Falcons hiring Raheem Morris as HC (1 Viewer)

[madsaint1967]

I find the criticism of the hire a little lazy.

I really don't know if Morris will be successful, but certainly he is a very interesting candidate.

- His hire as a head coach in Tampa wa a gamble. He may have been the youngest head coach at the time, and Tampa was trying to do similar at what Pittsburgh did with Tomlin.

- Both in his tenures at Tampa and Atlanta, he coached teams that were on the process of being torn and rebuilt.

- He made his reputation coaching defensive backs, but he has been in staffs coaching offense and defence.

- People swear about his leadership skills.

I think that Morris, more than being consider a mastermind of coaching one unit of a team, has the attraction of working all over and has the experience of being a head coach.

I think he can succeed, if he is able to build a competitive staff, and give the coordinators to build and call games as they see fit.

I think it is an interesting hire.

That's alot of pretzel right there. Morris was not a good head coach before and I am pleased that they hired a coach that we have an idea on how he coaches. With all the big name coaches they interviewed, this is probably the least worrisome for the Saints. I for one am glad to have him in the NFC South. Now, if DA can put something together in (what I would call) a weak coaching division, is another matter all together. P.S. It's very enjoyable to look at the Falcons message boards right now. If you need a good laugh.

 

[St. Widge]

I find the criticism of the hire a little lazy.

I really don't know if Morris will be successful, but certainly he is a very interesting candidate.

- His hire as a head coach in Tampa wa a gamble. He may have been the youngest head coach at the time, and Tampa was trying to do similar at what Pittsburgh did with Tomlin.

- Both in his tenures at Tampa and Atlanta, he coached teams that were on the process of being torn and rebuilt.

- He made his reputation coaching defensive backs, but he has been in staffs coaching offense and defence.

- People swear about his leadership skills.

I think that Morris, more than being consider a mastermind of coaching one unit of a team, has the attraction of working all over and has the experience of being a head coach.

I think he can succeed, if he is able to build a competitive staff, and give the coordinators to build and call games as they see fit.

I think it is an interesting hire.

Morris might be a solid HC. He might even be better than average. But, I think it's unlikely he is a home run hire and I'd rather them hire Morris than have hired Harbaugh, Ben Johnson, or Aaron Glenn.

 

[St. Chris]

 

[liveoakh]

The top 3 scoring defenses this year are still playing (and the 4th was Buffalo). I agree you need a QB but defense still matters.

Dallas is #1 and Miami #2 then 49ers, Ravens, and Lions. Defense matters, but, they don't stir the drink like the offense.

NFL Top Scoring Defense Rankings | StatMuse

The Dallas Cowboys put up the most points by a team this season, with 509 points.

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[ATLien]

You know, the more I think about it, this might be the Failcons finally playing chess vs checkers. The biggest part of this news release got a lot less attention.
They've hired Morris, who has a connection to Zac Robinson, who may be in position to get a QB at #8 AND...AND...Rich McKay was de-promoted away from football ops. Morris and Fontenot now report directly to Blank with no go between from McKay.
Could get interesting.

 

[TooDopeGoldRope]

My biggest fear is that they aggressively move up the board for Jayden Daniels.

I’d think they value Fields more. Daniel’s though being hot right now could still totally come in and fizzle out , they at least know Fields is a baller and an Atlanta favorite

 

[jahsoul357]

You know, the more I think about it, this might be the Failcons finally playing chess vs checkers. The biggest part of this news release got a lot less attention.
They've hired Morris, who has a connection to Zac Robinson, who may be in position to get a QB at #8 AND...AND...Rich McKay was de-promoted away from football ops. Morris and Fontenot now report directly to Blank with no go between from McKay.
Could get interesting.

Trying to tell these folks...haha. Stuff is going to be sweet until he hires his staff. And then when you realize they pick 8th in a draft where at teams 3 of the teams in front of them don't need a QB. Crap, the jury is still out on Levis. Plus they are like $30 million under the cap, so they will have plenty of money to go get a vet QB if they need to.

 

[St. Widge]

I’d think they value Fields more. Daniel’s though being hot right now could still totally come in and fizzle out , they at least know Fields is a baller and an Atlanta favorite

I mean, Daniels' floor is Fields, but his ceiling is higher. Worst case scenario is that Daniels is a great runner but an inconsistent passer which is more or less what Fields is. But, if Daniels continues to develop as a passer his ceiling is Lamar Jackson or higher. That said, if ATL want him the are going to have to move up from #8 because teams behind them are likely to trade into the top 5 to get the QBs they want.

