BREAKING NEWS: Falcons are set to announced their new head coach -What he Could Bring to the Falcons

On Monday, the Atlanta Falcons announced that they had finished their interview with Bill Belichick for the head coaching position.

In a Tuesday “SportsCenter” broadcast, ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler gave an explanation of why Belichick would decide to take the Atlanta position despite the possibility that he will have other notable options this winter.

According to Erin Walsh of Bleacher Report, Fowler stated, “We were hearing for a while that the Falcons were interested and so now I’m hearing that there is mutual interest between the Falcons and Belichick.” “How much? Not quite sure. Enough, though, for them to meet face-to-face and discuss Belichick and owner Arthur Blank’s potential vision for that program for a team that is truly a quarterback away. I was informed right away that Belichick would probably go after skilled but unsuccessful clubs. Atlanta is most likely included in the group.

After benching 2022 third-round pick Desmond Ridder for a stretch of the season, former Atlanta head coach Arthur Smith has made it appear likely that the Falcons will search for an upgrade at quarterback. The Falcons may be interested in veteran Russell Wilson, according to certain league executives, according to a piece written by Fowler on Tuesday. This is presuming that the Denver Broncos decide to cut the former Super Bowl winner this upcoming offseason.

With the eighth overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, Atlanta may combine it with other assets to move up in the draft order or select a signal-caller like Chicago Bears quarterback Justin Fields.

Even though neither the Dallas Cowboys nor the Philadelphia Eagles have head coaching openings as of late Tuesday afternoon, Belichick is still connected to both teams. Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio stated on Tuesday morning that Blank could “break the bank and/or give Belichick full control of the” Falcons in order to persuade the six-time Super Bowl champion head coach to join a team that finished 7-10 this season rather than one that was eliminated in the current postseason tournament’s wild-card round.