The Falcons are done. At 1-7, they have a close to 0% chance of actually making the playoffs, and with the trade of Mohamed Sanu they’ve already signaled that they’ll be sellers at the deadline. All that’s left is to actually sell.
With Dan Quinn and Thomas Dimitroff here, it might seem odd that the Falcons would give up the ghost, but perhaps that continuity will allow them to make a deal without getting significantly less than the organization should take. Those guys are both familiar with this roster and their players’ trade value, after all, even if the actual football team they’re running stinks out loud.