Atlanta Falcons need to fire Dirk Koetter before Monday morning

Atlanta Falcons should fire offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter immediately.

There are absolutely zero reasons that Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter should remain the franchise’s offensive coordinator moving forward.

While today’s defensive game plan from the Atlanta Falcons was not great, it was good enough to beat the Saints. However, the offensive game plan would not have been good enough to beat West Georgia on the road.

Sure, the players absolutely share some blame but the game plan, play-calling, and situational awareness by Dirk Koetter were bad enough that he should retire from coaching altogether once the Falcons fire him.

After this embarrassing loss by the Atlanta Falcons, Morris had this to say about the Falcons offense –

"“Saints’ defense did a good job of keeping the WRs from getting open by playing a mixture of two-man and quarters. He said the Saints also did a good job of playing underneath and sitting on routes.”"

In other words, as the offensive coordinator, Dirk Koetter did nothing to put the Falcons in a better position to execute.

He made zero attempts to do anything different today than he had shown on tape. He has made it abundantly clear that his entire game plan revolves around Julio Jones and there is no backup plan and quarterback Matt Ryan has not been given the authority to check out of the stupidity that is called by Koetter.

In year two under Dirk Koetter, the Atlanta Falcons are averaging 381 total yards a game. However, in 10 games, the Falcons have met or exceeded that number in just four games –

Panthers on the road, Lions, Vikings, and at home to start the year against Seattle when they put up a season-high 504 yards. In the other six games, the Falcons have been awful because Koetter has no idea what it takes to be a successful offensive coordinator in the NFL.

There is no doubt that Dirk Koetter will not be retained by the new staff in any capacity but Raheem Morris needs to make that move now and allow the players on the field to be given a chance to play for someone that understands their strengths and weaknesses and will put them in a position to be successful.

Something that Dirk Koetter has failed miserably at over the last 26 games in Atlanta.

Remember, this is the same offensive coordinator that preferred an old Steven Jackson instead of a young Devonta Freeman. It is no coincidence that Freeman became a Pro Bowl player after Koetter left – he clearly has no idea how to spot talent not named Julio Jones.

Even in the midst of a horrible year, the Atlanta Falcons players and fans deserve better than what we are currently getting from Dirk Koetter.