After a brutal 30-0 beating in Carolina, Falcons’ head coach Raheem Morris knew something had to change. In an unexpected move, he removed one of his coaches immediately after the defeat. But that wasn’t all.
Morris fired wide receivers coach Ike Hilliard right after the loss, as reported by NFL insider Adam Schefter on X. With no delay, passing game coordinator T.J. Yates will slide into Hilliard’s role. But the frustration wasn’t just Morris’. The Dirty Birds as a whole are tired of coming up empty. According to beat writer Terrin Waack, Morris addressed the locker room mood directly.
When asked whether the wide receivers and tight ends were frustrated about not scoring touchdowns, he clarified that it wasn’t about individual stats or scoring. Instead, as Morris put it, “Their fru