Falcons Coach Petrino Quits; Signs with Arkansas

[Skinsfanmania]

Originally Posted by Beemnseven

Why is it pathetic? So what if he decides to leave? If you're stuck in a shit job, where is it written you have to stay for a certain length of time?

An owner of a team certainly has the right to fire a coach midseason. Why isn't the opposite true?

This was a classless move. Howabout all of the coaches, players and their families that moved here to coach and play for him and the Falcons. What makes it even worse is 24 hours earlier he said he wasn't talking to the Razorbacks.

Classless, atleast Spurrier worked two full season as did Nick Szabon.

[Giantone]

Originally Posted by rypper11

Quitting w/ three games left. Pathetic.

Why ???

[jamf]

Originally Posted by Giantone

Why ???

In My Opinion:
It's a pathetic move on Petrinos part.

He isn't some desk jockey at H&R Block that can be replaced by any CPA.
He isn't an assistant coach getting a shot at being a head coach.

This man was in charge of rebuilding the franchise. He brought in his coaching staff, His players and his system. He signed a LONG TERM Contract for a little under 5 Million per year.

Granted MV set the franchise back 4 years, but you don't quit because you lose a player. What if Greg WIlliams quit because sean taylor isn't coming back?

It's a chicken shit move.
There are some players on the team already fighting for a roster spot next year. His players are essentially wasting their time the next 3 games because there will be a new system next year.

It would be a bullshit move if he was fired and it's a bullshit move to quit before the season ends.

I guess in the end he couldn't deal with the men on his team so he is going back to coaching teenage boys on scholarship...

[BleedBurgundy]

Originally Posted by jamf

In My Opinion:
It's a pathetic move on Petrinos part.

He isn't some desk jockey at H&R Block that can be replaced by any CPA.
He isn't an assistant coach getting a shot at being a head coach.

This man was in charge of rebuilding the franchise. He brought in his coaching staff, His players and his system. He signed a LONG TERM Contract for a little under 5 Million per year.

Granted MV set the franchise back 4 years, but you don't quit because you lose a player. What if Greg WIlliams quit because sean taylor isn't coming back?

It's a chicken shit move.
There are some players on the team already fighting for a roster spot next year. His players are essentially wasting their time the next 3 games because there will be a new system next year.

It would be a bullshit move if he was fired and it's a bullshit move to quit before the season ends.

I guess in the end he couldn't deal with the men on his team so he is going back to coaching teenage boys on scholarship...

Agreed. Pretty much sums up my feelings on this. What a douche.

[Bozzy]

eh, good riddance.

[FRPLG]

Wow...

I guess all these offensive geniuses that are coming from college are having trouble in the big leagues.

[WaldSkins]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

Wow...

I guess all these offensive geniuses that are coming from college are having trouble in the big leagues.

Well when your franchise quarterback goes to jail for three years before the season, ah , you really lose out on some of your genious game planning when your stuck with a joey harrington.

[GTripp0012]

I agree that it's a classless move on his part, but Arthur Blank has been in the media critizing their talent at QB and not really supporting his coach. If Blank really deserved Petrino's best effort, he should have been behind his personel decisions.

Who ever thought that a little sprinty quarterback who couldn't throw was the glue that held that circus together?

[skinsfan69]

Originally Posted by GTripp0012

I agree that it's a classless move on his part, but Arthur Blank has been in the media critizing their talent at QB and not really supporting his coach. If Blank really deserved Petrino's best effort, he should have been behind his personel decisions.

Who ever thought that a little sprinty quarterback who couldn't throw was the glue that held that circus together?

I was watching the game last night and they put up a very interesting stat. And I'm not a stat geek but this really stood out and shows you Vick's value to Atl. Since 2002 in games Vick started Atl's record is 37-27. The games in which he didn't start they were 6-20. That really tells you how important he is to that team. He is not the most gifted passer. But his ability to break defenses down opened up the running game for Duckett and Dunn. Plus he never ever had top quality wr's. But now it's all a mute point. His career is most likely down the tubes.

[GTripp0012]

Originally Posted by skinsfan69

I was watching the game last night and they put up a very interesting stat. And I'm not a stat geek but this really stood out and shows you Vick's value to Atl. Since 2002 in games Vick started Atl's record is 37-27. The games in which he didn't start they were 6-20. That really tells you how important he is to that team. He is not the most gifted passer. But his ability to break defenses down opened up the running game for Duckett and Dunn. Plus he never ever had top quality wr's. But now it's all a mute point. His career is most likely down the tubes.

In this situation, a lot of those wins has to do with the guys who played in relief of Vick.

Doug Johnson(10), Kurt Kittner (2), Matt Schaub (2), Joey Harrington (9), Byron Leftwich (3), and Chris Redman (1) started those 27 games.

Now the team has gotten some good QB play from Schaub, periodically Harrington, and Leftwich, all of whom are good QB prospects. However, you can see that Johnson and Harrington dominate those starts, and it's safe to say that neither really brings total value to that team of the equivalent of Vick.

Additionally, there's two other sides of the ball when talking wins and losses besides offense, and in both 2003 and 2007, the Falcons have played awful defense. That team is really, really missing Patrick Kerney, who of course is having a hell of a year in Seattle.

As more and more elite QBs enter the draft every year, the value of Vick's diminishing rushing skills would have continued to decrease over time. In 2002, when you considered Vick's athleticism, you could say that the Falcons were getting a bigger contribution out of their QB position than were about half the NFL teams despite his passing deficiences. His division at the time included Aaron Brooks, Chris Weinke/Rodney Peete, and one of the better QBs in the league at the time...the incomparable Brad Johnson. Vick wasn't such a bad option then, at all.

Last year, he wasn't even the best QB option on his own team. This year, his division has Drew Brees, Jeff Garcia, and prior to injury, Jake Delhomme. All of whom far better than Vick.

So yeah, that's why that winning percentage number is a bit misleading.

[Redskin Warrior]

He built all his hopes around Vick his world crumbled when he got those 23 months plus a one year suspension. I bet if Vick was only out the NFL for 1 year he would have stayed. That is a tough blow to a team Vick was there only offense last year along with Crumpler other than that everyone else were ball droppers.

[saden1]

We don't know all the details but I would imagine his ass would have been shit-canned by the end of the year. Can't blame the guy for jumping to safety from a sinking ship. I will say this though, he's a punk if he quit just because there was an opening elsewhere. It's 16 games for god sake and you have 3 to go...I wonder how he'll be able to tell the kids not to quit.

Honestly though, NFL teams really piss me off when they hire from the college ranks. When will they ever fucking lean? Don't hire an amateur to do a professionals job! Especially when there are plenty of qualified and capable coaches in the rank and file. I hope we never ever see the Skins hire from the college ranks again.

[Daseal]

Petrino couldn't have done this without Arthur Blank's permission. It's not like the Falcons were on their way to the playoffs. I'm fine with it.

[MTK]

He's a quitter. Hard to respect that.

[SmootSmack]

At least be a man about it and resign in person. Why resign via phone call? He couldn't tell Blank face to face?