Disagreement pervades the Atlanta Falcons franchise regarding Coach Belichick. “Bill Belichick‘s potential move to the Atlanta Falcons is losing momentum, with some of the NFL franchise’s front office in disagreement with owner Arthur Blank.” The Falcons allegedly “dismissed head coach Arthur Smith following a 7-10 losing campaign, while also, finishing third in the NFC South and condemning the franchise to yet another year without playoff football.”
Arthur Blank, the owner of the Falcons, is reportedly a key figure pushing for hiring Belichick, described in the media as a “serial Super Bowl-winning coach.” Belichick left the New England Patriots after nearly a quarter of a century of service.
Blank is reported to be such a big fan of Belichick that the 71-year-old attended two interviews for the vacant head coach role. However, allegations suggest “there are members of the Falcons front office that are at odds with owner Blank over Belichick and do not want the NFL legend appointed.”
Adam Schefter, ESPN Insider, claims, based on his knowledge, “the Falcons are the only team pursuing Belichick’s services.” The Athletic has recently reported that “Belichick’s move to Atlanta is losing momentum.”
For an opinion on Belichick coaching for the Falcons, reporting has reached out to “legendary NFL tight end Rob Gronkowski, who was part of Belichick and the Patriots’ golden years.” Gronkowski sees the hiring as a positive move. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Gronkowski stated: “What makes the Falcons a great place for coach Belichick is that they’re an underachieving team with a lot of talent, and coach Belichick knows how to take talent that’s underachieving and then overachieve that talent.”
Speculation is that the Falcons can afford Belichick and build a team for him. “I’m pretty sure they got some room in the salary cap as well to bring in some players. They have like five first-round draft picks on the offensive side of the ball like the last five years.”
