Mirror, mirror on the wall, who has room for improvement on his footwork before the fall?
Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, for one.
Ryan believes that the Falcons offense will be more effective in its second year under offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan because they have a higher comfort level in the scheme, but he’s doing what he can to clean up his own game ahead of the 2016 season. One area he’s focused on is his footwork and he’s using a low-tech method to help him get his timing down.
“Simple things like getting in front of a mirror, trying to get your feet into position to be able to drive the ball the way we want to and the timing of the play,” Ryan said, via the team’s website.
The Falcons started 6-1 last season, but slumped to an 8-8 record with Ryan throwing 10 of his 16 interceptions over their nine-game slide to close the year. In addition to his work with his mirror, Ryan also organized workouts with his receivers early in the offseason and anything that leads to better results this time around will be time well spent.
