Bless the Atlanta Falcons’ coronary heart: They’re capturing their shot. There are stories from nationwide and native Atlanta insiders that the Soiled Birds need Invoice Belichick to be their subsequent head coach. On Wednesday, ESPN’s Dan Graziano and Jeremy Fowler reported that the Falcons have a robust curiosity in Belichick, if he have been to maneuver on from the New England Patriots.
On Thursday, after Belichick and the Patriots formally parted methods, the Atlanta Journal-Structure’s D. Orlando Ledbetter reported group proprietor Arthur Clean desires Belichick. ESPN’s Adam Schefter additionally reported Thursday that the Falcons might be within the hunt for the six-time Tremendous Bowl champion head coach this offseason.
Hey, shoot for the moon. Even in the event you miss you’ll land amongst the celebrities. If the Falcons are critical about altering the methods of this constantly disappointing franchise, why not go for one of many best coaches within the historical past of sports activities. Though, per Ledbetter’s supply, Belichick isn’t within the job.
That is smart to anybody who has ever watched the Falcons. Even the profitable aura of Belichick might not be sufficient to clear that franchise of its dropping juju. Their collapse down the stretch of this season’s NFC South race — a race that didn’t embrace the swiftest of opponents — was simply the most recent instance of a franchise that slips on the banana peel each single time.
Nonetheless, if Belichick did take the Atlanta job, what an excellent factor it might be. Think about him within the lemon-pepper-wing capital of the world. There’s a J.R. Crickets down the road from the stadium. I’ll take him there personally, after which department him out to the lesser-known gems.
A welcome occasion might be thrown at Blue Flame. Huge Ok.R.I.T. titled a track a few ballet after the place. I’m constructive that the expertise there would placed on a present for Belichick that he would always remember.
If he’s going to depart Foxborough, then he ought to begin over utterly. No extra drives down that Boston-Windfall turnpike. Go on over to Northside Drive. Is the Colin Kaepernick mural nonetheless there? If that’s the case, Belichick may swing by there and get a fast lesson about simply how far of a attain a non-violent protest can nonetheless have within the new millennium.
I’m telling you Invoice, Atlanta is a enjoyable city. You will get a pleasant taper together with your haircut and look 10 years youthful. There’s additionally the chance to get reacquainted with the good American machine often called the Chevrolet. You’re most likely driving a international automotive as of late, however Basic Motors would possibly reel you again in whenever you see that automobile as you’ve by no means seen it earlier than within the streets surrounding Mercedes Benz Stadium. Automobile and Bike Present weekend is a blast.
There are a lot of causes for Belichick to not have an interest within the Falcons’ job. They need to really be in search of an offensive-minded head coach, or no less than one that’s not going to carry his employees of retreads with him from an offense that was sputtering throughout Tom Brady’s last season with the Patriots.
Then once more, perhaps the previous coach simply wants a change of surroundings to vary his methods. If launched to it, his thoughts might be opened to how rewarding it may be to embrace a brand new lifestyle. Typically completely different is important to carry some vitality again to life. And there may be definitely no extra completely different of a spot than New England the place Belichick may coach than Atlanta.
