Falcons End Search, Hire Jags' Smith As New Coach
Deseret News (Salt Lake City) › January 24, 2008
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ATLANTA -- The Atlanta Falcons say Mike Smith is everything they want in a head coach, no matter that he's never been one before.
The first test for Smith, the former Jacksonville defensive coordinator hired by Atlanta on Wednesday night, will be to outlast the 13-game stint of Bobby Petrino, the 2007 rookie coach who quit during the season to return to the college ranks.See the full content of this document
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Falcons End Search, Hire Jags' Smith As New Coach
"Mike possesses all of the key qualities we were looking for in a head coach," said general manager Thomas Dimitroff, in his first month on the job.
Dimitroff said the 48-year-old Smith, a 26-year NFL coaching veteran, "has strong experi...See the full content of this document
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