New head coach new GM and plenty of offseason drama.  I for one was in favor if the dismissal of Gruden but was a little skeptical of promoting then defensive coordinator Raheem Morris, because of the way the defense played down the stretch last year when he took control after Monte Kiffin announced he was leaving to help is son at the university of Tennessee.  After listening to the charismatic Morris in a few press conference I thought maybe this guy might be the shot in the arm the organization needs.  Then came some questionable personnel moves, the release of Brooks, trading two draft picks for a talented tight end with questionable character and work ethic in Kellen Winslow.  Is he really a second and fifth round pick better then Alex Smith, not to mention giving him a boat load of cash, yet the team has yet to give an extension to Barret Ruud.  Oh and how did they address the release of probably one of the franchises all time best player, by signing injury prone Crowell.  During free agency we missed out on Haynesworth and Vilma and has yet to address the depth issues on defense or offense.  I shutter to think what may happen if Antonio Bryant , Barret Ruud or Quincy Black goes down for the season.  Can you imagine a starting recieving corp of Michael Clayton and the rookie Stroughter, yikes!!!  Then came the resigning of Luke Mcnown and the signing of Byron Leftwich and the "quarterback competition" which wasn't much of a competition at all because it seemed Morris had his mind made up from OTA's but decided to patronize Mcnown nonetheless.  We all knew however the winner was to be a temporary fix til Freeman, Raheem's wonder boy is ready to take over the helm.  Speaking of Freeman, did we really have to trade up for him, especially when we had limitied draft choices due to a previous unnecessary trade, I see the potential but isn't next years quarterback class alot better, couldn't  we address other glaring needs especially when we just sign two qbs already.  Training camp arrives and before the 2nd preseason game our starter safety is suspended for four games, and our starter corner starts an altercation with a taxi driver, neither qb Leftwitch Mcnown or Freeman gave us the impression of someone ready to lead the offense.  A deadline was set to name a starting qb a deadline was broken which makes me wonder how prepared can Leftwich be when thru most of training camp and the preseason he was splitting reps with Mcnown and Freeman.  Finally a day before our last preseason game the offensive coordinator is fired, but Raheem says we have a plan and we're sticking to it, yeah it seems to be a plan to have no plan at all.

2007 the Falcons come into the season with an unproven NFL coach in Petrino, followed by the Vick dog fiasco the team unravelled and Petrino after promising Arthur Blank he would stay the course, Petrino abrubtly resign to take a job at Arkansas. They go 2-14 or 3-13.  Offseason trouble questionble coach hiring, and players with off field troubles sounds like the Buc's are falling the Falcons formula for rebuilding.  Hopefully next year Freeman can be the next Matt Ryan but this year looks like double digit losses for sure