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Wiley: Mike Smith Didn't Lead Jags Defense
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Former Player Rips New Falcons Coach
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Filed under: Falcons, AtlantaFormer defensive end turned ESPN commentator Marcellus Wiley played under Mike Smith at Jacksonville, but he's not exactly singing the praises of his former coach. If you aren't watching, what Wiley said is that Smith was just a figureheard as Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio actually called the shots on defense. "He wasn't the one you looked at and said, 'OK, he's our leader.' We just knew he was standing in front of the room while Jack Del Rio called the shots." Permalink | Email ...
Marcellus Wiley on Falcons coach Mike Smith: He's a doormat
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It's usually all sunshine and puppy dogs when a team hires a brand head coach. Past
transgressions are forgiven, excuses are made, it's a better fit this time, blah
blah blah ... optimism rules the day.
For a while, the reaction to the Mike Smith hire in Atlanta wasn't much
of anything. If people noticed at all, the reaction was, "Who the hell is
Mike Smith? Did they hire the
ESPN personality? The
FanHouse blogger? Oh, it's some other guy? Well, I'm sure he'll be
great."
That is, until, Marcellus Wiley offered up his opinion. Wiley (who,
incidentally, is far
better than Emmitt Smith at his job) has ...
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