“ hiring BB doesn’t fit how they’ve done things in the past “ yeah that’s exactly why they should do it!!!!!!!

@albertsandoval1141

6 ай бұрын

💯! People crazy let's keep doing what we've been doing since we've been a franchise its led to only 2 SB trips in 50 plus years and the worst SB collapse in NFL History yeah your right we should stay doing that lmfao INSANE

I dont think you’re being negative for bringing evidence to the forefront Aaron. Great episode!

Mr Blank is thinking he is getting 51yr old Belichick instead of a 72yr old Belichick

@user-ym9dz5uy2v

6 ай бұрын

right? man is past his prime and has never managed to run the ball in his entire career.

Do we want to win football games or not? We are in 0 position as a franchise to complain

@maximustheproducer

6 ай бұрын

Exactly!

This would be a nightmare hire! And please note that NO OTHER TEAM HAS EVEN INTERVIEWED HIM!!!

Agree with every word you said, Aaron.Ive been a falcons fan for 46 years.Belicheck fixes nothing,makes us worse.Im soooo depressed by this apparent choice.See you post Bill,if i live that long.

"Lighting in a bottle" for nearly 20 years is impressive imo.

Aaron is such a logical thinker and I agree with most opinions, but the falcons almost always do the opposite

I hope they announce a second interview with jim harbaugh

@redhunnid5142

6 ай бұрын

Jim Harbaugh second interview this Tuesday you can book it 💯

You was the same guy that said Arthur Smith was the perfect fit for the falcons… So I’ll take the multi championship coach

@Scat_man72

6 ай бұрын

Most people said that. Because he was the hottest available coach at the time. Fresh off an AFC championship game.

@toddmullis8051

6 ай бұрын

Everyone said that

@True-Lies41

6 ай бұрын

How is what he done in the past gone help our future 🤔

@TheNamronTV

6 ай бұрын

They want more Arthur smith types, they seem to be obsessed with Ben Johnson.

@DeziSports247

6 ай бұрын

Agreed. I’m tired of first timers. Let’s get a proven coach in.

Both the ancient owner and the ancient coach are on a "win now" timetable, seems like a pretty good fit to me...

Great points!

I will ALWAYS question any process that A. Blank & McCay have used. Still can't get over picking B Patrino. The Patriots clearly wanted to get rid of Belichick but needed a face saving way out. In steps A. Blank

Man I wholeheartedly agree with you on if they hire BB he is not the answer hasn’t been the answer since Brady how can he help the Falcons that’s just delusional to think

@maximustheproducer

6 ай бұрын

Keep that same Energy!

AS A 41 YEAR OLD PATRIOT FAN FROM CALIFORNIA I BEEN A FAN BEFORE BILL WE WILL MISS BILL BUT HE WAS STUCKBIN HIS WAYS AND THAT PUT US IN A HOLE THE LEAGUE IS A FAST LEAGUE IT WAS TIME FOR SOMETHING NEW SO WITH THAT BEING SAID GOOD LUCK BILL

Blanks gonna say it was a group decision when it goes poorly

We’re in a tough spot trying to find the guy. It was easy to look at Arthur smith call games and say this feels sluggish and stupid. Not a single stretch of sustained rhythm on offense in 3 seasons with smith calling games. A head coach that doesn’t burn timeouts and manage clock game flow properly alone would be a massive upgrade over Arthur smith. An offensive coordinator that isn’t trash would be a massive upgrade. If Bill comes in and land a serviceable qb, a serviceable oc, they’ll break the losing season streak.

@davaughn2376

6 ай бұрын

I can see that because to me that was the biggest issue I had with AS. It’s like he was intentionally throwing games with some bone head stuff he would do. We need a oc with whatever coach we get. We also need a decent qb coach to help develop our players. I think we were a couple plays away from being a decent team but this season was suppose to be a good one because of the schedule so I don’t know how we look going forward. I just hope we’re not another joke of a team. I’m tired of that and I’m sure fans are too because the NFL seems really scripted with the way our team has looked in games.

It is what it is at this point I'm just along for the ride.

A healthy Kirk Cousins + Bill Belicheck+ a solid draft and the Falcons could be super bowl contenders next year.

