The Atlanta Falcons threw a curve ball during its head coaching search. For weeks, all things seemed to point towards Bill Belichick as Atlanta’s newest head coach. Arthur Blank and Rich McKay then drastically broadened the coaching search with interviews among a slew of potential candidates, including hot names like John Harbaugh, Ben Johnson, Bobby Slowik, Aaron Glenn, Ejiro Evero, Mike Macdonald, and Brian Callahan.
The Falcons instead pivoted and brought back former interim-head coach Raheem Morris after a stint as the Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator. The selection is controversial for some. We decided to get a slew of thoughts on Atlanta’s recent hires from the Falcoholic staff.