Sounds like a great prospect for my Detroit Lions.

He stepped into a pile of shit. His 'one man team',
Mike Vik, turned out to be a felon. His backup QB's
were no better than Techs QB, Taylor Bennet.

He's a loser, and a quitter.

(RivRat: At least you guys picked up Calvin Johnson).

I think we can all agree on the "AOTW" this week.

Petrino is decidedly NOT a Class-Act! I never, ever, not ONCE saw him smile (altho, I understand he was smiling in Fayetteville AR on Wednesday).

I can kinda appreciate his rationale for wanting to abandon USS ATLFALCONS, but his modus operandi is as a Captain, already safely aboard a lifeboat, hollering back to those still aboard "Abandon Ship!".

Dan - And not having the balls to face his players says a lot about him.

Bill - Even with Vick the team would have sucked. You can't have a power running game with undersized offensive linemen and small running backs. He was the wrong coach for the personnel.

I don't really follow football, so I resorted to Google to confirm that there is really a guy named "Lawyer Malloy." It's a shame that Johnny Cash isn't alive to sing a song about going through life with that name.

I'll be very surprised if Arkansas will be able to recruit any quality HS players for the next five years. Why would anyone want to play for this idiot?

Arkansas will never have any problem recruiting football players as long as they have no college entry requirements.

Oh crap!

This is the guy they got to coach my Hogs?

I don't follow professional football at all so I knew nothing about the guy.

Most upsetting.

Socialist Sally arrives to turn this thread into another BDS liberal-fest in 5... 4... 3... 2...

Can't wait till he bails on Arkansas.

Lou Holtz went from college to the NY Jets. Left after 13 games and went to Arkansas. People forget those things if you win.

I know how people feel about Petrino, but I don't much blame him for leaving and when he did. He came to the Falcons thinking that the had a QB and then had no one who could fill in. The players were only half-trying, and he couldn't threaten to take away their scholarships.

The Arkansas job had to be filled now because of the bowl game and recruiting. It wasn't a timing that anyone would choose but was necessary because of the college program.

Arthur Blank is finding that running a pro football team is a lot different than running a big hardware store.

Those of us in the Louisville area could have told you how good Petrino's promises are. Other than Vick, he knew what he was going to in Atlanta. Blame the NFL and the D1 colleges. Wait for the surprise on the Arkansas faces when he bails on them. The SEC is to tough for Bobby, he won't last.

Atlanta Natives tell me that ATL has no winning-traditions because a winning tradition would give them nothing to bitch about.

I don't know that I subscribe to this, but I do know that places such as Green Bay, perhaps Chicago, certainly SF throughout the 80's, have a fan base that would rather you knock up a Daughter than ask for a jump in the line for the Season Pass being handed down from generation to generation.

If I'm not mistaken, the Frozen Tundra has been sold-out since maybe 1960 ... and the waiting-list, for any kind of ticket, is in the hundred's of thousands.

Why is that?

I think it's because, as a TEAM, they are looking-out for someone other than themselve's, something larger, inexplicable, and elusively attainable. It calls for improvisation, self-sacrifice, contribution of little things to larger purpose.

UGA is getting VERY close to achieving this sort of status. Win, lose, or draw, they give it 'the old College TRY' and it's visible to the Fans in the Stands. Notre Dame and Nebraska, big-time LOSERS this year, come to mind. 'Tis as a nothing; next year will be different.

I LIKE that and I think it has to do with the total give-&-take, the 2-way street between team and fan-base. With apology to CD, it is the "I am You as You are Me and We are All Together"-aspect. You can't buy that. It either is or it ain't. No divisiveness, only suggestion, input, commentary and S'ing TFU with anything that does not advance the TEAM as a whole.

Which is why "Me"Angelo Hall is so gone from Falcon's 08.

Comment?

OOooo...not to rub salt...but is Atlanta the team that would not use Brett Favre???
and the Coach ....GLanville??
Now where is Favre...and where is Glanville
answers>>>>>Green Bay and Portland State
You guyz want Glanville (and Elvis) back????

ty guy,
You are absolutely correct. The problem with sports fans here in the South are they are very fair weather. Only like and support the team when they are winning, but when they are losing, want nothing to do with them. They are not patient enough to build a good team, they want one yesterday. It goes back to what DanS said very well in "true" fans vs fans of the teams only when they are on the top. That being said, Gerry Glanville is a client of mine. After he went to Hawaii last year and then Portland, I see him much less than I used to, but he still calls this area home and his wife lives here (for now). I got to know him and although I'm not a pro football fan, I can tell you he's a pretty neat guy. My football fan clients bitched and moaned about him all the time about his Elvis duds, racing cars (Actually modified pick up trucks I think) and his general persona. But there was something about him that I could tell was really neat. Until June Jones left for Hawaii several years ago, I took care of his pets too. He was another feller that seemed to have a clue as to what it would take to make a good, strong football team, and now look at him. So, to the owners of the Falcons, Glanville and Jones, two very good coaches with a lot of potential, this will teach you to no be patient with the building of a team, it's coaches and players.

Ty:

We want Bill Cowher!

With a minimum wage contract that escalates with every win!

Brat's, beer, and some cheese, Baby!

Need I mention 18-degree's and a crisp blue sky?

It's like the old joke:

"Two Irishmen walk out of a Bar ...; Hey! it COULD happen!".

Ray makes a good point.

What ATL needs is not skill nor ability, but SCRAPPER's. Imagine if misguided Mike Vick, as a LEADER, had pitted a particular lineman versus a particular defensive back.

Sad to note, ATL is a destination & safe-harbor for those who only want to PRETEND that they are professional.

Warrick Dunn excepted.

Dan - Ain't gonna happen. Cowher turned the job down.

Time to resurrect Norm Van Brocklin...,

Coaching's really become an honorable profession. Why just yesterday, Rich Rodriguez told his WVU team he was leaving for Michigan (and more than likely won't be coaching them in the Fiesta Bowl). And in a totally classless move, he had a grad assistant deliver his letter of resignation to the Athletic Director who was meeting with the assistant coaches later in the day. Heck, he even told his star recruit, top-rated Terrelle Pryor, before he had the letter delivered. This after flirting with Alabama last year, which resulted in a major raise, contract extension, and facilities upgrades, and stating he'd be there for years to come. I can't help but feel for all the players these scumbags leave in their wake. I'm sure this crap goes a long way in building bridges of trust Let's see...Petrino, Saban, Rodriguez, Price etc.....ah, the love of money......