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Soon, the Atlanta Falcons should be having earnest discussions on a contract extension for coach Mike Smith. He signed a four-year deal worth $2.2 million a season and he has completed three years and taken the Falcons to the playoffs twice.That's not the half of it.
Before Smith arrived the organization had never had back-to-back winning seasons. He helped clear the debris from two failed regimes, Jim Mora's and Bobby Petrino.
Smith was the architect, along with GM Thomas Dimitrofff, of a button-downed, professional organization that had been missing from the Falcons for years.
The Falcons just finished with a 13-3 record and won the NFC South. This business of labor strife is probably holding up any deal for Smith, but once there is a CBA in place -- we think -- an extension for Smith should be the first order of business.
The Falcons are certainly not going to wait to get a deal in place and they might not even wait for the CBA.
So where Smith expects to land salary-wise is not certain, but neither side is going to hold each other up. Smith acts as his own agent and owner Arthur Blank can be a generous owner.
The highest paid NFL coach is Bill Belichick of the Patriots at $7.5 million, according to Forbes.
Mike Shanahan of the Redskins has a $7 million a year salary, but he also has Super Bowl championships on his resume.
Pete Carroll of the Seahawks comes in at $7 million, which was a goofy amount to pay Carroll.
Jeff Fisher of the Titans makes $5.75 million, which is a bargain considering what he has done in Tennessee.
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Source: http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2011/01/26/mike-smith-contract-extension-likely-in-the-works/
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