Let’s hold out hope that Jim gets a 2nd interview. Jim brings experience and is great with quarterbacks. Bill has had a GOAT career but I don’t think he’s what we need right now. I’ll give it a chance if we hire Bill but I won’t be happy about it.

@redhunnid5142

6 ай бұрын

Jim Harbaugh is getting a second interview this Tuesday you can book it 💯

I think we all have the right to be worried. But this is a new place for Bill. A clean slate. The negatives are all coming from the same place, his last 3 years in New England. Whos to say he cant learn from those mistakes? Whos to say he might work well with Terry and do better not worrying so much about the GM side of things. All the negatives about bellichick only work if you believe an old dog cant learn new tricks. Also let's stop writing Blank off. Hes a billionaire businessman. Hopefully he can ask the tough questions bill needs to answer before taking the helm.

@lavs8696

6 ай бұрын

its just a waste of time man, if youre relying on a change of scenery/a coach not doing 80% of the things he did in his last location as your hope its a horrible pick. 3 years from now we will be in a worse spot having wasted this talent and looking for another HC. and even if we make the playoffs (which isnt hard in this division), we will get trounced by a shanahan tree team like every other team has been

@Scat_man72

6 ай бұрын

@@lavs8696 I understand and slightly agree with you, but we don't know enough yet. He's not my top choice either. But he's better than Arthur

This is very measured and the evidence is obvious!! Good job.

Hell outta here with all them 1 year hot coordinators. I’ll take a chance with a champion. Once we make the announcement that we got Bill you might as well get locked on whatever team Bobby Slowik goes to.

@twiggywiggly

6 ай бұрын

If I had to make a bet I guarantee Slowiks team will have more wins than Belichicks team next year. Excluding if either one of them go to the panthers. This league is about innovation. Bills done the same thing the last 3 years. He’s a declining coach we might of well kept Artie smith if we decide to hire Bill

@ZebulonTree

6 ай бұрын

@@twiggywiggly I’ll take that bet if Bill comes to the A. We got the weakest division if we get a decent QB and OC we make the playoffs. We trying to win a superbowl not be innovative.

@lavs8696

6 ай бұрын

@@ZebulonTree making the playoffs isnt the issue, issue is building a team that cancompete for the SB over the next decade. bb isnt even staying here longer than 3 years. shanahan tree offenses figured out bills defense a long time ago, its a new era, bros washed. not to mention he will kill all the fun outta the team, dont expect any dirty bird celebrations anytime soon

@ZebulonTree

6 ай бұрын

@@lavs8696 The thing is, we’re trying to win a superbowl in the next 2-3 years we’re not worrying about 10 years from now. Arthur Blank is 81 he’s not thinking about 10 years from now and I’m ok with that because I’ve been a fan for over 30 years all I want right now is a superbowl. Bill is the fastest route to it. If we win a Superbowl I bet we can get Bill to do the dirty bird.

If and only if, it's a quick hiring decision. I believe the second interview is the real first interview. If the team ends up with Belichek after due process and a couple of weeks have passed, I can't complain.

Damn you feel the same way I do

I would rather bet a 4 to 5 year contract on Belichick to win a super bowl than a 10 year contract on a another failure like Author Smith to win me more grey hairs - some of ya'll are not real falcons fans if you think younger is a better options, no winning is the ONLY OPTION. Why does everyone surprisingly on the side of the falcons think getting a young HC equal winning the big game, you guys don't get it, the owner of the now Atlanta Falcons wants to see this team finally win a super bowl before he leaves the organization to it's fate. If he goes for a younger HC the likelihood of that happening is extremely low. Younger does not always mean better, they lack the expertise to get teams with potential to the big game and win it unlike Bill Belichick who've done this 6 times before.

You honest aaron i agree with you

Bill Belichick ain't that guy but you was in Arthur Smith's corner for 2024. COMMON MAN!!!

@RogerThat902

6 ай бұрын

still hurt they fired his boy. Imagine going hard for Smith but crying we are hiring the GOAT. Wild stuff.

looking forward to three 7-win seasons....will that get Chick his record?

Scream it from the rooftop Aaron!

