The offseason began this morning, with the Buccaneers thumping the Chiefs in the Super Bowl. Teams can’t apply franchise tags for another two weeks and the new league year doesn’t kick off until March 17, but there’s a lot of important work ahead for the Falcons and the 2020 season is officially dead and buried. The future awaits.
It’s an uncertain future, albeit one that feels more promising than it has in years. There’s a new front office led by Terry Fontenot and a new coaching staff led by Arthur Smith in place with a mandate to remake—but not blow up—a roster that hasn’t really been up to the task for a few years now.