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39-year old kicker Jason Elam is having a rough time this season for the Falcons. He has only made 6 of 10 field goals this season and he is 21 of 22 on extra points. That means that Jason Elam has left 13 points on the field for the Falcons and that is way too many! It appears that he is starting to lose leg strength and if he continues to miss nearly half of his field goals the Falcons will have to go out and sign a new kicker, period.
The Falcons have been concentrating on the underneath passing game and that is not Roddy White’s game. White has caught 171 passes the last two seasons for 2,584 yards (15.1 avg) with 13 TD grabs. This season though it appears that a lot of teams are double teaming White and keeping him in front of them. Because of that White has caught 15 passes for only 119 yards (7.9 avg) with 1 TD grab so far this season. For the Falcons to click on offense they need to get White more involved. Hopefully during the bye week the Falcons can figure things out so that White is ready to rock against the 49ers next weekend.