ATLANTA -- As Atlanta Falcons head coach Raheem Morris walked off the podium from his postgame press conference after Sunday's 44-38 overtime loss to the Carolina Panthers, he shared a warm hug with Falcons owner Arthur Blank.

An obviously dejected Falcons coach Raheem Morris addressed how the once-promising 2024 regular season went off the rails.

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The Atlanta Falcons fired Jimmy Lake on Saturday, ending his tenure as the team's defensive coordinator after just one season. The Falcons fired

The Atlanta Falcons were once near-locks to be in the postseason, but now, head coach Raheem Morris wants his team learning from those still playing.

Head coach Raheem Morris absolutely blasted the Falcons after their season-ending loss to the Panthers in Week 18.

“The light at the end of the tunnel for us, despite how bad and poor we played on defense or anywhere is the quarterback,” Morris said. “Michael Penix is certainly outstanding. He certainly one of the guys that's going to play in this league and absolutely dominate for us as long as we allow him.”

The coaching upheaval throughout the NFL continued Saturday when the Falcons announced the dismissals of a pair of coaches: defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake and defensive line coach Jay Rodgers. The moves came after Atlanta missed the postseason and with Lake having spent just one season in his new position.

Falcons coach Raheem Morris has a second chance to get his defensive coordinator hire right. He needs to go after someone with more job-specific experience than his first

On Saturday, Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network reports that the Falcons are expected to hire Jeff Ulbrich as their new defensive coordinator. Atlanta parted ways with defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake at the conclusion of this season.

The Falcons hire Jeff Ulbrich as defensive coordinator, looking to turn around a defense that ranked 23rd in total yards allowed last season.

The Atlanta Falcons fired defensive coordinator Jimmy Lake last weekend, canning the first-time NFL coordinator after the team’s defensive collapse played a major role in their missed opportunity to make the playoffs and embarrassing loss to the Panthers to ensure another losing record.