The Facts: Gurley passed his physical this week. That means he’s healthy enough to practice and play. But questions remain about the running back after his knee issues of the past two seasons. Gurley’s knee problems played into his release from the Rams, who cut him less than two years after signing him to a contract extension. “Well, nobody knows the answer to the juice left in the tank question. Nobody knows that,” Falcons OC Dirk Koetter told the team website Tuesday. “When healthy, you could argue he’s the best back in the game."

Diehards Line:Koetter went on to advise us that "Todd is telling us that he’s good to go and that he’s healthy. When you watch his tape from last year, he looks as good as ever. The question will just be: How often can he do? How consistently can he do it?” Gurley’s playing time did not change much in 2019. In 15 games, Gurley played 787 snaps, or 71 percent of the team’s total offensive plays. He saw 825 snaps in 14 games in 2018 (75 percent) and 788 snaps in 15 games in 2017 (76 percent). But his touches did go down in 2019. Gurley averaged 19.2 touches as a rookie, 20.0 in 2016, 22.9 in 2017 when he won offensive player of the year, 22.5 in 2018 and 16.9 last season. And while Gurley is the most accomplished running back on the Falcons, he will share the load with Brian Hill, Qadree Ollison and Ito Smith. “I just think that the days of a running back carrying it 30 times in a game, I just don’t see that much happening anymore,” Koetter said. We'll continue to watch for more on this.