Market report: Smitty gets fined, but his stock surely rises
This might be the best 15 grand Smitty will ever spend. (AJC photo by Curtis Compton)
As a rule, it’s not good when a head coach gets fined $15,000 for an incident involving another team’s player. But rules, as we know, have exceptions. DeAngelo Hall is an exception marked in yellow Hi-Liter. DeAngelo Hall is the exception to pretty much everything.
It was announced Thursday that Mike Smith must pay 15K for his tete-a-tete with D-Hall. It wasn’t as bad as it might have been — Smitty could have gotten suspended — and in the grand scheme it wasn’t bad at all. Because Mike Smith just stopped being the amiable career assistant who looks vaguely like Steve Martin and became the ultimate players’ coach. And that, in the NFL, is a great thing to be.
The guys in the Falcons’ locker room already loved Smitty. We know this because they play hard for him every blessed week. But now they have even more reason for their ardor. Not only did their coach mix it up in an altercation precipitated by a late hit on the Falcons’ franchise player, but he mixed it up with the man who has become the scourge of Flowery Branch.
D-Hall is a pill. He was a pill when he was a Falcon, and now that he’s gone there’s no call to say, “Well, he might be a jerk but he’s our jerk.”
We saw for four seasons how self-engrossed MeAngelo could be — those three penalties on one Carolina drive in 2007 were the express definition of ego excess — and he has since taken his brand of lunacy from coast (to Oakland, where he washed out in half a season, which is impossible to do) to coast (to our nation’s capital). The ESPN.com basketball writer and longtime Redskins fan John Hollinger says of D-Hall: “He’s the only man who can give up a touchdown pass and get penalized for taunting on the same play.”
Loading ...The Falcons were already ticked — much more than they let on — at D-Hall for claiming that general manager Thomas Dimitroff had lied to him before shipping him out. When the same D-Hall showed up in the middle of the sideline fracas … well, what would any right-thinking man (who’d been hired by Dimitroff) do?
As a rule, it’s not good when your head coach is getting disciplined. But this wasn’t Woody Hayes clocking an unsuspecting Charlie Bauman or Tom Cable jacking his assistant’s jaw. This was some jawing and some shoving. Given that this was D-Hall, that seemed an utterly appropriate response.
And don’t think one man in Smitty’s locker room didn’t love it. The man already has hit all the grace notes that separate a leader from just a boss. Note how he never criticizes a player — not Matt Ryan for throwing an interception, not Michael Turner for fumbling, not Roddy White for dropping a touchdown — without turning it into, “We’ve got to do better.” Note also how he calls players by their first names (and not by an awful Bobby Cox-like nickname). He treats his men like men, and no man can ask for more.
And that $15,000? Well, it sounds like a hefty chunk of money. (More than Redskins LaRon Landry and Albert Haynesworth were docked combined.) But I’m thinking it might not affect the Smith family finances overmuch. I’m thinking there are 53 guys based in Hall County who’d be glad to take up a collection.
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Fourth!
November 12th, 2009
1:40 pm
!!!!
Fourth!
November 12th, 2009
1:40 pm
Oops – third!!!!
Fourth!
November 12th, 2009
1:41 pm
!@#$%%$#!
Fourth!
November 12th, 2009
1:41 pm
4th
Fourth!
November 12th, 2009
1:41 pm
5th?
Fourth!
November 12th, 2009
1:42 pm
6th?
Fourth!
November 12th, 2009
1:42 pm
I win!!!!!
Roll Tider
November 12th, 2009
1:44 pm
Glad he wasn’t suspended. Hoping he saved at least one can of whoopass for the Philly game, just in case the Wildcat qb runs out of bounds.
Marie
November 12th, 2009
1:47 pm
Why was Me-Angelo on the Falcon sideline in the first place???
LOVE SMITTY!!!
E's Dirty Bird's
November 12th, 2009
1:48 pm
Smitty,
Your a true leader. Too bad you didn’t knock D-Hall out!! I am actually envious that you got the chance to put your hands on him and not me!
Fourth!
