We just blew 1998 and 2016 when it mattered most. But the 90’s, 00’s, and 10’s our franchise was always in the mix in playoff contention. We never had a drought out of the postseason more than 3 years in row, and with Vick and Ryan in the GA Dome, never had more than 2 straight losing seasons. Since our 2nd year of Mercedes Benz Stadium our franchise has been its longest playoff drought since the 80’s in Fulton County Stadium.
In general, this franchise’s biggest problem has been passing on generational O-linemen and defense players (edge rushers) from legit schools who got that spiciness, that sauce, that swagger, that dawg in them, that strong leadership that would put no nonsense pressure on the locker room to get the job done, the type of defense players you see on the Eagles, Cowboys, 49ers, Ravens, Bengals, Steelers, etc. rosters, you don’t get that in Atlanta because our franchise fails to draft those type of players, we prioritize skill position players high while we go for soft guys at the D-line and O-line who can’t do anything here. That falls on Arthur Blank and Rich McKay up front, I’m sorry….
I think we win the Super Bowl, but more than likely Arthur Blank will be gone by then and we’ll have another owner. It’s definitely not happening with this group.