One week after firing coach Mike Smith, the Atlanta Falcons restructured their front office.

Thomas Dimitroff retains the title of general manager, but assistant GM Scott Pioli is now in charge of pro and college scouting, though he still reports to Dimitroff. Director of player personnel Lionel Vital adds extra pro scouting duties and also will assist director of college scouting Steve Sabo.

Dimitroff is in charge of salary-cap management, player affairs, equipment, sports medicine and performance, and video activities, the team announced.

“After reviewing all of our options — internally and externally — I have no reservations that this is the best approach to setting up our player personnel groups for future success,” Falcons owner Arthur Blank said in a press release. “It maximizes the talents of Scott, allows for more time and focus on all areas of our football operations groups managed by Thomas, and is in line with other player personnel groups in the league.

“While this decision was not tied to the head coach search currently under way, we also believe that independent thinking and collaboration will contribute to taking us to the next level in our league. Therefore, our new head coach and Thomas will report separately to me.”

Dimitroff said, “Scott is a trusted partner who has proven himself, time and again, during his 23-year NFL career. His thumbprint can be found on a number of Pro Bowl players during his NFL career, and he was a key contributor to the remarkable Super Bowl success of the Patriots during his tenure there. We look forward, and I do personally, to the many contributions he will make to our pro, college scouting and NFL draft efforts going forward.”

Dimitroff and Pioli worked together in New England from 2002 to 2007. Dimitroff became the Falcons’ GM in January 2008.

Pioli was in charge of the Patriots’ player personnel from 2001 to 2008. He was the Kansas City Chiefs’ general manager from 2009 to 2012.

The Falcons played for the NFC South title in the final game of the season, but a 34-3 loss to the visiting Carolina Panthers knocked Atlanta out of contention with a 6-10 record.