM.today and "Hitting the Field," a student-run sports talk show and network. He was the executive producer for "Hitting the Field" from 2019-20. During his professional career, Brener has covered a number of major sporting events including the Pro Bowl, March Madness and several NBA and NFL games. As a fan, Brener has been to the 2005 World Series, 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2016 NCAA National Championship between the Villanova Wildcats and North Carolina Tar Heels. Now, Brener still resides in the Central Florida area and enjoys writing, watching TV, hanging out with friends and going to the gym. Brener can be followed on Twitter @JeremyBrener. For more inquiries, please email jeremybrenerchs@gmail.com.

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