6 rings champ, it’s a hungry man who wants to win one without Brady! Gotta roll with it man that’s blanks move

@williamli6200

6 ай бұрын

LOL, he is hungry, so he can win? Haven't you watched his game in last 4 seasons?

@PoppaDirtyBird7

6 ай бұрын

Have you seen our roster?

@Real_2Phase

6 ай бұрын

​@@williamli6200 I saw a injury riddled team with a bad qb that shouldn't have been in half the games they were in

@williamli6200

6 ай бұрын

@@Real_2Phase It doesn't matter. Last 4 seasons proved that he was a trash on offense, and his defense couldn't step up when games were on the line, you can start with the first two games. With him, Falcons will be a team of 6 to 8 wins.

@Real_2Phase

6 ай бұрын

@@williamli6200 It does matter. You're saying being in games with subpar talent means nothing? And not only is he not an offensive guy, its kinda hard to play defense when you're on the field all the time and your qb keeps throwing picks. Maybe it works maybe it doesn't, but most of these other candidates are just trendy picks. We already picked like that and got Arthur Smith. Look what happened with that.

However I will say this was cogent analysis...I got to respect that

Hey just checking in. I'm a long time Pats fan. 17 Division Titles, Nine Super Bowl appearances. Most playoff wins as a coach. Bill is not perfect, and he is 72. However Bill is a winner, and a genius. Brady wasn't everything. Super Bowl win against the greatest show on turf was a defensive win. The last (6th) Super Bowl was a masterpiece (3 points allowed) (only 4 years ago). Atlanta could do worse. Do you really want another hot coordinator? Give Bill a chance. He knows how to win. He didn't get lucky, he's a genius. I hope Atlanta lands him because you will be winning a lot of games soon.

I prefer Bobby Slowik too but if you hire Belichick at HC and Brian Griese at OC I think the Falcons can make a playoff run.

@jasonhall5494

6 ай бұрын

You don’t no anything Josh McDaniel play

As long as he's not making personal decisions I'm fine with has a coach

Nick Caserio has fizzled out since leaving New England huh? Cj Stroud and Demeco Ryans sure seem to be in a better spot than us...

I don’t always agree with Aaron on things but his take on Bill and the “patriot way” are spot on.

BLANK NEEDS TO GET HIS GEMATRIA GAME UP

@likedacountry

6 ай бұрын

What you speaking?

I'm glad yall kept Dan over Shanahan 😂

DAMN WHAT YALL TALKING ABOUT.GIVE THE GUY THAT HAS HELD THE SUPERBOWL TROPHY 🤦🏾‍♂️🤣😂

Everyone saying bill ant the answer who tf is other then the best coach of all time imean seriously qho else he brings everything we needa to the table

Astute observations. But "I'm not saying Brady made Bill Belichick" is too kind. A good argument can be made that Brady did make him. However, if the Falcons can get Justin Fields, and he continues to grow and develop the way he did this year, he's going to be another Mahomes, and then the Falcons have a great chance to be very good next year no matter who their coach is, including Belichick.

@MrDrsogood

6 ай бұрын

Another Mahomes? lol

U said that this is different was the way they usually do things so maybe that’s good cuz they never won a ring

The definition of "INSANITY" - Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results. In the Arthur Blank era with the exception of (Quinn) coordinators have been a bust for this team. Anyone that thinks any coordinator will have success here is insane.

Me. Drew, you were wrong about Arthur smith and Desmond ridder before this season started. Be more optimistic.

I already got to acceptance today.

Wtf happens to your mic every other episode? I feel like I’m being trolled.

I’m personally fine with Bill Belichick! Our players will respond to him well.

Would BB be interested in the Falcons, and visa versa, if the Falcons had won the Superbowl against the Patriots? Everyone knows that it could easily have gone the other way, correct? But that didn't happen. It remains a major ATL disaster, so maybe this is a big attitude adjustment.

I mean you have heard from this fanbase that everything seems to fall short of expectations or crash and burn. Like that one reporter said “there is Blank the community man that has been great, then there is Blank the owner with the same old story with McCay and Arthur Blank hoping to get the coach right.” You can have prime Peyton Manning and the reanimated corpse of Vince Lombardi and fans have been conditioned to expect things to not work out. If a model organization is “doing things by the book” congratulations here is a gold star.

