DeAngelo Hall Not So Crazy: Atlanta Coach Mike Smith Was Out Of Line
↵DeAngelo Hall, after the scrum seen above, said that Falcons coach Mike Smith cursed at him and tried to hit him. The replay clearly shows that to be the case. A frame-by-frame breakdown of the incident corroborated Hall’s account as well. Yet many in the media bashed Hall for publicly speaking out against Smith’s actions, such as Yahoo!’s Mike Silver:
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↵Is Washington Redskins cornerback DeAngelo Hall experiencing problems with the imaginary friend who lives in his helmet? That’s my theory after he capped a ridiculous week by starting a bunch of drama on the Falcons’ sidelines in his team’s 31-17 defeat at the Georgia Dome on Sunday, then had the gall to whine that Atlanta coach Mike Smith had "put his hands on me in a harmful way." Cue the violins. I’ve repeatedly watched the video of the incident, which began after Redskins safety LaRon Landry put a late hit on Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan on the Atlanta sideline, and I’m having a really hard time believing that Hall’s planned complaint to the NFL about Smith will be met by anything but laughter.
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Yes, the NFL thought Hall’s complaint was just HILARIOUS. So funny, in fact, that they will reportedly fine both parties — Hall and Smith.
↵Related to this: Former Redskin Lavar Arrington says the incident proves Washington’s defense “don’t get down like no true riders.” Indeed.
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