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If the Falcons were smart, they’d acquire Leftwich and get him up to speed on Petrino’s system. It’s a perfect fit for Leftwich, and his potential success in said system would preclude the need to draft a QB next year.

While you know Petrino would love to see the Falcons draft Brian Brohm, I think you're right. The problem with Harrington's passing is that it's the exact reverse of Vick's, all touch and no mustard. Vick is all arm and no touch. So while Vick was a master at making Pro Bowl receivers drop passes, Harrington's going to see to it that at least one of his receivers gets broken in half when he hangs a floater around someone like Dan Morgan or Brian Dawkins.

Leftwich has both the arm and the accuracy to do well in Petrino's system. It's a system you kind of have to learn by doing, though, since it relies heavily on a quarterback reading the defense and calling audibles, which is a skill you just can't pick up well in practice. Between Harrinton and Leftwich, the quarterback that can do that will be the one that starts next year. If neither can, then the Falcons will probably be picking high enough to trade up for Brohm anyway.