The truth is nobody knows what they are talking about until it happens. Yeah we all said Arthur Smith would be good hire. We all were wrong. Nobody really knows, Don't let your bias blind you from winning football

Blank has got dementia if he thinks Bill is the answer

@shonuf5152

6 ай бұрын

Good 'ol boys club...

Agreed I’m not that excited about Belichick. I would prefer an offensive minded head coach or a defensive head coach that’s smart enough to hire a really good play caller. I think the Falcons need a good play caller to be successful. Micheal Vick, Julio and Matt that’s more the Falcons identify

@albertsandoval1141

6 ай бұрын

Umm Belichick is the unmatched best defensive mind in nfl history what you talking about defensive minded coach? Ha

Let’s just pray it ain’t Josh McDaniels at OC LOL

@falcons204IS

6 ай бұрын

To be fair he’s a good OC when he’s with bill

@DeziSports247

6 ай бұрын

Right. McDaniels is a solid OC. Just not a head coach lol

Arthur blank feels like we ready to win now. He dont wanna hire nobody whos not proven at this point. We can say bill hasent done anything since tom left, but what have we done in the last 6years or as a franchise. Im tired of out franchise and we need a culture change.arthur smith was terrible 7-10 3 years in a row, and to think we should hire a first time head coach is jus crazy

Ok I want someone else to

I don’t understand this fan base where not wining but complain about change ? I’m more then ok with bill coming making the playoffs would be a step in the right direction

Just like a falcons fan you wouldn’t want the best coach to ever do it here? You just in your feelings because of the 28-3 the same guy that said smith was perfect fit. Bill will be are coach before Monday sec interview the weekend

I love that you hate this hiring👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

If we get belicheck we're done for. Well will be looking like the 90s browns. And the 2021 2022 patriots. smh

The Blank and McKay era has been grabbing hot unproven coordinators, this is the first time they went with experience and pedigree this is a good change and the fact it means Mckay will be pushed out of football decisions is a huge plus outside of Jim Harbaugh this is the best coach available period

Why hire someone so old that is just doing something until he retires? How many years Atlanta would have with Bill B?

I hope they don’t get a washed QB and just get JJ, Bo Nix, Jayden, or Penix

Yawl want a Phil Jackson type of Coach, well Bill is that Guy! Period!

That fields and Ridder comparison was wild.

Lightening in a bottle for damn near 20 years lol

There are things that I do like about Bill Belichick and I still don't want him. He gets that the game is won in the trenches and has typically had good lines on both sides of the ball. Also, he didn't ruin his cap space by overpaying guys. He will be 72 years old before the next season starts. That matters. His lack of success without TB is concerning. Before you suggest that he made Brady list all of the other great QB's he built. He and Brady worked because Belichick did a good job of building a church for Tom to preach in. Brady is blessed with talents, competitiveness, and drive. He would win in most places. A guy leaving a team decline should not be your next HC.

LOL depression - ATL would be lucky to get BB

Blank gonna say he hired BB because he loves his family and his family values

@shonuf5152

6 ай бұрын

Instead of making a football decision. That's why his team don't do squat.

You don't bring Bill Bellichick back to a second interview for nothing, I'd be shocked if Bill wasn't our HC by next week. At least our defense will be lights out for real, just need to keep him away from our offensive side of the ball.

You keep bringing up stuff from the old regime. Your boy Artie didn’t work..accept it sir.

give me the greatest coach in history…..and bring along josh Mcdaniel’s. And maybe some vrabel as DC…..Winning!!!

@HelmutBchron

6 ай бұрын

Coaching has been the problem For years. Let’s try a disciplined coach. #winning

I don’t think bill will have as much of a GM role on the falcons.

Here's something a lit of fans aren't considering i hear people talk about his age blank isn't planning on hiring a young coordinator hes not building anymore he has no desire to rebuild or slowly improve this team he's getting impatient he wants to win right now and if it doesn't work out oh well he can say he tried

@LionelLordOfTheThundercats

6 ай бұрын

After coming in third place in the worst division in football, with the easiest schedule, we aren't ready to win right now. We don't have a QB or a WR 2. We have no pass rush, and Bill can't get us any of that by next year because he is a terrible drafter.

