August always delivers two storylines: coaches tinkering with rotations and fans griping about what they see. But when the tinkering muddies the evaluation instead of clarifying it, the griping turns into real heat. That’s the bind Raheem Morris walked into after Friday’s finale in Dallas, where his lineup shuffle left more questions than answers.

Yeah, make that another loss for the Falcons, 13-31 against the Cowboys. The scoreboard in August rarely decides much, but the way Atlanta and Raheem Morris went about their business in that finale told its own story. And the fans might have finally reached the breaking point.

It would’ve been fine if it were one big blunder that cost the Falcons. But no, Morris pretty much got everything wrong. From game management to roster decisions, there wasn’t a single positive to come out of this game. And you know what this brings: calls for him to be fired.

Morris set the tone himself: he ruled out both Michael Penix Jr. and Kirk Cousins, then, almost in the same breath, inked Ben DiNucci to handle reps. It’s ineffable. Shelving your two headliners, plugging in a just-signed arm, and still trying to claim you’ll walk away with any meaningful preseason read? That’s impossible.

By keeping your QB1 and QB2 sidelined and tossing the load to fringe passers, Morris boxed himself in. The staff lost a real look at how the offense handles live fire, and the top quarterbacks missed out on the kind of rhythm-building snaps you can’t recreate in a drill. That too in the last game of preseason.

And another cause of concern was Morris’ clock management. What a surprise, huh? We’ve heard this way too many times. Remember week 17 against the Commanders last season? After the Falcons tied it at 24 with just over a minute left, Washington’s drive fizzled, leaving only a few ticks on the clock. That was Morris’ opening to burn a timeout, regroup, and set up a final shot at the win. Instead, he let the clock bleed, settled for overtime, and watched the Commanders close it out 30–24.

And he might not taken anything from it. And the last time a coach messed up this bad on the clock, he was fired. Remember Bears‘ Matt Eberflus? Yeah, Morris might’ve finally run out of time. Fans have reached the breaking point now. Officially. And they’re letting their feelings known.

Fans aren’t putting up with Raheem Morris any longer

You just knew it was coming when the final whistle blew. And just as you’d expect, the took to X to call Raheem Morris (and his job) out. One fan wrote, “If the Falcons lose Week 1 then Raheem Morris needs to be fired. No need to wait. We’ll see how not playing the starters goes. Saying you don’t want anyone injured is silly when you lose your RT in practice because of an injury.”

Exactly. The only understandable reason for not playing starters in preseason is to safeguard them from injuries. But that’s not panning out too well for Morris is it? He just announced that RT Kaleb McGary will miss “significant time” with an injury he suffered Wednesday in practice. So, yeah. what’s really the point here?

Another wrote, “If the Atlanta Falcons lose Week 1 I want Raheem Morris fired.” And looking at that Tampa squad? A loss isn’t unlikely. With an already thin O-line and the QBs barely getting any reps in preseason, things don’t look too good ahead of week 1.

“I fear that Raheem Morris will be the undoing of the 2025-2026 Falcons,” one said, and he could not be more right. The Falcons have one of the strongest rosters on paper, and two quality QBs. How many teams can say that? The only things that can hinder their season is poor coaching. And Raheem Morris seems to be making sure of it.

Finally, someone remarked that “While your QB was sitting in bubble wrap, the best QB on the planet looked in mid-season form again. Patrick Mahomes was 8-of-13 for 143 yards and a TD tonight. There’s a reason he plays in the preseason just as there was a reason Tom Brady did.”

Finally someone said it. The starting QB needs reps. Preseason or not. We’re not asking Penix or Cousins to be on the pitch for the entire game but give them a few minutes. There’s a reason why Mahomes goes all in during preseason. The same reason Brady did. This is what build the confidence and momentum ahead of the season. Being passive would get you nowhere.