November 12th, 2009
1:49 pm
I bet that SC recuit who was told by Lame Kiffin that if he went to SC is glad he went to SC, and not UT, since it now appears that UT recruits end up in far worse circumstances!
And, I guess coaches are held to a higher standard, even as peacemakers, since the original culprits (Landry and Haynesworth) on received $7500 & $5000 fines, and Meangelo nothing!
Kevrock/Smarty Jones
November 12th, 2009
1:51 pm
I concur!! Go Smitty! I would take him any day over Meangelo…what a puss Meangelo is…I predict he (Meangelo) will be the next Antione Walker of the NFL.
midnite
November 12th, 2009
1:52 pm
I’m in for the collection for Mike Smith. Thanks Coach for having your teams back. I don’t understand how the main instigator/classless punk walks away with no disciplinary action. That may have been Smitty’s best move as coach yet.
What's Important
November 12th, 2009
1:52 pm
Just sent this to Roger Goodell at RogerGoodell2@nfl.net
Commissioner Goodell:
I am a Falcon’s fan and I am appalled at the disparity of the punishment handed out in connection with the sideline dispute at the Atlanta Falcons’ game last week. While Coach Smith’s actions in protecting his players on his own sideline might warrant some discipline, including a small fine, to exclude DeAngelo Hall from any discipline is ridiculous. DeAngelo Hall was not involved in the play that began the dispute, DeAngelo Hall had no business entering the Atlanta Falcons sideline (especially after Landry had already walked back on the field) and he certainly had no business running his mouth. DeAngelo Hall is a malcontented, attention-grabbing, over-rated (especially in his own mind), overpaid, less than mediocre football player. The man was bounced from the Raiders for heavens sake. He cannot keep his mouth shut, and now by fining Coach Smith and letting Hall off scot free (I am sure Landry and Haynesworth certainly appreciate that they were fined while Hall was not), you have just given him fodder every time a microphone is put in his face. You might recall on a certain Monday night football game Mr. Hall embarrassed the Falcons, the City of Atlanta and the NFL by putting a standup of Michael Vick on the bench and displaying “Free Mike Vick” on his eye black. Hall is known for being obnoxious and sticking his mouth in where it is not wanted, for getting personal fouls on plays and for ruining locker rooms, and now you have given him free rein to do so. Thanks a lot.
Blue Fender
November 12th, 2009
1:53 pm
He should have clock that ego maniac. At least then he could say he got his moneys worth.
What's Important
November 12th, 2009
1:53 pm
Enter your comments here
katy
November 12th, 2009
1:54 pm
Me-Angela seeking attention as usual!!
Iceman
November 12th, 2009
1:54 pm
He’s worth every cent of that..I love how he jumped in there to defend his guys from idiot DeAngelo Hall.
Go Smith! Go Falcons!
Blue Fender
November 12th, 2009
1:54 pm
He should have clocked that ego maniac. At least then he could say he got his moneys worth.
Paul's Johnson
November 12th, 2009
1:54 pm
I wish he had punched crybaby Hall in the balls, that is if he even has any.
Tebo's cousin's (3rd removed) girlfriend's brother
November 12th, 2009
1:54 pm
He should not have been fined..what a load of crap. M-Hall should not have been on our sideline, Smitty was trying to keep his players safe from harm and suspension, that is all. And D-Hall wasn’t fined anything? .. Love coach Smitty!
bugman
November 12th, 2009
1:55 pm
Show me where to send my donation and I’m in!
j
November 12th, 2009
1:56 pm
what stock are you referring to? Mike Smith acted like a thug on sunday and embarassed the whole city for no reason.
His stock for stupidity went up. Hi behavior was unacceptable. If he doesn’t apologize asap I will personally tar and feather him.
Apparently D-hall’s recollection of events were right. The moment the coach acted like a chicken and said I can’t remember and I will not talk about it, it was pretty clear he was wrong.
Arthur Blank should fire him immediately for causing that brawl. fire mike smith. the last thing this team needs is more gang bangers. let’s get rid of the chief gang banger himself mike smith.
