NFL coaching carousel: The 5 most chaotic possibilities for this offseason
By Simon Shortt
3. Atlanta Falcons hire Bill Belichick
This dot has been connected by a multitude of reporters over the last couple of weeks.
The Atlanta Falcons have been interested in landing Bill Belichick for weeks, per sources. Belichick isn't the only candidate they are targeting.
— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) January 11, 2024
The Falcons and owner Arthur Blank for decades have been trying to hire a game-changing head coach.
Falcons owner Arthur Blank has taken some big swings at other high-profile head coaches in the past.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 11, 2024
Blank once pursued, but didn’t land, Joe Gibbs.
He once pursued, but didn’t land, Bill Parcells.
Now the Falcons have a head coach opening, and Bill Belichick is a free agent.
There's a lot of head-nodding about Belichick to the Falcons because they already have good weapons, are in the position where they could take a quarterback/sign one, and have an improving defense in place. What's being under-discussed is the last time the Falcons were in the Super Bowl, they blew a 28-3 lead -- to Bill Belichick!
This would be like the rebellion trying to hire Darth Vader after he chopped off Luke's hand. Or The Avengers asking Thanos for help after The Snap.
And perhaps the most chaotic part of the Falcons hiring Belichick is the response of a certain divisional opponent.