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The Atlanta Falcons are at a crossroads. After a 3-2 start, including an impressive Week 6 victory over the Buffalo Bills, the wheels fell off. Atlanta lost five straight games, ultimately ending up at 4-9 heading into Week 15. The Falcons were officially eliminated from the playoffs on Sunday. Whenever a team with playoff expectations falters, there will always be questions about the coaching staff. But what the Falcons have experienced is far beyond faltering—this team has collapsed, totally and completely. To make matters worse, the division is wide open: the 7-6 Panthers are currently leading the NFC South. Atlanta may only have needed 9 wins to take it and break an eight-season streak of missing the playoffs. Raheem Morris is now facing questions about his future in Atlanta. Morris was brought in to elevate a perpetually average Falcons team that had failed to make progress under Arthur Smith. An experienced former head coach who became one of the youngest in NFL history at just 33 years old back in 2009, Morris was viewed as an intriguing candidate for a second opportunity. In the years preceding his hire, Morris spent three seasons as the defensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams, including a Super Bowl title run in 2021 and a playoff appearance in 2023. Morris elected to go the “CEO” route as a head coach, bringing in rookie offensive and defensive playcallers and choosing to take on a higher-level management role. Given his experience on both sides of the ball, this approach made some sense. Unfortunately, Morris has struggled in that role and his lack of control in all three phases—and in-game management—has become a major issue for the Falcons. With Atlanta staring down one of the worst seasons in recent history, it’s time to make a change at head coach. The total body of work that Raheem Morris has delivered for the Falcons has not earned him a third season. Problematic coordinator hires One of the most important decisions a head coach faces at the start of his regime is who to hire at the three coordinator positions: offensive, defensive, and special teams. Many head coaches are playcallers in one phase, so one of those coordinators is more of a lieutenant. But no matter how you slice it, these three hires form the backbone of your team in all three phases. These hires were even more critical for Raheem Morris, because he’s not a playcaller. As a “CEO” head coach, he trusts his coordinators to run the three phases of the team. Part of the appeal of Morris was his wide network of relationships across the NFL, and the belief that he could assemble an All-Star staff in Atlanta. Zac Robinson was considered a top offensive coordinator candidate at the time, and most were excited to see him in Atlanta. Jimmy Lake, the former Washington Huskies head coach and assistant head coach with the Rams, was brought in to coordinate the defense—a much more questionable decision. Morris elected to keep Marquice Williams as the special teams coordinator after a pretty solid tenure under Arthur Smith. Interestingly, Marquice Williams was the only experienced coordinator among the three hires. Robinson had only previously called plays in the preseason, and was otherwise a totally inexperienced OC. Jimmy Lake was a college head coach, but had never run an NFL defense before. The belief was that Morris, given his extensive experience on both sides of the ball, could help smooth out any issues and provide guidance to the rookie coordinators. Unfortunately, that guidance would be needed almost immediately, as Jimmy Lake implemented an over-complicated and ineffective defensive system that the players seemed to loathe. A defense coming off one of the best seasons in recent years under Ryan Nielsen collapsed completely as regression hit every single level at once. Lake’s defense was an unmitigated disaster, and it seemed that Morris had to take control at some point later in the season. Lake would be fired after the season ended. Zac…