What's Important
November 12th, 2009
1:59 pm
Sent this to RogerGoodell2@nfl.net
Commissioner Goodell:
I am a Falcon’s fan and I am appalled at the disparity of the punishment handed out in connection with the sideline dispute at the Atlanta Falcons’ game last week. While Coach Smith’s actions in protecting his players on his own sideline might warrant some discipline, including a small fine, to exclude DeAngelo Hall from any discipline is ridiculous. DeAngelo Hall was not involved in the play that began the dispute, DeAngelo Hall had no business entering the Atlanta Falcons sideline (especially after Landry had already walked back on the field) and he certainly had no business running his mouth. DeAngelo Hall is a malcontented, attention-grabbing, over-rated (especially in his own mind), overpaid, less than mediocre football player. The man was bounced from the Raiders for heavens sake. He cannot keep his mouth shut, and now by fining Coach Smith and letting Hall off scot free (I am sure Landry and Haynesworth certainly appreciate that they were fined while Hall was not), you have just given him fodder every time a microphone is put in his face. You might recall on a certain Monday night football game Mr. Hall embarrassed the Falcons, the City of Atlanta and the NFL by putting a standup of Michael Vick on the bench and displaying “Free Mike Vick” on his eye black. Hall is known for being obnoxious and sticking his mouth in where it is not wanted, for getting personal fouls on plays and for ruining locker rooms, and now you have given him free rein to do so. Thanks a lot.
collegeballfan
November 12th, 2009
1:59 pm
I heard about the fine on the radio earlier and that was my thought – the best $15,000. that man ever spent.
Eagle Eye
November 12th, 2009
1:59 pm
Was that a fore arm shiver or a wicked elbow that just missed connection with Me’Angelo’s jaw. Either way it was a deserving target! Go get um coach
Hanie
November 12th, 2009
2:02 pm
j…. your comment was pretty idiotic… he stood up for his players and now he is a gang banger…. wow!!
FalconUGAFan
November 12th, 2009
2:03 pm
Likely no collection needed. Arthur emptied out his pocket of change and gave it to Smitty! I’ll take a hard charging coach over a me me me player anyday.
All I'm Saying Is...
November 12th, 2009
2:04 pm
I don’t care for MeAngelo but Smitty was wrong because even though it was the Falcons sideline, coaches — especially head coaches — are held to a higher standard.
(J: Calm down. Although Smitty got fined because this is the second year in a row he’s been involved in one of these sideline fracas’ and he did walk to Meangelo and grab him (making Smitty appear to be a provocateur), this is a minor thing.)
LET’S GO FALCONS!
J
November 12th, 2009
2:05 pm
You’re right Hanie….sorry my agenda was showing….
Gritz Blitz
November 12th, 2009
2:05 pm
How can Haynesworth get fined for coming over to our bench and D Hall get nothing for being right in the middle of our sideline? It makes no sense. Landry had already left the area and was heading back to his huddle. I don’t know how you can justify these fines with Hall not getting anything.
Nite Owl
November 12th, 2009
2:05 pm
Hey J,
That was pretty funny. What color is the sky on your home planet?
Rev Al Sharptongue
November 12th, 2009
2:05 pm
So coach Smith is nothing more than an angry thug who cant control his emotions, hence the fine..Hall was not fined…
If your coach is a hothead who loses his temper how does this bode for the young players on this team. this is the nfl not the streets where you shove and curse because you are upset. Smth is such thuggish tool
NCFalconFan
November 12th, 2009
2:07 pm
I absolutely love Smith. Whenever I doubt the Falcons chances to win a game, I always have confidence in Smith and his brain trust (Mularkey/VanGorder). We will be contenders for a long time.
Conservative White Male
November 12th, 2009
2:08 pm
What an embarassment, our head coach is out of control. My friends in Carolina are laughing at us because of this bubba who cant control himself
OpenMinded
November 12th, 2009
2:08 pm
MeAngelo …may ask the NFL to provide a bodyguard when next in Atlatnta… not that any real harm would come to him but he is a first class chicken sh_t. He may be afraid someone would “grab him to do harm…”
Stuart
November 12th, 2009
2:11 pm
All I can say is S-M-I-T-T-Y. You think Bobby Petweenie would have gotten involved and then left or left first?
