URGENT! MORE NEWS FOR RAHEEM MORRIS! NFL CONFIRMS FIRING?ATLANTA FALCONS NEWS
A sthing anger permeates through the Falcons organization. Can you feel it? That burning, suffocating frustration when a team possesses all the ingredients for success, yet continues to serve up a steaming plate of disappointment week after week. Welcome to the Atlanta Falcons 2025 nightmare, where statistical dominance means absolutely nothing. where special teams play resembles a high school JV squad and where a former player just publicly threw gasoline on the raging fire consuming Raheem Morris’s coaching tenure. Ladies and gentlemen, we’re witnessing something extraordinary in Atlanta and not in a good way. This isn’t just about losing football games. This is about organizational collapse, about a locker room that has mentally checked out, and about a coaching staff that appears more lost than a tourist without GPS in downtown Atlanta during rush hour. Let me paint you the picture that has Falcons fans ready to storm the facility with pitchforks and torches, the smoking gun. When former players speak volumes yesterday in what can only be described as a nuclear bomb dropped on social media, former Falcons wide receiver Ray Ray Mloud reposted a tweet that sent shock waves through the organization. The original post from Luis Suarez stated bluntly, “Raheem lost the team since he got rid of Iillyard and Ray Ray.” Now, some might dismiss this as petty behavior from a disgruntled former player. But here’s where your analytical brain needs to kick into overdrive. This isn’t just sour grapes. This is confirmation of what we’ve all been watching unfold in slow motion like a car crash you can’t look away from. When Raheem Morris made the decision to part ways with wide receivers’s coach Iillyard, he didn’t just lose a coach. He lost the locker room. He lost respect. He lost the invisible thread that holds a team together when adversity strikes. And make no mistake, that decision marked the beginning of the end for Morris’s credibility with this roster. Think about the significance here. A former player, someone who was in that locker room, someone who felt the pulse of the team, publicly validates what the itest has been screaming for weeks. This team has quit on their head coach. They’re going through the motions. They’re showing up because they’re professionals and their paychecks depend on it. But the fire, the belief, the willingness to run through walls for their coach, gone, evaporated, extinct. Let’s talk about Sunday’s abomination against the New York Jets, a team that is actively, deliberately, intentionally trying to lose football games to secure a higher draft pick. The Jets are tanking. They’re rebuilding. They’re looking toward 2026, not 2025. And yet somehow someway, the Atlanta Falcons found a method to lose to them. Here’s where it gets absolutely maddening for anyone with even a basic understanding of football analytics. The Falcons dominated virtually every meaningful statistical category. Total yards. Falcons dominated first downs. Falcons dominated penalties. Falcons had fewer time of possession. Falcons controlled the clock. The only category where the Jets held an advantage, third down conversions. That’s it. One category. And yet, when the final whistle blew, the scoreboard told a completely different story than the stat sheet. How does this happen? How does a team that controls the game statistically still managed to lose? The answer is painfully simple coaching, or more accurately, the catastrophic absence of compen coaching. Raheem Morris himself provided the unintentional comedy gold in his postgame comments when he said there were some missed ops throughout the day referring to missed opportunities. But here’s the delicious irony that Falcons fans immediately recognized if we’re talking about ops opponents. Raheem, you are literally the number one opponent of his team success. You find ways to make this team worse every single week. That’s not hyperbole. That’s not hot take journalism designed to generate clicks. That’s observable, measurable, documented fact. If you want to understand just how comprehensively this organization has failed, we need to discuss the special teams unit. And I’m warning you, this section might cause physical pain if you’re a Falcon supporter. The Atlanta Falcons currently ranked dead last in the NFL in kickoff return defense, allowing an astronomical 29.8 yards per return. dead. Last 32 teams in National Football League and the Falcons are the absolute worst at this fundamental aspect of the game. But wait, it gets worse. Against the Jets, the special teams unit surrendered 10 points. 10 points that directly contributed to the loss. 10 points that should never have happened. 10 points that exist solely because of coaching incompetence and player execution failures. Special teams coordinator Marcus Williams needs to be terminated immediately. Not at season’s end, not after one more game. Today, right now, this afternoon, his unit is an embarrassment to professional football. And every week they remain employed is another week the organization signals to fans that mediocrity is acceptable. And here’s the kicker. Pun absolutely intended. When you look at the coaching candidates the Falcons interviewed before settling on Raheem Morris, the contrast is devastating. Raheem Morris, currently drowning in a sea of his own poor decisions. Ben Johnson, offensive coordinator for one of the NFL’s most explosive offenses. Aaron Glenn, defensive coordinator building a formidable unit in Detroit. Mike McDonald, now head coach in Seattle, already showing promise. Jim Harbaugh turned Michigan into a national champion now revitalizing the Chargers. Every single alternative is experiencing success. Every single one. Even Bill Bellichic, who the