"The Atlanta Falcons have kicked off another rebuild, and their old quarterback is coming back to help them with it. The team announced Saturday that Matt Ryan will return to the franchise and serve in a newly created role: President of Football. Yep, that's it. Just "President of Football." Ralph Wiggum must have consulted on the name. Before hiring Ryan for the new position, the Falcons put together a pretty farcical interview process."
"The role will have Ryan reporting to team owner Arthur Blank, and "collaborating with Falcons President and CEO Greg Beadles" as they search for a new general manager and head coach to replace Terry Fontenot and Raheem Morris, who were both fired after an 8-9 season. The new GM and HC would then report to the ex-QB. I have no clue whether Ryan will turn his former team into playoff contenders."
"My focus is on that stupid job title. The NFL, as an institution, loves to take itself too seriously and rely on exhausting verbiage to suggest a high level of tactical intelligence within the sport. In this case, the Falcons went in the direction of brevity, but it sounds like a kid's playtime invention. Although the job is new for the Falcons, this kind of title inflation has become a recent trend in sports."
Matt Ryan will return to the Atlanta Falcons in a newly created executive position titled President of Football, reporting to owner Arthur Blank and collaborating with Greg Beadles. The role includes leading the search for a new general manager and head coach to replace Terry Fontenot and Raheem Morris, both fired after an 8-9 season. The hiring process was described as farcical and the job title drew skepticism as an example of title inflation in sports. Comparable titles have appeared in other organizations, and uncertainty remains about whether Ryan can help the team become playoff contenders.
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