Dan Quinn and his staff are safe, for now. Falcons owner Arthur Blank said the team won’t be making any changes at this time following his team’s loss to the Texans, according to Vaughn McClure of ESPN.com. 
“No. … This staff has performed before. My hope is they can fix what needs to be fixed and start winning some games,” Blank said when asked if a coaching change is needed. Just earlier this morning, we received more confirmation that he is on the hot seat, and that report indicated a loss to the Texans could be the final straw. Even though there apparently are no firings imminent, that’s a pretty tepid statement of confidence from Blank. It’s long been speculated that Quinn won’t be brought back in 2020 unless the Falcons make the playoffs, and even then he might have to win a game or two.
With their loss to Houston, Atlanta fell to 1-4 on the year. There was a report back in May that Blank was growing “restless” with the organization’s power structure, and it’s understandable considering how they’ve regressed in recent seasons. Just a few years ago, the Falcons had the league MVP in Matt Ryan and were playing in the Super Bowl. The defense has since completely collapsed, and the offense has declined sharply since former offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan left.
Atlanta missed the playoffs last year and as of right now it looks like Quinn will be looking for a new gig this offseason. He was forced to make major changes to his staff this past offseason, firing offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian and defensive coordinator Marquand Manuel. Quinn rose to prominence as the Seahawks’ defensive coordinator for a couple of years during their ‘Legion of Boom’ glory days. It’s possible the Falcons won’t make a move during the season out of respect for the success he’s had, but Blank clearly is getting impatient and his days appear to be numbered.
Honestly should’ve just said “we’re fine with wasting another year of Julio”
Ryan is overrated but with the talent they have they should be yearly contenders and it just hasn’t happened.
I mean, the talent they have on offense I agree with u. In fact, that offense should be so good that no matter how bad our defense is, we put up a heck of a lot of points. But that defense has got to be the worse in the league and because of that, I don’t see us truly being contenders
Dan Quinn better pray that the Braves can continue to win and keep folks in Atlanta in a charitable mood.
Lol fair enough.
Fire gruden…fire quinn…the question no one deals with…who you going to get that is better? Quality coaches don’t grow on trees. Maybe these teams need better players. Falcons were wiped out with injuries last year….was that the fault of Quinn?
Should have never hired Dan Quinn in the first place. They had Kyle Shannahan on their staff and chose to hire this bum instead. Classic move by an inept franchise
Dan Quinn was a defensive mind coach for a team that couldn’t play defense to save their lives. It semi agree with you, but the hire definitely made sense at the time.