The word out of Falcons camp is that coach Bobby Petrino genuinely believes he can win with Joey Harrington at quarterback. Stop laughing. Yes, it's true, Harrington has a lower career passer rating than Michael Vick, and he's just a wee bit less of a running threat than Vick. But Harrington isn't quite as bad as most people think. There's no quarterback in the NFL who could win with the Matt Millen-era Lions. None. The Lions were better in the four years with Harrington at quarterback than they were in 2002, the year before he arrived, or 2006, the year after he left. And Harrington looks like a better fit in the Petrino offense than he did in the Marty Mornhinweg/Steve Mariucci offense he was forced into in Detroit. Harrington throws a good deep ball, and Petrino will make better use of that skill than any of his previous NFL coaches have. Bottom line: Could Petrino be right? Could the Falcons be winners with Harrington at quarterback? Probably not. The Falcons don't have the look of anything better than a 7-9 team. But at the same time, the dropoff from Vick to Harrington isn't as large as most people think. http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/tag/30ToWatch/
