Sources – Atlanta Falcons Offer Tennessee Titans OC Arthur Smith Head Coach

The Atlanta Falcons have made an offer to Arthur Smith to become their next head coach, sources told ESPN’s Dianna Russini.

Smith has served as an offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans for the past two seasons.

Smith, 38, will replace Dan Quinn, who sacked the Hawks on Oct. 11 along with general manager Thomas Dimitroff after a 0-5 start. Raheem Morris took over as interim head coach and led the Hawks to their only victories in the 2020 season en route to an overall 4-12 record.

The Titans finished fourth in the league on the points ladder during the regular season, averaging 30.7 points per game under Smith. Tennessee finished the regular season with an average of 396.4 yards per game, good for third place in the NFL. The Titans’ stormy attack averaged 168.1 yards per game, second only to the Baltimore Ravens (191.9 yards).

Tennessee achieved a rare balance under Smith. The return of Derrick Henry’s 2,027 yards was the fifth best chase total ever, and he became the eighth player to cross the 2,000-meter plateau. Titans receiver AJ Brown finished with 1,075 receiving yards, while teammate Corey Davis finished the season at 16 yards from the 1000 plateau.

Smith joined the Titans in 2011 as a quality control coach; since then, he has served several roles in Tennessee, including offensive quality control coach, offensive line assistant and coach.

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