Joey Harrington

It would have been nice to see hiim succeed but I wasn't particularly confident he would. On the flip side, if the offensive line is taking some of the blame then why switch to Leftwich? He can't move around any more than Harrington. Atlanta is well no their way to the #1 spot which means Petrino will have be able to get his boy Brohm. Probably isn't a bad move, either. Make some "critical decisions" that appear as an attempt to jumpstart the team but in reality it really just prevents the team from winning very many games, which in turn enables them to draft the franchise QB that helped the head coach land his NFL gig in the first place.

Falcons win the Super Bowl in 2010!

It would have been nice to see hiim succeed but I wasn't particularly confident he would. On the flip side, if the offensive line is taking some of the blame then why switch to Leftwich? He can't move around any more than Harrington. Atlanta is well no their way to the #1 spot which means Petrino will have be able to get his boy Brohm. Probably isn't a bad move, either. Make some "critical decisions" that appear as an attempt to jumpstart the team but in reality it really just prevents the team from winning very many games, which in turn enables them to draft the franchise QB that helped the head coach land his NFL gig in the first place.

Falcons win the Super Bowl in 2010!I wonder if Brohm is going to get the Brady Quinn treatment. Ya know, the old "his defense was bad and cost him games, so he's not first pick material."

Probably not since he didn't go to Notre Dame, but you never know.

It could really shake up the draft order if say Andre Woodson goes first overall because he wins a bowl game over like USF or someone. Of course this isn't a great comparison because Woodson is way more deserving of the first selection than Russell was a year ago, but that was the first situation that came to mind.

Brohm has been money for three years now, and has earned the right to be the first QB off the board. Once the media machine gets going, I just worry that this kid is gonna get chewed up and spit out.

I have always liked Joey but i think he is only a solid QB and not a superstar QB

Watching other teams play the musical quarterbacks game that we played for years makes me grateful to have Campbell. He will only get better, and the Skins are set at QB for the next decade.

Well the Harrington era appears to be coming to a close in Atlanta

ESPN - Struggling Falcons insert Leftwich as starting QB - NFL (http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3067071)

Poor leftwich...he's entering a terrible situation! That O line sucks in Atlanta, he can't possibly be very productive.

Poor leftwich...he's entering a terrible situation! That O line sucks in Atlanta, he can't possibly be very productive. I've never been a big Leftwich fan. I call him the black Drew Bledsoe - a statue in the pocket with zero ability to elude a decent pass rush. As much of a liability as David Garrard is with his lack of a deep ball, Jack Del Rio made the right call getting rid of Leftwich.

I'd rather have Harrington or Bledsoe start instead of Leftwich. Leftwich is not smart and isn't mobile or a game breaker. Needless to say he has almost NO help in Atlanta. Falcons should pack it in with the Dolphins and trade someone for a pick while they have a chance.

Falcons should pack it in with the Dolphins and trade someone for a pick while they have a chance.


Shhh! Our front office might hear you!

Leftwich is a lot more mobile than people give him credit for. Yes, he is more mobile than Harrington. Don't judge a book by it's cover.

Harrington was actually putting together a career year. I'm not sure he deserved to be yanked, as the one bright spot on that team this year, but Leftwich has been the better player over his career, and it's likely a good move.

I picked him up and started him in the Warpath $$ league (as a bye week replacement), so I guess I'm putting my money where my mouth is.

Yep, I think Heath Shuler just gave him a call about an open position in real estate.