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Quote: Originally Posted by coogrfan

Safe job? This is the man that fired Dan Reeves in 2003 after a 3-10 start, despite the fact that the Falcs lost Vick for the year in the preseason. If Reeves' (the only coach in franchise history to get the team to a Super Bowl) didn't get a pass, why would anyone assume Petrino would? Fact: the average tenure of a Falcons coach prior to this year (not counting interim coaches) has been 3 years. Reeves' 6 1/2 seasons makes him the longest tenured coach in team history. I understand why some people are upset about this. I submit that given this team's history it is not unreasonable for Petrino to assume that he would eventually get axed, more than likely sooner than later. Why wait for the axe to fall when a better situation has presented itself?

he wouldn't have been fired by Blank simply because of the vick situation. Previous coaches were held to a high standard because Vick was supposed to do more, and the team did have some success in the playoffs with him. now Vick is gone, and Blank knows this. You let a guy build up his team when something like this happens. Petrino would have been safe for a few years at least.