Arthur Blank sat down for an interview with Jeff Schultz at The Athletic recently, and he said quite a few interesting things. He reiterated that the Arthur Smith hire was driven by a desire to improve the ground game and excel in the red zone, two weaknesses over the past couple of seasons in Atlanta, and talked more about the extent to which the relationship between Julio Jones and the Falcons fell apart after the new contract. As always, it’s worth reading in full.
I’d like to tease out one piece of the article that’s really relevant to today, in particular.