I just rewatched all of the 3rd/4th down, red zone, and 2 minute drill snaps from Atlanta’s most recent games against Minnesota. Here’s what happened with Bijan on each of those plays:
| Quarter | Time | Downs | Spot | Where is Bijan? |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13.47 | 3rd and 5 | ATL 30 | Pass blocking vs 3 man rush |
| 1 | 11.24 | 3rd and 15 | ATL 47 | Used as a decoy on a motion into a flat route |
| 1 | 7.17 | 3rd and 7 | MIN 34 | Pass blocking vs 4 man pass rush; ATL forced to kick FG |
| 1 | 0:08 | 3rd and 4 | MIN 36 | Flat route; ATL forced to kick FG |
| 2 | 13:22 | 3rd and 6 | ATL 42 | Lined up at outside WR on an in route |
| 2 | 9:45 | 3rd and 17 | MIN 33 | Used as a decoy on a flat route; ATL forced to kick FG |
| 2 | 7:33 | 1st and goal | MIN 1 | Not on field; False start on OL |
| 2 | 7:33 | 1st and goal | MIN 6 | Used as decoy on flat route; ATL runs a TE screen to Jonnu Smith |
| 2 | 6:58 | 2nd and goal | MIN 1 | Not on field; ATL runs a jet sweep to Jonnu Smith |
| 2 | 6:30 | 3rd and goal | MIN 1 | Not on field; ATL forced to kick FG |
| 2 | 0:44 | 3rd and 6 | ATL 29 | Runs a checkdown route after chipping the DE |
| 2 | 0:30 | 3rd and 10 | ATL 38 | Runs a checkdown route; ATL forced to punt |
| 3 | 12:27 | 3rd and 16 | MIN 36 | Not on field; ATL forced to kick FG |
| 3 | 8:02 | 3rd and 10 | ATL 25 | Pass blocking vs a 4 man rush |
| 4 | 13:56 | 3rd and 9 | ATL 26 | Lined up out wide; runs a drag route |
| 4 | 12:47 | 3rd and 8 | MIN 45 | Pass blocking vs 5 man rush; ATL forced to punt |
| 4 | 7:37 | 3rd and 3 | ATL 42 | Rushes on a power toss; ATL picks up 1st down |
| 4 | 5:41 | 3rd and 4 | MIN 42 | Lined up outside; false start on OL |
| 4 | 5:41 | 3rd and 9 | MIN 48 | Lined up outside; runs a drag route |
| 4 | 3:45 | 3rd and 3 | MIN 28 | Not on field |
| 4 | 3:02 | 1st and 10 | MIN 19 | Not on field |
| 4 | 2:19 | 1st and goal | MIN 6 | Not on field |
| 4 | 2:13 | 2nd and goal | MIN 5 | Not on field; ATL scores TD |
| 4 | 0:22 | 1ST AND 10 | ATL 25 | Runs checkdown route |
| 4 | 0:15 | 2nd and 1 | ATL 34 | Runs checkdown route |
| 4 | 0:10 | 3rd and 1 | ATL 34 | Runs checkdown route; Picks up 1st down |
| 4 | 0:05 | 1st and 10 | ATL 40 | Pass blocking vs 3 man rush on a Hail Mary attempt; ATL does not convert |
So we’ve got 27 key plays. Of which we see:
- 8 (30%) where he is not on the field
- 5 (19%) of which he is pass blocking
- 4 (15%) of which he is pass blocking vs a 3 or 4 man pass rush
- 5 (19%) of which he is used as a checkdown
- 3 (11%) of which he is used as a decoy
- 3 (11%) of which he is lined up outside
- 1 (4%) of which he receives a carry or target. This carry went for a 1st down.
I would it stems from fantasy owners being mad. Same thing everyone was chirping about early in the season about dan campbell not knowing how to use gibbs