"Raheem Morris entered Week 18 a candidate to keep his job, having won three straight games - including a Week 17 win over the Rams. Despite closing the season with a fourth consecutive victory, the two-year HC was fired along with Falcons GM Terry Fontenot. An organizational reboot will send Morris elsewhere even after he outperformed Arthur Smith in terms of wins."
"Smith received three seasons, going 7-10 in each. Morris went 8-9 in both his campaigns. His firing surprised players and upset some, according to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, who adds the coaching staff was optimistic the four-game win streak to close the season would save jobs. As the Falcons appear prepared to hire Matt Ryan for a central role in the front office, Arthur Blank leaned on two consulting firms to clean house."
"" I think we've learned, the sequencing of things will probably be a little bit differently in terms of points of emphasis," Blank said. " Sportsology, which we retained several months ago to do a deep dive on the health if you will of the football operations. ... They've got great experience in multiple sports in that regard, including the NFL. They pointed out some things to us.""
Raheem Morris was fired after two seasons despite finishing with a four-game win streak; GM Terry Fontenot was also dismissed as part of an organizational reboot. Morris went 8-9 in both seasons, outperforming Arthur Smith's three 7-10 campaigns, but the team chose a reset. Owner Arthur Blank retained consulting firms, including Sportsology, which recommended changes after a deep dive into football operations. Fontenot had been given expanded power after Rich McKay stepped back, and made controversial QB moves by signing Kirk Cousins and drafting Michael Penix Jr. Cousins underperformed on a large contract and Penix's injury history resurfaced, weakening front-office standing.
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