Three best candidates to be the next Atlanta Falcons head coach

The Atlanta Falcons have officially parted ways with former head coach Dan Quinn.

The search for a new coach will begin at some point in the near future. The last time that the Atlanta Falcons were looking for a head coach, they used a search firm to hire Dan Quinn. No one knows how much money Arthur Blank dropped to use the firm, but chances are it was in the seven-figure area.

He paid outsiders to find, interview, and confirm Mike Smith 2.0, to say that was a waste of money would be an understatement.

There is no need to use such a firm this time around. There are three candidates that the Falcons should zero in on and would presumably be able to choose from any of these three. The one thing that all of these coaches have in common is that they all come from the offensive side of the football.

Under the ownership of Arthur Blank, the Atlanta Falcons have hired three defensive-minded head coach – Jim Mora Jr, Mike Smith, and Dan Quinn. The lone offensive-minded coach was Bobby Petrino, who ran out of town in the middle of the night.

Three defensive coaches have yet to get the Atlanta Falcons defense right. Does former general manager Thomas Dimitroff play a part in that? He sure did and Blank showed him the door too. Let’s not forget this was the man that drafted Peria Jerry instead of Clay Matthews.

That said, here are the three best candidates to be the next head coach of the Atlanta Falcons.