Falcons owner lays the pressure on the new regime

[UpstatePanther]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000528391/article/falcons-owner-arthur-blank-team-not-about-rebuilding

It is stories like this that make me glad we have the owner and general manager that we do. Gettleman wouldnt have been hired if the Big Cat didnt agree with the direction he was going to take the team, and its obvious that Gettleman is building this team to be a perennial contender while maintaining financial stability. Yes, it takes alittle longer, but the results will be worth it. the plan all along has been for 2016 to be the year things open up, and we already have a strong roster. 

meanwhile, Arthur Blank cuts the knees out from under his front office and mircomanages everything, and puts undue pressure on a new coaching staff to win now with a roster that is bound to fail at that task. if it weren't the Falcons, i'd feel bad for them. But as it is... i'm afraid i'll have to relish the tailspin. i do feel bad for Falcon fans, because i know i wouldnt want to spend my money on a team promising me years of depressing football seasons in exchange for the hope that the largely flawed current roster can make some noise this season and maybe next. 

i dont want to get ahead of myself, but if the NFC South continues its current track, its going to resemble the AFC East or AFC South of the past decade, with the Panthers assuming the role of the Patriots or Colts, respectively. the other organizations are terribly run and are frantically reaching for anything that will prop the window open just alittle longer. Well... i guess thats not entirely fair. The Buccaneers are trying to get back on track. but the jury is still out on the moves they've made the past couple seasons. 

in other words, its a good time to be a Panther fan. Keep Pounding everyone. ;)

[scpanther22]

I can't really blame Blank for his stance. Mike Smith came along and rebuilt that team with a lot of talent and under him they proceeded to under achieve...they have under achieved for awhile now when they had the talent to win.

So they got rid of smith and kept the GM and I'm not surprised  Blank is in win now mode..as mentioned in the article Matt Ryan's window is closing when it comes to his prime years.

[tiger7_88]

I highly encourage Arty to *continue* to interfere with his franchise and insist on his way based on his great success playing squash and polo in prep school. 

[SIGCHI222]

The NFC South may have the most dysfunctional owners as a whole of any division in professional sports in the history of Western Civilization.

I love JR for what he did back in the day but he is not a "present company excluded" type of guy in this discussion.

 

 

 

 

Thank God for Gettlebritches.

[SIGCHI222]

<The Falcons hope Quinn's prowess will improve a weak defense and conjure up a pass rush that was nonexistent last season. The offensive line and rushing attack are concerns entering the 2015 season, but Blank's reasoning behind his win-now mentality is sound: Matt Ryan. >

 

Shlt-pants?  He is your savior? 

 

Bless.

 

 

 

[csx]

The NFC South may have the most dysfunctional owners as a whole of any division in professional sports in the history of Western Civilization.

I love JR for what he did back in the day but he is not a "present company excluded" type of guy in this discussion.

 

 

 

 

Thank God for Gettlebritches.

way to hyperbole

[ncmonzta]

<The Falcons hope Quinn's prowess will improve a weak defense and conjure up a pass rush that was nonexistent last season. The offensive line and rushing attack are concerns entering the 2015 season, but Blank's reasoning behind his win-now mentality is sound: Matt Ryan. >

 

Shlt-pants?  He is your savior? 

 

Bless.

 

 

 

try not to be an ass hole ok. You have to be respectful when a woman is on her cycle. 

[Mother Grabber]

The NFC South may have the most dysfunctional owners as a whole of any division in professional sports in the history of Western Civilization.

I love JR for what he did back in the day but he is not a "present company excluded" type of guy in this discussion.

 

 

 

 

Thank God for Gettlebritches.

Jerry Jones and Dan Snyder called for you.