ismal beatdown OffenseJake Matthews: 72Wes Schweitzer: 72Alex Mack: 72Brandon Fusco: 72Ryan Schraeder: 72Matt Ryan: 64Mohamed Sanu: 59Austin Hooper: 55Julio Jones: 53Calvin Ridley: 47Devonta Freeman: 28Tevin Coleman: 27Marvin Hall: 19Logan Paulsen: 19Justin Hardy: 17Ricky Ortiz: 13Ito Smith: 12Matt Schaub: 9Eric Saubert: 8Russell Gage: 3The offense was handicapped pretty much all day by an offensive line not up to the task Kaleb McGary Atlanta Falcons Jersey , if we’re being blunt. All the starters played, but aside from Jake Matthews and Wes Schweitzer, who had largely solid days, the Steelers pass rush had their way with Atlanta and stymied the run.The Falcons didn’t do anything particularly unique with their snaps to counteract this, such as getting Logan Paulsen or Ricky Ortiz in to block more often, even though I’m not sure that would have staunched the bleeding. The result was that Ryan was under pressure and sailing throws much of the day, and the passing attack had its quietest day of the year since Week 1. It remains interesting to see the Falcons slowly edging up Marvin Hall’s playing time and giving an even split to Freeman and Coleman in Free’s first week back, but it didn’t end up meaning much.The offensive line becomes a concern going forward, as it has mixed some very solid weeks with bad ones, and has been susceptible to blitzes all year long. Mack and Schraeder have looked a touch off this season, and if they’re aging into their decline phases, the Falcons had better hope they can find some contingency plans in 2019. DefenseDamontae Kazee: 61Robert Alford: 59De’Vondre Campbell: 52Duke Riley: 51Jordan Richards: 47Desmond Trufant: 47Terrell McClain: 38Vic Beasley: 38Brian Poole: 37Deadrin Senat: 36Takkarist McKinley: 36Brooks Reed: 34Foye Oluokun: 33Jack Crawford: 27Steven Means: 23Michael Bennett: 18Sharrod Neasman: 14Isaiah Oliver: 10Bruce Carter: 5Kemal Ishmael: 4Keith Tandy: 1It’s all within and whatnot, as Dan Quinn reminds us, but the way the team divvied up snaps this week on defense proved to be deeply confusing.Start with Terrell McClain. He was an interesting addition to this team when he figured to be the fourth defensive tackle, but he’s gotten an outsized number of snaps for weeks now. Pressed into duty with Grady Jarrett out Cheap Kaleb McGary Jersey , McClain continued to contribute virtually nothing as a pass rusher, which we expect, but also did not appear on first watch to have been much of a factor against the run. On a day where James Conner went from stiff to stud, that was a problem.The defensive line has been an off-and-on liability all year, with only Grady Jarrett and Takk really standing out, and nobody really did much of anything against the Steelers on Sunday up front.Further back, the Falcons got Bruce Carter into the game for five whole snaps as part of a sudden, random personnel shift to put more of their run-stopping reserves into the game. It appeared to work, however temporarily, but the Falcons didn’t stick with it. Instead, the Falcons gave a ton of snaps to De’Vondre Campbell (always a good decision), Duke Riley (less of a good decision), and Foye Oluokun (a mixed bag). The team also gave Jordan Richards a considerable amount of run at safety, with largely predictable results.At some point very soon the Falcons are going to need to make a decision about whether they’re going to make their very best effort to win games, or if they’re going to try to win while simultaneously giving young players the playing time they need to properly evaluate them. If it’s the former Kaleb McGary Atlanta Falcons Jersey , I don’t think they can justify starting Richards over Keith Tandy and not giving Carter and/or Oluokun a look at middle linebacker over Riley. I don’t know if that’s going to improve things, of course, but the Falcons are accumulating a wealth of evidence that what they’re doing now is leading to truly awful results. The Falcons just don’t have a lot of alternatives, which I understand, but their reluctance to consider the ones they do have does continue to genuinely baffle me. Special Teams Russell Gage: 23Keith Tandy: 19Kemal Ishmael: 18Bruce Carter: 18Marvin Hall: 18Foye Oluokun: 17Eric Saubert: 15Logan Paulsen: 14Matt Bosher: 11Jordan Richards: 11Robert Alford: 10Justin Hardy: 10The Falcons continue to have lackluster results on returns, especially with Justin Hardy back there, even if their coverage units are solid. Matt Bosher also has been quietly struggling this season, and those struggles were capped off by a blocked punt against the Steelers where the booth talked about how Pittsburgh must have noticed how many steps Bosher takes before punting. That’s ominous. This past week, our Atlanta Falcons decimated the Arizona Cardinals 40-14 in the final home game of the 2018 season. Unfortunately, we did lose last week’s Brother of the Week selection, RB Ito Smith, to injured reserve, and we wish him a speedy recovery. Just a reminder, this segment highlights a Falcons player who did a lot for the Brotherhood, but won’t necessarily get the headlines. Falcons players such as QB Matt Ryan and/or WR Julio Jones won’t be selected in this segment Calvin Ridley Jersey 2019 , as everyone is aware of their efforts. For Week 15, I think DE Bruce Irvin is deserving of some praise. On Sunday, Irvin had 1.5 of the Falcons’ combined seven total sacks against the Cardinals. He also led the team with three quarterback hits. Irvin joined the Falcons after the Oakland Raiders released him earlier this season, and he is currently 陆 sack away from equaling his production with the Raiders before his release.In 2018, the Falcons are paying Irving a prorated one-year deal of $3.2 million. Considering he is from Atlanta and is very familiar with Dan Quinn, it makes you wonder if he will return as a Falcon in 2019. Even at age 31, he has shown enough in my opinion to be considered for a re-signing this offseason, but we’ll see what happens. Since this is an opinionated segment, tell me, who would you choose for “Brother of the Week” in Week 15? As always, if you’d like to get in touch with me, you can find me on Twitter @EvanBirchfield. I hope you all have a merry Christmas, and a happy holiday season. Thanks for reading, and GO FALCONS!