NFL Teams That Will Never Live Down Their Embarrassing Mistakes

Bobby Petrino Bails On The Falcons Midseason

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In 2007, deeply embroiled in the Michael Vick dogfighting scandal, the Atlanta Falcons decided it would be a good idea to hire Bobby Petrino as their head coach. At the time, Petrino liked the idea too. However, after three wins and ten losses, Petrino decided coaching in the NFL was not all it was cracked up to be and resigned. Even worse, he told his players by leaving a note, and convinced owner Arthur Blank he had no intention of resigning. Luckily for the Falcons, this extreme low didn’t last long; the team drafted Matt Ryan and signed Dan Quinn as their man in charge. The pair led Atlanta to their first Super Bowl appearance in 2017 and they hope to lead them to a few more!

In 2008 the Bengals didn’t quite get so lucky in the draft!