MIKE SMITH RUMORS & GOSSIP
Smith gives positive report on injured players
Coach Mike Smith expects the Atlanta Falcons to be nearly at full strength for the playoffs.
Smith says early reports on defensive end John Abraham and cornerback Dunta Robinson, both injured against Tampa Bay in the regular season finale, are positive.
Abraham left the loss to the Buccaneers with a left ankle injury, and Robinson departed with a head injury. But Smith expects...
Via AP on Fox
December 31, 2012
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Atlanta Falcons Playoffs 2012: When a Loss Can Equal a Win
When can a loss be better for a professional football team than a win? Most NFL players and coaches likely would say never. Unless, somewhere during the loss a new team star who was on the trading block is discovered.Which still translates to pretty much never.As I watched the Atlanta Falcons lose 22-17 at home to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the last regular season game, I tried...
Don't expect Falcons to let up in Week 17
If theres one thing that Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith does well, its to learn from his mistakes.
Thats one reason why Smith is 20-3 in those increasingly rare games after his team has lost in his five seasons.
Its also a concept that Smith is trying to put into practice now that the Falcons have secured the NFCs top seed in the playoffs for the second time in three seasons...
Via Fox Sports South
December 24, 2012
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Falcons' Smith hoping to learn from playoff losses
Mike Smith wants his first two playoff losses with the Falcons to be ''growing experiences'' that will help his team prepare for Sunday's first-round game at the New York Giants.
With Smith in his first season as coach and Matt Ryan starting as a rookie quarterback, the Falcons lost to Arizona in the first round of the playoffs after the 2008 season. The Falcons...
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January 03, 2012
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Q&A: Smith takes Falcons back to playoffs
Falcons head coach Mike Smith and Tampa Bay head coach Raheem Morris meet a midfield at the conclusion of a 45-24 Falcons thrashing of the Buccaneers at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Sunday, Jan. 1, 2012. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
Falcons coach Mike Smith’s four-year record of 43-21 is the best four-year mark in team history and ranks among the top records in NFL history...
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