Dude was barely known at the time. Yes, he was the DC, but he came out of nowhere to get the ATL job. Everybody questioned the move and was surprised. Your average NFL fan had no clue who he was, so no I'm not wrong.
Yup, I know.
Matter of fact, you're right. I think there's a 0.00000000001% chance, when in reality it's probably somewhere around 1.69%.
Yeah, Smith was a great find. Nobody outside of Jacksonville knew him. Hindsight is 20/20 though.