FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- When Arthur Smith and Terry Fonentot made their individual pitches to come to Atlanta and become the Falcons’ head coach and general manager, it was with the same general understanding.
Their plan would take three seasons to implement. They inherited a roster with bloated contracts and multiple holes, a salary cap conundrum which would take time to remedy and the reality of any new coach and general manager coming in needing a little time for their decisions to take hold.
It’s now Year 3 and the boss, Falcons owner Arthur Blank, has higher expectations than before.