The coaching search for the Atlanta Falcons has intensified greatly over the last several days. The team has completed several key interviews including Bill Belichick on Monday. The team still has scheduled interviews with Lions OC Ben Johnson and Rams DC Raheem Morris. Whoever the team chooses to bring in will have a huge impact on what they decided to do at quarterback.
Every coach has their own identity and preferences when it comes to who takes the snaps under center. The Falcons have three distinct options to choose from when it comes to finding their guy. They can either attempt to sign a free agent, trade for an established player like Justin Fields or draft someone in the first round. The team to this point has not given any indication of which direction they may go.
The new coach and signal caller will be linked as one. This new regime for the Falcons will be tasked with bringing the team back to the playoffs for the first time since 2017. A sense of urgency from Owner Arthur Blank may push the decision in a certain direction, although he is not usually one to demand those sorts of decisions.