What Can We Expect from Falcons’ Offensive Line with Mike Tice in the Fold?

February 8, 2014   ·   Scott Carasik   ·   Jump to comments

Mike Tice is the Atlanta Falcons new offensive line coach. His job is to fix arguably the worst all-around offensive line in the NFL.
If he can do that, Tice could not only have a long stay in Atlanta, but he could help quarterback Matt Ryan stay upright enough to have a career year.
Even more than that, an offensive line would allow Atlanta to improve from what is currently one of the worst rushing attacks in the NFL. This would help take the pressure off of Ryan and relieve the passing game from having to carry the offense. 
In breaking down just how bad the Falcons offensive line was in 2013, Pro Football Focus (subscription required) gave the unit the third-worst pass blocking grade at minus-40.1 and eleventh-worst run blocking grade at minus-41. Cumulatively, it was the second-worst offensive line in the NFL. The only group worse was that of the Arizona Cardinals.
So how does Atlanta address this huge need? The biggest questions about the Falcons hiring of...

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