Bijan Robinson held a significantly larger role than Tyler Allgeier in the Atlanta Falcons’ Week 1 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Will is stay that way?
’ running backs room features two young playmakers — one is a 1,000-yard rusher, the other is the franchise’s rookie record holder in yards from scrimmage — and the age-old question of how best to utilize both., who took 18 carries for 68 yards while adding five receptions for 53 yards. His 23 touches tied a career-high mark he reached only twice last season., the proverbial thunder to Robinson’s lightning, saw only three carries, which he turned into 21 yards.
“Not to over-evaluate, just one week of football is going to be the biggest thing, but Bijan and Tyler, they'll continue to get mixed in,” Zac Robinson said in his press conference Thursday. “Coach Pitre does a great job mixing those guys in. So that'll be, again, week to week, flow of the game, all those different things.
That curve was perhaps exaggerated further by Atlanta opting not to play its starters in the preseason. The Falcons banked over 5,000 reps in summer practices, but as Zac Robinson noted Thursday, game speed is much different than the pace of practice and resulted in a subpar Week 1 performance. Pitre said during training camp he and Zac Robinson look strategically to find the best usage plan, which may ultimately change on gamedays depending on who has the hot hand and how the game is unfolding.
“It's really all in the flow of the game,” Allgeier said postgame. “Whenever I get the chance to get in, just doing my part — complementing Bijan.”Atlanta’s offense had just 21 designed rushes, which it took for 89 yards, an average of 4.2 yards per carry. After ranking third league-wide with 522 attempts under Smith last season, the lackluster ground presence was particularly noticeable against Pittsburgh.
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