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With Gonzalez gone and S. Jackson seemingly as cooked as a well-done steak, that's an Atlanta team with a lot of issues. It's definitely helped by playing in a down division, but
TE
RB
OL
DE (pass rushers: note the plural)
LB
are all critical needs before you even start looking at normal upgrading and replacing. And the owner is not going to be in a patient mood. He just fired the winningest coach in team history, basically because of two injury ruined seasons.
I agree that there are lots of holes.
I expect that that ownership would give the new coach a couple of years. Josh is unlikely to get a better shot to develop a team. If not, the trio would all be gone.
There is sufficient cap money. And yes, I could see ATL wanting Ridley and Ayers.
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I think that folks greatly over-rate how much someone would want to wait 3 years and POSSIBLY take over a team from Belichick that has won 10 games a year for 15 years. Perhaps, as a coach, it would be much more satisfying to build your own team. And yes, it would be kind of fun to build an offense around Ryan and Jones.
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BOTTOM LINE
I don't know whether the job will be offered, However, if it is offered, then I think that this is a good opportunity for Josh.
And, yes, he'll probably make more money.