I think this is the new normal

I believe the Hawks offense will need to consistently score in the 30s to win games from this point forward at least for this season. The pass D is a hot mess despite Sherm's best day of the year today. Pass rush is seriously lacking and the "other" corner is not holding up. On top of it, Earl seems to not be the same (injury late last year?). May not need 30 to beat Minny next week cuz they play pretty close to the vest offensively but will need close to it.

Keep that arm limber Russ. Your team's gonna need you to throw way more than you're used to.

Pass rush is lacking because opposing olines are being allowed to get away with murder on holds.

The defense (2nd in the NFL coming in) is not its bulletproof self as much anymore, but to be fair, Pittsburgh with Big Ben may be the most explosive passing attack in the NFL.

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Pass rush is lacking because opposing olines are being allowed to get away with murder on holds.

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This. Its terrible.

Sherman has proven he can still shut down everyone. He demolished Dez Bryant and neutralized Antonio Brown. Earl and Kam aren't having their best year but they are still among the best safety tandems. Now on the other side Williams is finally out. Shead and Lane are both improvements as seen yesterday but they need time to grow. By the time the play-offs arrive the LOB will definitely be feared again.