Former Atlanta QB Steve Bartkowski is coming back as Falcons General Manager
The Falcons’ main focus heading into the offseason was to address the quarterback position.
Raheem Morris even went so far as to suggest he may not be in Atlanta if the Falcons had had better quarterback performance the previous season. He is accurate. Although the Falcons’ fan base severely criticized his predecessor, Arthur Smith, the majority of the team’s problems may be attributed to its signal callers.
There were several options available to the Falcons. While some placed greater importance on winning right now, others had longer-term goals. There were a few well-established veterans available in free agency, and the draft had intriguing top prospects.
Raheem Morris assembled a coaching team that was focused on the quarterback position. The group included offensive assistant K.J. Black, Super Bowl winner Doug Williams’ son D.J. Williams, T.J. Yates, who played seven seasons as an NFL quarterback, and coach Zac Robinson. Ken Zampese, a senior offensive assistant, has decades of experience coaching quarterbacks in the NFL.
After carefully weighing their alternatives, the club decided on Kirk Cousins, who shortly afterward inked a hefty four-year contract for $180 million. The announcement came just after Baker Mayfield, who was ranked second on Atlanta’s veteran list behind Cousins, had re-signed with the Buccaneers.
However, as I mentioned before, there were a number of fascinating candidates who could be able to hold down the position for ten years or more, as opposed to just a handful like Cousins. According to Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated, the Falcons really asked about the possibility of trading up the draft board, but they swiftly abandoned the idea when the top three teams expressed no interest in parting with their selections.
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