On Friday, the Atlanta Falcons announced that both GM Thomas Dimitroff and head coach Dan Quinn would be returning next season.
The announcement came in a video from team owner Arthur Blank, who reinforced his commitment to Dimitroff and Quinn moving forward.
It was a pretty surprising move from the organization. The Falcons went to a Super Bowl under Quinn in 2016, then had a nice 10-5 season in 2017, but have since been the definition of NFL mediocrity. The team went 7-9 last year, and sit at 6-9 this year. They were at one point at 1-7, however, and it looked like there was no chance either would have a job. Then the Falcons went 5-2 in seven games, and here we are. They kept their jobs.
Still: This team hasn’t looked good in two seasons, and Atlanta fans are getting fed up with it.
So you can imagine they weren’t super excited when the news dropped on Friday. Let’s go to the measured, calm reactions!
I will say: Falcons fans do seem much more willing to forgive Quinn than they are of Dimitroff. He … hasn’t done that great.
