Falcons clean house

[molsaniceman]

Falcons fired defensive coordinator Richard Smith and defensive line coach Bryan Cox.

Even after Atlanta's Super Bowl meltdown, the moves are very surprising. Smith's young defense improved steadily over the course of 2016, while Cox's defensive line harassed Tom Brady relentlessly on Sunday before running out of gas on a whopping 93 defensive snaps, not including six penalties. Dan Quinn presumably had misgivings about both before the Super Bowl, because Smith and Cox's units played about as well as could have been hoped. With Kyle Shanahan gone to San Francisco, the Falcons will have two new coordinators in 2017.

 

[USCDoom]

The Falcons are Done...

 

[packerzrule]

you knew someone was going to have to fall on the sword after that collapse


me thinks they will be a shell of their former self next season

 

[bksballer89]

you knew someone was going to have to fall on the sword after that collapse


me thinks they will be a shell of their former self next season

Sucks that those guys had to take a fall for this. The offense IMO was the real reason they choked.

 

[USCDoom]

you knew someone was going to have to fall on the sword after that collapse


me thinks they will be a shell of their former self next season

See Houston Oilers - Buddy Ryan (While they probably be fine in the regular season, playoffs...)

One can say the process of falling on a sword led to the Tennessee Titans......

 

[packerzrule]

See Houston Oilers - Buddy Ryan (While they probably be fine in the regular season, playoffs...)

One can say the process of falling on a sword led to the Tennessee Titans......

true that

 

[chf]

Devil is in the details.

Depends on who they replace them with.

 

[cowboys5xsbs]

Wasn't dan quinn running the show on defense anyways?

 

[mcnabb7542]

Oh yeah that makes total sense, it's the defense fault the offense got pushed back out of field goal range to ice the game there in the fourth quarter!

Maybe fire the owner for coming down on the field a little too early to celebrate with his daughter!

 

[R.J. MacReady]

Oh yeah that makes total sense, it's the defense fault the offense got pushed back out of field goal range to ice the game there in the fourth quarter!

Maybe fire the owner for coming down on the field a little too early to celebrate with his daughter!

lol, I think that was his wife.

 

[Carnzo]

I don't get this at all.
Good luck Falcon fans.

 

[R.J. MacReady]

This was a juggernaut offense. You can blame the defense all you want but the best part of this team scored just 21 points. That is sub par for this offense anyway you slice it.

 

[GNG]

Steve Sarkisian will be the new OC for Atlanta.

 

[GNG]

Oh yeah that makes total sense, it's the defense fault the offense got pushed back out of field goal range to ice the game there in the fourth quarter!

Maybe fire the owner for coming down on the field a little too early to celebrate with his daughter!

There is plenty of blame on both the defense and offense. When you blow a 28-3 lead in the last quarter expect heads to roll.

 

[Dolemite censored]

Steve Sarkisian will be the new OC for Atlanta.

They must have better coverage for rehab treatment.

 

[GNG]

They must have better coverage for rehab treatment.

Evidently NFL teams aren't as nit-picky as college programs.

 

[PDay8810]

Compounded by who their hiring as replacements.

Pro game is getting more complexed while the college game isn't.

Not impressed

 

[shopson67]

lol, I think that was his wife.

It was, but they suspiciously look related, don't they? LOL.

 

[shopson67]

Compounded by who their hiring as replacements.

Pro game is getting more complexed while the college game isn't.

Not impressed

Gotta love Sark failing his way up the ladder, lol.

Hopefully they already have their DC target selected, as they are late to the party to be trying to fill that position.

 

[redseat]

has anyone seen a Falcons fan since the loss?

Thought I saw @rmilia1 yesterday but that's about it...

can't say I am surprised coaches are being fired but in reality they just got outplayed when it mattered most...