Falcons, Jimmy Lake and Raheem Morris

Grading Raheem Morris first season as Falcons head coach
The Atlanta Falcons came into the 2024 season with their highest expectations in quite a long time. Everybody in the organization spoke to a common goal, winning the NFC South and breaking a six year postseason drought.
Falcons’ Raheem Morris has to learn from his mistake of hiring Jimmy Lake
Morris has a second chance to get his defensive coordinator hire right. He needs to go after someone with more job-specific experience than his first hire had.
Falcons Fire Defensive Coordinator Jimmy Lake As Raheem Morris Reworks Staff
The Atlanta Falcons decided to part ways with defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake and defensive line coach Jay Rodgers.
NFL News: Jimmy Lake Fired as Falcons DC by Raheem Morris After 1 Season
The Atlanta Falcons fired Jimmy Lake on Saturday, ending his tenure as the team's defensive coordinator after just one season. The Falcons fired
Raheem Morris rips Falcons defense's effort in season-ending loss
Head coach Raheem Morris absolutely blasted the Falcons after their season-ending loss to the Panthers in Week 18.
Raheem Morris on what went wrong for the Falcons in 2024
An obviously dejected Falcons coach Raheem Morris addressed how the once-promising 2024 regular season went off the rails.
Falcons fire DC Jimmy Lake, DL coach Jay Rodgers
The Falcons announced a couple of changes to Raheem Morris's coaching staff on Saturday. They have fired defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake and defensive line coach Jay Rodgers. Both coaches joined the Atlanta staff for the 2024 season and the Falcons finished 23rd in both points and yards allowed while going 8-9 this season.
One name to watch for Falcons DC job after Jimmy Lake firing: A familiar face for Raheem Morris
The Falcons are now in need of a new defensive coordinator after the firing of Jimmy Lake. One name makes a lot of sense, with Raheem Morris ties.
Falcons fire two coaches, including DC Jimmy Lake
It doesn’t look like the Falcons will be making sweeping changes to their organization. The jobs of Raheem Morris and Terry Fontenot appear safe for now, but someone had to bear responsibility for the disappointment that was the 2024 season.
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What Dan Quinn Told Raheem Morris After Falcons' Crushing Loss to Commanders
The Commanders took an overtime victory over the Falcons on Sunday Night Football behind a strong performance from rookie ...
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Falcons QB Kirk Cousins opens up on 'disappointing' benching: 'I didn't forget how to play'
His performance didn’t spare him from losing his job. Instead, it provided Falcons coach Raheem Morris with the impetus to make the switch as Cousins continued displaying the misfires ...
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Raheem Morris, Dan Quinn offer insight into being fired
We are just days removed from Black Monday, a day in which many head coaches and general managers were fired, a day Falcons ...
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Raheem Morris: ‘Could have been a good decision or a better decision to take that timeout’
LANDOVER, Md. -- Here’s what Falcons coach Raheem Morris had to say after the 30-24 loss to the Commanders on Sunday: On assessing the performance: “Tough one. I just really thank that ...
Falcons' Raheem Morris drops Michael Penix Jr. truth bomb after Panthers loss
“The light at the end of the tunnel for us, despite how bad and poor we played on defense or anywhere is the quarterback,” ...
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Five names to watch in the Falcons' search for their next defensive coordinator
The Atlanta Falcons are in search of a new defensive coordinator for the fifth time since 2020. Ironically, that was when now ...
Falcons fire pair of defensive coaches in latest NFL shakeup
The coaching upheaval throughout the NFL continued Saturday when the Falcons announced the dismissals of a pair of coaches: ...
Falcons Want Players Watching Playoffs to 'Let it Sting'
The Atlanta Falcons were once near-locks to be in the postseason, but now, head coach Raheem Morris wants his team learning from those still playing.