November 13th, 2011 
Matt Loede 
Posted in The Times Picayune reports that Falcons coach Mike Smith says going for it on 4th and inches was his call alone, and it was one that could end up costing the Falcons the division. When Shaun Rogers, Will Smith and a host of New Orleans Saints stopped Atlanta Falcons’ Michael Turner on a fourth-and-1 at [...]
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Smith Not Too Worried About Falcons 0-4 Preseason
Think the Falcons and coach Mike Smith are worried about the fact the team wrapped up an 0-4 preseason on Thursday night? Think again. Smith said, “We have a saying that if they play, then it’s worth winning. We talk to our guys all the time about that. We want to go out and win [...]
Mike Smith Says He Misses Falcons Players
Falcons head coach Mike Smith misses the bonding between coaches and players that goes on during the offseason, writes D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “That is what I really miss,” Smith said last week of the downtime with players. A 33-17 regular and post-season record and 2010 NFC South title earned the 2008 [...]
Falcons Looking at Extensions for Dimitroff and Smith
The Falcons brass will meet with general manager Thomas Dimitroff and head coach Mike Smith to discuss multi-year contract extensions next week, according to Jay Glazer of FOXSports.com. Smith, who is coaching the NFC Pro Bowl team, has led the Falcons to two postseason appearances in his first three years on the job while compiling [...]
Falcons Need to Work the Lulls Out Before The Saints Come Marching In
The Falcons have lost just two games the entire season, but are starting to show cracks in a season that has seen them lose to only teams that play in Pennsylvania? “We have lulls,” center Todd McClure said. “You can’t do that when you play good teams. We have to try to figure out what’s [...]
Calling big plays
Sure the Falcons were playing a tough Pittsburgh Steelers defense Sunday on the road, but what exactly has happened to the teams big-play capacity on offense? Wide out Roddy White was one of many to question where the big plays were against the Steelers, as the team never seemed to get on track on offense, [...]
Falcons Fall in Flat Preseason Finale 20-3 to the Ravens
The preseason ended for the Falcons on Thursday night with a whimper, as the team didn’t play many starters or show much in a 20-3 loss to the Baltimore Ravens. Matt Ryan played just one series, making sure nothing bad happened before the teams opening game a week from Sunday. After one series, the Falcons [...]
Falcons Could Turn to Vets Law or McAllister at Corner?
Today’s AJC points out that the Falcons could turn to some help at corner as the team struggled vs the Chargers in that area: Falcons coach Mike Smith was clearly displeased with the defense’s play against San Diego. The target of much of his displeasure was cornerbacks Chris Houston and Brent Grimes, who have been [...]
