falconfanEST1989 1,901 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Just got my letter from Blank.  TD IS GETTING FIRED TOO!!!!!😇 Dr Long Shot, Osiruz, TX Falcon and 6 others 6 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
A Pimp Named Slickback™ 3,335 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Important Information regarding the Team.View Online   To our fans, partners and associates – From the moment I bought the Atlanta Falcons, I have believed my role is to be a steward of the franchise for you. At that time, I promised you I would do everything I could to consistently put a championship caliber team on the field that would also be a positive force for good in our community. Our recent results on the field have not met our high expectations and after careful consideration I have made the decision that a change in leadership of the club is needed. Very soon we will announce that General Manager Thomas Dimitroff and Head Coach Dan Quinn have been relieved of their duties. I wanted you to hear this news first, and from me directly with important context for making this decision. We owe each of you a better product on the field and I have determined this decision is necessary to that end. Over the last three seasons and into this one, we have dedicated all the resources we can to personnel, facilities, support functions and a variety of other areas to win consistently and deliver on our promise of a contending team. At the end of last season, we played well, won some games and seemed to have positive momentum that could be carried forward. Our play on the field earned an opportunity to show if it could continue, and be built upon, in 2020. Clearly, the results on the field this year, and more broadly over the last 3+ seasons, have not met our expectations or yours. Therefore, we have made this decision tonight. I have tremendous professional respect for Thomas and Dan, as well as deep personal affection for both, as well as their families. They have poured their hearts into our team. Beyond the on-field accomplishments, they have represented us with professionalism, class and in a manner reflective of our core values during their tenures here. I'm grateful for their contributions to the franchise, and with my deep admiration I wish them great success in their future endeavors. I am very proud of how our coaches, players and the organization continue to give back to Atlanta, our state, the military, schools, those much less fortunate and so many other impactful, worthy causes. Our commitment in this regard will never wane under my ownership of the team, it is quite simply one of the most important pillars of our team's mission and obligation. I'm also proud that during my tenure as owner, we have become one of the winningest teams in the league, having captured division titles and a conference championship. Since 2008 we have the 8th-most wins in the NFL and 4th-most in the NFC. Our appetite for winning remains very high and will for as long as I'm the owner of Atlanta's team. Rich McKay, our team's president and chief executive officer, will assume day-to-day oversight of football operations and assist me in leading our search for a new general manager and head coach. We will name an interim head coach tomorrow. Our business is about winning football games and that is what all of us will work earnestly to do the rest of this season. Our immediate focus will be supporting the team and trying to win as many games as possible with an eye to filling these critical roles at the appropriate time with leaders who will be charged with achieving a timely return to the winning standard you all expect from us. I remain committed to providing every resource I can toward our success, now and in the future. I'm confident new leadership in 2021 in these key roles, combined with the core talent on our team, will deliver an on-field product you all can celebrate and be proud of very soon. Thank you for your continued support of the Atlanta Falcons. It is something I do not take for granted. With gratitude and appreciation, Arthur M. Blank Owner and Chairman Atlanta Falcons Football Club B_Lo_Touchdowns, The Rock, putnam6 and 14 others 16 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DMT11 780 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Yup just got it - you win I thought i was going to be first lol falconfanEST1989 and Chitown2ATL_Falcon 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stingbee 617 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 I thought it was fake... Well, the rebuild has started... Chitown2ATL_Falcon 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
falconfanEST1989 1,901 Posted October 12, 2020 Author Share Posted October 12, 2020 Thabk God This day keeps getting better supercollider and Chitown2ATL_Falcon 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ZoneOne01 1,871 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 supercollider and Chitown2ATL_Falcon 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomahawk Choppa 433 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 I honestly thought this was going to be fake lol supercollider 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
E. T. 5,707 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Wow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VTCrunkler 8,870 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 WOW Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FalconinPA 12,664 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 I am a mess over here. Tears of joy for Quinn fired, Real crying for Koetter taking the reigns, dancing in the streets for TD news. I can't take this kind of excitement!! BLM, supercollider, Chitown2ATL_Falcon and 5 others 5 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BirdGangATL 769 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Hire me as GM or head coach pls, it would be an upgrade for sure supercollider 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DonOfThemBirds 17,337 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Â Rich McKay should've been relieved of his duties also. PokerSteve, THEHEADCOACH, Chitown2ATL_Falcon and 7 others 6 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jfalconsp 2,653 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Wow just got an alert from the Falcons app. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
175_Ranger_Falcon 2,104 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 So it begins....the rebuild! Chitown2ATL_Falcon 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
lymond 151 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Hallelujah! Now for an 11 game winning streak!!! nomak and PokerSteve 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ROMERO 3,560 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 let the rebuild begin falconfanEST1989 and PriMeTiiMe 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MilleniumFalcon 3,075 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Rich Mckay should be fired too. Did a good job with the stadium but not so much with football operations. THEHEADCOACH, Syndicate0017, supercollider and 1 other 1 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
opensource001 1,053 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 This is fantastic! I really thought Blank was going to half a$$ it again. PokerSteve, supercollider and falconfanEST1989 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FalconinPA 12,664 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 This feels like Christmas! I have waited forever for this day. egoprime II, MilleniumFalcon, supercollider and 2 others 4 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WhiskeyBruh 545 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 I wanted McKay too but 2 for 3 ain't bad. The Rock, supercollider and FalconinPA 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Diesel_Bird 809 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Best thing we could have done.  I look forward to the future Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PriMeTiiMe 6,962 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 THANK GOD!!!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jlrfalcon 4,061 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 1 minute ago, DonOfThemBirds said:  Rich McKay should've been relieved of his duties also. His job is just to advise to Blank whether to fire the GM/HC or not. He really does not determine who we draft or how we coach. RING OF HONOR, Dr Long Shot, NashvilleFalcon01 and 2 others 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The original Falcon Bill 8 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 The Hipster should have starting distancing himself from Quinn after last season's start. "I don't know the guy . . he started showing up and coaching player."   rounz and supercollider 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
itsryanwonder 3,669 Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 Just now, MilleniumFalcon said: Rich Mckay should be fired too. Did a good job with the stadium but not so much with football operations. First of all the stadium is a joke. Secondly, Rich McKay has been in Arthur's ear this whole time, how does he get a pass? Mckay has probably been approving some of these terrible decisions.   supercollider, Day1 and THEHEADCOACH 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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