It’s fair to say that Atlanta Falcons fans have little faith in the current direction of the franchise.

After the team split its first six games, Atlanta limped to a 34-10 loss to the previously one-win Miami Dolphins on Sunday. A day after the sparse home crowd booed the Falcons off the field, Atlanta head coach Raheem Morris addressed the increasing distance between his team and its fanbase.

“I understand it. Everybody has those growing pains,” Morris told reporters on Monday. “You’ve got to go through it and find ways to be better and bring (the fans) back. It’s not their job to like us. It’s our job to make them like us. We’ve got to go out and perform and get that back.”

The “growing pains” Morris mentioned are quickly becoming chronic for the second-year coach.

Atlanta, which has

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