Raheem Morris On Why Atlanta Drafted Michael Penix Jr. & What It Means For Kirk Cousins

Recorded: May 9th 2024 | In our final interview from our trip to Atlanta, the boys sit down with Head Coach Raheem Morris. Coach gets into what it's like building a staff when becoming a head coach and the different coaches he called to come with him. The boys ask him how he got his start in coaching and what he has taken from each stop he has had along the way, including being a part of the 2013 Redskins staff. Coach Morris was the interim head coach for Atlanta 4 years ago but didn't get the head job because they decided to hire Arthur Smith instead. Coach talks about how he feels about being back in the building after they decided not to go with him in the first place. The guys end the pod by talking about the decision to draft Michael Penix Jr. and the conversation that was had between Coach Morris and Kirk Cousins. All in all you can tell that Coach Morris is just another one of the boys and will feel good about the Falcons going into the season. Enjoy.
TIMESTAMP CHAPTERS
0:00 What It's Like Building A Roster
1:48 First Coach He Called To Join His Staff
5:58 The Falcons Fit
6:50 2013 Washington Coaching Staff
12:32 How He Got Into Coaching
14:56 Coming Back To Atlanta To Be The Head Coach
19:58 His History With Arthur Blank
24:33 Being A Players Head Coach
27:36 Most Influential Coach On Him
29:33 Drafting Michael Penix Jr.
36:43 Year 10?
41:27 NFL v NBA Debate
43:43 What Would You Do For A Super Bowl?
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[@777capo]

Falcons fan here , we appreciate y’all showin love to us 🤣 we hated by all media

[@TdScott342]

Real talk!!!

[@Angrychef-jx8bp]

Anything TV

[@DoubleUp6]

Istg 😂😂

[@jakeh7123]

preach!

[@alexcolbert4395]

Facts

[@mmll8102]

Man as a falcons fan we have a severe lack of media coverage. These pods back to back is like Christmas 😂‼️Thanks boys

[@mikew5012]

Man as a fellow Falcons fan facts lol

[@jimsheppard3166]

In fairness, it's bc we usually suck. Winning will take care of that. The Chiefs and Bengals weren't exactly media darlings before Mahomes and Burrow.

[@user-iq2gh3ub3r]

Thank Kirk

[@atlboy2002]

@@jimsheppard3166big facts. When you win, you get the respect ✊🏾. Here’s hoping perception matches reality this season 🤞🏾

[@stevebarcia5945]

I’m rooting for Raheem, seems like a solid genuine coach, and got a lot of young talent

[@zackandspennygolf]

Love how much the Falcons are in the spotlight rn

[@FalconsGirl1]

Love it ❤

[@user-iq2gh3ub3r]

Thank Kirk

[@Cambo14]

Bruh Raheem is awesome

[@ryanm.9326]

This was an awesome interview. Excited to see what Coach Morris does in Atl

[@robsargeant4737]

Damn these falcons interviews have been some of the best bussin content ever

[@jordanbyates]

Praise to the boys for the content from The Branch 🙏🏼

[@JaRW7]

He's going to make a lot of people Atlanta fans. Great guy, great coach.

[@ThaGreyArea_]

Our coach doing interviews with the 11s on!!! #RiseUp

[@ATLfalcons808]

LFG!!! Atlanta bout to make a statement week 1 and I don’t care who we play we putting up 30pts..,, rise up ATL!!!

[@senseig7129]

It's crazy because I'm hearing it's the Pittsburgh steelers reunion with old art

[@tyusearlycutt9157]

Hell of an interview, great questions

[@joels978]

Culture coach. Excited for what is ahead

[@sweetnessdabutta9985]

It was one of the best interviews i have seen in a long time man 👏🏿

[@mjawolfe1]

Great conversation!!

[@JW-28]

Raheem is a gd DAWG

[@kingdavid5525]

I love this

[@falconmontana9561]

We will get that 🏟️. God bless yall. Appreciate the content💪

[@willieparks7791]

Great staff Raheem put together great coaches

[@josephbrandon9996]

I understand where the coach is coming from,you can't leak to the QB #1, that You're gonna draft another QB,so I do understand that,plus if you've played in the league for more than 10years is a blessing,so to get 100million guaranteed is another blessing,and to get to play for your wife's family homme team is also a blessing,and to have made a career 350milloin in 12 yours before 40 is a blessing,so to not ever want someone to eventually replace you is crazy.

