Raheem Morris has worn a lot of hats in the Falcons organization. From 2015-2019, he was the assistant head coach while simultaneously holding roles like defensive backs coach, wide receivers coach, and secondary coach. He began the 2020 season as the defensive coordinator before assuming the interim head coach job when his friend Dan Quinn was fired.
Morris has a surfeit of interesting experience, in other words, and that doesn’t even include his stint as the head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 2009-2011. Given that he’s piloted the 0-5 Falcons to a 4-6 record in the 10 games he’s served as the interim head coach and the defense has improved considerably since he and Jeff Ulbrich took on their new roles, Morris deserved to be part of the team’s search for a permanent head coach.