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Falcons to hire Stefanski

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5 hours ago, Aussie Tank said:

Myles Garrett did a fair bit of carrying 

Lol. To 8 wins the pass 2 seasons??

The Browns are the only NFL team that can lay claim to having worse QB issues than us the past couple of seasons.

The QB with the most wins and best record in that timespan was Shaduer Sanders at 3-4.

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7 hours ago, Soul Rebel said:

As others have said, this isn’t a bad hire per se. 

ATL has a QB issue that will be Stefanski’s top priority. They also dont have a 1st round pick this year, so if the fumble FA, the draft and don’t find a reliable QB in a short time frame, he will be out of a job again. 

If he gets a decent QB there’s enough firepower there on offense for Stefanski to cook. 

I'll be pissed if the Falcons spend huge money on Cousins, a first round pick on Penix and still look to improve the position whilst we're content to bounce along the bottom with Young. 

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I think it is funny that we label coaches without considering their circumstances.  Bill Belichick has a .449 winning percentage as a head coach when Tom Brady was not under center.  He will be a Hall of Fame coach. Stephanski, on the other hand, was asked to function in the shadow of the Watson crippling signing, one that he opposed (as it came out recently).  I am not quite sure what to think of him, but I am not dismissing him as a bad coach.  He had the worst situation in the NFL the entire time he worked there.  Frustrations mounted between him and the players over the six years he was there, but the dysfunction was manufactured in the front office.     

 

 

 

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I don't know their cap situation, but if they're able to pick up Malik Willis or Mac Jones, they could be trouble. Hell, they were only one game worse than us last year. If Cousins had played all season, who knows?

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11 hours ago, MrBubba said:

Stefanski wasn't named coach of the year twice for nothing.  He is a good coach, that made Cleveland competitive and took them to playoffs.   If they can figure out QB, it's a problem.

Yeah, I would expect them to ride with Cousins next year while Penix rehabs then likely try to bring in competition the following year. Cousins isnt great and is over the hill but hes a steady veteran useful for installing a new system. Hell, they may draft a mid-rounder this year as a developmental guy with the idea he becomes the long-term backup and hopefully more down the line. Something that should be squarely in the table for us too.

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11 hours ago, MHS831 said:

Did they get a new GM too?  That Cousins signing before drafting a Q--after drating TE and RB in round 1 for the past two years or so--what?

Yeah that was a real head scratcher.  Their D is pretty good so he does have something to work with.  

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6 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

Yeah, I would expect them to ride with Cousins next year while Penix rehabs then likely try to bring in competition the following year. Cousins isnt great and is over the hill but hes a steady veteran useful for installing a new system. Hell, they may draft a mid-rounder this year as a developmental guy with the idea he becomes the long-term backup and hopefully more down the line. Something that should be squarely in the table for us too.

That would most likely be the prudent thing to do. They worked out a deal with Cousins though on his remaining 2 years. If he is on the roster on March 13th, the balance of his remaining contract, both years, is 100% guaranteed.

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