"He's here. Kevin Stefanski is Atlanta's newest head coach, and he faces a daunting job with these Falcons fresh off a rough stint in Cleveland. The Falcons were one of the league's most exciting teams a decade ago and Stefanski one of its most promising coaches more recently than that, but the past several years have diminished both. Now begins a critical chapter for team and coach."
"Stefanski needs to-and wants to-show that the losing and dysfunction that came to define the past couple seasons of his tenure with the Browns was due to the front office and ownership more than his ability to coach and lead. Matt Ryan shied away from a first-time head coach or a truly familiar face and went with a seasoned, offensively minded option well-regarded by past players but fired by one of the least competent organizations in football."
"One is demeanor, which we'll end up talking about a lot in this piece. Matt Ryan clearly remembers his days with Mike Smith, Mike Mularkey, Kyle Shanahan, Dirk Koetter, and Dan Quinn fondly, because he described someone with the ability to be calm and even-keeled, a coach who can connect effectively with players, and a proven leader as some of his requirements."
Kevin Stefanski is Atlanta's newest head coach facing a daunting job after a rough stint in Cleveland. The Falcons need to break an eight-year streak of losing seasons and convert accumulated talent into cohesive team success. Stefanski aims to show that recent Browns losing and dysfunction stemmed more from front-office and ownership issues than from his coaching. Matt Ryan prioritized a calm, even-keeled leader who connects with players, leading to interest in candidates like Stefanski and John Harbaugh. The Falcons sought a seasoned, offensively minded coach with a reputation for player rapport, but the hire remains a calculated bet rather than a certainty.
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