The Atlanta Falcons hired Raheem Morris as their next head coach earlier this week, and some fans were shocked by the franchise passing on hot candidates such as Bill Belichick and Mike Vrabel. 

Executive vice president of the Blank Family Business, Brett Jewkes, took to X/Twitter to share exclusive behind-the-scenes details on why the Falcons went with Morris over anyone else. 

For starters, Jewkes made it known that he and the rest of Atlanta's front office were over the moon about how well Morris' first interview went, calling it "electric."

He noted that these interviews lasted anywhere from 4.5 to six hours. 

Really excited to have Raheem Morris back in ATL as our head coach. It's been quite a month. Here are some insights from 'in the room' —

Raheem's first interview was electric; captured the crew on it — many of whom had not ever worked with him.

— Brett Jewkes (@BJewkes) January 26, 2024

But it was Morris' second interview that stood out because of how well-prepared he was and how it happened to be "even" better than the first. 

Morris comes with plenty of experience coaching both sides of the ball and he was also a head coach at Tampa Bay, which some will highlight as a bad thing on his resume since the Bucs went 17-31 under him. 

However, Jewkes said that Morris' time in LA under Rams head coach Sean McVay over these last three years has elevated him as a coach and person.  

Second interview: even better. Wow, so well prepared.

His time in LA has elevated him. Clearly gleaned a lot of learning and experience in an excellent Rams org.

He has a great plan and unbridled passion to work it.

— Brett Jewkes (@BJewkes) January 26, 2024

He added that he's "jacked" about Morris and believes he and general manager Terry Fontenot will be a "dynamic" duo and that a "big, fun offseason" awaits. 

Jewkes also pointed out that endorsements from guys like McVay and Mike Tomlin mean a lot more than from some random media person. 

Love seeing how excited our players, other players, and so many others around the league are for Raheem. And in our building too!

Really bullish on many of our other candidates – great young talent out there.

There was never panic, just process. Don't believe anything else.

— Brett Jewkes (@BJewkes) January 26, 2024

He adds that he loved seeing "how excited" players and several Falcons staff members were about the new hire. 

Jewkes ended his long rant by saying he was high on many of their other candidates and that there's "great young talent out there."  

Oh, and, "Rise Up!" 

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A solid duo.