Grading the Falcons 2021 Season, Lee Smith Retiring & Cordarrelle Patterson's Breakout Year

Aaron reviews the weekly grades he gave out throughout the 2021 season for the Atlanta Falcons offense, defense, and special teams. Then, he discusses Lee Smith's impending retirement and breaks down why and how Cordarrelle Patterson had a successful 2021 season.

He looks back at the best and worst games for the Falcons offense, defense, and special teams to discuss whether his weekly grades were accurate. Then, he discusses the expectation that Falcons veteran tight end Lee Smith will retire, how he performed in his lone season in Atlanta, and how the team can replace him in 2022.

Finally, Aaron answers a listener question over whether Calvin Ridley's early-season struggles are on Falcons head coach Arthur Smith's usage of him, by comparing it to the latter's success in utilizing Cordarrelle Patterson.

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