The Atlanta Falcons are looking for a fresh start to a new chapter in their franchise's history. They went through a rough 2007 year that included the felony conviction of their star quarterback and their Head Coach quitting on the team after 13 games. Falcons' Owner Arthur Blank has made it clear that the team is going to clean it's own house and go in a new direction this season. Arthur called into the show on Wednesday to discuss all of this.
Arthur told me that fresh start began with a change to their leadership. He hired Thomas Dimitroff as the new GM. That began a complete overhaul of the coaching staff and personnel. Dimitroff and Arthur hired Mike Smith and released a few of their most popular big salary players.
Arthur wants to shut the book on what happened last year, but he did tell me that he was more troubled by what Michael Vick did then by what Bobby Petrino did. He said he had developed a relationship with Michael that was years in the making and that his situation was more disappointing to him because of that relationship.
