### **Brandon B. from Rome, Ga.**
**_Could the Falcons pursue a more inside run game this year, effectively making more use out of Tyler Allgeier, and kick Bijan out to the slot more to juke DBs and get open?_**
To paraphrase the all-time classic "Pulp Fiction" — Check out the big brain on Brandon! I love the way you're thinking. The Falcons would like to see an uptick in the [number of explosive runs](https://www.atlantafalcons.com/news/bijan-robinson-explosive-season-runs) this season, and a more vertically inclined run game is a good way to do that.
The Los Angeles Rams transitioned from a heavy dose of outside zone to a more inside, gap-centric approach a couple of years ago while Zac Robinson and Raheem Morris were on staff and it helped revitalize their run game. Now, the Falcons' rushing attack is just fine as it is — they had the second-best success rate last season, per Next Gen Stats — but variety isn't a bad thing, especially with the backs they have.
I do wonder if Atlanta will use more two-back sets on the field this season to increase their avenues for creativity. But I would advocate for both Allgeier and Robinson to get touches up the middle. There's a bit of Warrick Dunn in Robinson's game, and he's plenty tough enough to go between the tackles. Give them a bit of daylight up the middle, and either player can go the distance.
The biggest arguments against a wholesale change in philosophy would be the structure of the offensive line and the play-action elements. The offensive line is more agile than mauling, although they can certainly play with power. And I'm personally a bigger fan of a play-action game that uses stretch zone than an inside zone, but there are options there as well.
You might be on to something, Brandon.