Falcons could have pursued, would have been a superior choice despite his recent struggles. The Falcons had their pick of rising stars and proven winners, and they chose the safe, uninspiring, ultimately disastrous option in Raheem Morris. That decision will haunt this franchise for years. Individual player performance provides even more evidence of systemic failure. Let’s examine cornerback Mike Hughes, whose performance against the Jets was nothing short of catastrophic. Jets wide receiver Aiden Mitchell recorded 102 receiving yards, eight receptions, and one touchdown in the game. Impressive numbers for a young receiver. But here’s where it becomes absolutely damning for Hughes. When specifically targeted while covered by Mike Hughes, Mitchell caught seven passes for 97 yards and one touchdown. According to NextGen stats, which don’t lie, by the way, Mitchell tied for the most receptions and recorded the fourth most yards of any wide receiver against a single defender in a game this entire season. Not just against the Falcons, against any team in the NFL, in the entire 2025 season. Let that marinate for a moment. Mike Hughes got torched so thoroughly that his performance ranks among the worst individual defensive efforts by any quarterback in the league this year. But the most egregious play, the 52yd touchdown pass from Ty Taylor to Mitchell had a completion probability of just 25.6% 6% when the ball left Taylor’s hand. A 1 in4 shot. Terrible odds for the offense. Except Hughes slipped and fell, turning a low probability prayer into an easy touchdown. It was wet for everybody. Some might argue in Hughes’s defense. Sure, it was raining, but you know what? It was raining for both teams. Professional athletes are expected to maintain their footing. That’s literally part of the job description. The solution is obvious. Bench my cues immediately. Start rookie cornerback Kobe Bryant, an undrafted free agent out of Kansas who is hungry to prove himself. What exactly does Atlanta have to lose at this point? Their playoff hopes are already dead. Their season is effectively over. Give the young player experience and see what you have for the future. The Kirk Cousins conundrum and the Michael Penn Jr. problem. Now we arrive at the most fascinating and complex issue facing the Falcons, the quarterback situation. And this is where things get really interesting from an analytical perspective. Kirk Cousins, who was benched earlier this season in favor of rookie Michael Penn Jr. returned to action and completed 21 of 33 passes for 234 yards and a touchdown against the Jets. tight end and Kyle Pittz recorded his best game of the season with seven receptions for 82 yards. Running back Robinson touched the ball 28 times for 193 total yards and a touchdown. Here’s what the film reveals. The offense looks fundamentally different when Kirk Cousins is under center compared to when Michael Penn Jr. is running the show. We now have a three-game sample size. And if we exclude the Miami Dolphins blowout, the offense appears competent, functional, and capable of moving the football consistently. And remember, this is without star wide receiver Drake London. The Falcons are generating offense and scoring points with their WR1 sidelined. The most telling statistic against the Jets, the Falcons ran just seven plays from the pistol formation, a dramatic decrease from the Pennled offense. This doesn’t even account for plays that started in pistol and shifted to shotgun after Cousins made adjustments at the line of scrimmage. What does this tell us? The Zack Robinson designed pistol offense was specifically tailored to mask Michael Pennock Jr’s deficiencies. Whether those deficiencies stem from limited mobility, lingering injuries, or simply inexperience doesn’t matter. The point is the offense had to be fundamentally altered to accommodate Penn’s limitations. So, what should the Falcons do at the quarterback position moving forward? Here’s the hard truth that ownership needs to hear. Release Kirk Cousins after the season. This move saves $35 million against the 2026 salary cap. Money that can be reinvested in building a complete roster. But don’t hand the keys exclusively to Michael Penn Jr. instead. Either sign a veteran quarterback or draft another quarterback in 2026 to create legitimate competition. Penn cannot be given the starting job by default. He needs to earn it. He needs to prove he can run an NFL offense without training wheels. The Falcons cannot roll out the exact same pistol heavy limited offense in 2026. First, it’s too predictable. Defensive coordinators will have an entire off season to study the film and design counters. Second, it’s only a matter of time before Pennix suffers another injury given his playing style and the physical nature of the position. The smart organizational move is to create a competitive quarterback room. Let the best player win the job in training camp and maintain flexibility. If Pennix wins the competition convincingly, great, you have your franchise quarterback. If he doesn’t, you have a viable alternative rather than being forced to start a player who isn’t ready. Then, if necessary, the Falcons can target another quarterback in the 2027 draft when they’ll have additional first round capital to work with. Step back and look at the complete picture of this franchise. The coaching is inconsistent at best and abhorrent at worst. Player execution fails in critical moments. Drop passes from Darnell Mooney and David Sills in crucial situations. Special teams play that would embarrass a college program. The flaws seem endless, interconnected, and systemic. This isn’t just a coaching problem. This isn’t just a player problem. This is an organizational problem that starts at the very top and infects every level of the franchise. Mark Zeno, one of