Coach Arthur Smith Is The Cause Of All The Falcons Problems?

It is inexcusable for a head coach Arthur Smith with offensive experience to be unable to execute plays intended for players the team selected with high draft selections in crucial circumstances.

Unless an incredible thing happens like a herd of unicorns galloping down Peachtree and yelling, “Rise up!” next week, the Atlanta Falcons will be looking for a quarterback after this season. Even that seems more likely than this team sticking with Desmond Ridder and Taylor Heinicke.

Coach Arthur Smith Is The Cause Of All The Falcons Problems?

However, a more unsettling narrative is emerging than just a worrisome quarterback scenario. In actuality, the Minnesota Vikings’ victory over the Falcons on Sunday did not stem from an edge held by the opposition at that spot. Starter Kirk Cousins was lost by the Vikings last week. Jaren Hall, their rookie substitute, was lost in the opening quarter.

Josh Dobbs, who has been with six different teams since 2022 and was only on the club for five days after being acquired from Arizona for a “conditional” seventh-round draft selection (which is NFL trade Latin meaning, “Just take him”), forced them to play at No. 3 or so.

In spite of Minnesota starting rookie fifth-round pick Jaren Hall and having to use quarterback Joshua Dobbs after they traded for him earlier this week, the Falcons fell to the Vikings at home in Week 9 (31–28).

After that, Dobbs compared the process of learning to taking an AP French exam following a year-long preparation for a Spanish test.

Do you have any reason to believe that the Falcons’ primary issue may not be the quarterback?

Coach Arthur Smith took full responsibility for Sunday’s 31-28 defeat. Despite not being a competent play caller for the majority of this season, he was hired by the Tennessee Titans based on his prior performance in that capacity. It’s become uncomfortable to watch the Falcons, and not only the fans in Atlanta and the surrounding area are realizing this.

Following a turnover caused by the Falcons, which gave them a first-and-goal from the 1-yard line, Smith ran two plays, one for running back Tyler Allgeier and the other for tight end Jonnu Smith.

Atlanta’s offensive, which included running back Bijan Robinson—who the team chose ninth overall in the 2023 NFL Draft—and 2021 fourth-overall pick Kyle Pitts, was relegated to a field goal during the drive. Drake London (groin), another previous top-10 pick, was out for Week 9.

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Due to his incapacity to fully use the potential on Atlanta’s roster and his unsatisfactory history with quarterbacks, club owner Arthur Blank ought to be seriously considering the franchise’s future. Smith had no control over Ridder or Marcus Mariota. It didn’t look any better on Heinicke.

The team’s difficulties may all be attributed to Smith.

 

 

 

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