The Atlanta Falcons have gotten off to a slow start winning only one of their first five games and it has made some wonder if the team would make a coaching change. Arthur Blank was asked that exact question after Sunday's blowout loss to the Houston Texans and he said he still supports Dan Quinn and thinks there is still plenty of time for the team to turn it around.
“No,” Blank told ESPN when asked whether a coaching change is needed. “We've got a lot of football left. This staff has performed before. And my hope is they can fix what needs to be fixed and start winning some games.”
Blank knows the struggles the team is going through can't happen, but he knows that the coaching staff is doing everything they can to try and get the team through this, and that has impressed him.
“Obviously, the coaching is not where it needs to be. They're challenging themselves, questioning themselves, examining everything they know how to examine. That's all they can do is work really hard at it, take this as seriously as they can, and feel the pain.”
The Falcons have had a few key injuries including strong safety Keanu Neal and that is a big loss to the defense but good teams overcome injuries and they thought they had the depth to get it done.
Blank still has the back of his coach but if the Falcons lose a couple more games it's hard to imagine that there won't be more pressure for the owner to make a move.
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