One of the repercussions of the New York Giants' win in the NFC championship game yesterday may be that it could delay the Ravens' effort to assemble their coaching staff.

How so?

Well, among the candidates that the Atlanta Falcons still want to interview is Giants defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo. But because this would be Spagnuolo's first interview with the Falcons, Atlanta can't have him for the job interview during the upcoming break before the Super Bowl.  Atlanta couldn't get Spagnuolo for an initial interview right after the regular season ended because the Giants were in the wild-card round and New York didn't have to grant permission for the interview, and did not, because the Giants felt it would be a distraction.

Meanwhile, Rex Ryan -- the former Ravens defensive coordinator -- is also a candidate for the Falcons job.  After hiring John Harbaugh as head coach, the Ravens said that they'd like to retain Ryan as defensive coordinator.  But obviously, if Ryan's status can't be cleared up because the Falcons' own head coaching search is now on hold, that means the Ravens' staffing plans are likewise stymied for the time being.

See, this is all Bobby Petrino's fault.