Longtime Assistant Coach and former player Emmitt Thomas, who has served as the Falcons' secondary coach since 2002, has been named Interim Head Coach for the final three games of the season. It is believed that Falcons' executives, who huddled for several hours Tuesday night in the wake of the resignation of Coach Bobby Petrino, also considered offensive coordinator Hue Jackson and defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer for the position. Thomas, 64, has never been a head coach in the league, although he has interviewed several times for head coach vacancies.