[@devpandya1715]

Maybe his agent would leak something and Oakland would have traded up

[@kimberlymiller3438]

That was the best interview by far!....THANKS GUYS!!!!...#GoFalcons

[@FalconsGirl1]

That’s my coach!!!❤

[@clukes69]

This is a crazy good interview!!

[@FrancisCrowley-ku2zk]

Great interview boys 👍🏼

[@NoFace-ke9pc]

LETS GO BUSSIN!!!! yall are picking up steam again. This time keep the big names coming with the topics we want answered

[@willieparks7791]

Great interview

[@devobenton7858]

Coach Rah point 👉🏾 at Bijan and say, "Hell yeah imma run it"😂💯🅿️

[@longjonsilvernuts]

The fact coach Morris can recall all these names without a hiccup is impressive!

[@mfduck8397]

Good stuff💪

[@dolphinsmadden]

Raheem is so well spoken and comes off as so authentic/genuine. I can see why he was highly desired.

[@RedSox2677]

I'm ready for OTA's. Can't wait to see the team as a whole... LET'S GO FALCONS 🔴⚫️🔴⚫️

[@ericicopini4955]

The Boys!!!

[@chapellebr9603]

y’all working boys!

[@thomascrompton79]

Awesome

[@michaelbettisworth8938]

Late for tier 1 roll call but catching up with the squad now

[@Terrytimemedia]

A+++++++++++ Interview. A’s up! 11 wins at least

[@Boltergeist78]

Falcons schedule with this team can be scary.

[@jamesankiewicz3141]

Great interview! I would’ve liked it a lot if you asked him his opinion on what the Titans have done and what he thinks of our new coach and his outlook for our season. Just would’ve been nice to hear his thoughts on the Titans.

[@jermainecanty6822]

Rise up!!!

[@leeforsyth2036]

Let’s go, baby! let’s go man!! Like he said, our Falcons, all the way till the Super Bowl. Nobody can stop us, but we gonna stop them all the way to the horn sounds of the NFL championship.. for Atlanta, for Author and far all of us, Falcon’s Fans, us believers.. 1966 till today every time, including 28 to 3, we love you Vick, and we love you, Matt Ryan you’re both the best Barkowski too,, we will get it done sometimes in February of 2025 around the way of the 24 season,, let’s go man..

[@leeforsyth2036]

Yep..

[@andrewespinoza692]

These pods got me low key rooting for the birds

[@timthetrucker6216]

🔥

[@DWill2022]

William & Mary mention, williamsburg VA stand up.

[@dken1149]

Nice

[@jizz1488]

"I was like J.Cole"😂🤣 10:39

[@loganbillings4096]

Dude keeps it 100 holy fuck

[@spiritofdetroitpodcast]

As a Detroit fan I pray - penix plays - cuz if Goff can’t get it done will be able to see HENDON

[@253collectibles]

I hope Raheem & Penix ball tf out

[@prod.by3arhitt3r17]

Bro double cupping the coffee cups

[@n00bstude]

Cool coach. Falcons have a sleeper roster in an easy division, wouldn't be surprised if they make noise.

[@Funky_Ghost]

Man, football fingers are no joke.

[@princelee1209]

Raheem with the double cup. 😂

[@devobenton7858]

Seeumsayin 🅿️

[@BravesDahn]

RaaaaHim!!!!!!!

[@Novemberscorpio1119]

Damn I hope we prove these haters wrong

[@gon9881]

Blind trust cmon Raheem

[@LikeNoOtherMedia]

coach haven’t been in ATL for a year & already got two cups stuffed

[@PanagiotisAraujo11]

RaHIM Morris!

[@seshubeshu5959]

Raheem sounds peak New York! In a good way. Not in a obnoxious Stephen A. Smith way.

