Smith actually was a very good HC. Smith inherited a total sh*t show in Atl after Petrino took off in the middle of the night, and Vick. His GM could not pick linemen to save his life. They brought in Pioli and a few other FO people and the Falcons are looking good. Dimitrof is a finesse guy, he struggles understanding big uglies. Smith did make a few questionable calls to go for it or not. I knkow Smith is a smart guy and he learned a lot from his time in Atl. Given another shot i think Smith will win. Smith reminds me of a younger Coughlin. a no non sense, does not like to talk much, and would get the job done.
BTW Coughlin wasn't Coughlin till he had Eli. Show me one 'great' coach over the past 15 years that did not have a good QB?OR an average QB playing good for a critical stretch.