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Monday, December 18, 2006
Blank not a happy camper
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The buzz at Flowery Branch Monday still revolved around coach Jim Mora’s future with the team.
His comments late last week, joking or not, about wanting to coach at the University of Washington, have ruffled plenty of feathers, especially those of owner Arthur Blank. I’ve spoken to Blank about this and he was not pleased at Mora’s comments, regardless of whether Mora was joking or not.
Blank is not thrilled that the Falcons are 7-7, but with a chance to make it into postseason, he is going to see how things unfold over the last two games before making a decision on Mora’s future. Blank clearly isn’t throwing all of his support behind Mora, but he’s not throwing him under the bus, either.
Players were fairly vocal about keeping Mora around. From the fact that they believe he is a good coach to some of them not wanting to go through another potential roster overhaul, support for Mora was widespread.
Keep in mind that it is rare for a player to openly condemn his coach, especially when questioned by reporters like me who planned on writing his remarks for public consumption.