Everyone thought this specific game would have serious implications in the NFC South race when the schedule was first released, way back in the middle of May. That included the NFL decision makers themselves, who made this a late season prime time matchup on Thursday Night Football. How could we not expect a big matchup? After all, these were the two primary combatants for the division each of the past two seasons and expectations were high for both coming into this year. While Tampa has remained on the same track they’ve been on the past few years, however, Atlanta has completely imploded and currently sit at 4-9 and mathematically eliminated from the playoffs. It’s all over but the screaming at this point for the Falcons in 2025. All they are left to do is potentially play spoiler. Here is the scenario the Falcons face if they beat the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 15, as well as if they lose. If the Falcons win They will deal a very significant blow to the Bucs in their hopes of winning the NFC South for a record fifth consecutive season. Tampa is currently tied atop the division with the Carolina Panthers, each sporting a 7-6 record. Their two head to head games down the stretch will go a long way in deciding this, but the Falcons can help put Carolina in pole position heading into those matchups. The Falcons would also re-take the lead in the all time head to head series with Tampa, in an all time matchup that’s currently tied at 32 after the Birds rallied a little bit in recent times with four wins in five games before the loss in Week 1 this season. This would give Atlanta an all time winning record against every other division foe. Given that there’s no first round pick this year, that’s about everything the Falcons have to play for outside their own pride. It really is the most dreadful scenario. If the Falcons lose They will officially reach another year of double digit losses, their fifth such season in the past six years. Atlanta has already solidified their eighth consecutive losing season with last week’s defeat, now it’s all about seeing how bad things can get from an official records perspective. More than anything, another defeat (this time in prime time) would bring us another step closer to Raheem Morris being fired from a job he’s clearly failed at, and possibly having the ownership just completely clean house. Arthur Blank has proven in the past that he’ll let meaningless wins at the end of the season sway his decision making, and the fewer of those Morris gives him the less of a chance that he’ll be retained.

The Falcons stink, and yet they’re still going to be playing in primetime Schedule & TV information Date: Thursday, December 11, 2025 Time: 8:15 p.m. EST Channel: Amazon Prime Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Florida Announcers: Al Michaels, Kirk Herbstreit, Kaylee Hartung Radio: 92.9 The Game & affiliates locally with Dave Archer and Wes Durham on the call; Sirius XM nationally Online streaming The game will be available on FOX5’s website and app locally, on Amazon Prime and the Prime app nationally, and for re-watch on NFL+ nationally if you have a subscription. Odds from FanDuel Sportsbook Social media links Falcoholic Facebook: Click here for our page Twitter: Follow @TheFalcoholic Live Show: The Falcoholic on YouTube Podcast: Spotify | Apple Podcasts 2025 Atlanta Falcons schedule (4-9) WEEK 1: Loss vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers WEEK 2: Win at Minnesota Vikings WEEK 3: Loss at Carolina Panthers WEEK 4: Win vs. Washington Commanders WEEK 5: BYE WEEK WEEK 6: Win vs. Buffalo Bills WEEK 7: Loss at San Francisco 49ers, Sunday Night Football, October 19, 8:20 p.m. EST WEEK 8: Loss vs. Miami Dolphins, Sunday, October 26, 1 p.m. EST WEEK 9: Loss at New England Patriots, Sunday, November 2, 1 p.m. EST WEEK 10: Loss at Indianapolis Colts (Berlin), Sunday, November 9, 9:30 a.m. EST WEEK 11: Loss vs. Carolina Panthers, Sunday, November 16, 1 p.m. EST WEEK 12: Win vs New Orleans Saints, Sunday, November 23, 4:25 p.m. EST WEEK 13: Loss at New York Jets, Sunday, November 30, 1 p.m. EST WEEK 14: Loss vs. Seattle Seahawks, Sunday, December 7, 1 p.m. EST WEEK 15: at Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Thursday Night Football, December 11, 8:15 p.m. EST WEEK 16: at Arizona Cardinals, Sunday, December 21, 4:05 p.m. EST WEEK 17: vs Los Angeles Rams, Monday Night Football, December 29, 8:15 p.m. EST WEEK 18: at New Orleans Saints, Time and Date TBD

Ce lundi soir, le club organisait son traditionnel Arbre de Noël, un rendez-vous attendu chaque année par les jeunes licenciés. Pour l’occasion, les joueurs de l’équipe National 1 se sont rendus dans les différents créneaux d’entraînement afin de partager… L’article Les joueurs de N1 partagent un moment privilégié avec les enfants lors de l’Arbre de Noël est apparu en premier sur QRM.