In this segment we will evaluate coaches for prominent coaching positions in sports.

Let's look at the Atlanta Flacons head coaching position. Bobby Petrino bailed on this team, not soon enough to prevent it from tainting his credibility for the rest of his career. I think the Falcons are a hurting team, but the right motivator and leader can turn it around like Dick Jauron in Buffalo, who has done a lot with the limited talented players on his squad.

College coaches are unproven and highly unpredictable and there is only one real successful coach to make the transition and that is Jimmy Johnson. Butch Davis had minor success in Cleveland, but was canned after not leading the Browns to more playoff appearances.

Atlanta needs to look at coordinators and one of the best is Offensive Coordinator Jason Garrett of the Dallas Cowboys, he has made that Dallas Cowboys offense a juggernaut. He has had questionable play from Tony Romo, but he has made that team an offensive tour de force. I know your thinking Petrino was an offensive coach as well, but Petrino relied heavily on great players to succeed and needed Michael Vick for him to be even remotely successful. When Vick went down, so did Petrino.

Garrett, will provide creativity to a struggling offense and find the right Quarterback for his team. He turned Romo around and made him into a Pro bowl caliber Quarterback. It can be debatable how much of an impact he has, but he has turned him into a play maker on offense. Something that wasn't seen before he got there.

The Falcons will be building through the draft, so they will probably draft a quarterback or go after someone like Derek Anderson. But, I expect them with Garrett to get the guy that will play the best in his offense and their defense is not terrible they just need more play makers. I think Garrett could bring winning and stability to a unstable position in Atlanta.

Most of this talk is cheap until after the playoffs, but we will see how Arthur Blank handles the situation this time around. Hopefully, he will be more successful then last time and learn his lesson about hiring college coaches.

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