MIKE SMITH RUMORS & GOSSIP
Falcons' Smith's road from obscurity to top of his craft
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. For 12 years Mike Smith toiled in a place that would seem to embody the NFL coaching wilderness: Cookeville, Tenn., and Tennessee Tech, first as an assistant and, eventually, defensive coordinator.
But, in a way, that period ended up underscoring the saying by Seneca, the ancient Roman philosopher and politician (a saying that Smith, whose parents were teachers...
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October 19, 2012
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Falcons a perfect 5-0 on west coast under Smith
Mike Smith credits the Falcons' success on the west coast to the performance of his players, not his travel schedule.
Even so, Smith isn't about to mess with a winning formula.
That means Friday was a travel day for the Falcons. Smith led a light practice, packed up his team and headed to the Atlanta airport for an afternoon flight to San Diego - two days before Sunday...
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September 21, 2012
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Falcons vs. Ravens: Five observations
It's telling that after the Falcons' 31-17 loss to the Baltimore Ravens in their preseason opener on Thursday that the head coaches of both teams were displeased with their respective teams' performances.
Maybe that's just the nature of the preseason.
Falcons head coach Mike Smith concentrated his postgame remarks mostly on why his team didn't win, as if it...
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August 10, 2012
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Falcons' Smith to start 'real evaluation process'
Mike Smith isn't thinking about the opponent as his Falcons enter their preseason opener against the Baltimore Ravens.
There has been no game-planning in practice this week for Thursday night's matchup against the Ravens. Instead, Smith says he wants to use his first look at his players in a game to help him build his depth chart.
Smith says the preseason opener is when...
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August 08, 2012
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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...
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
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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
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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...
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
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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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