In his 2019 NFL offseason rankings, NBC Sports’ Peter King has the Atlanta Falcons ranked at No. 17 out of 32 teams. The more interesting portion of his blurb was that Falcons’ owner Arthur Blank is apparently growing restless with the team’s lack of success.
“I keep hearing owner Arthur Blank is getting restless. In the Falcons’ last 35 games (the first one in that 35-game string is the Super Bowl loss to New England), they’re 18-17, and they’ve got a $30-million-a-year quarterback and a receiver, soon, likely to be a $20-million-a-year player.