Where will the Atlanta Falcons next general manager turn to find the right coach to lead this team to their first-ever Super Bowl win? There are a lot of candidates out there. While fans may or may not care whether the next coach has a defense or offense background, the general manager will.
For the record, with the exception of the 13 games that Bobby Petrino coached in 2007, the Falcons have not had a head coach with a background on the offensive side of the ball since Dan Reeves retired. Jim L. Mora, Mike Smith, and Mike Smith Jr, I mean Dan Quinn, were all defensive coaches.