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Camp Confidential: Smith's simple approach suits Falcons

By Pat Yasinskas
ESPN.com

Friday, August 8, 2008

FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Veteran Atlanta Falcons linebacker Keith Brooking was sitting outside the team's training complex recently, talking about new head coach Mike Smith. "I think he's a very simple man,'' Brooking said. To clarify, Brooking meant that as a compliment. "He's all about football, and the nuts and bolts of football,'' Brooking said. Nuts, bolts, a hammer and some nails might be exactly what Smith needs as he begins one of the biggest overhauls in recent NFL history. The ...

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