 

[GW93]

So that 38.2 winning percentage backwards is 2.83… 28.3… 28-3

 

[GrandAdmiral]

Continuing to live rent free...
(Language warning)

https://fb.watch/pQ0ObkvE83/

 

[DSnfla]

I took a different viewpoint. I don’t wanna make anything about race solely cause Morris is a hell of a Defensive Coordinator, but I think Arthur Blank wanted a “ Cultural Fit “ kind of coach. Younger than BB and can relate to where the majority of these young men are coming from. I think Blank has had a problem with “ Buy in “ from a player and fan standpoint and I don’t see that being a problem with Morris at the helm. Atlanta has long been a proud black city, with HBCUs and many prominent leaders of the black community. I think Blank sees that it may be a black coach that gets the buy in from the not only the players but the city as a whole.

He could’ve been done that as he has to interview a black or minority coach to satisfy the Rooney Rule , but I think he’s found the coach that checks the other boxes as well.

I coach youth football in inner city Atlanta. The kids say they want Cam Newton , Lamar Jackson , a Michael Vick at QB. I think that’s what’s to come next for them a la Justin Fields.

Hell id say this much , I might attend a few Falcons games this year should they pull it off.

They have the potential to be entertaining at the very least

The reason AB did not hire Belichick is because he wanted too much control, almost like a GM not because he's white

 

[DSnfla]

The top 3 scoring defenses this year are still playing (and the 4th was Buffalo). I agree you need a QB but defense still matters.

And look at the rest of the teams rounding out the top 10, 4 didn't even make the playoffs and the other got bounced in the 1st round

 

[DSnfla]

Trying to tell these folks...haha. Stuff is going to be sweet until he hires his staff. And then when you realize they pick 8th in a draft where at teams 3 of the teams in front of them don't need a QB. Crap, the jury is still out on Levis. Plus they are like $30 million under the cap, so they will have plenty of money to go get a vet QB if they need to.

1 Chi-QB
2 Wash-QB
3 NE - QB very possible
4 AZ probably not
5 LAC no
6 NYG QB very possible
7 Ten Qb possible
I count 2 for sure , 2 very possible and 1 possible. I think CW, DM and JD will be off the board by the time Atl picks. All the rest of the QBs are more of a crap shoot
If they want any shot at the top 3 they'll have to trade up with NE or LA .
Sign a FA QB ? Ok who? Cousins is the best FA QB this yr and I look for him to stay in Minny. Jimmy G? Better have a good backup for when he goes down.
Even if Robinson is the OC that's a ? as well. He's never called plays before in his life
Morris's record is just slightly better than DA's. AND he had your guy . Wait, can we trade JW to ATL??

 

[jahsoul357]

1 Chi-QB
2 Wash-QB
3 NE - QB very possible
4 AZ probably not
5 LAC no
6 NYG QB very possible
7 Ten Qb possible
I count 2 for sure , 2 very possible and 1 possible. I think CW, DM and JD will be off the board by the time Atl picks. All the rest of the QBs are more of a crap shoot
If they want any shot at the top 3 they'll have to trade up with NE or LA .
Sign a FA QB ? Ok who? Cousins is the best FA QB this yr and I look for him to stay in Minny. Jimmy G? Better have a good backup for when he goes down.
Even if Robinson is the OC that's a ? as well. He's never called plays before in his life
Morris's record is just slightly better than DA's. AND he had your guy . Wait, can we trade JW to ATL??

*Giants got nearly $50 million tied up in Jones and committed to him next year, so I don't see them getting a QB in the 1st but we never know
*I think Tennessee is going to kick the tires on Levis this season

 

[DSnfla]

*Giants got nearly $50 million tied up in Jones and committed to him next year, so I don't see them getting a QB in the 1st but we never know
*I think Tennessee is going to kick the tires on Levis this season

Giants have an out in 25 so it's not as tied up as you'd think.
Levis really seemed to regress after a good start. I think Callahan will want his own guy. Tannehill is an FA
I think the 1st 3 picks are going to be QBs and no trades Williams , Maye and Daniels