The New York Giants head coaching job is vacant for the first time in over a decade, and the search to fill it appears to be a wide-ranging one.
According to a report by NFL insider Adam Schefter of ESPN on Saturday, the Giants have scheduled a meeting with former Falcons head coach Mike Smith to interview for the position.
Giants scheduling former Falcons' HC Mike Smith to interview for their HC job, per league sources.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 9, 2016
Smith, 56, was head coach in Atlanta from 2008 to his firing in 2014, compiling a 66-46 record over that span. He led the Falcons to four postseason appearances and two division titles but fell out of favor after a four-win season in 2013, followed by a six-win season in 2014.
Hiring a defensive-minded head coach like Smith as the successor to Tom Coughlin, who resigned Monday after 12 seasons at the helm of the team, would be a noticeable paradigm shift for the Giants. But after fielding a defense that ranked just 20th in DVOA this season (per Football Outsiders), it’s probably the type of change that needs to be made.
H/T theScore
