The Atlanta Falcons and head coach Arthur Smith parted methods early Monday after the staff suffered a blowout loss to the New Orleans Saints throughout the 2023 season finale.
Smith had been the pinnacle coach for the final three seasons as he changed Dan Quinn, who was let go in the course of the 2020 season. Smith was an offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans however may by no means get the Falcons into the highest 10 in factors scored or yards gained over his teaching tenure.
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Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith appears on previous to a recreation in opposition to the Chicago Bears at Soldier Area on Dec. 31, 2023 in Chicago. (Quinn Harris/Getty Pictures)
Atlanta will get to begin contemporary within the 2024 hiring cycle.
“Selections like this are by no means simple and so they by no means really feel good,” staff proprietor Arthur Clean stated in a press release. “We have now profound respect for Coach Smith and respect all of the arduous work and dedication he has put into the Falcons over the past three years.
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Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith talks with Greg Joseph, #1 of the Minnesota Vikings, earlier than the sport at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on Nov. 5, 2023 in Atlanta. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Pictures)
“He has been a part of constructing a very good tradition in our soccer staff, however the outcomes on the sector haven’t met our expectations. After important thought and reflection, we’ve decided one of the best ways ahead for our staff is new management within the head teaching place.”
As Smith turns into the primary casualty of what’s referred to as Black Monday across the NFL, he’s hardly the primary coach to be let go this season.
His tenure ended hours after he blew up at Saints head coach Dennis Allen after the Saints scored a meaningless landing with a couple of minute left within the recreation.
Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith appears on late within the fourth quarter of a recreation in opposition to the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium on Nov. 12, 2023 in Glendale, Arizona. (Mike Christy/Getty Pictures)
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The Carolina Panthers, Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers every made teaching modifications in the course of the yr. Extra are anticipated over the subsequent couple of days.
