What about Bob?

Bobby Petrino finally went into some detail about his controversial decision to leave the Falcons with three games remaining in the 2007 season to accept the head coaching job at Arkansas.

All of which should do zero for his credibility within the Falcons organization and among the team's fans.

No win situation, Bobby. You came, you took the money, you bailed. As far as the Falcons are concerned, that's the bottom line.

"It was hard on my family. It was hard on my wife and my kids, but I didn't hear a lot of it," Petrino said. "That was probably good."

Yes, it was. There was nothing good to be said.

Perhaps now NFL teams will take a closer look about whether it's really worth it to throw a pile of money at college coaches. Too often, it just doesn't work out. Whether it's Lou Holtz with the Jets, Steve Spurrier with the Redskins or Petrino with the Falcons, there are far too many examples of college coaches bombing at the NFL level. Jimmy Johnson is the clear exception.

Just one PS about Petrino: Imagine what would have happened if the Giants had not make the playoffs after the 2006 season. Had Tiki Barber not scorched the Redskins in the regular season finale to put his arch-enemy Tom Coughlin into the postseason, the Giants would have made a coaching change.

That coach most likely would have been Petrino, who topped then general manager Ernie Accorsi's short list.