Both head coaches going up against each other in the NFC title game were staff members on the Atlanta Falcons just three short seasons ago, when they lost in Super Bowl LI. Fans can only imagine what might have been since then, had the Falcons retained either Kyle Shanahan and/or Matt LaFleur.
The Atlanta Falcons have fallen on hard times since their 2016 SuperBowl loss. Since then, they have compiled a regular-season record of 24-24. For a team loaded with so much talent, especially on the offensive side of the ball, it is unacceptable.
Dan Quinn inexplicably hired Steve Sarkisian as offensive coordinator following the biggest collapse in SuperBowl history.