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I'd rather us cut our losses and roll with NM for the rest of the season. It gives us a shot to evaluate him and see what else he can do with our squad. From the games he's coached us, his rotations and overall game management has been better than LP's. Once the season is done and we've seen what we can out of NM, we could maybe look into signing someone like D'Antoni. If anyone can get the most out of Trae and this offense, it's him. And for the people who will preach about us needing defense and not offense after reading that- D'Antoni reached the playoffs so many times and got the most out of James Harden. We might as well go all in on Trae's offense and forget about his defense because there's no fixing that.

Sewell to build the trenches.

Back to the Shanahan offense we go!

Lloyd Pierce deserves to be questioned regarding his control of this team. Clearly, the chemistry is not there, but he is simply getting outcoached and outclassed in some of these blowout losses. The team is disengaged and unmotivated and that ultimately falls on the coaches at the end of the day. Trae Young does seem off though. Hoping this is all some minor chemistry issues and that they can play through it as the year goes on.

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I'm surprised he didn't make it to their list also. Personally, my Top 5 would be: 1. Arthur Smith 2. Joe Brady 3. Eric Bieniemy 4. Brandon Staley 5. Nathaniel Hackett

Tracking the Falcons: Ranking the top 5 coaching candidates Tori McElhaney The Falcons are well on their way to ushering in and naming a general manager. It originally was thought the Falcons would name someone this week, two weeks after the season came to a close, but with a few more secondary GM interviews this week and more head coaching interviews still on the docket, perhaps next week is more likely to be the week an announcement is made and things become official. So, with the window of this GM and coaching search closing, we’ll take a look at the top candidates for both jobs, ranking them on who we think could be the best fit for the Falcons in this new era. On Monday, we took a look at the candidates for GM, seeing as filling the GM opening is a bit more time-sensitive than the coach position. Filling the coaching vacancy is a bit more fluid than the GM spot as Jeff Schultz pointed out on Monday. But the time has come to get into the ranking of the coaches. Let’s dive in. 5. Raheem Morris, Atlanta interim I like Morris. And he will land on his feet somewhere with a good job offer, but it will not be with the Falcons. Morris’ narrative probably follows too closely with what I wrote Monday regarding Anthony Robinson’s chances of getting the GM job. Both are very liked in the Falcons’ facilities, as they should be because they are likable and experienced individuals. But the time has come to turn over a new leaf in Atlanta. Morris and Jeff Ulbrich probably did enough with the defense to ensure they can find good jobs elsewhere. The abysmal 0-5 start and how poorly the defense played during that time did not match how much better the defense looked under Morris as the interim and Ulbrich as the defensive coordinator. If the Falcons had won more games, perhaps this would be a different conversation. But by only seeing the defense play with more aggression later in the season and with no wins extra to stand on isn’t enough to gamble on. 4. Robert Saleh, San Francisco defensive coordinator Saleh was one of the first coordinators to interview with the Falcons after 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan confirmed it on the final day of the regular season. Saleh was a good jumping-off point for the early days of this coaching search, but he since has gotten a lot more interest from other teams, the New York Jets most notably. In recent weeks, I have leaned more into thinking the Falcons need an offensive-minded coach, which is probably why the offensive coordinators who have interviewed for this job are higher on this list. The Falcons have too many questions in front of them with regards to where the offense goes from here. There are questions about the defense, of course, but the future of the offense is a much more complicated endeavor at this point in time. 3. Joe Brady, Carolina offensive coordinator There are a lot of reports coming in that the duo of Terry Fontenot and Brady is steadily gaining momentum. And while it’s an interesting notion, it may not be the most stable foundation to build on. Nothing against Brady, but his background is exceptionally different than all the others on this list. In fewer than five years, Brady went from a graduate assistant at Penn State to winning a national championship with LSU as the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach to being named the offensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers. It’s an impressive résumé, but I need to see more of Brady as a coordinator before being completely willing to hand over a complicated situation like this to him. Plus, the Panthers’ offense wasn’t much better than the Falcons’ offense in 2020. It would be one thing if we were looking at a Carolina offense that blazed the trails of success in the league, but that wasn’t the case. Do I think Brady will be a coach? Yes. Do I think he will be the best choice for the Falcons right now? No. 2. Eric Bieniemy, Kansas City offensive coordinator Speaking of reports, there has been talked that Bieniemy botched his interview with the Falcons. Schultz said it best when he wrote that if you do this long enough you know that everyone has an agenda: from owners to GMs to agents. The truth really does lay somewhere in the middle. With that in mind, throw out those reports because Bieniemy (regardless of how that interview did or did not go) is one of the most sought after coaches of this offseason. I have said this before and I will say it again, Bieniemy has his choice as to where he wants to go to be the coach. It would be interesting to see what Bieniemy could do with the Falcons’ offensive makeup coming from Kansas City. Would he want to follow a similar path that Kansas City forged to become the hottest offenses in the league? Is that even something that can be done in Atlanta? It would be interesting to see what Bieniemy could do with the roster both as it stands, and where it could go with big changes if big changes are indeed ahead and with the No. 4 pick in the draft. 1. Arthur Smith, Tennessee offensive coordinator What Smith has done with the Titans’ offense in a short period of time is impressive. While this is only his second full season as Tennessee’s offensive coordinator, the offense’s numbers during that time cannot be overlooked and are very much linked to Smith. And unlike Brady, Smith has more concrete examples of a turnaround on his résumé. Take what Smith was able to do in the running game with Derrick Henry, the star of one of the best rushing attacks in the league. The Falcons need help in that area, that’s for sure. Owner Arthur Blank and president and CEO Rich McKay were both adamant that they felt as though seeing a turnaround as quickly as the 2021 season was possible. If Smith’s success with the Titans is an indication of how quickly he could work, that would bode well if he were to land in Atlanta. The problem with Smith is that, like a few others on this list, he is a top target to fill many different openings. The competition to land Smith would be stiff, and with the Falcons’ job not looking like a prominent one, would Smith even want to come to Atlanta? (Photo of Arthur Smith: George Walker pool via USA Today)

