The Atlanta Falcons have officially produced their 8th consecutive losing season after getting plucked by the Seattle Seahawks. Raheem Morris’s staring contest with the Jumbotron hasn’t yielded results,
and another season has passed the team by. Here’s the Week 14 snap reactions.
2nd Half Quitters
This game was 6-6 at halftime, and then the 3rd quarter kickoff happened. Is it their inability to adjust? Or did the team gas itself up during halftime for “being in it”? Regardless of the why, this team quit in the second half, and that’s a reflection of the internal culture. If all they have to play for is pride, then they left this game with none.
The defense finally snapped after carrying this team all season, putting forth one of the worst efforts we’ve seen all year. The positive vibes Kirk Cousins spoke of were nowhere to be seen in this game. This team has folded all year when faced with an ounce of adversity, and today was no different.
Not so special teams
The Falcons completed the hat trick of embarrassment on special teams today with a blocked field goal, kickoff return touchdown, and out-of-bounds kickoff. If you told me Tim Robinson was pulling the strings as a bit at this point, I’d believe you. There’s no excuse for this product; the Falcons prioritized special teams in the offseason, and “good communication” won’t save them.
Death by screens
Zac Robinson is the worst Sean McVay disciple, and it isn’t close. He has no answers for third down, he has no idea what rhythm is, and if his offense gets behind on the scoreboard, the game is essentially over. Calling his second season a disaster is an understatement.
His overconfidence in his scheme and off-base player evaluations have cost the Falcons their season and could put a dagger in his coaching career. Raheem Morris has signed off and supported Robinson every step of the way; he’s just as responsible for this mess.
Nice audition from Klint Kubiak
So that’s what second-half adjustments look like, neat! Kubiak is the hottest name on the market, and it’s easy to see why. Kubiak put his receivers in favorable matchups, got the run game going, and made this Falcons defense quit.
People say it’s a bad year to need a head coach, but there’s always one successful hire each cycle. The fear of missing is not a good enough excuse to run it back with a head coach that is well below .500 in his career.
Raheem Morris has peaked
2024 was the second-best season of Morris’ career from a win-loss standpoint. This team is not getting over the hill with him; he is the hill. When you’re the CEO, you don’t get multiple mu;ligans on coordinator hires. Raheem has to go down with the ship. If ZRob and Marquice Williams get canned, what argument can Morris make that he’s still fit for the HC job? What is it that he’s good at? What does he provide as a coach? This sensational culture we keep hearing about is littered with coaching blunders, player miscues, and embarrassing results. Holding onto him reeks of cowardice.
The season is officially over
There will be no playoffs, and there won’t be a winning record to use as a coping mechanism. At this point, James Pearce Jr and the rookie class are the only things keeping me going, and I assume that’s the case for many who continue to invest time into this team. The Falcons have produced their 8th consecutive losing season and are one shy of the franchise record. Everything that could go wrong this season did.
Another season to forget. Another season of excuses. Another season of pain for fans. Your Atlanta Falcons are officially losers once again.
