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Story update: https://nypost.com/2026/01/06/sports/matt-kalil-suing-model-ex-wife-over-invasive-manhood-size-comments/ The 36-year-old former Panther and Viking claimed that Haley’s comments during a livestream in November were “invasive” and destroyed his chance to stay out of the public eye after he retired from the NFL Haley hinted that Matt’s size had been “the biggest factor” in their split, and at one point, appeared to imitate how big it was by flopping her arm on the table. Matt is suing Haley for invasion of privacy, claiming his ex-wife revealed “highly intimate and private facts” about him and is requesting a jury trial and damages for an amount that exceeds $75,000.

isolated to just the teams on our 2026 schedule... I don't know if this is meaningful or not

2026...

2025 strength of schedule. how'd that work out?

"under contract" just means "pay the man". Doesn't require you to have them work

The Cowboys have fired defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus

GB was always on the schedule for 2026. It was the 2025 one that was the surprise. For those curious (and subject to change): 2027 season we'll play the Eagles, Commanders, Jags, Titans, and an NFC North team at home Away games at Houston, Indy, NYGiants, NFC West, and AFC East 2028 Home: Arizona, SF, Denver, Vegas, NFC North, AFC North Away: LA Chargers, LA Rams, Seahawks, NFC East In other words, get your airplane points ready for 2028 travel to the west coast. And with that extra home game on the schedule, chances are that'll be the next home game in Germany (should happen every 4 years if original Europe plan is still in effect) Based on current opposing team stats, both 2027 and 2028 look rough

As mentioned in some other thread, its the #10 hardest schedule of the 32

if Bryce doesn't show improvement in 2026, Dave still has an argument in his pocket of "give me someone else" to buy another year minimum Just like why Evero was kept around, cant blame bad coaching if the players cant execute. But if you have the talent and still cant produce, thats a different story

Looks like our 2026 schedule is ranked #10 out of 32 on strength of schedule. It's what we get for winning the division.

Greg will be in the house calling the game other than the fact that he banged the drum a few weeks ago, it'd be a little sketchy for him to leave the broadcast booth to pump up the hometown fans other suggestions? Jake or Smitty (based on the awesome game vs the Rams in quadruple overtime). Bring out Luke. Thomas Davis. ALL the big guns. And if we need to bring them out again and again for the same thing? LET'S GO

Have we mentioned Cardinals' Gannon is out too?

Year 1 2024 - benched bryce and got us more wins then we had in 2023 Year 2 2025 - got us more wins than we had in 2024. More wins than anyone reasonable predicted. Beat the NFC leading Rams and GB. Got a "we're in the playoffs" coffee mug, which 50 years from now will have the "backdoor" asterisk pretty much forgotten Dave has certainly earned year 3. Probably year 4 too. (that doesn't mean he should keep the OC role -- but we should expect he's sticking around as HC for a bit)

Remember when the owner of the team was helping the injured QB on the sidelines? Yeah, that was cool.

One good think Blank has done has been having a decent (inexpensive if desired) food/bev experience at M-B Stadium

Not a surprise about Pete Carroll either. FOX post-game yesterday suggested that'd be likelly

Rumor mill: Matt Ryan is expected to be hired as the "President of Football"

For those looking for the TL;DR items. Here's the segment about how their org is going to align. In some ways, this sounds like what Tepper finally did with Dan/Dave last year. Might need to work more on the "engaging fans" piece, if that includes basic BoA Stadium stuff like "lower prices, better food, enhanced scoreboard, better audio, etc" This definitely has the Dan/Dave vibe to it... This wasn't the plan before?

