Northern_Falcon Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 (edited) SourceSMITH’S THREE-YEAR RUN AMONG BEST IN NFL HISTORYMuch has been written about the three-year run Mike Smith has orchestrated as the head coach of the defending NFC Southchampion Atlanta Falcons.Smith, who took over a team that finished 4-12 in 2007, immediately set about the business of changing the culture in Atlanta when he arrived as the 14th head coach in franchise history in 2008.Since 2008, Smitty — as he is affectionately known around Atlanta’s state-of-the-art training facility — has compiled an impressive 33-15 record,three consecutive winning seasons (11-5,9-7,13-3), and easily the best three-year coaching mark in franchise history.What might come as a complete surprise to many Falcons fans is that Smith’s 33-15 record over his first three seasons leads all active NFL coaches and is tied for fourth in NFL history interms of the coaching records for first time NFL head coaches. Only George Seifert(38-10), Chuck Knox(34-8), and Barry Switzer (34-14)compiled more wins in their first three seasons as head coaches than Smitty.Here are a few other notes on Smitty’s three-year run as head coach of the Falcons:Smith is 27-1 when leading at halftime.Smith is 20-4 at the Georgia Dome.Smith’s .688 winning percentage is the highest in club history through three seasons. Edited August 31, 2011 by Northern_Falcon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
innovativefx Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Nice... he really is a perfect fit as a HC. He seems passionate about his players and brought in assistants that could really help him kickstart this early success.While people are always wanting more and want us to win a SB think back to how pathetic or team was from 1999 to 2007... even with a few good years in there we were not even considered contenders until Smitty came along. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falcon Fantom Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I love that picture! I am grateful to this current regime. TD and Smitty. I can finally talk $H!+ about my football team to others who try and diss us! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sipifalcon Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 The Coach of the decade once we win a couple of superbowls in years coming... Its not a fluke the man is real deal and our team is the Real Deal... So proud to be a true Falcon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lou_Dog Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Great coach with terrible coordinators. I love Smitty but he needs to tell Mularkey and Van Gorder to get the **** on and bring in some decent coordinators. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysnill1 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I love coach Smith but this year I want him to put his foot on opponents throats and not ease up. all I been hearing about is explosiveness, so that's what I wanna see. come on coach, I'm counting on seeing 4 quarters of aggression & pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ukfalc Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 ...and 2 of those guys (Siefert and Switzer) inheritted teams that were the reigning SB champions and teams of the decade.In contrast, Smtih inheritted franchise that was probbaly as low as its possible to ever be.What TD and Smith achieved here, is one of THE great coaching and team building jobs in NFL history, even though we get no respect for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconinPA Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Nice... he really is a perfect fit as a HC. He seems passionate about his players and brought in assistants that could really help him kickstart this early success.While people are always wanting more and want us to win a SB think back to how pathetic or team was from 1999 to 2007... even with a few good years in there we were not even considered contenders until Smitty came along.I was thinking more like from 1966 to 1999. Give or take a few years. I often have seizures and blackouts from time to time remembering the Smith Regime. I hope Smith finishes this run off with a SB Victory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northern_Falcon Posted August 31, 2011 Author Share Posted August 31, 2011 Man I hate that 20-4 at the Georgia Dome it looks so much better at 20-3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmite Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Man I hate that 20-4 at the Georgia Dome it looks so much better at 20-3 Yeah, that Broncos loss was tough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raysnill1 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Yeah, that Broncos loss was tough.especially when Roddy had the ball right in his hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCEagleATLFalcon Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 especially when Roddy had the ball right in his hands. My ONLY Georgia Dome game so far, and Roddy has a rare moment like that. Still depresses me to think about it. (Also, looking at those stats, I'm pretty sure that game is also Smitty's only loss when leading at half-time.