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Former Player Rips New Falcons Coach
Published 1/24/2008 by JJ Cooper at FanHouse
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
Published 1/24/2008 at Shutdown Corner
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 ...