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Mike Smith (born June 13, 1959) is an American former football coach and player. He served as the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons from 2008 to 2014. Smith has also served as the defensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Buccaneers .
There have been 18 head coaches for the Falcons franchise, 13 serving full-time. Among full-time head coaches, Mike Smith is the Falcons' winningest and longest tenured head coach, with a 66–46 regular season record. Under Smith's leadership, the team attained consecutive winning seasons (11–5 in 2008 and 9–7 in 2009), consecutive playoff ...
It was the only playoff victory in the Mike Smith era. The Atlanta Falcons then advanced to face the San Francisco 49ers. The Falcons seized control of the game early with a Matt Bryant field goal, a trio of Matt Ryan touchdown passes caught by Julio Jones and Tony Gonzalez coupled with outstanding defensive play. By the end of the half, the ...
Smith began his NFL coaching career in 2007, when he became the defensive quality control coach for the Washington Redskins. His father, FedEx founder Frederick W. Smith, was a minority owner of the team. Smith would stay at that position through 2008. [3] In 2010, Smith was hired as a defensive intern and administrative assistant for Ole Miss.
Falcons coach Arthur Smith knows the Vrabel family well; Smith was the Titans' tight end coach in Mike Vrabel's first season as Titans coach in 2018 and then the Titans' offensive coordinator in ...
Fans' opinions on the added facial hair could be based on Smith's ability to bring another new look — a winner — to Atlanta. Smith is facing expectations to end the Falcons' streak of five ...
Jason Fitz & Frank Schwab break down the Atlanta Falcons win vs. Tampa Bay on Thursday night, preview the New York Jets vs. the Minnesota Vikings in London and dive into the Week 4 QB Room.
The 2014 season was the Atlanta Falcons' 49th in the National Football League (NFL), and their seventh and final season under head coach Mike Smith.The Falcons were defeated by the Carolina Panthers in week 17, officially eliminating them from postseason contention for the second straight year. [1]