It was somewhat of a throwaway comment, maybe, in a press conference where Arthur Smith spent a lot of time talking about the Buffalo Bills and praising one of the best teams in football. It was nevertheless, as Falcons reporter Tori McElhaney suggests, interesting to hear Smith say that he sees the Bills trajectory as “not dissimilar to what” the Falcons are “trying to build.”
What might that mean? The Falcons, after all, are a 7-8 team coming to an offseason with countless big decisions to make about this roster, from their longtime star quarterback to looming new contracts for the likes of Calvin Ridley and Chris Lindstrom.