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The Ravens are continuing to fill out their offensive coaching staff under new coordinator Declan Doyle. The team is expected to hire Broncos pass game specialist Zack Grossi and Falcons assistant Patrick Kramer. Grossi will be the Ravens tight ends coach, per CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz. He worked with Doyle – then the Broncos TEs […]
Surprise, surprise. As I wrote back on January 6, Atlanta’s contract adjustment for Kirk Cousins indicated that they were going to cut him, given that they would have a truly unpalatable cap hit next year if they did not. Now Adam Schefter is reporting that the Falcons are planning to do so before the start […]
One of the first decisions the Tennessee Titans are going to have to make about their current roster is whether or not to cut Calvin Ridley. He has a cap number of just over $26 million for 2026. It is currently the biggest number on their roster. Cutting him would save them around $13 million. […]
The story of the Atlanta Falcons in the post-Matt Ryan era—and now I have to specify that it is the post-Matt Ryan on-field era—is a failure at quarterback. There are many other stories that intertwine with that one, naturally, from a lackluster defense to special teams woes to poor coaching and poor roster building. But […]
One year after entering the playoffs as the best division in football, the NFC North simultaneously took a step back and also wrote its place in history during the 2025 season. Despite only sending two teams to the playoffs and only one with 10-plus wins, all four teams finished above .500, which is almost unheard […]
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The Cleveland Browns have seen a healthy turnover on the offensive coaching staff in the days surrounding the hiring of Todd Monken as head coach. Among those officially heading out of town have been offensive coordinator Tommy Rees, who joined head coach Kevin Stefanski’s staff in the same role with the Atlanta Falcons, and pass […]
Using the charting data from every Big Ten football game in the 2025-26 season, excluding garbage time and games against FCS opponents, we can make granular comparisons of how each team performed. The strongest correlation with scoring strength that survives regardless of opponent quality — that is, what teams bring with them into the postseason […]
The Falcons hired Ian Cunningham as their next general manager, along with a few notable offensive assistant coaches. Kevin Knight and Tre’Shon Diaz break down the hires, including thoughts on how Ian Cunningham will change the the roster and draft strategy. Fellow Falcoholics, welcome to another episode of the Dirty Birds and Brews podcast! You […]
On Monday, we discussed a free-agent pass rusher from the Atlanta Falcons who could follow Raheem Morris to the San Francisco 49ers. We don’t expect the entire free agent pool from Atlanta to follow Morris, but we’ll go over three other fits today that make sense. TE Kyle Pitts The 49ers need a big, fast, productive […]
New general manager Ian Cunningham is stepping into a less-than-ideal situation in Atlanta. On one hand, he has some terrific pieces on both sides of the ball, a reasonable amount of cap space, and a fanbase that knows that 2026 is not a year where we’re going to place outsized expectations after eight straight losing […]
The NFL offseason is the time for change. The Chicago Bears’ front office has seen a change as assistant general manager Ian Cunningham has left for the Atlanta Falcons. Chicago’s coaching staff lost running backs coach Eric Bieniemy to the Kansas City Chiefs and offensive coordinator Declan Doyle to the Baltimore Ravens. And we’ll soon […]
General managers may come and go, but front office staff can remain through those changes. Longtime Falcons scout and director of college scouting Anthony Robinson, who is now with the Rams, is an example of a key executive who stuck around after Thomas Dimitroff was fired in a major role. Tokunbo Abanikanda is following that […]
The Pittsburgh Steelers have built a strong coaching staff over the last week. Patrick Graham has joined Mike McCarthy’s staff as defensive coordinator, and James Campen is Pittsburgh’s new offensive line coach. The Steelers have now added another new name, bringing on Steve Scarnecchia to the staff. “Steelers hire former Falcons chief of staff of […]
The Atlanta Falcons officially hired former Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski on January 17th. Since then, there have been 13 mock drafts where the Falcons, who are without a 2026 1st-round pick, in case you forgot, are selecting at least one player. Some pundits got so bold as to go through all seven rounds; […]
The Cleveland Browns won just eight games in the final two seasons under HC Kevin Stefanski, yet multiple teams lined up to try get Stefanski as their head coach this offseason. The Browns found their next leader in Todd Monken over three weeks after letting go of Stefanski, with owner Jimmy Haslam a concerning part […]
Day 12 of the Chicago Bears offseason. I woke up this morning, looked outside, and thought about how being at Wrigley Field on a Friday at 1:20 p.m. CT could fix me right now. Summer is coming … right? I started writing this top Bullet about the Atlanta Falcons hiring away Bears Assistant General Manager Ian Cunningham, then stopped when I realized it was rapidly becoming a post. With that being said, one thing that I’ll share here as a lead point is that I am struggling to strike a bal...
The Atlanta Falcons have long tried to emulate other organizations. They sought to gain the personnel genius of the Patriots, the free agency and cap wizardry of the Saints (blech), and the defensive mastery of the Seahawks and offensive excellence of the Titans. Never content to sit still, flitting rapidly from one disaster to the […]
THE DAILY SPONGIE SPECIAL IAN CUNNINGHAM Bears lose assistant GM Ian Cunningham to Falcons Georgia native Cunningham is Atlanta’s new GM. All of these articles are about the same if you want to save time, just read one of them. Falcons hire Ian Cunningham as new GM Falcons announce Ian Cunningham as their new GM […]
Source: 49ers interview three candidates for defensive coordinator position“Morris previously worked with Shanahan in Washington and Atlanta. He was fired this year after two seasons as Atlanta Falcons head coach. He also has been head coach in Tampa Bay, and defensive coordinator with Atlanta and the Los Angeles Rams. [Joe] Woods was on the 49ers’ […]
With the Chicago Bears eliminated from the playoffs, Atlanta moved quickly to line up their new general manager. That would be Chicago Bears assistant GM Ian Cunningham, who steps into his new role as Falcons GM reporting to Matt Ryan and working with freshly minted head coach Kevin Stefanski to try to build this team […]
After a few years of coming close in interviews, Ian Cunningham is finally leaving the Bears for a general manager position. The now former Bears assistant general manager is headed to the Atlanta Falcons to be the team’s new GM, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. So now we can add finding a new assistant general manager to Ryan Poles’ offseason to-do list. Bears GM Ryan Poles was Falcons president of football Matt Ryan’s guard at Boston College. The two have remained close, and now Ryan is ...
Ian Cunningham, the Chicago Bears’ assistant general manager, is set to become the general manager for the Atlanta Falcons, according to multiple NFL insiders. Cunningham has served as the assistant general manager and right-hand man to GM Ryan Poles for the past four years. Before coming to Chicago, he was an assistant director of player […]
Falcons News The Atlanta Falcons restructured veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins’ contract, setting a March 13 deadline that positions the franchise to release the 37-year-old before his $67.9 million guarantee vests for 2027. Cousins started the final seven games of the 2025 season after Michael Penix Jr. sustained a partially torn ACL. The contract modification reduced […]
The Falcons officially hired Ian Cunningham as their next general manager. Meanwhile, the 2026 NFL Draft season has officially kicked off with the Senior Bowl. Kevin Knight is joined by Aaron Freeman to discuss the latest updates and the biggest takeaways and Falcons targets from the Senior Bowl. Fellow Falcoholics, welcome to another episode of […]