The Falcons' Dan Quinn is probably on the hottest seat of any head coach in the NFL, and Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network says Quinn is being evaluated on a week-to-week basis ( video link).
That means that, if things go “horribly wrong” for Atlanta on Sunday against the Saints, Quinn may be relieved of his duties shortly thereafter.
And, given that the 1-7 Falcons are 13-point underdogs to the 7-1 Saints this afternoon — and given the game is in New Orleans — it’s not difficult to envision things going horribly wrong for the Falcons.
Rapoport says Falcons owner Arthur Blank will use the Saints game to help make a decision with respect to Quinn, so it sounds as if Quinn could hang onto his job for another week if his team puts up a good fight against New Orleans.
But if the Falcons lay another egg, Quinn could get fired.
Atlanta’s defense, which is supposedly Quinn’s specialty, has struggled all season and it’s currently ranked near the bottom of the league in just about every defensive category, allowing almost 400 yards of total offense per game.
The Falcons had their bye last week but lost their sixth straight game the week before.
Quinn is currently in his fifth season and led Atlanta to the Super Bowl after the 2016 regular season, though an epic collapse during the Super Bowl denied the franchise of its first Lomabrdi Trophy. The Falcons posted a 10-6 record the following year, but it has been a downhill slide ever since.
Even if Quinn makes it through the rest of 2019, he is widely expected to be fired in the offseason.
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