Homefries
November 12th, 2009
2:12 pm
Time for beer diplomacy !
Rod
November 12th, 2009
2:13 pm
HALL WASN’T FINED!!!!!!
How is that possible?
ambushed
November 12th, 2009
2:13 pm
Mike Smith is a helluva football coach!!
Nite Owl
November 12th, 2009
2:14 pm
Anyone who sticks up for Deangelo Hall and vilifies Mike Smith is pretty delusional.
I mean, Hall’s teammates don’t even like him.
It’s like someone trying to convince you that two plus two equals five. It just doesn’t compute.
You just have to shake your head.
Big Daddy
November 12th, 2009
2:16 pm
I love it! Hats off to Mike Smith. Finally, a coach in the state of Georgia with a backbone and a “take no prisoners” attitude!
Nite Owl
November 12th, 2009
2:17 pm
Also, not too worried about what Carolina fans think of Smitty. They’re pretty much irrelevant these days.
midnite
November 12th, 2009
2:18 pm
Conservative White Male
You are either with us or you are against us. Don’t say “our head coach” is an embarrassment and then claim you are a Falcons fan. Who cares what your little friends in Carolina say, they don’t need to be laughing about anything with their record and QB.
ConVick
November 12th, 2009
2:19 pm
Okay $15k is nothing to this man or Blank, but why is he getting fined at all? I mean you just had your QB get smack out of bounds, then Meangelo pops up starting crap. I love that our head coach was in the mix taking care of business. Its just a shame that he didnt go ahead and get fined $50k by smacking Hall upside the head.
Something his momma should have done a long time ago.
martin
November 12th, 2009
2:19 pm
To J, Conservative White Male and the Rev: Why don’t you three put on women’s panties and act out your fantasies to be a P*SSY.
German Shepherd Dawg
November 12th, 2009
2:20 pm
Fourth! – the funniest set of posts I’ve seen in over a year…congrats on spoofing the inane practice of caring who was first to post.
The only “first” that matters is the first to make a meaningful comment or a biting satire.
Today, you’re first in my book.
j
November 12th, 2009
2:20 pm
hanie enough of your myopic fanaticism. this was all about mike smith. he was standing up for himself. He escalated an incident that the refs had under control and he could have easily been injured.
He tarnished the shield all by himself on Sunday based on his actions. The fact that he was fined the most apparently did not mean anything to you.
Smitty was way out of line. he needs to relax and control his team.
Nite Owl
November 12th, 2009
2:20 pm
Beer diplomacy sounds great, but Hall seems like more of a white wine spritzer kind of guy.
midnite
November 12th, 2009
2:23 pm
j
Your posts get even more stupid with each passing blog. Is DeAngela the object of your man crush?
Nocumentum
November 12th, 2009
2:23 pm
They should put up collection buckets at the next Falcons game, with the excess going to the Coach’s favorite charity — Smitty’s fine would be paid and another 3 or 4 times that much would go to a worthy cause.
Chris
November 12th, 2009
2:24 pm
Just keep laughing at those friends in Carolina ’cause…well, they’re in Carolina.
Fourth! had me rolling. Good job.
What's Important
November 12th, 2009
2:24 pm
j – go away
midnite
November 12th, 2009
2:26 pm
Hall better be thankful Mike Smith kept him from getting his punk a$$ destroyed by a group of angry Falcons. Maybe a suspension of Hall is coming. LMAO
pilgrim
November 12th, 2009
2:27 pm
This whole thing is a distraction. The curious distribution of the fines only prolongs it.
On Point
November 12th, 2009
2:27 pm
Atlanta Falcon’s Head Coach Mike Smith should have been fined period. End of discussion. It’s not a bad thing to have a hotheaded coach. If you think he’s hotheaded now just wait until another 1st round exit happens this year.
azcat225
November 12th, 2009
2:32 pm
Methinks j, Rev. Al and Conservative White Male are one and the same. I’m amazed that Haynesworth can get a fine, but the match to the gasoline, MeAngelo, walks away with no fine. I would love to see Goodell try to explain the logic in that.
