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Who Is the Greatest Coach in Atlanta Falcons History?

Posted on 1/17/15 at 10:31 pm
Posted by lsutigers1992
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Posted on 1/17/15 at 10:31 pm
Somebody brought it up in another thread, and I am not sure if there is a clear-cut best answer. These are the coaches you can choose from.

1. Leeman Bennett
PRO: First coach to make the team relevant, known for Grits Blitz, 2 division championships, 46-41 career record
CON: Never reached NFC Championship

2. Jerry Glanville
PRO: 2 Legit 2 Quit, beat Saints in playoffs
CON: One winning season, shtick got old quickly

3. Dan Reeves
PRO: Got them to the Super Bowl
CON: That was his only good season, 10 games below .500 overall in Atlanta (and that's including one 14-2 season), 5 of 7 seasons had losing records

4. Jim L. Mora
PRO: Got them to NFCCG, winning record, worst season was 7-9
CON: Only there 3 seasons, canned for openly campaigning for college jobs

5. Mike Smith
PRO: Winningest coach in team history, highest winning percentage, 5 straight winning seasons, 4 playoff appearances, got them to NFCCG
CON: One playoff victory, 10-22 in his final two seasons

So rate them 1-5. I'm sure a lot of people would vote Reeves #1 because of the Super Bowl, but outside of that season he was a pretty shitty coach in Atlanta.
This post was edited on 1/17/15 at 10:32 pm
Posted by Kafka
I am the moral conscience of TD
Member since Jul 2007
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Posted on 1/17/15 at 10:36 pm to
Mike Smith
Posted by tigerfan84
Member since Dec 2003
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Posted on 1/17/15 at 11:06 pm to
Bobby Petrino
Posted by sowega dawg
Member since May 2011
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Posted on 1/17/15 at 11:35 pm to
Dude its the off season. Slow your troll bro.
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:02 am to
The one that won them their Super Bowl.
Posted by Caplewood
Atlanta
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Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:05 am to
Dan reeves
Posted by rockchlkjayhku11
Cincinnati, OH
Member since Aug 2006
36454 posts
Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:24 am to
Smith
Reeves
frickers
Posted by Porkchop Express
Penderbrook
Member since Aug 2014
3961 posts
Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:33 am to
Sean Payton.
Posted by KBeezy
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2004
13529 posts
Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:35 am to
quote:

The one that won them their Super Bowl.



Is Scruffy a F'n retard?
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
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Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:44 am to
You telling Scruffy that they haven't won a Super Bowl yet?!
Posted by KBeezy
Baton Rouge
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Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:48 am to
You're gonna make me Wikipedia some shite


HAYSUS CHRISTO
Posted by BayouBengals03
lsu14always
Member since Nov 2007
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Posted on 1/18/15 at 12:51 am to
They've played like 50 of those things!

The Falcons have never won one?
Posted by Scruffy
Kansas City
Member since Jul 2011
72129 posts
Posted on 1/18/15 at 1:02 am to
Yea, Scruffy doesn't believe it. They must have won a Super Bowl. There is no way they haven't.
Posted by BayouBengals03
lsu14always
Member since Nov 2007
99999 posts
Posted on 1/18/15 at 1:16 am to
Do some research and report back
Posted by Walt OReilly
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Posted on 1/18/15 at 1:17 am to
Saban
Posted by Korin
Member since Jan 2014
37935 posts
Posted on 1/18/15 at 1:18 am to
Even the historically lousy Bucs and Saints have won at least 1 of those things. It can't be true.
Posted by Horsemeat
Truckin' somewhere in the US
Member since Dec 2014
13536 posts
Posted on 1/18/15 at 3:18 am to
I could have sworn that they were naming the concourse in the new stadium as the Champions Lounge or something - false advertising?
Posted by iliveinabox
in a box
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Posted on 1/18/15 at 4:53 am to
Glanville, goat sega football game
Posted by jimithing11
Dillon, Texas
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Posted on 1/18/15 at 4:57 am to
Anything other than Dan Reeves is unacceptable
Posted by chalmetteowl
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Posted on 1/18/15 at 5:09 am to
quote:

Anything other than Dan Reeves is unacceptable


well yeah after Mike Smith
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