Falcons hire Smith to fill head-coaching void By Staff Reports Jan 22, 2008 Jan 22, 2008 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ATLANTA (AP) – The Atlanta Falcons hired Jacksonville defensive coordinator Mike Smith as their new head coach Wednesday night.“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. × This page requires Javascript. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. kAms:>:EC@77 D2:5 E96 cg\J62C\@=5 $>:E9[ 2 ae\J62C }u{ 4@249:?8 G6E6C2?[ “92D DEC@?8 6IA6C:6?46 H:E9 H:??:?8 E62>D[ 2 EC24< C64@C5 @7 DF446DD[ 2 D@=:5[ D>2CE 2AAC@249 E@ E96 82>6[ 2?5 9:89 492C24E6C 2?5 :?E68C:EJ]”k^AmkAm$>:E9[ E96 y28F2CD’ 5676?D:G6 4@@C5:?2E@C D:?46 a__b[ 925 9:D D64@?5 :?E6CG:6H H:E9 E96 u2=4@?D @? uC:52J] w6 92D ?6G6C 366? 2? }u{ 9625 4@249[ 3FE u2=4@?D BF2CE6C324< qJC@? {67EH:49[ H9@ H2D H:E9 $>:E9 :? y24<D@?G:==6 7@C 7@FC J62CD[ D2JD pE=2?E2 >256 E96 C:89E 49@:46]k^AmkAm“x’G6 A=2J65 282:?DE 9:D 5676?D6 >@C6 E92? 2?J3@5J :? E96 H@C=5[” {67EH:49 D2:5] “x 5:5 :E 6G6CJ 52J :? AC24E:46 7@C 7@FC J62CD] x E9:?< 96’D 2 8C62E 8FJ 7@C E96 ;@3]k^AmkAm“p =@E @7 A6@A=6 >:89E ?@E <?@H 9:D ?2>6[ 3FE x’G6 D66? E96 H@C< 96 AFED :? 6G6CJ 82>6[ 9@H 8FJD H6C6 D@ AC6A2C65 @? $F?52JD E92E E96J <?6H 6I24E=J H92E E62>D H6C6 8@:?8 E@ 5@]”k^AmkAm$>:E9[ 2 7@C>6C 5676?D:G6 2DD:DE2?E H:E9 q2=E:>@C6[ 925 E96 =628F6’D }@] `a 5676?D6 H:E9 y24<D@?G:==6 E9:D D62D@? 27E6C C2?<:?8 D64@?5 :? a__e 2?5 D:IE9 :? a__d]k^AmkAm{67EH:49 D2:5 $>:E9 H@F=5 ?6G6C C646:G6 6?@F89 4C65:E :? y24<D@?G:==6 3642FD6 >2?J 2DDF>65 y28F2CD 4@249 y24< s6= #:@[ 2 7@C>6C 5676?D:G6 4@@C5:?2E@C[ H2D E96 C62= >2DE6C>:?5 @7 E96 5676?D6]k^AmkAmy28F2CD 5676?D:G6 6?5 |2C46==FD (:=6J 4@?7:C>65 E92E @A:?:@? H96? 96 D2:5 @? t$!} (65?6D52J[ “y24< s6= #:@ H2D E96 5676?D:G6 4@@C5:?2E@C[ 2?5 :7 :E H2D?’E 9:>[ :E H2D W=:?6324<6CX |:<6 !6E6CD@?]”k^AmkAm(:=6J D2:5 $>:E9 “H2D ;FDE 2 8FJ H9@ DE@@5 2E E96 7C@?E @7 E96 C@@> H96? y24< s6= #:@ H2D =625:?8 E96 5676?D6]”k^AmkAm(:=6J D2:5 E96 u2=4@?D “C62==J H6?E 5@H? =@H @? E96 E@E6> A@=6]”k^AmkAm{67EH:49 D2:5 96 H2D 2H2C6 @7 E96 (:=6J’D 4@>>6?ED 3FE D2:5 @7 $>:E9i “x H2D H:E9 9:> 7@C 7@FC J62CD] $@>63@5J 925 E@ 36 42==:?8 E9@D6 A=2JD :? y24<D@?G:==6] xE H2D 9:>] (6 2=H2JD D2:5 $>:EEJ H@F=5 36 2 8C62E 9625 4@249 3642FD6 E96 E:>6 96 AFE :? 2?5 E96 H2J 96 :?E6C24E65 H:E9 A=2J6CD 2?5 9@H D6C:@FD=J 96 E@@< 9:D ;@3]”k^Am Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Tags Jack Del Rio Jacksonville Jaguars Mike Smith (american Football Coach) Seasons In American Football Nfl Seasons Nfl Teams National Football League American Football Nfl Teams Seasons Gridiron Football Variants American Football Teams Seasons In American Sport Atlanta Falcons Byron Leftwich Sports Team Sports Recommended for you Most Popular ACPD investigating shooting, suspect arrested for DV ACPD confirms Monday shooting, suspect arrested Love’s amenities to include Buffalo Wild Wings Traffic stop nets drug arrests ACPD, JGPD and TCSO police reports Aug. 31-Sept. 6 Local Weather Currently in Alexander City 67° Clear91° / 67° 4 AM 67° 5 AM 67° 6 AM 66° 7 AM 67° 8 AM 72°
