LISTEN: Falcons Deal With Losing Isaiah Oliver

Locked On Falcons: Roles for Pitts, Ridley and Patterson; plus Q&A with guest Allen Strk

Jeremy Brener | Oct 6, 2021

Isaiah Oliver was showing signs of playing his best football yet.

The fourth-year cornerback, in a contract year with the Atlanta Falcons, was peaking at the right time. That's what makes Oliver's season-ending injury that much more devastating.

Oliver was expected to be one of the biggest playmakers in the secondary, but now the Falcons must regroup.

Rookie fifth-round pick Avery Williams should see his playing time increase as a result of Oliver's injury.

It's not going to be as pretty, but the Falcons have to truck on like any other team would.

On this episode of "Locked On Falcons," host Aaron Freeman breaks down the impact of Oliver's season-ending injury, and how critical it is that the Falcons get more out of Kyle Pitts and Calvin Ridley on offense.

He looks at the team's roster moves, including moving Oliver and punter Cam Nizialek to injured reserve, and what their potential replacements might do on defense and special teams.

Later in the show, Aaron is joined by Allen Strk (The Falcoholic) to discuss why playmakers like Pitts and Ridley haven't performed up to expectations so far this year.

Aaron breaks down why he doesn't think increasing Cordarrelle Patterson's workload is going to cure the Falcons' ailments.

Aaron deals with all that and more on this episode of "Locked On Falcons." For more podcasts and information, join us here.

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Published Oct 6, 2021

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.