Arthur Smith was fired in the middle of the night, marking an end to three tumultuous seasons with the Atlanta Falcons that ended with another 7-10 finish. While Smith goes looking for his next job—and he’ll get one in relatively short order—the Falcons need to make their next hire.
Was this the right move? Who will the Falcons hire? Our staff roundtable weighs in on those two important questions.
Dave Choate
Was it the right call? Yes
Who will the team hire next? Bill Belichick
I’ve written all of this somewhere before, but the Falcons under Smith were defined more by that they didn’t do than what they accomplished.