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Monday, March 26, 2007
Petrino getting dose of NFL life
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Phoenix - I’m here at the NFL owners’ meetings, where a lot of policies, rule changes and other measures are being discussed by the most elite decision makers of the NFL. Owner Arthur Blank and president/general manager Rich McKay are representing the Falcons.
Coach Bobby Petrino also is in the house and is getting a serious dose of how the NFL operates. From meetings to interviews to discussions that have little to do with Xs and Os, Petrino is definitely getting a reality check that he’s not at Louisville anymore.
The biggest news expected to come out of the meetings is first-year commissioner Roger Goodell’s new player code of conduct.
Goodell, who has the blessing of the players’ union and coaches, is expected to implement rules Tuesday that will punish players who repeatedly get in trouble on and off the field.
Though there has been speculation that Goodell will implement a ‘three-strikes and you’re out’ policy, it is more likely that there will be other, less-structured parameters with varying degrees of punishment.
More on the homefront, the Falcons could be emerging as the front-runners for defensive tackle Ian Scott. The Chicago Bears, who he’s played with for four seasons, were believed to have the inside track to retain him, but they signed 49ers DT Anthony Adams Sunday.
Atlanta now could be at the head of the pack to sign Scott, who would provide solid depth at nose tackle and who could possibly compete with Grady Jackson for the starting spot, even though he’s just more than 300 pounds - about 50 less than Grady.
The Falcons also continue talking with backup quarterbacks Tim Rattay and Anthony Wright.
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