The Atlanta Falcons offense will look a bit different.
The Atlanta Falcons are going to be starting a brand new era this season under a new coaching staff, and their primary job is to make this franchise a winner again after a decade of doing the opposite.
Kevin Stefanski was able to do that for the Cleveland Browns until things bottomed out, and now he will try to get Atlanta back to the postseason. In order to do that, he is going to have to change things both on and off the field, but the in-game impact may be the most interesting thing to fans.
With a quarterback battle that is going to be in full swing this summer, nobody has a real advantage as each guy tries to learn an entirely new system. Interestingly though, one aspect of quarterback play will look very different.
Quarterbacks coach Alex Van Pelt revealed that offense is going to have whoever the starter is under center much more frequently than Atlanta has done in the past.
Van Pelt Promises Significant Snaps Under Center
"That's another big thing that we have worked on this year, getting Mike and Tua back under center, because in this system, we love to run the ball from under center," Van Pelt said via Falcons.com. "And when we can do that with those guys, it opens up everything in the play action world."
Despite the fact that Penix is not fully cleared to throw in 11 on 11, it does seem like he has been able to pick up the under center concept, and Van Pelt offered some praise as to where things stand there.
"(Mike) is getting a good feel for it," he said. "We work the drills daily so I can put him through some drill work dropping from under center, which is what he needs after not doing it much last year. I think it is only going to make our offense better when we get our quarterbacks under (center)."
Obviously, the offense in Cleveland did not stay productive, otherwise Stefanski would still be there. With that being said though, Stefanski's system was extremely effective for multiple years and got the Browns back to the playoffs on the back of Baker Mayfield.
Running backs were more productive as Nick Chubb was one of the best backs in football there, and being able to run the ball from under center could open up a whole new world of possibilities for Bijan Robinson.
If the quarterbacks can master snapping the ball from under center and fully buy into the system, this offense is going to have a great chance at finding and keeping its footing all season long.


