The Atlanta Falcons have reportedly made an offer to Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coordinator Mike Smith to become their new head coach. On ESPN’s “First Take”, one of Smith’s former players, Marcellus Wiley, called him “a puppet” to Jags’ head coach Jack Del Rio.
Wow, tell us how you really feel, Marcellus.
This seems like a safe hire for the Falcons and there’ s certainly nothing wrong with that after the Bobby Petrino fiasco last year. I don’t know why a guy like Smith would be more impressive than Rex Ryan or Mike Singletary, but obviously new Falcons’ GM Tom Dimitroff sees a guy that he can work with and help get Atlanta back on the right track. The bottom line is that the Falcons need to bring stability and motivation back into a fragile locker room. If he can do that like Jack Del Rio obviously does in Jacksonville, then Smith was a good hire. If he’s just going to be a “yes man” for Dimitroff, than the Falcons might be looking for another head coach in three years.
