[...] have played all year so far. “I thought we started really fast in all three phases,” coach Mike Smith said. “Guys, played against a very good football team yesterday…I thought the coaches did a [...]

[...] all it would take for Dallas to beat Atlanta is to play great defense on Sunday. Atlanta coach Mike Smith knows that definately a possibility, because he is very familiar with Dallas’ defensive [...]

[...] each yard Rodgers gains costs the Falcons $672 and each touch costs just $3,600. Just saying, Smitty might want to take a look again at [...]

[...] for the Falcons, Smitty was able to handle that question easily. Those who have listened to Smith over this season knew [...]

[...] Mike Smith certainly believes the key to Atlanta’s victory will be their containment of Arizona’s [...]

[...] the dynamics of your play calling and what you’re going to try and do formationally,” Smitty said on Monday about Julio’s [...]

[...] also claim the division title with a win over the only team to beat them this season. Per usual, Smitty says that fact doesn’t matter to him, only what goes on in the game does matter. [...]

[...] likely need to win just two of their final four games to guarantee one of the two top seeds. But Smitty isn’t interested in the Falcons playing just 50-50 football to close out the regular season [...]

[...] the same type of mindset that we’ve had for the first three quarters of the season,” Smitty said. “We’ve still got a lot of football to play in this fourth quarter [of the [...]

[...] Smitty is referring to Newton piling up more than 300 yards on offense by himself. If it wasn’t for a costly fumble on third down late in the fourth quarter, there is a good chance Cam Newton would have led the Panthers to a victory. For Atlanta to have a good chance at defeating Carolina, they need to make the Panthers offense one-dimensional. “They are a team that can run the football and create explosive plays in both the run game and the pass game because of the play action with having to commit the extra defender to stop the run.” [...]

[...] throughout the week: cornerback Asante Samuel (shoulder) and safety William Moore (hamstring). When Coach Smith spoke to reporters on Thursday he said he hoped to have both Moore and Samuel out on the practice [...]

[...] Smitty is referring to Newton piling up more than 300 yards on offense by himself. If it wasn’t for a costly fumble on third down late in the fourth quarter, there is a good chance Cam Newton would have led the Panthers to a victory. For Atlanta to have a good chance at defeating Carolina, they need to make the Panthers offense one-dimensional. “They are a team that can run the football and create explosive plays in both the run game and the pass game because of the play action with having to commit the extra defender to stop the run.” [...]

[...] teams currently leading their respective divisions, the Falcons have completed the first part of Coach Smith’s season goals. “Our goal is always to be a relevant team in December. To be a relevant [...]

[...] suited up and was on the 46-man roster, but didn’t play a single snap. Earlier in the week Coach Smith explained that unless last week turned into an emergency situation, Asante wasn’t going to [...]

[...] Asante suited up and was on the 46-man roster, but didn’t play a single snap. Earlier in the week Coach Smith explained that unless last week turned into an emergency situation, Asante wasn’t going to play [...]

[...] say Coach Smith was pleased with the result of this game would be an understatement. “I thought that we [...]

[...] this is one time where he’s definitely wrong.Consider the following stats since the Matt Ryan/Mike Smith Era began in [...]

[...] Mike Smith and Matt Ryan became Falcons, Atlanta is 4-0 against Tampa Bay inside the confines of the Georgia [...]

[...] Coach Smith isn’t thrilled about either man being out for the game, but understands they need the week off. “I would like for William to be ready to go, but the doctors have got to make that determination,” Smitty said. “We’re to a point in the process where we need to get him as healthy as you can be.” adsonar_placementId=1557368;adsonar_pid=2728767;adsonar_ps=-1;adsonar_zw=260;adsonar_zh=410;adsonar_jv='ads.adsonar.com'; [...]

[...] to play for in their Week 17 matchup with the Bucs. The big question going into the game was if Mike Smith would treat this game as a pre-season one, starting his first team and then subbing them out [...]

[...] Tampa Bay’s 22-17 win over the Atlanta Falcons in Week 17, one of the main questions was if Mike Smith did the right thing by keeping his starters in the entire game. While it’s open to debate, two [...]

[...] will turn down. “It’s an honor to have guys mentioned for other positions,” Mike Smith said. “It says we have a great staff and I’ve been saying it for a long time. In my [...]

[...] At Coach Smith‘s usual Monday news conference, the main question was how the Falcons could win their first playoff game since 2004, when Michael Vick was the quarterback. Since Seattle defeated the Redskins less than 48 hours earlier, a new wrinkle has been thrown into the equation that gives the Falcons even more reason to believe they will be moving on to the NFC Championship game. [...]

[...] Pro Bowl tight end Tony Gonzalez (including his time as a Chief) and 2008 AP Coach of the Year Mike Smith have zero playoff wins between the three of [...]