@jackfroat56

6 ай бұрын

@@LionelLordOfTheThundercats no one said we are ready hell I think we have a bunch of problems but blank thinks we are ready and whether we like it or not he's gonna hire who he wants and he's not gonna take it slow anymore he's not rebuilding or retooling he's going for it will it blow up in his face probably but he's not gonna care he's taking a gamble and hopefully it works out

@LionelLordOfTheThundercats

6 ай бұрын

@@jackfroat56 Shortcuts never work, that is why Blank is a bad owner. He has been trying to "win now" for 15 years.

@jackfroat56

6 ай бұрын

@@LionelLordOfTheThundercats and he will continue to try and win now he's getting up in age he's gonna do everything he thinks is gonna win and he doesn't care about the future or after effects

If he is stuck on hiring a proven winner, then go with Harbaugh, 🙏

Harbough or Vrabel would be better choices for tbe falcons

@thekingsson1757

6 ай бұрын

Vrabel don't excite me at all

This is the same guy who love Arthur Smith and wouldn't come off of Ridder even after he was benched twice. The same guy who's fan of a franchise with 6 straight losing seasons behind first time HC candidates. This did is so negative.

@Real_2Phase

6 ай бұрын

That's what I'm saying. We all knew Heineke wasnt the long term solution, but he was a better option. Yet he just rode hard for Ridder

Will you stop supporting the team? If not, it is what it is.

To me everyone else is just the "hot pick" and not necessarily a good one. Thats how we fell into Arthur Smith. Fresh off a AFC championship appearance and look what happened. Bill has had a bad few seasons but he's also had bad qb play and injury bugs. He's got a proven track record of developing talent. A lot of those Patriot teams had no business being that good, especially on the defense side of the ball

@LionelLordOfTheThundercats

6 ай бұрын

He has developed one QB in the last 25 years. He has drafted zero HOF RB, or WR. The only time his offense has ever worked is when he had the GOAT QB. All of his coaching tree has failed, he has failed the last few seasons. We need someone that can build a team, not someone that hasn't done that since 2001.

@Real_2Phase

6 ай бұрын

@@LionelLordOfTheThundercats And you think any of these other guys are capable of that? Yeah he hasn't drafted a HOFs.....besides Gronk and probably Edelman. Who werent really regarded as top players when drafted. And besides he's drafted and signed players that aren't HOFers but turned out to be studs. I'm old enough to remember how great those Patriot teams were. Not just Brady. And how we would always talk about how Bill would take other teams scraps and turn them into stars in his system. Brady was great, but he didnt play defense or special teams. And he didnt get the whole team prepared and ready every week with a gameplan. No he's not an offensive guy and he missed on QB. But the man also just had better ranked defense than us with players you can't even name. I'm not saying he's THE guy, but this whole he rode Brady's coattails argument is dumb.

@LionelLordOfTheThundercats

6 ай бұрын

@@Real_2Phase Edelman isn't a HOF. Gronk is but again, he played with the GOAT Qb. Look how fast the entire Patriot system fell apart without Brady, who was taking a discount to play in NE, to run the show. He drafted bust after bust on his offense, that is what drove Brady to leave. Look at what every free agent that left NE said about him, they hated playing in his system. I am also old enough to remember what those Patriot teams actually were, and that is great defense, that were made because the Brady took less money and made the offense work because of his greatness. Bill would spend all the money of his defense and that would allow them to win. But once he didn't have the greatest Qb ever, his bad drafting and lack of offensive skill turned NE into a joke. So no Brady didn't play defense or special teams, but he also didn't take max contracts so that the team could pay for those units. And yes they had a better defense than us, because we don't have a pass rush, we turn the ball over and create short fields, and we have no depth on the D-line. My point is this, he couldn't find a qb in NE, why do you think he can find one in ATL? He couldn't rebuild after having Brady, so we are going to let him rebuild us after having Ridder?

Im sad if Belichick becomes the Falcons head coach

If Belichick didn’t have Brady would he have won all those championships? I’m a say no. Y’all better listen to Asante Samuel, hell even skip bayless make sense sometimes.

