2008 Atlanta Falcons Outlook
The Atlanta Falcons had a great year in 2000 and in 1999 when they went to the Super Bowl to go head to horns with the Denver Broncos. However, in recent years the Falcons have struggled, their uphill battle perhaps sloping to a new low in 2007. They finished their 42nd season with a 4-12 record. Last year it was decided that major changes would be made, and so on January 23, 2008 the team announced that former Jacksonville Jaguars defensive coordinator Mike Smith would become the head coach of the Falcons in their 43rd season.
