Falcons hope Smith brings stability (AP) On his first day as coach of the Atlanta Falcons, Mike Smith summed up the state of his new team. "I'm thrilled to be a part of this organization," Smith said. "There's nowhere to go but up." As Atlanta's third full-time head coach in three years, Smith hopes to stabilize a franchise rocked last month by the sudden resignation of his predecessor, Bobby Petrino, and the imprisonment of quarterback... Publish Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008 16:54:28 PST Read more...