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re: How fired is Mike Smith
Posted on 11/24/14 at 1:34 pm to RD Dawg
Posted on 11/24/14 at 1:34 pm to RD Dawg
Smith's clock management issues aren't anything new, but they'll be magnified this season when a 6-10 Falcons team misses the playoffs when they should have been 8-8 if not for horrible misuse of timeouts against Detroit and Cleveland. That game yesterday was over when Smith called that timeout with :51 left; the ending was very predictable. Smith came to Atlanta with a reputation as a good defensive coach, but they haven't had a good defense since he's arrived. His playoff record is an insult to the word atrocious. I'm not positive, but I would guess that he owns the worst beating a 1 seed has ever taken in the playoffs. He had another team score two whole points in a playoff game and fail on 3 fourth downs when less than a yard was needed. His team was powerless to stop San Francisco's running game in the 2012 NFCCG, again at home. His teams are not tough enough to compete with the big boys in the NFL, and that's why a change is needed.
If it weren't for Matt Ryan's unusual ability to morph into Tom Brady in close games with the ball and less than a minute remaining against some really bad teams, Smith may have already been launched. If Ryan doesn't somehow get the Falcons in FG range against Seattle in the divisional round in 2012, and the Falcons lose 28-27, maybe he would have been fired after that debacle (I call it a debacle because no 1 seed should EVER blow a 20 point lead at home to a 5 seed).
If it weren't for Matt Ryan's unusual ability to morph into Tom Brady in close games with the ball and less than a minute remaining against some really bad teams, Smith may have already been launched. If Ryan doesn't somehow get the Falcons in FG range against Seattle in the divisional round in 2012, and the Falcons lose 28-27, maybe he would have been fired after that debacle (I call it a debacle because no 1 seed should EVER blow a 20 point lead at home to a 5 seed).
This post was edited on 11/24/14 at 1:42 pm
Posted on 11/24/14 at 1:36 pm to VADawg
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the worst beating a 1 seed has ever taken in the playoffs
The sad thing about that is anyone who watched should've known the Packers would win that game. The secondary that year was abysmal - like it has been almost every year under Smith - and Rodgers had a great second half of the season.
Posted on 11/24/14 at 2:05 pm to VADawg
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His team was powerless to stop San Francisco's running game in the 2012 NFCCG, again at home. His teams are not tough enough to compete with the big boys in the NFL
Right, so changing coaches will have us start competing with the big boys?Overnight huh?
Once again,look at his player personnel guy AND
look at this franchise before he got here.
The season before was a COMPLETE debacle with the Petrino BS and his 4-12 record.
You really think this years team is remotely close personnel wise to the top teams in the
NFL? Or even the .500 teams in the NFL?
I'm not gonna argue with his time mgt issues in
the Det and Cleveland but to pin all the playoff losses on him alone is moronic...especially given the crap personnel he had/has to work with on the defensive side of the ball.
No doubt he's gone after this season along with TD (who I've been bitching about for 3 years and long before anyone on here))I got into a huge disagreement with Whopper about his picks back in '12.
If healthy in '15 the team should have one of the top offenses in the NFL and improved on defesne with Moore and Spoon back. But still will have huge holes at D-line and LB
This post was edited on 11/24/14 at 2:12 pm
Posted on 11/24/14 at 2:06 pm to VADawg
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Smith's clock management issues aren't anything new, but they'll be magnified this season when a 6-10 Falcons team misses the playoffs when they should have been 8-8 if not for horrible misuse of timeouts against Detroit and Cleveland
Nail on the head.
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