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Should Mike Smith be on the hot seat?

Posted on 12/29/13 at 2:18 pm
Posted by oVo
Member since Dec 2013
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Posted on 12/29/13 at 2:18 pm


I think so.
This post was edited on 12/29/13 at 2:19 pm
Posted by LSUtoOmaha
Nashville
Member since Apr 2004
26748 posts
Posted on 12/29/13 at 2:36 pm to
No, he is 60-35 with Atlanta.

2008: 11-5
2009: 9-7
2010: 13-3
2011: 10-6
2012: 13-3
2013: 4-11

One playoff win is not very good, but it would be idiotic to fire Smith with the success he has had. Who would you replace him with?
Posted by oVo
Member since Dec 2013
11983 posts
Posted on 12/29/13 at 2:40 pm to
Go after Gruden. He said he wouldnt mind coaching there or Oakland. I dont know how much truth is into that.
Posted by Porter Osborne Jr
Member since Sep 2012
44197 posts
Posted on 12/29/13 at 3:13 pm to
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oVo
Saints fan?
Posted by beaver
The 755 Club
Member since Sep 2009
46861 posts
Posted on 12/29/13 at 3:15 pm to
What is your reasoning for firing Mike Smith? This ought to be interesting I have a feeling you're about to show your lack of knowledge about the Falcons and the NFL in general
Posted by OutofTownAlumni
Member since Nov 2013
3036 posts
Posted on 12/29/13 at 3:23 pm to
If they dont lose 4 starters they are probably in the playoff hunt. Mike Smith can go 0-16 next year and still have a job.
Posted by GABlueDog
Marietta, GA
Member since Dec 2008
8045 posts
Posted on 12/29/13 at 4:24 pm to
Mike Smith is the Rodney Dangerfield of NFL coaches.

Before the season began, I read an article that ranked all the NFL coaches. I can't remember what publication exactly...Sporting News, ESPN, one of the major ones. Anyway, #1 was Belichick, Payton was #3, and Mike Smith was like #28. There were only a couple guys ranked lower.
Posted by Russell2Bowe
Memphis
Member since Jan 2010
1054 posts
Posted on 12/29/13 at 4:41 pm to
Well considering he came to that organization when it was in shambles following the Mike Vick ordeal and the Bobby Petrino fiasco and was able to turn it around in one season, that's a pretty dumb ranking.
Posted by TheBob
Metairie
Member since Jun 2005
17050 posts
Posted on 12/29/13 at 5:31 pm to
No. While he does some dumb shite on occasion, he has done a good job overall since he's been there.
Posted by oVo
Member since Dec 2013
11983 posts
Posted on 12/29/13 at 5:37 pm to
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Bobby Petrino fiasco


I always forget this
Posted by catfish 62
Atlanta
Member since Mar 2010
5733 posts
Posted on 12/29/13 at 5:38 pm to
No. First losing season
Posted by GABlueDog
Marietta, GA
Member since Dec 2008
8045 posts
Posted on 12/29/13 at 9:23 pm to
quote:

Well considering he came to that organization when it was in shambles following the Mike Vick ordeal and the Bobby Petrino fiasco and was able to turn it around in one season, that's a pretty dumb ranking.

I agree.
Posted by baytiger
Boston
Member since Dec 2007
46979 posts
Posted on 12/29/13 at 9:28 pm to
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Saints fan?
a saints fan would never want Smith fired

Payton is his daddy
Posted by Porter Osborne Jr
Member since Sep 2012
44197 posts
Posted on 12/29/13 at 9:33 pm to
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a saints fan would never want Smith fired

So he's not a Saints fan? Why else would someone ask such a dumb question?
Posted by Bama Bird
Pittsburgh, PA
Member since Mar 2013
22962 posts
Posted on 12/29/13 at 9:33 pm to
Smith offers stability. Something the Falcons have never had. We need a defense and an O-Line, though.
Posted by Edearl Watson
Parts Unknown
Member since May 2012
6782 posts
Posted on 12/29/13 at 9:54 pm to
Is Matt Ryan still considered "elite"?
Posted by GhostofCrowell
North Ave
Member since Oct 2013
1701 posts
Posted on 12/29/13 at 10:45 pm to
No way. Kept the 'coons in tact at the end of a lost season and got them ready to play (and almost beat) 2 legit playoff teams.

He also had probably the worst starting offensive line to ever be assembled in the history of the franchise..so theres that
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