OT: Raheem Morris as Falcons head coach

[DJ Spanky]

God help them! He's the one who created the mess with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that Schiano inherited when he took over in 2012.

Falcons reach deal with Rams defensive coordinator Raheem Morris as their new head coach

 

[RUPete]

They fire guys so fast now that there are no other options other than the coaching recycle bin or the 30-something flavor of the month coordinator.

 

[NickRU714]

Morris was the 2nd youngest HC ever st the time he took over TB.
He's only 47 years old now.
Not exactly the typical "retread".

 

[NickRU714]

They fire guys so fast now that there are no other options other than the coaching recycle bin or the 30-something flavor of the month coordinator.

Heard someone say - no NFL OC has been with their team for more than 2 years. That's how much the turnover of the OC position is occurring.

It lends itself to hiring an offensive HC, HC Daboll for example.
Even if the OC leaves, the system stays the same because it's the HCs system.

 

[RUPete]

Morris was the 2nd youngest HC ever st the time he took over TB.
He's only 47 years old now.
Not exactly the typical "retread".

???? Recyclables are recyclables.

 

[yesrutgers01]

All I care and am enjoying- is watching BB squirming as he thought the Falcon's was going to be his team

 

[WhichReligionIsRight]

He’s a well-respected DC with a lot of experience. I think this is a much better move than getting grumpy geezer.

 

[Rufaninga]

I'm underwhelmed by the hire, but hopeful.
If you look at his HC record, it's a disaster of a hire.

If you look at him coaching both sides of the ball, winning SB under McVeigh & can bring their QB coach as OC, maybe it will be ok???

Best part of this deal is Rich McKay is no longer over the football team. Stinks for ATL United, but at least they got their championship before he wrecks it.

 

[ashokan]

Its very hard to be a good HC.

As Parcells used to say "you have to coach the coaches" and that's a whole new thing for for a first time HC. Most don't even "get it."

Fans overpay and when results dont happen fast the coach gets sent "down the road." Then its wash, rinse repeat.

 

[RULegacy]

He's the one who created the mess with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that Schiano inherited when he took over in 2012.

Morris coached there three years and had two terrible seasons and one good one (10-6 in 2010). Schiano had back-to-back losing seasons before getting fired.

By the way, Schiano (to his credit) has repeatedly admitted that he wasn’t ready to be a head coach in the NFL and that taking the Bucs job was a mistake. Greg’s failure had nothing to do with Morris and I’m sure he’d say so himself if asked.