Bobby Petrino Resigns As Falcons Coach

One Day After Falcons Franchise Quarterback Michael Vick was sacked with a 23 month Prison term for dog fighting, Bobby Petrino has resigned as Falcons Coach.

Bobby Petrino resigned as Atlanta Falcons coach on Tuesday and will take the head coaching job at Arkansas, sources told FOXSports.com. He lasted only 13 games with the NFL team.

Petrino called a staff meeting late Tuesday afternoon, a meeting which last about 10 seconds, sources said.
At this point, the assistant coaches have not been told who will be coaching the team going forward.

Petrino did not address the team following his resignation. Players are livid with the way Petrino left the team and several called his handling of the situation "classless."

Petrino left Louisville to become Falcons coach in January for a five-year, $24 million contract, largely because Atlanta felt he could help star quarterback Michael Vick reach his full potential.

Of course, he had no idea what Vick was doing in his spare time.

This officially closes the book on this team and how they totally self-destructed after their Star QB was hit with jailtime. Good luck to whoever the next Falcons head coach will be, they are gonna have a whole world of problems on their hands.

Michael Vick To Plead Guilty

More than football, Now that he has pleaded gulty, Michael Vick's freedom is out of the question.

With three associates prepared to testify that he brutally executed dogs and bankrolled gambling, the NFL star agreed Monday to "accept full responsibility" for his role in a dogfighting ring and plead guilty to federal conspiracy charges.

Worries about playing time will have to wait while Vick faces prison time — from one to five years.

The maximum term is five years in prison and a $250,000 fine, although federal sentencing guidelines likely would call for less. Defense attorneys would not divulge details of the plea agreement or how much time Vick can expect to serve.


Michael Vick's Football Career is over. Period. There is no team one to five years from now that would be that desperate to take a chance on Vick.

Where does this leave the Falcons? It leaves them looking at a terrible mess and an upcoming terrible season. Atlanta will finish 2-14, and will have the first pick in the NFL Draft Next Year. I see the Falcons taking Brian Brohm, the Louisville Quarterback. Why? Because Brohm's coach Last Season was Bobby Petrino, who is now the Atlanta Falcons Coach. Of Course, I could see them suprisingly take a guy like John David Booty out of USC or (even more suprisingly) Colt Brennan, Quarterback out of Hawaii.