Heading into Black Monday—and perhaps its lesser-known but nearly-as-bleak counterpart, Ship Gray Sunday—many expected the Raiders to be the first team to announce a change at their head coaching position.
But the Falcons offered the first decision resembling a surprise on Sunday by dismissing head coach Raheem Morris mere hours after he logged his fourth consecutive win to close out the season at 8–9. And while Morris was considered safer than general manager Terry Fontenot going into the weekend, the fact that both were let go signals a clear change of direction for the franchise.
