Arthur Blank, owner of the Atlanta Falcons, fired Jim Mora on Monday. Mr. Blank held true to his statement that an 8 and 8 season and not making the playoffs this year was unacceptable. The Falcons started the year at 5 wins and 2 losses only to finish at 7 and 9, even worse than last years 8 and 8 record.
Coach Mora’s statement on Seattle radio that his dream job would be coaching his alma mater, The University of Washington, did not sit well with management and may have been the final straw.
It seems as though there is not a large group of qualified canidates for the head coaching job with the Falcons. Rich McKay, president and general manager, may well be assigned his toughest job ever in finding the replacement.
So, what do you think? Who would be the best canidate? Will the Falcons ever be the powerhouse that their payroll should command?
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Norm Chow from the Titans. He made Vince look good. Let’s see what he can do with Vick.
Of course they could always give Dennis Green a call. Experience at head coaching could account for something. It’s just the being asked to leave a few times thing that gets in the way.