"The general manager of the Atlanta Falcons for the past five seasons has been canned. Terry Fontenot came in to oversee a rebuild-we-don't-call-a-rebuild back in 2021 and was tasked with creating a sustainable winner out of the wreckage of the Dan Quinn/Thomas Dimitroff era. Instead, he'll leave the job having overseen five straight losing seasons, presiding over a roster-building era where the Falcons acquired plenty of compelling talent but were never able to put together a winning squad."
"He took Kyle Pitts at No. 4 in the 2021 NFL Draft, the highest a tight end has ever been taken, and has gotten something like TE10-TE16 production out of the frustrating but talented Pitts. He took Bijan Robinson at No. 8 in 2023 despite having a 1,000 yard rusher in Tyler Allgeier, seeking to build an offensive juggernaut that has not come to fruition despite Robinson's individual excellent."
Terry Fontenot was hired in 2021 to remake the Atlanta Falcons roster and create a sustainable winner. He leaves after five consecutive losing seasons and the Falcons now face a second front-office rebuild in six years. Fontenot made several high-risk moves, selecting Kyle Pitts at No. 4 and Bijan Robinson at No. 8, drafting Michael Penix Jr. and signing Kirk Cousins, and trading a 2026 first-round pick to acquire James Pearce Jr. Some moves produced individual stars but failed to produce a winning team. Fontenot also unearthed useful contributors in free agency, even as many gambles remain unresolved.
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