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Okay, I know I'm bordering on Cowboyz1 territory with homer threads and comments on here, but given a couple recent developments, you can expect Ryan and all of the Falcons passing targets to continue to fly high this season.... And no, this has nothing to do with how unstoppable Julio looks, and how much it's opening things for everyone (well, almost everyone). No room to run: No surprise to Turner owners that the Falcons running game is looking abysmal. Turner looks slow and the O-line isn't giving any of the backs anything to work with. However, their pass-protection has been great, really a flip from past years. Grimes out for the year: with an achille's injury. This is a huge blow to the Falcons secondary, who were looking like one of the better ones in the league with the upgrade to Samuel opposite Grimes, which moved Dunta Robinson to the nickel where he could be more effective in both coverage and his strength, tackling. The secondary will again be a liability with Dunta on the outside and at nickel corner with Franks or Owens. Samuel has also gotten burned a few times, and of course is more of a play-maker than true cover corner, even moreso as he gets older. Ryan has also started to look somewhat mobile in the pocket, which had always been a weakness of his, and he's placing balls where only his receivers can get it (not that tough of a task when the O-line is finally giving him a chance to make his reads and not have to force it to his favorite targets). Finally, under Koeter, things are really starting to click as the training wheels are taken off, and Ryan can dictate the game with plenty of the no-huddle and audibles. It's setting up to be a special year for the Falcons' passing game.