A new regime is taking over the Atlanta Falcons. The Thomas Dimitroff era of head coaches Mike Smith and Dan Quinn has officially come to an end. News officially broke on Friday that the team would hire their youngest head coach in franchise history, 38-year-old Arthur Smith as the two parties agreed to a contract, which was then signed on Saturday.
Smith was one of the hottest coaching candidates this year after his offense in Tennessee finished as the 4th best in the league, with an attack keyed by Ryan Tannehill and Derrick Henry. NFL insiders like Ian Rapoport said Falcons’ team owner Arthur Blank and company reportedly had Smith as their top candidate all along, and they got their guy.