Because the Atlanta Falcons flail by means of their second four-game shedding streak in as many seasons below Raheem Morris, the second-year head coach maintains that there will probably be no employees adjustments coming, not less than not this week.
“No, we have a very good group right here,” stated Morris, whose group fell 31-25 in additional time to the Indianapolis Colts in Berlin on Sunday. “We’ve a very good group of men. We have been in two robust video games in back-to-back weeks versus two actually good soccer groups.”
The Falcons fired large receivers coach Ike Hilliard again on Sept. 22, however Morris’ reply Monday in a digital press convention implies that offensive coordinator Zac Robinson and defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich are protected, amongst others.
Atlanta’s latest points go additional than permitting Indianapolis’ Jonathan Taylor to hurry for 244 yards, which had been Nineteenth-most in a recreation in NFL historical past. Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. ranks thirty first amongst certified passers with a 58.8% completion share and Atlanta’s offense has transformed simply 3 of 29 (10.3%) third-down makes an attempt throughout its final three video games. Atlanta was 0-for-8 on Sunday.
As Morris’ seat continues to heat, the issues are piling up for the 3-6 Falcons.
“Initially, we have to get shorter third downs,” Morris advised reporters Monday. “We had a pair extra lengthy third downs yesterday. The opposite factor about it’s we have to execute higher. We have got to execute what (Penix) is saying, what he is telling us to do. … Mike’s bought to play higher. He needs to play higher. He is all the time going to be very exhausting on himself. However he is a younger man. He is a first-year quarterback and we have to play higher for him and round him.”
With every passing loss, it is changing into extra doubtless that the Falcons will see their postseason drought prolonged to eight seasons. Atlanta is tied with the Carolina Panthers for the second-longest energetic streak. Solely the New York Jets have waited longer for a return to the playoffs (they final made it in 2010).
If there’s any glimmer of hope for the Falcons, it is that their subsequent three opponents (Carolina, the Jets and the New Orleans Saints) have a mixed file of 9-20 and that Morris has expertise with a pair of 3-6 groups that rallied to make the postseason.
Morris was the defensive backs coach for the 2012 Washington Redskins, who received their ultimate seven video games to clinch a playoff berth, earlier than serving because the defensive coordinator for the 2023 Los Angeles Rams, who went 7-1 down the stretch to sneak in.
Even so, Morris dismissed the notion that he would use classes from these groups with this 12 months’s Falcons.
“I do not prefer to, as a result of each group has its personal particular person style,” Morris stated. “What you’d love to do is get higher each single day. I do not suppose after I was with the Rams or at Washington we ever stated, ‘Hey, we’ll make this run.’ It simply type of occurred by getting higher and higher daily. It is one step at a time and sooner or later at a time. It is bought to start out (at observe) on Wednesday.”
The 2020 Washington Soccer Crew and the 2022 Jacksonville Jaguars are the one groups in league historical past to make the postseason after beginning 3-7.
–Area Stage Media
