Falcons to hire Jaguars Defensive Coordinator Mike Smith as head coach

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3209686

I like how the article on Mike Smith was written by Michael Smith. I am kind of surprised the Falcons didn't get Spagnuolo but I guess they didn't want to wait until after the Super Bowl.

http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/falcons/stories/2008/01/23/coachsmith_0123.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21

An Atlanta article. Marcellus Wiley says this is a terrible hiring and he played for Smith in Jacksonville.

Good. Better chance of the Giants keeping Spags another year.

Hes Billick's brother in law? Maybe this is where Billick goes next.

Gray area! Superbowl week(s) and no one from contending teams can speak with or hire potential HC's for their team(s). Something has to be done to fix this. I know that the teams in the SB don't need a distraction, but if a team has a vacancy for a HC, then I believe that the NFL should allow the coach of one of the teams in the SB to interview and accept should it be offered a position as HC. The Senior Bowl should be pushed back a couple of weeks as well to accomodate this issue.

http://www.ajc.com/services/content/sports/falcons/stories/2008/01/23/coachsmith_0123.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=21

An Atlanta article. Marcellus Wiley says this is a terrible hiring and he played for Smith in Jacksonville.

I saw him on ESPN yesterday. - His comments would make me very nervous if were an Atlanta fan.