The Falcons head into their final game of the season against a fitting and familiar opponent: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers. There was a lot of sneering and scoffing in the offseason amongst Bucs fans when I suggested that Winston’s legal troubles might end the Dirk Koetter era, but the truth is that the era will be ended by a combination of factors that all point back to one central woe: A bad football team.
The Falcons are one, too, but the Falcons are also closer to not being one. It’s not hard to imagine this Falcons team adding to the trenches and bolstering the coaching staff and at least returning to contention in 2019.