German Shepherd Dawg
November 12th, 2009
2:33 pm
Conservative White Male,
If that’s the way you see things, you should consider a new moniker. Other CWMs (me, for instance) don’t view “our” coach as a bubba.
Here’s a prediction – your Carolina buddies will be singing a different tune if we win this weekend. They’re feeling a little better after beating up on Tampa Bay and Washington, but if we embarrass them again they’ll want Smith for to replace John Fox.
AndyC
November 12th, 2009
2:34 pm
The real crime here is that MeAngelo didn’t get fined at all. What’s up with that? He went over to the Falcons sideline and he had no business being over there. He should have gotten at least $7500 like the other Redskins.
Heavenly creature
November 12th, 2009
2:35 pm
That AssHall wasn’t even fined, but Smitty was?
I guess the country now knows who’s s*cking whose d*ick.
J's Mom
November 12th, 2009
2:37 pm
Jay’s Mom: J, it’s time to come home for dinner sweetie, the street lights are about to come on!!!!
J: Sorry I am late mother, Mikey stood up to Danny and I didn’t like it!
J’s Mom: Well what did you do?
J: I told him he was a big fat bully and he should be ashamed of himself!
J’s Mom: Now J, if Danny was picking the fights first, Mikey had all the reason to defend himself and his friends. Don’t do that again, J. You could get bullied for that one day!
……J, I am so sad to see that you still haven’t learned your lesson…..
….let the bullying begin!
HAVE AT HIM FALCONS FANS!!!!!!! GOOOOO SMITTY AND GOOOO FALCONS!!!!!!
Foracel
November 12th, 2009
2:38 pm
Now that the WWE has come to Flowery Branch .Can we please concentrate on football.That’s if you’all don’t mind.Next time coach get your moneys worth.Deangelo,Who He.
M Anthony
November 12th, 2009
2:39 pm
You morons know good and well, neither Smith nor you clowns want no part of D-Hall off the football field. If you find yourself that brave send him an email or a letter to his team where you want to meet him. I am sure he would gladly oblige. I am a fan of neither team but I would like to see you posters put up or shut up.
Lee
November 12th, 2009
2:41 pm
$15,000 well worth it!
tmac
November 12th, 2009
2:41 pm
I bet there is well over 15,000 Smitty fans that would be willing to part with $1 to add to the collection!
And I’d throw in an additional dollar for the next coach or player that actually takes him (Hall) out!
Also, message to D-Hall: be carefull what you wish for cause if Smitty showed up at your house next summer (like you called him out in your post game comments), i believe that “ol man” would pound you.
Go Get em, Smitty!
Smitty'sTheMan
November 12th, 2009
2:42 pm
We’re serious, Mark. Tell us where to send in our contributions!! I’m unemployed, but I’d be glad to do what I can !
Jim007
November 12th, 2009
2:43 pm
The $15K will go to a Good Charity
No amount of money can keep D Hall from being a Total Loser, Village Idiot. and Complete Mega Moron !!!
I am just Glad Mike Smith is our coach, and the D. Hall’s of this world are off the Falcons !!
Peter
November 12th, 2009
2:43 pm
MeAngelo doesn’t have to get fined……..he does all his talking on the field……
Yup giving up big plays and touch downs !
Too lazy to run down a running back, and too chicken to make a tackle on the outside !
Fair and Balanced
November 12th, 2009
2:43 pm
So its ok now to break a rule and be fined…hmmmm, interesting. Amazing how the goal posts move like that.
PMC
November 12th, 2009
2:44 pm
I love the Falcons, I love Coach Mike Smith. I think he deserved the fine for his actions. That whole thing was ridicious from all parties.
I am proud of him for sticking up for his players but the mess in the scrum was silly and unprofessional. He’s too good a coach to mix it up with the likes of Deangelo Hall.
Kane337
November 12th, 2009
2:45 pm
Smitty getting fined more than Haynesworth and Landry is a joke. Hall not getting fined at all is even a BIGGER joke.
