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Work clock in and out sheet3/21/2023 ![]() Ultimately, though, Barnwell thinks the Falcons will elect to keep McGary around. He calls McGary the Daniel Jones of the right tackle position-depending on your estimation of Jones, an apt comparison or a grievous insult-in noting that he’s the pick of a prior regime with just one great year under his belt, which complicates Atlanta’s decision. The question has been whether the Falcons will look at last year versus his body of work and think McGary can be a good-to-great right tackle for, say, the next 3-5 seasons.ĮSPN’s Bill Barnwell tackled that exact question and tried to forecast what the Falcons will do with their soon-to-be 28-year-old free agent. That makes him a good fit for Arthur Smith’s run-happy offense if that’s the level of play he can sustain going forward. ![]() Pass protection will never be McGary’s greatest strength, but he improved in that regard somewhat last year and was one of the better run-blocking tackles in football, credit with just 3.5 sacks (6 per Pro Football Focus, I”ll note). He came into 2022 needing to prove himself in the worst way to land a major deal in 2023, especially after the Falcons declined his fifth-year option, and to his credit McGary did just that. One of the team’s two first-round selections back in 2019, McGary had a deeply uneven first three seasons, allowing 13 sacks in his rookie year, improving to put forward a solid 2020 where he allowed just 4 sacks and appeared to take a significant step forward as a tackle, and scuffled again in 2021 with a new coaching staff, allowing 9 sacks. The Falcons wouldn’t have to break the bank for either option. If so, Elijah Wilkinson would be an affordable re-addition to compete with a few young guard options, and Dalman would be counted on to improve in his second year as a starter. ![]() Then again, maybe they’ll run it back after an encouraging season where the line was elite paving the way for Tyler Allgeier and Cordarrelle Patterson. Drew Dalman is a solid bet to start at center but hardly a lock, the team’s starting left guard in 2022 is not currently under contract, and Kaleb McGary is also a free agent. The Falcons could turn over three-fifths of their starting offensive line in 2023, if they want to.
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