FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Arthur Smith's postgame beers with his Atlanta Falcons offensive linemen Sunday after his team beat the San Francisco 49ers wasn't his idea-- it was his players.
On Monday, Smith said the offensive line approached him during the team's Saturday walkthrough practice and posed the concept of the postgame beer in one of the sideline club lounges inside Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
"I ran it up the flagpole, I guess, and they said 'Sure,' " Smith said. "And so the line, the game ended, we won and they ran for over 100 yards so we went in there and had a beer.