If a situation like that ever happened again I hope Smitty does the exact same thing. Whoever levied out these fines from the NFL is a friggin idiot.
KJ
November 12th, 2009
2:45 pm
“You morons know good and well, neither Smith nor you clowns want no part of D-Hall off the football field. If you find yourself that brave send him an email or a letter to his team where you want to meet him. I am sure he would gladly oblige. I am a fan of neither team but I would like to see you posters put up or shut up.”
You should really consider donating your computer to charity, as it’s obvious that you’re too stupid to own one.
EW
November 12th, 2009
2:45 pm
You gotta love Smitty. 15k well spent to protect your team. He got fined more because he’s the head coach and was involved. The league had no choice. I am gonna bet that Matty Ice told him “this round’s on me coach”.
Nite Owl
November 12th, 2009
2:45 pm
Hey M Anthony:
We posters aren’t the ones crying about a 50-year-old man putting his hands on us in a “harmful manner.”
I just need to dye my hair white, and Hall would run from me screaming like a little girl.
tailgate approved
November 12th, 2009
2:46 pm
Mark:
In the sentence “Well, he might be a jerk but he’s our jerk,” we’re guessing you meant to italicize “our” instead of “jerk.” … No worries, though, we won’t fine you $15K.
Fourth!
November 12th, 2009
2:46 pm
Hey, German Shepherd Dawg – thanks for understanding EXACTLY where I was going with my satire – I am glad somebody understood my intent!
Paul's Johnson
November 12th, 2009
2:46 pm
M Anthony:
“You morons know good and well, neither Smith nor you clowns want no part of D-Hall off the football field”
I think I might be able kick his a.. off the field. And I would surely take him on the field because I know that he couldn’t tackle me… or anyone else for that matter.
TMoney
November 12th, 2009
2:46 pm
$15,000 dollars, and I’m sure Smitty will write the check with a smile on his face.
If the players think the coach will go to war for them, they will work even harder to help that coach win.
Durrdbyrd
November 12th, 2009
2:47 pm
Fans on the AtlantaFalcons.com Message Boards have begun taking donations to pay Coach Smith’s fine via Paypal. We’re at about $1,500 now. Here’s a link for anyone who wants to help:
http://life.atlantafalcons.com/topic/3873689-the-official-coach-smith-finecharity-collections-information-current-total-126006/
PMC
November 12th, 2009
2:47 pm
Giving Landry the business is fine. He’s got to let dogs like Deangelo lie or he’ll rise up with fleas.
Atlien
November 12th, 2009
2:47 pm
FairandBalanced……is there even a goal post to move anymore?
M Anthony's Mom
November 12th, 2009
2:48 pm
Anthony’s mom: Anthony, why is your nose bleeding? Did you get beat up? Was is Mikey again?!
Anthony: Yes mom, Danny told me that if I was going to talk big I should send Mikey a note and tell him to meet me at the bus stop after school so I could “get a piece of him”.
Anthony’s Mom: Anthony, when are you going to stop listening to dim-witted people? No one in their right mind would do that, it is a poor reflection on you Anthony Arthur Hall! Now come on let’s go get you cleaned up so mamma can brush your hair before bed.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHA ANTHONY’S A LOSER!!!!!
independent thinker
November 12th, 2009
2:49 pm
Now, if smitty would have gotten has block knocked off, it would have been a different story. I feel that if you put your hands on a player out of rage, and yes he was angery, you get whats coming to you if that player decides to smack the heck out of you. That’s with anyone for that matter. You put yourself in a player position, mans position, then you must be able to take what comes your way.
EW
November 12th, 2009
2:50 pm
The best part of all is that D Hall still looks like the idiot he is in all this. Even after the game he couldn’t wait to tattle to the commish. And he tries to be all tough and say that Smitty “knows where to find him”. hahaha.
