As Raheem Morris looks to fill out his staff in Atlanta, he’s eyeing the college ranks for one of his top assistants. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Falcons have requested an interview with LSU co-offensive coordinator Cortez Hankton for their offensive coordinator job.
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Following a nine-year NFL career, Hankton joined Dartmouth’s coaching staff as their WRs coach in 2012. He’s held that role throughout his coaching career, including stints at Vanderbilt and Georgia. He took on the pass game coordinator role with the Bulldogs in 2019 and won a championship during his final year at the school.
He moved to LSU as their pass game coordinator/WRs coach in 2022. After offensive coordinator Mike Denbrock left for Notre Dame after this past season, Hankton was named co-offensive coordinator alongside quarterbacks coach Joe Sloan for the 2024 campaign. He most recently worked with wideouts Malik Nabers and Brian Thomas, two potential first-round picks in this upcoming draft.
Hankton is the first known candidate for the Falcons offensive coordinator job. Morris has already reached out to Cowboys defensive line coach Aden Durde about the Falcons defensive coordinator job, and the team is set to retain special teams coordinator Marquice Williams (per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero).
Must mean they’re eying moving up for Daniels in the draft.
Daniels is going 3rd to the PATs, no one in the top 3 is moving out of position besides possibly the Bears. If any one gets the Bears pick they are taking Williams. Falcons can stay at #8 and take Bo Nix or JJ McCarthy if they want to draft one. I doubt either one would still be available when they pick in the 2nd round.
If someone does decide to select Marvin Harrison Jr over a QB with one of the top 3 picks then Daniels could easily fall to the Falcons at #8, so long as the Titans don’t surprise everyone and take him at #7 (Titans need OT Joe Alt).
If the Falcons take McCarthy or Nix at 8, the entire staff should be fired before they ever coach their first game.
Yeah #8 is steep. I think the Falcons should sign Cousins but they have to get an OC who can work with him. I do not know if Cortez has enough experience as a play caller to be the guy in ATL. Just waiting to hear who they sign as the OC.
You think so? Patriots don’t seem like a lock to me. Neither does Washington, especially if they hire Ben Johnson considering that he just came from a place where they built a roster pretty fast by not swinging at a QB early in a draft and instead traded down and got a lot of picks. Just not buying this 1, 2, 3 QB thing at the top of the draft with the current teams. Like seriously look at all of those rosters. Do QBs make the difference for them?
I understand your side of it. Honestly it is very early to start talking draft when the playoffs are still being played lol. Its really just to get people talking and bounce some ideas around.
#1) Trying to figure out what is going to happen at #1 is impossible at this time. I just heard from a friend that MIN is going all in on a trade up to #1 if the Vikings do not resign Cousins. So, no I do not have any idea on what the Bears are doing, from the feel right now I think they keep Fields for 1 more year and trade the pick.
#2) I really like Ben Johnson to WAS. The Commanders have some pieces on the roster, I think everyone would agree the biggest need for them is a HC and a QB. Yes Ben Johnson has done great in Detroit but he does have a QB in Goff who can play his role and run the plays Johnson calls. I think Drake Maye would be a QB worth building around in WAS.
Maye is my #1 QB this draft, I have more concerns about Caleb then I do about Maye. Caleb has a higher ceiling but I do not know if he can reach it. Maye has a higher floor imo, I do not see him being a bust at the pro level, not saying he will be the next Josh Allen but I do think he is worth a top 5 pick. I am not an expert, just going off my gut and the eye test, I could be wrong. Ben Johnson could go and sign Flacco for 2 years but that doesn’t seem like a great long term plan for a first time head coach. I also do not see Ben Johnson’s Commanders picking at #2 at anytime soon (CROSSING MY FINGERS).
#3) The PATS are a dumpster fire. A QB doesn’t fix that team, short of selling the team what is going to fix the PATS? I have been probably doing two 3 round mock drafts for the last few days at PFF, trying to learn all the new players coming in (also like to see how players stock changes over time). One of the best drafts I have done for the Pats is taking Marvin Harrison Jr at #3, and taking best available O-linemen at #34. Or better yet the PAT trade back and draft as many guys as they can. NE will have a top 10 pick next year imo, they have to rebuild on both sides of the ball.
Recent Heisman winning scrambling QB’s that turned pro have had terrible results. Mayfield, K Murray, & Young.
I wouldn’t say that Mayfield or Young are scramblers, but I do agree with your point. I also don’t personally consider Daniels to be better than any of them, either. I felt that Penix had a more impressive year, albeit against worse competition overall, but I’m not an expert.
3rd just feels rather high for Daniels in my opinion. At that spot, the Pats may as well pick better offensive help (a lineman, or a number one receiver) and draft a quarterback later or go for a stud nnext year. I don’t think that Daniels offers much more in terms of long term ceiling, but that’s my opinion.
You’re missing a big one. Lamar Jackson?
If Daniels is available at 4, Cardinals will trade back. No way Daniels just slides to 8. Going to have to come up to get him.