The leading candidates for the Falcons' offensive coordinator job:
Brian Billick: An analyst with Fox Sports, he is Falcons coach Mike Smith's brother-in-law. He had some high-powered offenses in Minnesota. In Baltimore as a head coach, his teams were known for defense. He guided them to a victory in Super Bowl XXXV.
Tom Clements: The former Notre Dame star has been Green Bay's quarterbacks coach for the past six years. He would not become available until the Packers are eliminated from the playoffs. Clements, an attorney, was an offensive coordinator in Buffalo in 2004 and 2005.
Dirk Koetter: He was Jacksonville's offensive coordinator from 2007-11 and is highly respected by Smith. He was a head coach at Boise State for three seasons before moving on to Arizona State, where he took the Sun Devils to four bowl games.
Brian Schottenheimer: The son of NFL coaching legend Marty Schottenheimer was the offensive coordinator for the past six seasons with the New York Jets. He was Danny Wuerffel's backup at quarterback on Florida's 1996 national championship team.
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