For weeks, fans of the Atlanta Falcons have wanted one thing—a goal-line carry for rookie running back Bijan Robinson.
The Falcons spent the eighth overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft on Robinson, but despite investing so much equity in their rookie running back, head coach Arthur Smith seemed hesitant to give him the ball in the red zone.
Last week, the tension boiled over after the Falcons turned to running back Tyler Allgeier and even tight end Jonnu Smith for carries at the goal line, but not Robinson.
On Sunday against the Cardinals, Smith finally gave Robinson the chance to deliver in the end zone.
Guess what happened next?
The Tucson kid is in the endzone 💨
— Atlanta Falcons (@AtlantaFalcons) November 12, 2023
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Immediately, fans responded with a mix of relief that Robinson had finally gotten his red zone opportunity and frustration that it took 10 weeks of football to get here.
Wild how that happens when you use him
— zach (@prod_blotter) November 12, 2023
Arthur Smith finally using Bijan in the redzone 😱😱
— Austin (@AustinPlanet) November 12, 2023
It took til Week 10 for Arthur Smith to learn how to use his top 10 draft pick RB
— C-Daddy (@CDaddy00) November 12, 2023
FINALLY BIJAN GETTING RED ZONE CARRIES
— WavyVii (@KaizenWavy) November 12, 2023
LOOK WHAT HAPPENS WHEN HE GETS THE BALL
— Dren🇧🇷ᶠᶠᶜ (@ReflexesDoe) November 12, 2023
With Robinson finally hitting pay dirt when given the opportunity, one has to wonder if the red zone carries will keep coming. If they don't, Arthur Smith is going to have some more awkward questions to answer.
