@DCGoldPants Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 Just heard it on the radio....no links yet. Just a heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MOskins56 Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 Today or at the end of the season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted December 10, 2003 Author Share Posted December 10, 2003 Reeves suddenly out as Falcons coach Dec. 10, 2003 By Jay Glazer SportsLine.com Senior Writer The first coaching change of the NFL season has occurred. SportsLine.com has learned Falcons head coach Dan Reeves will be stepping down for the final three games of the season. Defensive coordinator Wade Phillips will be the interim head coach for the remainder of the team's schedule. One Falcons source said Reeves was stepping aside, but league sources called it a firing. Several calls to Reeves last night and early this morning were not returned. Falcons owner Arthur Blank talked to Reeves late Tuesday and remained at the complex late into the evening. Despite an impressive home victory Sunday night over the Panthers, the Falcons are expected to announce this stunning turn of events later Wednesday. Blank had made it known recently he wanted to go another direction next year, which put Reeves in a lame-duck situation for the final few games of the season. The relationship between Blank and Reeves has been rocky at times during the past year. When Blank bought the team, he inherited the most successful active coach in the NFL. But in the past year, he has sought other candidates to replace him. There were several times when Reeves caught wind of Blank's fishing for a new coach, most notably with his very brief interest in Steve Marriucci. In an interview last month, Reeves told SportsLine.com he felt Blank should simply be upfront with him in his search for a new coach. "I wish Arthur would tell me if he's planning on replacing me," the coach said. "When we signed this three-year contract, I told him that time is everything in the NFL, and if you've got somebody in mind out there who you are interested in, all you have to do is let me know. Let's talk about it but just be upfront with me." At the time, Reeves also said he would like to continue coaching beyond the 2003 season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sisko Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 Beat me to it by a few minutes guys. All I can add is that there's a press conference sheduled for 10:30 this morning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gridironmike Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 Could put a lot of things in motion. Might we expect Reeves in Chicago next year? Back to the Giants? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankRizzo Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 OK, next up. Wanny, Jauron, McGinnis, Callahan....who am I missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeletor The Invincible Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 Geez. Stepping down/Fired after a victory? Whoever they name as a new coach will have to deal with the fact that Michael Vick create his own plays on about 50% of the snaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NBlue Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 Originally posted by Skeletor The Invincible Geez. Stepping down/Fired after a victory? Whoever they name as a new coach will have to deal with the fact that Michael Vick create his own plays on about 50% of the snaps. I wouldn't mind having to "deal" with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 If by some miracle the new coach comes in and lets Wade Phillips go, how about him as our new DC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@DCGoldPants Posted December 10, 2003 Author Share Posted December 10, 2003 Enter.....Dennis Green for Atlanta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonnyJ Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 Originally posted by NBlue I wouldn't mind having to "deal" with that. If you were a coach who spent untold hours planning, coaching, and implementing an offense you would. The improvisation is great if it works, but it drives coaches crazy if it doesn't. BTW, will the media start getting on Blank's case about his impetuosity? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. D Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 seems like he is getting a head start o the coaching hiring spree sure to follow this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 Yeah, imagine if Snyder was known to be interviewing prospective replacements DURING the 2000 season? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
du7st Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 This is why the owner didn't want to be upfront with Reeves regarding his next season's plans. The owner goes and tells Reeves that he is out at the end of the year and the guy just quits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooma Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 Deon has been reported at Falcons Park. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 I think Green would be a good fit there. They have talent on offense and he's an offensive-minded coach. Could be a good coach for Vick to develop under. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TankRizzo Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 I think Green would probably prefer Oakland, but who knows. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riggo-toni Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 Frightening to think what Green could do w/ Vick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbooma Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 He didn't step down he was fired: ESPN.com news services FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- The Atlanta Falcons fired Dan Reeves on Wednesday, dismissing the sixth-winningest coach in NFL history with three games left in a disappointing season. The Falcons scheduled a morning news conference to announce the stunning move. Reeves had one year left on his contract. According to ESPN's Chris Mortensen, Reeves met with owner Arthur Blank on Tuesday night, and Blank informed Reeves that he intended to hire a new head coach before next season. Reeves responded that if Blank was going to fire him, Blank should do it immediately. Reeves' job security had been a subject of speculation as the Falcons fell from the playoffs a year ago to one of the worst teams in the league after quarterback Michael Vick was hurt in the preseason. Still, the timing of the move was curious, coming only three days after the Falcons (3-10) defeated Carolina 20-14 in overtime in Vick's first start of the season. Reeves began the season with his 199th career victory, the Falcons winning 27-13 in Dallas. Atlanta then lost seven in a row before Reeves finally got his 200th win at New York against the Giants on Nov. 9. Afterward, he said, "It's great. But when you've lost seven in a row, it was all about trying to get them to win No. 2." Vick broke his right leg in the preseason, exposing the Falcons as a one-man team. Initially expected to be out 6 to 10 weeks, the third-year quarterback's rehabilitation dragged on for 3½ months. At one point, there appeared to be a rift between player and coach. Reeves said Vick needed to get back on the field; Vick responded that he wouldn't play until he was fully recovered. Vick played the final two series in a Nov. 30 loss to Houston, then finally made his first start last weekend. He rushed for 141 yards -- the third-highest total by a quarterback in NFL history -- and finally brought a little hope to a dismal season. But Reeves won't be around for the rest of it. He leaves with a career record of 201-174-2, including the playoffs. Only Don Shula, George Halas, Tom Landry, Curly Lambeau and Chuck Noll won more NFL games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gridironmike Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 Originally posted by Skeletor The Invincible Geez. Stepping down/Fired after a victory? Whoever they name as a new coach will have to deal with the fact that Michael Vick create his own plays on about 50% of the snaps. Parcells invented football. He could harness Vick, if he wasn't already taken. :puke: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kilmer17 Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 How on earth do you can this guy? Is it his fault Vick got hurt? That's insane. If Snyder did this the press would hang him. The guy made the playoffs last year, beat GB in Lambeau (1st team EVER!!!!!), almost beat the Fecals in Philthy. Sunday night was a clear example of what his team looks like with a healthy Vick. Terrible move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Posse81 Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 Originally posted by Kilmer17 How on earth do you can this guy? Is it his fault Vick got hurt? That's insane. If Snyder did this the press would hang him. The guy made the playoffs last year, beat GB in Lambeau (1st team EVER!!!!!), almost beat the Fecals in Philthy. Sunday night was a clear example of what his team looks like with a healthy Vick. Terrible move. Agreed. This is an awful move. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. D Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 well Reeves just isn't Blank's "guy" there is a guy out there that he always wanted.... sound familiar? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADF Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 Snyder would never be able to get away with this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TD_washingtonredskins Posted December 10, 2003 Share Posted December 10, 2003 He didn't. Remember in 2000 when he fired Norv at this exact week of the season. The difference was we were 7-6 not 3-10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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