Former Atlanta Falcons coach Arthur Smith had alternative phrases for New Orleans Saints coach Dennis Allen on Sunday after the opposing crew ended a blowout victory over the Dirty Birds with a late-game landing.
Smith’s criticism arrived after the Saints – who had been up 41-17 with 1:10 left – went into victory formation and as an alternative of quarterback Jameis Winston taking a knee, the crew handed the ball to Jamaal Williams who bumped into the tip zone for the rating.
Smith – who was fired after the 48-17 loss following three straight shedding seasons with Atlanta – acquired heated towards Allen when the groups took the sphere for postgame handshakes.
“That’s fucking bullshit,” Smith stated.
“I understand that,” Allen replied.
Allen later apologized to Smith and the Falcons after the sport.
“That’s not who we are, that’s not how we operate. We should’ve taken a knee,” stated Allen, who famous that the gamers ran the ball “on their own” and Smith “should be” upset by the transfer.
Winston advised reporters that it was a crew determination handy the ball off to Williams, who acquired his first landing of the season on the play.
“I think that when you have the team morale and I asked the guys, I said ‘Guys, what do you want to do?’ We know how much Jamaal means to this team. And I understood from D.A.’s perspective. So I get from that. But D.A. didn’t condone that at all,” Winston stated.
Smith, in postgame remarks to reporters previous to his firing, acknowledged that there have been “no rules against” the play.
“They kicked our you-know-what in the second half, they made us pay and took advantage of turnovers. That’s their prerogative,” he stated.
“It’s also my prerogative to tell him how I feel. If people like that or not, oh well. Like I said, credit to them, I mean they do whatever they want there.”