Don’t matter how you slice it. We ain’t won shit 🤦🏾‍♂️. Perennial losers we are! Might as well shake it up. We don’t have anything to lose. Trust in Bill!!!

If you think players like Grady,Jake,A.J,Jessie,ect.....is going to buy into "your doing it this way,don't question me " that you know Bill will try to bring,people need to wake up

@robertyates1319

6 ай бұрын

what? yea right. Those dudes will be asking how high.

I believe Mr Blank is getting desperate since he will be turning 82 this year. He wants to win a championship BAD and I don’t blame him rolling the dice on a 6 time champion. Expect us to go all in with free agency spending right off the gate year 1. Do I agree with the decision? No. But can’t deny the fact that it will be exciting to say the least.

We’re doing something different which is exciting. Hiring first timers hasn’t been the answer so let’s switch it up. Let’s not mark Bill as our savior that’s the problem. Our defense will be great, it’s about finding the right QB. come on Falcon fans. We better than this. I love this podcast, faithful watcher. But dammit with the negativity. lol

I don’t like your pessimism, but I’m prepared for Belly to come in here and eff up the whole thing for a check, then retire. These falcons aren’t going anywhere ever 😂 and I love them. I’ll pretend til they get a ring lol

I never say anything but I listen everyday and I have to chime in finally. I love most of your content Aaron. But you are really trippin on this BB situation. How could you not be on board with this hire. I pray we hire him. We need a winning culture here. We are talking about the same team that lost to the panthers, finished 3rd in the weakest division in football. Don't be scared of a winner. Yes, he's up in age. Who cares he's not running routes. He's bringing all that winning knowledge and game management etc etc. And finally a player will want to come here and play. You know it's true. And guess what, just from the rumors of hiring BB ATL is getting some national attention. Everyone here knows that never happens. It's nice not to have to watch just your show to see some content about the team I love. His age don't bother me, guess what nfl teams have alot of coaches (young) and he's just gone be guiding. He knows how to do it Things went bad in NE but noone can win without talent. ATL has talent. Hell I'm shocked he would come here. I hope like hell he accepts the job. Tired of every Sunday being a nightmare and hearing everyone bitch. And to see people fussing about this hire is beyond me.

Blank's hiring process is absolutely flawed. He's much of the problem.

No wonder the Falcons are a losing franchise…. Hiring play callers instead of actual head coaches

since you take Bill Belichick 72 yrs old HC would you take my grandfather too ? not worry about pay him I'm pay you to take my grandfather.

Bill isn’t a great fit for the falcons his success after Tom Brady in the qb position doesn’t impress nor prove his ability to scout a heavy hitter as a qb. Additionally, he’s not locker room friendly also do watch his interviews he does not have any personality or any excitement for a coach.

Bill gets all the love for what he has done over his career but I just don't see it here. BB has won exactly one more game in the past three years than the guy we just fired. In that time, he had more power and control than any other coach in the league and for sure had a better roster in 21 and 22 than the Falcons had. He has also failed to develop to young QBs he hand picked. I don't see it but will support him if he gets the job as I would anyone else.

Blank is a bad owner with bad advice the dumbest thing they did was fire a coach in rebuilding without a quarterback that really exceeded all 3 seasons

falcons are a hot spot cuz the team is in the weakest nfl division and will continue to be in the next couple of years; and, the falcons are not in purgatory like the panthers. falcons are the perfect spot for belicheck to set the win record and make the playoffs for a shot at a sb. it's the perfect spot for justin fields as well to make noise cuz the nfc south is weak.

What difference is it going to make yall stink anyway and always have you should be use to it remember when you went to the superbowl the first time that was funny and the second time that was halious you know yall been crying for years do what I did pick another team

I swear to god Atlanta has the most uneducated fans that think they always know what’s best

He can't win without Brady

Falcons fans will never be happy !!

Bro is just the king of bad takes

What a moronic take... "What's the problem" if you think pissing away Matt Ryan's entire career outside of 1 competent OC hire, then you deserve the mediocrity that this team has wallowed in for the last 5 years.