Much has been made out of Arthur Blank's tenure with the Atlanta Falcons. When he took over there was much jubilation. He made an impact pretty quickly by enhancing the gameday experience, lowering ticket prices, and really getting the city and state behind the Falcons. He hired Rich McKay as GM and Jim Mora as head coach. Two guys that seemingly had things going in the right direction. Then the wheels started coming off as McKay did not made many good moves (the trade for Peerless Price, the 1st round picks of Michael Jenkins, Roddy White, and Jimmy Williams???) then Jim Mora who openly said he would rather coach at Washington (the university not the Redskins) lost the entire team two years in a row. Fast forward to the pick of Petrino to take over for Mora. This is the same 'classy guy' that talked to Auburn officals about their head job while his 'friend' Tommy Tuberville still had the job. He did nothing except incite all of the veterans on the team. Now Petrino bolts in the middle of the night for Arkansas and leaves the Falcons hanging. If we take a look at it maybe Arthur can run a business and market it well but is not exactly the best talent scout in the world.
Think I'm crazy? Lets all remember that earlier this year Bob Nardelli was run out as Home Depot CEO after not producing results and losing ground to Lowe's. Guess who he was hand picked by......yep Arthur Blank.
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