From ABlank. Compare to our own org and Dan/Dave/etc.... --- To our Atlanta Falcons Fans and Community, No statement can change the disappointment of the past several seasons. I know we have fallen short of the standard you expect and we as an organization have for ourselves. That responsibility rests with me. When results do not match expectations over time, as the owner, accountability cannot be shared or softened. I believe this team should be competing at a higher level than it has, and I share your deep frustration. You, our fans, and the community we are proud to represent are the heartbeat of this franchise. Week after week, season after season, you show up, you believe, and you support this team with pride. You have invested your time, money and emotion into the Falcons, and that commitment deserves a team that competes for championships year in and year out. We have not delivered that consistently enough in recent years. To respect your continuous support of our team and the necessity to put a consistently winning product on the field, we recently put everything on the table to determine how to best move forward. With the help of Sportsology Group, we have conducted a deep, thorough and intentional health assessment of our entire football operation over the last two months. Knowing adjustments across our operation are necessary to achieve our goals, we will be making significant changes. As we announced last night, we will have a new head coach and general manager in 2026, but that is only one part of our approach in a new era. The process we embarked on in recent months was an honest review of our football team from top to bottom; how football decisions are informed, made and implemented; how we are structured; and how we communicate internally. Today I'm writing to let you know the following changes are already in process of being implemented with the Atlanta Falcons: — The search for the leaders to fill the head coach and general manager roles are under way. We have retained ZRG Partners and Sportsology Group to assist in those searches, respectively, and will also leverage insights from others across the football landscape with a keen eye for where the NFL game is today and where it's going to help us fill those two critical roles. — We will be adding a new president of football from outside the organization. The leader in this new role will set the vision and identity for our team. Our new head coach and general manager will report to the new president of football, and they will work collaboratively as a football leadership team on all football decisions. Final decision-making authority will rest with the president of football. This leader will also work in collaboration with the club's president and CEO to ensure the team's football and business operations are appropriately aligned with unified organizational goals to deliver success on the field and in all areas of engaging Falcons fans. The new president of football will report directly to me. We plan to move quickly on this hire so the new president of football can be fully involved in the selection of our new leaders in the head coach and general manager roles. — As part of our ongoing succession planning, Greg Beadles has been elevated from president to president and CEO of the Atlanta Falcons, effective today, succeeding Rich McKay. Greg will continue oversight of all business affairs of the Falcons and collaborate closely with the new president of football to ensure all resources and operational support are working toward the goal of a winning product on the field, and that we continue to deliver for our fans in every way. — Led by the president of football, Greg, our new head coach and general manager will determine how to best implement other organizational changes we have identified in this process as areas for improvement across the football operation. That process will happen in the coming weeks and months ahead of the 2026 season. Sportsology will assist with the front office restructure as well. — In recent years, Rich McKay has taken on a new, expanded role across our broader Arthur M. Blank Sports and Entertainment organization and within the community. With succession planning that began over five years ago maturing with the ascension of Greg Beadles to the president and CEO role with the Falcons, Rich will now be able to give full focus to critical AMBSE initiatives including: major events on the near horizon for Atlanta with the 2026 FIFA World Cup and NFL's 2028 Super Bowl at Mercedes-Benz Stadium (MBS); renovations to MBS and construction of a world-class training facility for AMBSE's new NWSL franchise and the launch of that team coming in 2028; and other business development and organizational projects in various stages of planning. In addition to his AMBSE CEO role, Rich will continue as a member of my board of trustees; an associate director of our family foundation; co-chair of the NFL Competition Committee, which he has been involved with for over 30 years; and as the incoming chair of the Metro Atlanta Chamber of Commerce board for 2026. I'm incredibly grateful to Rich for his 20+ years of direct leadership with the Falcons, including many of the most successful seasons in team history. I understand trust is built through action, not words. Honesty, effort and accountability must be reflected in the way this organization operates and performs. Moving forward, every decision will be made with one clear objective – building a team capable of sustained success and competing for championships. I am confident that our new football structure and leadership will have us contending again soon. We are laser-focused on filling these key roles and others with outstanding talent and empowering them correctly ahead of this critical offseason. We operate in an immensely proud football city and state, and leading this franchise carries a responsibility I take very personally. While I'm very disappointed the Falcons will not be in the playoffs this year, I believe our football team has a solid core of outstanding veterans and exciting young talent that will make all of these open positions highly attractive to an array of top leaders who can come in, get to work and lead our team back to the standard we expect. I want you to know I am grateful for your loyalty, belief, and willingness to continue to show up and support this team, even when it has been difficult. I feel the urgency to get this right for you. We are committed to doing the work, making the tough decisions that are necessary and making the investments necessary to deliver the results you deserve. I care deeply about this community and know how important the success of the Atlanta Falcons is to each of you and the community. Thank you for standing with us. You deserve the absolute best, and I am determined to take whatever steps necessary to get us there.

FOX post-game suggested Tomlin could be in a hot seat IF IF IF IF that happens, Knowing what he's done in Pittsburgh and the Tepper connection (via steelers pre-Panthers ownership), I could see Tepper suggesting Tomlin be given a look-see by Dan/Dave assuming he doesn't get a HC gig at Vegas or elsewhere

430p Saturday

Falcons coach is out

We've known all but a few teams for a while (like, years) No mountain or west coast games makes travel a bit easier for team and fans alike

The one time we would appreciate Tepper stepping up and being vocal is now. On the other hand, dont want to do it in a manner to bring NFL wrath down on the team as a playoff distraction

KEEP POUNDING