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BCEagleATLFalcon Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 On a separate, happier note, Smitty is DA MAN. What he has done for the team in a few short years is extraordinary.A Lombardi in Year 4 would sort of be the icing on the cake, yes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NCFalconfan Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 ...and 2 of those guys (Siefert and Switzer) inheritted teams that were the reigning SB champions and teams of the decade.In contrast, Smtih inheritted franchise that was probbaly as low as its possible to ever be.What TD and Smith achieved here, is one of THE great coaching and team building jobs in NFL history, even though we get no respect for it.Seifert showed his true colors in Carolina where he was horrid. He can thank Steve Young for that record in SF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CHOCTHEFALCONFAN™ Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 (edited) Would should've signed him to an 8 year extension! Edited August 31, 2011 by CHOCTHEFALCONFAN™ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmite Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 My ONLY Georgia Dome game so far, and Roddy has a rare moment like that. Still depresses me to think about it. (Also, looking at those stats, I'm pretty sure that game is also Smitty's only loss when leading at half-time.)That was such a great game experience for me too (besides the loss part). Had a bunch of friends in town for it and we tailgated like you're supposed to: big cook out, lots of drinks, and had a Bronco fan in the mix. He didn't know much about the Falcons, but came away impressed with our team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice of Reason Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 Great coach with terrible coordinators. I love Smitty but he needs to tell Mularkey and Van Gorder to get the **** on and bring in some decent coordinators.If this was true, why does MM get mentioned each and every year as a HC candidate? Ever wonder why we replaced Musgrave with a QB coach with coordinator experience? Maybe, just maybe, TD realized MM will be gone soon and we needed to groom his replacement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dirty Bird Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 There were some good choices that year as Head Coach candidates, including John Harbaugh who many considered a "better" candidate.This team was more than just down in the dumps following that 2007 -- it seemed that it had lost all support. The head coach didn't even have the back of his players and left for the college ranks.But when Mike Smith jumped into that sideline skirmish to defend our sideline against the Redskins......man oh man did I know we got the right guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripedss Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 This is cute and all, but where are the playoff wins? This is year 4, so I EXPECT a playoff win. At least 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy's Home Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 SourceSMITH’S THREE-YEAR RUN AMONG BEST IN NFL HISTORYMuch has been written about the three-year run Mike Smith has orchestrated as the head coach of the defending NFC Southchampion Atlanta Falcons.Smith, who took over a team that finished 4-12 in 2007, immediately set about the business of changing the culture in Atlanta when he arrived as the 14th head coach in franchise history in 2008.Since 2008, Smitty — as he is affectionately known around Atlanta’s state-of-the-art training facility — has compiled an impressive 33-15 record,three consecutive winning seasons (11-5,9-7,13-3), and easily the best three-year coaching mark in franchise history.What might come as a complete surprise to many Falcons fans is that Smith’s 33-15 record over his first three seasons leads all active NFL coaches and is tied for fourth in NFL history interms of the coaching records for first time NFL head coaches. Only George Seifert(38-10), Chuck Knox(34-8), and Barry Switzer (34-14)compiled more wins in their first three seasons as head coaches than Smitty.Here are a few other notes on Smitty’s three-year run as head coach of the Falcons:Smith is 27-1 when leading at halftime.Smith is 20-4 at the Georgia Dome.Smith’s .688 winning percentage is the highest in club history through three seasons.Just another Falcon imbed. Where does Smith rank among coaches to win a playoff game in their first three years. I promise it's not that impressive. Best case scenario, he is tied for last. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy's Home Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 By the way...Why is Smith the only one straining in this pic? Any takers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metatron360 Posted August 31, 2011 Share Posted August 31, 2011 I believe bill belicheck didn't win a playoff game for the first 7 years so, he sucks too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daddy's Home Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 I believe bill belicheck didn't win a playoff game for the first 7 years so, he sucks too.I've seen Bill Bellicek. Smith is no Bellicek. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metatron360 Posted September 1, 2011 Share Posted September 1, 2011 Well he has a better streak so far. Let's give smith 15 years then let's say who he is tied with since you fail to see you made a dumb statement. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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