January 18, 2025
Rob Gronkowski: Why Falcons are intriguing choice for Invoice Belichick
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Invoice Belichick’s subsequent transfer after 24 years with the New England Patriots has been speculated about, and Rob Gronkowski mentioned the Atlanta Falcons had been going after him.

The Falcons fired Arthur Smith after three consecutive seasons of seven wins and no playoff appearances. 

Belichick interviewed for the Falcons job this week and can reportedly have a second interview with group proprietor Arthur Clean.

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Head coach Invoice Belichick and Rob Gronkowski (87) of the New England Patriots throughout a recreation towards the Seattle Seahawks at Gillette Stadium Nov. 13, 2016, in Foxborough, Mass.  (Adam Glanzman/Getty Photos)

Why would Belichick fly south for the foreseeable future?

“What makes the Falcons a fantastic place for coach Belichick is that they’re an underachieving group with a number of expertise, and coach Belichick is aware of easy methods to take expertise that’s underachieving after which overachieve that expertise,” Gronkowski instructed Fox Information Digital. 

“I’m fairly certain they received some room within the wage cap as properly to herald some gamers. They’ve like 5 first-round draft picks on the offensive facet of the ball just like the final 5 years. They’ve a number of expertise.

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Bill Belichick yells at a ref

New England Patriots head coach Invoice Belichick argues with an official within the fourth quarter. (Barry Chin/The Boston Globe by way of Getty Photos)

“He’ll go in there. He’ll know easy methods to make the most of all that expertise. Additionally, they received a fairly stable protection, which clearly he’ll improve much more. And, then, on prime of it, they like to run the ball. And he’s a man that likes to run the ball and jam it down your throat as a coach.”

Atlanta has weapons on offense. Bijan Robinson, Kyle Pitts and Drake London have confirmed that. The jury remains to be out on whether or not Desmond Ridder may be the quarterback of the long run.

Bijan Robinson takes handoff

Desmond Ridder (9) of the Atlanta Falcons palms the ball off to Bijan Robinson (7) within the first quarter of a recreation towards the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Stadium Nov. 26, 2023, in Atlanta. (Todd Kirkland/Getty Photos)

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The Falcons had been twenty sixth in factors scored and seventeenth in yards gained in 2023.