If you had to name one thing, what is the main thing you were looking for Arthur Smith to bring to this team?

[apl2g 593]

My answer would be consistency. I think this team has a strong core of players but I think they need to play more consistent as a whole. Figure out who you are, and consistently play that way. We don’t need a coach jumping up and down screaming, talking about biting kneecaps, but we need a coach that is going to consistently put our players in the right place, to make the plays they have been trained to make

[falcndave 4,819]

Adaptability, which I define as the ability to adjust game plans for a given opponent. A close 2nd would be flexibility, which I define as the ability to adjust strategy within a game based on lessons learned and the current situation. 

[Mister pudding 2,374]

Adjustments to how we approach different teams and in-game adjustments. Multiple looks on offense and defense

[hjerry 26,084]

Consistency 

[Williamb 574]

Consistency applies to a coach that will build a team and concept that will succeed and thrive for a long time. We have a young coach and i would truly love to see new england, pittsburgh, baltimore consistency.

[CTann 2,762]

Balance. Not only in terms of run/pass ratio for the offense, but also the type of balanced offense that then creates a symbiotic relationship with the defense. Total team balance. 

[falcndave 4,819]

1 minute ago, falcndave said:

Adaptability, which I define as the ability to adjust game plans for a given opponent. A close 2nd would be flexibility, which I define as the ability to adjust strategy within a game based on lessons learned and the current situation. 

As a follow up, my current opinion is that AS is highly adaptable, but not as flexible as I would like. For example, he should have come out in the 2nd half and tried something different in his most recent game. 

[falcndave 4,819]

3 minutes ago, hjerry said:

Consistency 

Consistency in outcomes, approach/process, game plans, or just staying on an even keel, so to speak? Just curious what consistency means in this context. 

[DonOfThemBirds 18,409]

 

Creativity

[falcons007 22,284]

All the important stuff a coach should bring to team. Adaptability, Accountability, identity, creativity and attention to detail. Do these things week in and out, rest will take care of itself.

[Exp 333]

A superbowl.

[LTMcAuliffe 199]

Identity

[Hokies&Falcons 138]

Efficiency in the red zone. 

[falconsd56 25,727]

Consistency is the answer.

In 2020 we would have moments of pure dominance....offense , defense... We had many halves of football where we look like one of the best teams in the NFL.

And then we had half a that were the exact opposite of that where we looked like one of the worst teams in the nfl.

If we could strike that happy medium and find consistency on offense and defense then we would be in the playoffs on a yearly basis.

[JayOzOne 19,508]

An identity on both sides of the ball. So tired of trying to figure out what we do well. Teams have no problem attacking us because we have no clear strengths on either side of the ball. Having a dominant player like Grady or Julio is moot when teams can force other players to step up and for some reason, good players don't seem to be in position to do it.

 

[Francis York Morgan 25,081]

I'll go simpler and less vague...a run game.

[Macintez 1,780]

COMPLEMENTARY, TEAM FOOTBALL

 

In other words, we are not looking for Matt Ryan to play like a God or Aaron Rodgers or Mahomes to win football games. The defense can show up when it needs to, the run game will show up when it needs to, Matt Ryan WILL show up when he needs to; complete team football and being able to close games.

Balance across the board.

[Sui_Generis 2,974]

Complete games. Play hard ALL 4 quarters. 

No more up by 20+ and blow games in dramatic fashions. 

[thanat0s 4,223]

Cold, hard accountability. Accountability on every down of football by every man on the team. 
 

This team has been wildly undisciplined for way too long, with a lot of guys (looking at you, Julio) doing whatever they want through a sense of entitlement. 
 

I love these coaches and GM having no personal relationships with these players right now. That’s the only way to know who can carry their weight, and who is just dead weight.

[Herr Doktor 5,909]

Authenticity.  Respectability.   Winning culture.

[celtiksage 1,895]

Seems consistency is the correct answer so I'll go with develop an identity - long term. And not the identity of being soft and unprepared. 

[Spts1 6,614]

Justin Fields...

[insight 1,806]

Winning!  Winning in the regular season, Winning in the post season. Winning a Superbowl. 

[celtiksage 1,895]

21 minutes ago, Spts1 said:

Justin Fields...

There can only be one Highlander. We just need Fields or Wilson to be available but probably not both. It's trade down season.

[Smiler11 6,204]

Superbowl baby