MIKE SMITH RUMORS & GOSSIP
Atlanta Falcons expected backlash from Koetter hire
The numbers don’t look very good on the surface. Atlanta Falcons’ new offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter led the league’s 32nd-ranked offense last season as offensive coordinator of the Jacksonville Jaguars. And for a talented team like the Falcons that struggled offensively at times during the season and was shut out during the post season, hiring a coordinator from the league’s...
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Familiar faces litter Falcon's preseason schedule
Some of the usual suspects on are on the Atlanta Falcons preseason schedule although with some new names leading the way, which will provide interesting subplots.
For the last few years, the Falcons have held combined practices or scrimmages with Jacksonville, the organization where Falcons head coach Mike Smith came from in 2008, as he was defensive coordinator with the Jaguars...
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April 05, 2012
Former Intern Mike Smith Returns to New York Jets as Outside Linebackers Coach After All
It appears that former New York Jets coaching intern Mike Smith will be returning to the team after all.
The 30-year-old Smith played briefly for Rex Ryan back in their Baltimore Ravens days and was interning with the Jets in 2011, and he was credited with helping the development of young pass rusher Aaron Maybin.
Towards the end of the season, Smith accepted a job at Washington...
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February 04, 2012
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February 04, 2012
Pat Hill named OL coach on Falcons' new-look staff
Former Fresno State coach Pat Hill is the Atlanta Falcons' new offensive line coach.
Hill replaces Paul Boudreau, who was fired after the season.
Hill was 112-80 with 11 bowl appearances in 15 seasons at Fresno State. He was the offensive line and tight ends coach for the Cleveland Browns from 1992-95 and Baltimore Ravens in 1996.
Coach Mike Smith's Atlanta staff has had...
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January 29, 2012
WVU FOOTBALL;Smith hiring made official;Jets assistant likely to work with linebackers
MORGANTOWN - West Virginia made official Friday the hiring of former New York Jets coach Mike Smith as one of the team's assistant coaches.
Smith, 30, a former Texas Tech linebacker who was at the school when Dana Holgorsen was an assistant coach there, spent the last two seasons as an intern with the Jets. He was promoted to a full-time position as the team's outside linebackers...
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January 23, 2012
Falcons DBs Coach Alvin Reynolds Will Not Return In 2012
Atlanta Falcons defensive backs coach Alvin Reynolds will not return for the 2012 season, head coach Mike Smith announced on Monday. "We would like to thank Coach Reynolds for his dedication and hard work over the last four seasons," Smith said. "We wish him all of the best." Reynolds joined the Falcons after spending five seasons coaching under Smith with the...
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January 23, 2012
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January 23, 2012
Will the Atlanta Falcons be One-and-Done in this Year’s Playoffs?
The Atlanta Falcons have been maddeningly inconsistent this year. They’ve stumbled into the playoffs this year as opposed to how they charged in last season after having grabbed the number one seed which makes you wonder: can they get it together in time to finally give Coach Mike Smith his first playoff win? The way things are looking right now my guess would be a resounding no...
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January 01, 2012
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January 01, 2012
Washington State Hires Jets Intern Mike Smith
Weeks posted a fantastic article last week depicting the relationship between Jets intern Mike Smith and linebacker Aaron Maybin. Maybin credits Smith for his resurgence and as a result the two have become extremely close. Thus, it is worth noting that Smith has decided to leave the team to become the linebackers coach at Washington State.
MIKE LEACH HAS gone to the NFL for...
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December 14, 2011
Maybin Credits Mike Smith as Career Savior
Courtesy of the New York Daily News
The name ring any bells? And no, we’re not referring to that Mike Smith. Once upon a time Smith was a linebacker in the NFL who played two seasons under Rex Ryan and Mike Pettine in Baltimore. Last year, he was hired by the Jets as an intern. His job includes diagramming plays for the defense and aiding Pettine in conducting defensive meetings...
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December 10, 2011
Smith keeps it simple for Falcons
Atlanta Falcons coach Mike Smith worked two full-time jobs before joining his family for dinner on Thursday.
The event-filled Thanksgiving was a non-stop whirlwind that included practice and meetings at the Falcons' training complex in Flowery Branch and community service 50 miles south in downtown Atlanta.
Smith wouldn't have it any other way, but you would hardly know...
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November 24, 2011
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