[@jameskircher6423]

Zac Robinson is a good dude. Should have him on the show

[@yahcrack]

43:01 JORDAN

[@buddybarlow9604]

Please man get JD5 on this show

[@fahadsharif9652]

Poor bro couldn’t take the disappointment and chopped his hair off 😂 Real talk run it back we don’t own our own pick. Also how many years did the fans bash Kyrie, or the Luka kyrie combo last year, or the gobert deal, or the Lakers getting bashed, or the warriors. Narratives can literally change in one season or less.

[@flaviushobbs]

Where were the Boys last year or the year before?

[@romeoantonuccio2601]

Joe gardi. Roselle park NJ

[@vonn5360]

Will is obsessed with that “all white team” narrative.

[@user-jr5tu3pm1u]

Falcons could've taken Shaduer Sanders next year!

[@Dnasty0118]

We didn’t want him!

[@bezbenyisrael]

Don't want him!

[@user-jr5tu3pm1u]

He's better than Micheal Penix Jr

[@ajpierre]

@@user-jr5tu3pm1uBetter than Michael Penix and won 4 games… Shut up… He’s not even going in round 1 next year

[@deucedadon516]

3 1/2 white linebackers 😭😭😭

[@FrZeshh]

Atlanta already looking at Carson Beck next draft for the post Penix era.

[@flaviushobbs]

Coach Raheem called Zac Robinson to let him know his wife was pregnant? It's amazing how a direct quote can be taken out of context.

[@siliconevalle51]

I want Penix in the starting lineup against the Cowboys.. I think he can get the falcons the win. If he wins go with the hot hand.. He can outplay NIX, JONES, DANIELS, YOUNG, HERBERT, Prescott AND CARR... !!!!

[@JohnSmith-bq4if]

This legit put me to sleep 😴

[@bruce9658]

Still doesn’t make sense on the draft pick because you lose that huge advantage of the rookie contract.

[@user-iq2gh3ub3r]

Shows how ridiculous drafting Penix and signing Kirk was: 1st Terry says Penix can sit for 4 or 5 years NO HE CANNOT and WILL NOT now in this interview Raheem says Kirk will still be the QB IF HE WINS 2 SBs. So Kirk somehow has to win 2 SBs to keep his job in 2 years. WTF? It doesn't matter if Kirk is playing at a PRO BOWL LEVEL, is a top 10 QB in the NFL, is getting 4000 yards 30 TDs 10 INTs etc unless he wins 2 SBs (Wins including SBs are a team stat by the way not a QB stat) he will be gone in 2 years HUH?

[@ajpierre]

this shows how stupid you are. of course he’s not gonna say on national TV what they’re gonna do. You have to read between the lines and don’t be a simpleton and take everything he’s saying word word.. so obviously Kirk cousins has one playoff win in 50 years is not gonna win Super Bowls. it’s a two year contract. He’s a bridge quarterback, and Penny will be ready in at most two years.. You guys are just so simple it’s ridiculous

[@dizzydacure8226]

Ummmm. Yeah. If you look at how his contract was structured it was always basically a 2 year deal. That was evident as soon as he was signed largely due to his age and injury. They were always going to draft his successor sooner rather than later. They just shocked everyone by doing it this year. All they're saying is if Kirk goes out and performs at the highest level and wins at the highest level he will remain the QB. The only surprise is NO ONE expected a QB at 8 after they signed Kirk to that deal. They didn't follow the status quo and that's why people are triggered and puzzled about it.

[@TelecomDr]

Penix draft going down as one of the dumbest in recent memory. Just look Matt he natty and see what happens when he faces a NFL type defense.

[@CommunityNotesVerified]

The Falcons are the Chargers for black people.

[@xavieonedavis1318]

??

[@CommunityNotesVerified]

@@xavieonedavis1318 the Chargers are Chick Fil A & the Falcons are Popeyes

[@xavieonedavis1318]

@@CommunityNotesVerified oh I get it you’re racist

[@kecenergy]

Buddy thought he did something with that

[@ringwormsherm]

Morris was a terrible hire

[@kecenergy]

This interview explains how Raheem got the Job over bill beliichik

[@imoweenlodestone5447]

Another bullshit year for the falcons! The head coach could have gotten a bad ass hybrid d lineman, but ohhhhh no Atlanta fucks their season up.before it starts