the Falcons beat reporters, perfectly summarized the situation. They lose again. It’s everything. The coaching is inconsistent to awful. The execution from players is failing in the big moments. The drops yesterday from Darnell Mooney and David Sills. The special teams is abhorrent. The flaws seem endless. It’s all organizational. Much of it is at the team level. None of it is good. And you lost to the Tanking Jets. That final sentence is the dagger. You lost to the Tanking Jets. A team actively trying to lose beat the Atlanta Falcons. What does that say about where this franchise currently stands? Here’s another damning piece of evidence. The Falcons have suffered only two blowout losses all season. one to the Carolina Panthers in week three and another to the Miami Dolphins. Every other loss has been close, competitive, winnable. In the NFL, there’s an old saying, bad teams find ways to lose close games while good teams find ways to win them. The Falcons have proven week after week that they are definitively a bad team. They have the talent to compete. They have the roster to win, but when the game is on the line, when execution matters most, they consistently fail. That’s coaching. That’s preparation. That’s culture. And all of those elements trace directly back to Raheem Morris and his staff. The path forward for the Atlanta Falcons requires bold, decisive action. Fire Raheem Morris immediately after the season ends. Don’t wait. Don’t deliberate. Make the decision and move forward. Terminate special teams coordinator Marcus Williams immediately. This cannot wait until seasons end. The unit is a liability every single week. Conduct a comprehensive coaching search that prioritizes innovative offensive minds and proven leaders. Don’t settle for the safe choice. Swing for the fences. Address the quarterback position with a cleareyed evaluation of both Kirk Cousins and Michael Penn Jr. Create competition, demand excellence, rebuild the secondary with an emphasis on youth and athleticism. Mike Hughes and other aging veterans need to be replaced with hungry, talented players. Invest heavily in special teams through both coaching and personnel. This cannot remain the Achilles heel of the franchise. The talent exists on this roster. Vigen Robinson is a star. Kyle Pittz showed flashes of his elite potential. The offensive line has pieces to build around. The defense has playmakers, but talent without coaching, without culture, without organizational competence is just wasted potential. Falcons fans deserve better. They deserve a team that doesn’t find creative ways to lose winnable games. They deserve coaches who can make in-game adjustments. They deserve an organization that demands excellence at every level. The Ray Ray Mloud repost wasn’t just petty social media drama. It was a public confirmation of what everyone already knew. Raheem Morris has lost this team. The players have quit. The season is over in everything but the official standings. The only question that remains is whether ownership has the courage to make the necessary changes or whether they’ll cling to mediocrity and hope things magically improve. Based on the evidence we’ve seen this season, hope is not a strategy. Action is required. Decisive, bold, comprehensive action. The Atlanta Falcons are at a crossroads. The decisions made in the coming weeks will determine whether this franchise returns to relevance or continues to wallow in the swamp of underachievement. What do you think the Falcons should do at quarterback? Should they release Kirk Cousins and create competition for Michael Penn Jr. or commit fully to the rookie. Drop your thoughts in the comments below. I want to hear from the Falcons faithful about how you’d fix this broken franchise. And if you believe it’s time for Raheem Morris to go smash that like button and let’s send a message that mediocrity is no longer acceptable in Atlanta. The future of this franchise depends on the decisions made right now.
URGENT! MORE NEWS FOR RAHEEM MORRIS! NFL CONFIRMS FIRING?ATLANTA FALCONS NEWS
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9 comments
I do not know why you are downheart or Raheem it aint all the coaches thought you got players that's slacking up not doing what they're supposed to do, and now y'all wanna put it off on the coach, the head coach, that's ridiculous. Yeah, I'll keep on. Give it up, you good coaches. And these coaches gonna go somewhere else and they're gonna win a Super Bowl for some other team, you're not giving the head coach, good intentions to make the Falcons, a winning team. I am a Falcon fan. I've been a f**** fan for a long time.We got us.They lose a win , I would still be a f**** fan but y'all need to find another way then trying to put it off on the head coach, he's doing a good job as a head coach and y'all don't see it. I'm just tired of you guys putting it off on the head coach. It doesn't make sense
ARUTHER BLANKS AND RICH MCKAY ARE REAL STUPID FOR HIREIN RAHEEM MORRIS LOOK AT RAHEEM MORRIS RESUME.
true they need a offensive co and a real qb
AI, yeah, that J R is how I say it all the time.
Get his ass out of flowery Branch!!!!!
Miss opportunities miss fgs and drop passes when needed just like going for it on 4th down and don't get it
This is the Falcons culture. They have always sucked. Anyone remember 28-3 in the SB? If there is ANY way to FU a game that they should win then they will find it….EVERYTIME! It is OBVIOUS there is a coaching problem its not for lack of talent. IT IS A COACHING PROBLEM!!! Fire this 🤡 immediately😎
Marques Williams needed to be fired 3 weeks ago!🤷♂️🤷♂️🤷♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
Penix is walking disaster with all his injury history. He has NEVER PLAYED A COMPLETE SEASON WITHOUT BECOMING INJURED! Sorry This but Penix is not built for NFL play.