“Raheem Morris Has 11 Weeks” – Atlanta Falcons CEO Backs Interim Head Coach

After a convincing win over the Minnesota Vikings in Week Six, the Atlanta Falcons suffered their first loss under interim boss Raheem Morris on Sunday. The home team succumbed 22-23 win at the hands of NFC North side Detroit Lions. The Falcons are now on a 1-6 record heading into week eight. It seems that the long-term future of Morris in Atlanta could be decided in the coming months.

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Raheem Morris starts his Atlanta Falcons tenure on a positive note

Atlanta Falcons president and CEO Rich McKay appeared on the Friday afternoon segment of NFL Network’s NFL NOW. He gave an update regarding the situation surrounding the interim head coach, Raheem Morris.

“The unique thing about Raheem is that he has 11 weeks. It’s not something you want to do is to have an interim that has to have 11 weeks — typically an interim is gonna have two to three weeks — but in this case, it’s a good thing for Raheem. It gives him a really good chance to put his stamp on the football team and on how we’re going to play.”

“So let’s let that play out. We’ll support him in every way we can. We want to win as many games as we can, and clearly he should be a candidate. He’s earned that right. He was going to be on everybody’s list this year anyhow, so should he be on our list? Yes. In this case, he’s got 11 games to see what we can do,” McKay said on the show via NFL Network.

The Falcons will look to bounce back after their recent loss to the Lions. They will now play Terry Bridgewater-led Carolina Panthers in Week Eight. Morris is on a 1-1 record at the moment. Following that, the Falcons will play host Vic Fangio’s Denver Broncos. Morris will need to turn things around quickly if the Falcons want to make it to the playoffs in 2020.

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