Atlanta Falcons: Arthur Smith isn’t here to rebuild the franchise
The Atlanta Falcons had some major decisions to make this offseason following the firing of both their general manager and head coach from last season and fans weren’t going to settle with just any hire.
The Falcons ultimately chose to go with Tennessee Titans offensive coordinator Arthur Smith to take over as the head coach and there was this sentiment, especially nationally, that Smith would be leading the charge on a rebuilt franchise.
While there’s definitely going to come a time where the Atlanta Falcons have to rebuild, there’s no doubting that this hire and the sequence of moves that have been made show one thing: The Falcons aren’t talking about a rebuild, at least not right now.
Arthur Smith isn’t here to rebuild the Atlanta Falcons franchise
The Falcons brought in Arthur Smith with one goal in mind: Be competitive again with Matt Ryan at the quarterback spot.
While we still see some NFL analysts pointing otherwise, it’s really plain as day that’s what the plan has been all along.
The Falcons aren’t taking a quarterback with their first-round pick. They’re not looking ahead to the future and thinking about what could be three years from now. They want to win and compete, and they want to do it now.
They’re going to do everything in their power to compete with the top teams in the division- the Saints and Bucs- and who knows what happens in the end.
That’s why Arthur Smith was the choice.
Smith can bring in an offensive system that Ryan excelled in previously and he can almost immediately get more out of that abysmal offensive unit than what we’ve seen the past couple of seasons.
If you throw in a few more weapons- perhaps a Kyle Pitts, Penei Sewell, Najee Harris or Travis Etienne- from the draft, the belief within this franchise is that they can be competitive.
Are we saying that the Falcons can win a Super Bowl with Smith at the helm in the next two years? It’s not likely.
But what we are saying is that the franchise never had in mind to start building for the future. They’re still sold to playing out the Matt Ryan era and that’s why Smith was brought in.
Next. Smith will turn Mike Davis into a 1,000-yard rusher. dark
Could he be part of the rebuild in the future? Sure. But that’s not what he’s here to do currently.