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[SocialParasite]

Falcons fire HC & GM

Falcons fire HC Raheem Morris, GM Terry Fontenot after missing playoffs again

A four-game winning streak to end the season couldn't save the jobs of Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot. Atlanta fired Morris and Fontenot on Sunday night following an 8-9 2025 campaign, the team announced.

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I'll keep updating this thread as more news comes out

 

[chris98251]

And it starts, well it started with Tennessee and the Giants, but teams want to get a jump on guys they can interview.

 

[Aircrew]

They were bad hires when the Falcons did it in the first place and it was punctuated with the drafting of Penix AFTER they signed Cousins to the tune of 100M guaranteed. Unreal.

 

[SocialParasite]

They were bad hires when the Falcons did it in the first place and it was punctuated with the drafting of Penix AFTER they signed Cousins to the tune of 100M guaranteed. Unreal.

No doubt, it was an uninspiring hire, but I remember the moment I read the news that ATL chose Morris, and I was relieved, cause that was one less team that was in the running for Macdonald.

 

[NoGain]

Belichick to Atlanta? They sure flirted with him before the last hiring.

 

[Runscott]

Belichick to Atlanta? They sure flirted with him before the last hiring.

Arthur Blank's head coach hires and fires since he bought the team in 2002, have been interesting to say the least. You can't argue that he should have fired most of them (other than Mike Smith), but most of the ones he fired probably shouldn't have been hired to begin with. I'm surprised Belichik had any serious interest in that sh*t show.

 

[Sperrydogg]

They were bad hires when the Falcons did it in the first place and it was punctuated with the drafting of Penix AFTER they signed Cousins to the tune of 100M guaranteed. Unreal.

Sucks for penix

 

[bileever]

I disagree with the firing. Raheem Morris is a good coach, smart guy who is loved by his players. He had a mediocre roster (ranked right in the middle by PFF) and finished the season 8-9 (tied for first with the Bucs and Panthers). I just don't think that two years is enough to judge. He hasn't been a disaster, and he's been trying to develop a new QB the last two years.

This is what bad teams do. They lack patience and expect unrealistic results. Morris took over a train wreck, and although he hasn't made the playoffs, the Falcons haven't been terrible.

 

[SPOHAWK]

Will black Monday include Pete?

 

[rjdriver]

Will black Monday include Pete?

How the heck could it not? The Raiders completely quit on him. I think they’ll move on from Pete to help keep Crosby.

 

[MoldyPurpleMayo]

I disagree with the firing. Raheem Morris is like a good coach, smart guy who is loved by his players. He had a mediocre roster (ranked right in the middle by PFF) and finished the season 8-9 (tied for first with the Bucs and Panthers). I just don't think that two years is enough to judge. He hasn't been a disaster, and he's been trying to develop a new QB the last two years.

This is what bad teams do. They lack patience and expect unrealistic results. Morris took over a train wreck, and although he hasn't made the playoffs, the Falcons haven't been terrible.

Well, when you have teams like ours with pretty great results after 2 years of a new HC, it makes other teams impatient...

"Why can't you do what Mike MacDonald and John Schneider did with the Seattle Seahawks?!?"

Not saying it's right or wrong, but MM is setting a pretty high bar as a new HC

 

[Vesuve]

They were bad hires when the Falcons did it in the first place and it was punctuated with the drafting of Penix AFTER they signed Cousins to the tune of 100M guaranteed. Unreal.

Yeah, still scratching my head.

 

[SocialParasite]

Browns fire HC Kevin Stefanski

Browns fire head coach Kevin Stefanski following six seasons in Cleveland

For the first time since 2020, the Browns are in the market for a new head coach. Cleveland fired Kevin Stefanski on Monday following the club's second straight losing season, per The Insiders.

www.nfl.com

 

[Dolomight12]

Browns fire HC Kevin Stefanski

Browns fire head coach Kevin Stefanski following six seasons in Cleveland

For the first time since 2020, the Browns are in the market for a new head coach. Cleveland fired Kevin Stefanski on Monday following the club's second straight losing season, per The Insiders.

www.nfl.com

He's a clown

 

[12th_Bob]

I think Stefanski is a good coach stuck with a terrible owner/gm situation. I fell like him in NY coaching the giants seems likely.

 

[bileever]

Browns fire HC Kevin Stefanski

Browns fire head coach Kevin Stefanski following six seasons in Cleveland

For the first time since 2020, the Browns are in the market for a new head coach. Cleveland fired Kevin Stefanski on Monday following the club's second straight losing season, per The Insiders.

www.nfl.com

He was doomed when they signed Deshaun Watson. They probably make the playoffs a couple of times in the last four years if they kept Baker Mayfield.

 

[SoulfishHawk]

Yeah, still scratching my head.

No doubt. Read something that said after Cousins finishes this contract, he will have made 411 million dollars.

What does 411 mil get you? ONE PLAYOFF WIN. I repeat...ONE

 

[bileever]

Well, when you have teams like ours with pretty great results after 2 years of a new HC, it makes other teams impatient...

"Why can't you do what Mike MacDonald and John Schneider did with the Seattle Seahawks?!?"

Not saying it's right or wrong, but MM is setting a pretty high bar as a new HC

Yes, and there are coaches like Mike Vrabel who take a 3-14 team and go 14-3 in one year. But those are situations where there were already key pieces in place, like Drake Maye and a top 10 O-line.

Dan Campbell went 3-13 his first year, and didn't make the playoffs until his third year. It's much rarer to turn things around immediately.

 

[pmedic920]

Pete is Gone from Vegas

 

[Runscott]

Cards fire Jonathan Gannon. No surprise.