D-HALL = Bi7ch of the NFL
Atlien
November 12th, 2009
2:50 pm
Durrdbyrd, if you raising money for somebody maybe you need to check out Schultz’s blog on this
http://blogs.ajc.com/jeff-schultz-blog/2009/11/12/forbes-not-kind-to-atlanta-teams-especially-thrashers-falcons/?cxntfid=blogs_jeff_schultz_blog
ROFLMAO
FSUTiger
November 12th, 2009
2:51 pm
MeAngelo Hall didn’t get fined because he was the kid in the fight that went and told the teacher…He was whining on Sunday night. Turd. He’s a cancer, and will be on losing teams his entire career. Glad we dealt that tumor.
CommonCents
November 12th, 2009
2:51 pm
Player collection, my eye.
At the next home game, just put a jar by each entrance. If 72,000 people each put a quarter (25 cents) in the jars, we’ll have that $15,000 knocked out with money to spare.
midnite
November 12th, 2009
3:00 pm
independent thinker
I don’t think Smitty was concerned about getting hit by the punk a$$ Hall. Everyone knows Hall just runs his mouth non-stop. T.O. spit in Halls face several years ago for running his mouth and Hall did not retaliate.
Duce
November 12th, 2009
3:01 pm
J is a loser
Pete
November 12th, 2009
3:06 pm
All your points were right on !!
What wasn’t addressed was the corrupt, inept, blind NFL front office and their ABSURD ruling of the incident.
Beyond criminal how they ignore the antics of Hall, a mentally unbalanced 8 yr. old in an adult body.
Absolutely pathetic.
All respect for the NFL front office GONE.
Adios.
Billy
November 12th, 2009
3:06 pm
How did MeAngelo get by without getting fined? That’s what made no sense to me. He instigated the worst of it!
Barry
November 12th, 2009
3:10 pm
Hey Y’all:
“ONE HEATBEAT!!” , Smitty. ONE HEARTBEAT!!!! WE ARE DOWN WITH YOU AND THE FALCONS IN “ONE HEARTBEAT!!!!!!’ WE LOVE Y’ALL, MAN!!!!
TAKE NO PRISONERS!! EVER!!!!
SSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is a SECRET from a FALCON FAN. TELL EVERYBODY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11
……………………………………………………”ONE HEARTBEAT, BABY!!!!!!!”…………………………
KC Falcon
November 12th, 2009
3:11 pm
We all should seriously start a Falcon website and take up a collection to pay for Mike’s fine. Wouldn’t that be the coolest gesture to Mike and the mighty Falcon players and ownership. Great unity!!! And MeAngelo is a PUNK good for nothing cornerback pretender that needs to get b-slapped the next time he goes over to the other team’s bench talking trash. GO FALCONS!!!!!
Halberstram
November 12th, 2009
3:14 pm
Mark do you realize you called Mike Smith by a Bobby Cox-like nickname several times in this article?
ATL Fan
November 12th, 2009
3:15 pm
Coach Smith, you need to apologize to DeAngelo Hall. You put your hands on him in a harmful way and spoke to him using bad words. You should be ashamed. He will probably have nightmares now. You shouldn’t bully the younger kids like that. Hope you are happy now.
Now DeAgelo, you can’t go over to Coach Smith’s anymore.
lawton
November 12th, 2009
3:16 pm
this the kind of stuff that LOSING franchises hold their hat on. lol, FORTY YEARS, NO SUPERBOWL, LOL
Raider Fan
November 12th, 2009
3:20 pm
I donated 5 bucks towards the collection, it’s up to 1500.
Reid Adair
November 12th, 2009
3:24 pm
I was impressed with Coach Smith’s reaction at the time of the incident, and based on quotes after the game, I think the players were too. Well done, Coach.
GT
November 12th, 2009
3:24 pm
What is up with Va. Tech. You got your basic headaches in Vick and Hall, then you got the next generation of nuts in last year’s massacre and this year’s Fort Hood deal. There is some serious chemical problems with the Hookies. It is like they are from a different planet, they do stuff like their bodies have been invaded, I mean bad people don’t even like these jokers. Coach Smith needs to be careful he might get bit in the neck or something.
Mark Bradley
November 12th, 2009
3:25 pm
I did, didn’t I? Thanks for noting as much, Halberstram.
In my defense, even Mrs. Smith calls her husband Smitty.