NFC South

Michael Cunningham: Arthur Blank responsible for sorry state of Falcons

Arthur M. Blank is responsible for the sorry state of the Falcons. He owns the team, after all. Blank allowed the previous front office to make shortsighted moves that still are costing the Falcons. Blank authorized the team’s recent pursuit of quarterback Deshaun Watson even though he’s facing 22 civil lawsuits alleging sexual misconduct. Blank’s decisions set in motion the public humiliation of the best player in franchise history, Matt Ryan, and his eventual (lopsided) trade to the Colts. When that debacle went down last week, Blank released a statement in which he noted that Ryan was the t…