Despite most respected media pundits believing Bill Belichick is the frontrunner to be the Falcons next head coach, the search remains “wide open” according to a report from Michael Rothstein.
There’s a slew of candidates who are set to interview for the second time, and the club came away very impressed with a crop of assistants and coordinators, who are still coaching in the postseason — Aaron Glenn, Ben Johnson, Anthony Weaver, and Mike Macdonald.
We can add another candidate to that list of candidates the Falcons came away very impressed with, according to James Palmer — Bobby Slowik.
Atlanta was very impressed. https://t.co/c5kQTZQVfP
— James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) January 23, 2024
Everyone wants to find the next Shanahan disciple, and Slowik may be the next great offensive head coach.
From 2011 to 2013, he got his start under Mike Shanahan then joined Kyle Shanahan in San Francisco in 2017 as a defensive quality control coach. Two years later, Slowik became an offensive assistant then in 2021 became the offensive pass game specialist and then offensive passing game coordinator.
His big break came last year when Demeco Ryans was named the Texans’ head coach. After just one season, Slowik is already being considered for head coaching opportunities, and the Falcons may just go back to the well that fed them in 2016.
Bobby Slowik has helped C.J. Stroud to an Offensive Rookie of the Year campaign, throwing for 4,108 yards and 23 touchdowns in his first season; he credits his offensive coordinator with a lot of his success.
“[Slowik] helped me tremendously,” Stroud said to ESPN’s DJ Bien-Aime. “He’s one of the people I appreciate because he’s honest with me. He holds me accountable game in and game out, no matter how good people say [I played] — he always has a coaching point or two to hit, and he’s always honest, which I appreciate.”
He’s only 36 years old, but the results speak for themselves. In his first year as a play-caller, Slowik revamped Houston’s offense into one of the league’s more consistent units a year removed from one of its worst finishes.
Under Pep Hamilton, the Texans ranked 31st in total yards (283.5) and scoring (17 points per game). Under Slowik, Houston ranked 12th in total yards (342.4) and 14th in scoring (22.2 points per contest). Granted, Pep Hamilton was working with Davis Mills, but still, that kind of improvement is notable.
At least publicly, the Falcons are taking a thorough process with their search.
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