A big gust of updates on the Atlanta Falcons’ offensive coordinator search has blown in courtesy of Jason Butt at The Athletic. Per his report
Stitched Calvin Ridley Jersey , the Falcons do not have a front-runner for the job at the moment, conflicting earlier assumptions that names like Darrell Bevell and Dirk Koetter had the inside track for the gig. He also highlights some new news in the process, gives a bit of hope for Gary Kubiak fans and removes one name from previous connection for the job: Mike Mularkey. The Mularkey news is the most definitive of the bunch, so let’s start there. Mike Mularkey updatesWe know he interviewed with the team recently, but it wasn’t for reasons previously thought. Butt mentions the tight ends job that is now open after the team let go of Wade Harman, so perhaps that’s where Mularkey could be utilized? He could also be someone the organization leans on to assist Dan Quinn in his game-day functions and clock management. If either of those things would be what they want Mularkey for, he’d be a good hire. It’s just reassuring to know he’s not potentially going to be calling plays again. Let’s continue with the new name in the offensive coordinator hunt: Adam Gase. Adam Gase updatesButt brings up Gase as a potential candidate for the opening if the former Dolphins head coach does not land a new head coaching opportunity elsewhere. He mentions previously in the article that Dan Quinn wants to reemphasize the run game this upcoming season, and Gase does have that philosophy built into his offense. Though, Quinn saw his elite Seattle defense dismantle Gase’s Broncos elite offense in the Super Bowl 48
Baby Calvin Ridley Jersey , so you wonder if that will cross DQ’s mind in making a decision. Butt also pushed against the notion that former Falcons OC Dirk Koetter is the leader in the clubhouse for taking back his old job. He mentions that Koetter’s lack of focus on the ground game, which might not be in lockstep for what Quinn wants in the position. He was very pass-happy in his Tampa Bay days, after all. There’s a reason they were always high in the league in air yards per season. He also mentions Bevell, though only to say that he’d be a safe fit and would meet what Atlanta would want out of its new coordinator. He has to be considered a real possibility to this point in the process, but it appears this process may last a while. Gary Kubiak updates For Kubiak fans, Butt provides a little bit of hope, and says the door isn’t fully closed. While this isn’t hope necessarily springing eternal, it enforces the idea that things are still a bit fluid in Mile High, and that nothing is set in stone. It’s not likely Kubiak gets away
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