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Archive for January, 2008

Falcons Add Boudreau To Coaching Staff

Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith continues his makeover of the team’s coaching staff as on Thursday, he hired Paul Boudreau as offensive line coach; Boudreau has a total of 21 years of NFL coaching experience, most recently as offensive line coach for the St. Louis Rams the last 2 years.  Boudreau coached Jacksonville’s offensive line […]

Posted by Stephen Rhodes on Jan 31 2008

Falcons Hire 2

The Atlanta Falcons continue to add onto their coaching staff, as they added Chris Scelfo as tight ends coach and Paul Dunn as assistant offensive line coach on Wednesday;  Scelfo was Tulane’s head coach from 1998-2006.  He was also an assistant head coach and offensive line coach at the University of Georgia from 1996-98, and an assistant at […]

Posted by Stephen Rhodes on Jan 30 2008

New Coaches Hired At Flowery Branch

New Falcons head coach Mike Smith is on a hiring spree, adding a new wide receivers coach on Saturday.  NFL veteran Terry Robiskie joins the team as wide receivers coach, replacing Paul Petrino who joined his brother Bobby at the University of Arkansas.  Mike Mularkey was hired Friday as team offensive coordinator.  Other new hires […]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 29 2008

Robiskie Hired By Falcons

Saturday the Atlanta Falcons added another coach to their staff, naming Terry Robiskie as wide receivers coach.  Last season, Robiskie was the wide receivers coach for the Miami Dolphins; he has 26 years of coaching experience, including Miami, Cleveland, Washington and Oakland.

Posted by Stephen Rhodes on Jan 26 2008

Mularkey and VanGorder Join the Falcons as Coordinators

The Falcons continue to revamp their coaching staff, as Friday they hired former Bills head coach Mike Mularkey as their offensive coordinator, and Brian VanGorder as their defensive coordinator.  The hirings came two days after the team hired former Jags defensive coordinator Mike Smith as their new head coach.  Mularkey comes to the team from […]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 25 2008

Jags Smith Hired as Falcons New Head Coach

In trying to put the nightmare that was the 2007 season behind them, the Falcons have announced that Jaguars defensive coordinator Mike Smith is their new head coach.  The hiring of Smith ends a search that included the likes of Colts assistant coach Jim Caldwell, USC’s Pete Carroll, Vikings defensive coordinator Leslie Fraizer, and Ravens […]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 24 2008

Looks Like Falcons will have to Wait to talk to Spagnuolo

Looks like the Falcons head coaching search is going to go longer, possibly after the Pats-Giants Super Bowl in two weeks. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that the team has set it sights Steve Spagnuolo, defensive coordinator for the Giants. That means that the Falcons are going to have to wait till after the February […]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 22 2008

Garrett Spurns Falcons; Team May Look at Ryan Next

 
It’s down to two in the mind and heart for Cowboys current offensive coordinator Jason Garrett. After speaking to the Ravens on Tuesday and the Falcons on Wednesday, Garrett has reportedly decided he will either be taking the head coaching job of the Ravens, or staying put with the Cowboys and likely getting a pay […]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 17 2008

Report Says Ryan a Finalist for the Falcons Job

Could the Falcons be getting closer to naming a head coach now that they have a GM?  That might be the case, as the Caroll County Times is reporting that former Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan is a finalist for the Falcons job.  Ryan did already interview for the spot, and it appears that owner […]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 14 2008

USC’s Carroll Off the Falcons Possible List of Coaches

The love affair between the Falcons and Pete Carroll about their head coaching spot is apparently over.  Today’s Atlanta Journal-Constitution is reporting that even though Carroll and owner Arthur Blank did talk, the Falcons are no longer considering him for the open coaching position.  New GM Tom Dimitroff is going to get the call to […]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 13 2008