You don't just pass up on generational talents, my man.

How are you going to claim that you're giving Matt Ryan a legitimate shot when you pass up on a talent like Sewell if he's there...?

A little bit of both, I'd imagine. This defense is not as talented as you would think. Especially the secondary.

Got a few in the mail thanks to @coastiemike and @The Daywalker! Thank you SO much to you guys I just had to give a quick shoutout. Daywalker even sent me a little goodie that reminded me to Rise Up!!! They sent me more masks but I have only kept a few and distributed the rest to my mom (who is also a nurse working in a non-critical COVID-19 unit), sister (ICU RN in DC) as well as my brother (who works in a nursing home / rehab center in NY where they do not allow the nurses to wear PPE unless they are directly taking care of COVID + patients which is BS!). Thank you guys so much again!

Be safe, J!

What makes you say that? I think the risk of him failing the physical is a real one.

They are only available for hospitals to buy as a bulk. I don't think individuals can buy them right now.

We have a veterans hospital here and they have been supplying these to them, which is understandable. Thanks though!

Saw this on Reddit earlier! So cool!

Not sure where else to vent, so I'll just let this out here... So I'm currently a graduate student who moved back home with my parents during the program. Since our clinicals are suspended and class is mostly online, I've decided to work back again in the ICU. My parents are not exactly the youngest or healthiest people, so I don't want to risk contaminating them with the virus of any sort. My ICU agreed to let me come back to work and allowed me to live on a local college campus, who were offering healthcare workers a place to stay temporarily so that they could "self quarantine" away from their family. Now, my manager just told me that they are no longer allowing people to stay on campus but they are offering "discounted rates at a holiday inn". Such BS. Now I have to pay out of my pocket to stay at some hotel every day for God knows how long because the university changed their minds about offering housing. It's so frustrating how they are treating healthcare workers right now. With that said, I appreciate everyone who has reached out and given or attempted to give to the cause. As I said before, I am not looking for help just for me. I was not aware that there are a number of healthcare workers here who are also in need of PPE. If you would like to send it to other members who are in the state of Georgia (instead of my state of Connecticut), that would be great too! I am just hoping that this thread will benefit another healthcare worker such as myself. Please stay safe, everyone! When we get through this I am buying everyone a beer !

Thank you for looking.

Thank you so much, brother! I appreciate everyone on here!

Thanks Gazoo, good to hear from you.

Please let me know what you find! Thank you.

Thank you everyone for your kind words and hospitality. I appreciate @Jpizzle for his allowing this thread to be placed in the Falcons message board. @Gritzblitz 2.0 has also stated that he works in the healthcare field, and like me, is recycling his N95 mask. He is probably closer to the ATL area, so if anyone has any N95 masks and would like to send it to him instead of me (seeing that I am in Connecticut and would probably cost more to ship), that would be great as well- I would be happy knowing that a Falcons fan/brother was helped from this thread. There are places around CT that are selling masks for obscene prices such as $15-25/each. I plan on buying a couple for myself and my mom, who is also a nurse working in a different hospital (not in the ICU, thankfully), so that we can rotate the masks we use every day. As far as "is there anything else we can do?" I think just staying in good spirit, talking about the Falcons (this forum helps me deal with my stress a lot as it helps keep my mind off things), and maintaining the social distancing is more than enough. I appreciate everyone on here! Go Falcons!

Would you guys be interested if I made a thread detailing my Out of the Park Baseball season with the Braves?

I figured I would try on here. If anyone just happens to have any N95 masks I would appreciate if you sent me a message and I would pay you for it (and pay you to ship it to me). Our hospital has just run out and the county I happen to be working in is right next to NY and is the hardest hit county in CT. Just a random plea in case anyone happened to know of anywhere that had some lying around! Thank you!

I still think there's a solid chance that Gurley won't pass his physical... Only time will tell...