This is nasty business even the owner was puzzled bssed on the video that showed the gm trying to explain this pick to the owner. The falcons shouldve used the pick on a player that could play RIGHT NOW not a player thats not gonna play for the next 2 seasons 🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️🤦🏿‍♂️

its business but its stupid way of doing business. you dont give a guy 100m then draft his replacement when you could adress your team problem. its like you spend money on new phone and not even 2 months old phone you get new phone becouse you think your previous phone CAN be broken anytime.

@@abelnightroad5162how much $$ do you think Arthur Blank will make in the next 2 yrs…these are billionaires you are speaking of. The owner wants 2 players to battle for the most important position on the team. End of story.

@@jabaricrewsellis8740that’s the dumbest post I’ve ever seen on here. You really think the owner sat there and let the GM make a pick for a QB without his input? Jesus. Christ

They’re paying $100 million guaranteed for two years to a bridge QB. And they’ll have a 24/25 year old rookie QB on the bench for two years, wasting half his cheap rookie contract. He’ll be 27 when they can finally cut Cousins. That’s STUPID business! LOL…

It is clear Mr Blank was sick of the poor quarterback play since Matt Ryan left. Now we have two good options at QB. I like it.

@@bigk2198why did y’all pay Kirk so much tho? Minnesota was the only team y’all was competing with and they offered 2 years 76 million? Why y’all need to give him 100 mill guaranteed??? Y’all overpaid for sure

@@sterlingcunningham2399 My guess is Arthur Blank approved the deal. When you are an aging billionaire and a falcons fan, you might get impatient with mediocre quarterback play.

Obviously. You could spend all your picks to draft a kicker first over all, and if that dude kicks the superbowl winning kick, everyone would be happy. It doesn't suddenly make it a genius move

Both huge if's and unlikely.

Cousins will not play to his potential after this, he has to be demoralized- terrible thing to do to both qbs.

They be on here just talking frfr!

And that’s all it comes down too 😂😂😂

Yeah you don’t need to be on the same page with the guy that’s running your team 😂. You just go out and play. As a matter of fact you don’t need a play book just read that 100 mill we gave you. You don’t even need a connection with the players on your team. Just make that money😂. Boy boy boy. These comments 😂

​@rozzey1321 Yup. NFL players are just robots. No need to think about the ramifications of your actions....

​@@rozzey1321 I don't see why anyone would be empathetic for Kirk Cousins, who has been the closest thing to an NFL mercenary since he left Washington. He negotiates and signs only for large, guaranteed contracts, which he did twice in Minnesota. He left Minnesota for Atlanta solely because the Falcons offered him the contract with the largest guarantees. Cousins just got to Atlanta less than two months ago -- he has no built-in equity with the Falcons, and he had no such loyalty with Minnesota after six years playing there. Teams with much better quarterbacks who were entrenched in their organizations far longer than Cousins (Joe Montana, Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers, etc.) made similar succession plans without involving the incumbent quarterbacks. Cousins' job is to help make Atlanta competitive and help further the development of Kyle Pitts, Drake London and Bijan Robinson over the next two years, and he is getting paid the market value of a quarterback of his caliber. He will be 36 years old at the start of the season and is coming off a ruptured Achilles injury. If Cousins thought he would still be in Atlanta playing until he was 40 years old, then he was delusional.

@@rozzey1321 I don't see why anyone would be empathetic for Kirk Cousins, who has been the closest thing to an NFL mercenary since he left Washington. He negotiates and signs only for large, guaranteed contracts, which he did twice in Minnesota. He left Minnesota for Atlanta solely because the Falcons offered him the contract with the largest guarantees. Cousins just got to Atlanta less than two months ago -- he has no built-in equity with the Falcons, and he had no such loyalty with Minnesota after six years playing there. Teams with much better quarterbacks who were entrenched in their organizations far longer than Cousins (Joe Montana, Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers, etc.) made similar succession plans without involving the incumbent quarterbacks. Cousins' job is to help make Atlanta competitive and help further the development of Kyle Pitts, Drake London and Bijan Robinson over the next two years, and he is getting paid the market value of a quarterback of his caliber. He will be 36 years old at the start of the season and is coming off a ruptured Achilles injury. If Cousins thought he would still be in Atlanta playing until he was 40 years old, then he was delusional.

@hallewis9081 If those stats don't translate to the big win, it's just quarterbacking masterbation, my friend.

​@@hallewis9081The only people who care about that are stat-nerds or Hall-of-Fame voters.

Lmmfao! Nice

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Literally revisionist history. JJ McCarthy draft stock was inflated over last couple of months. It was no guarantee that a team wouldn’t trade ahead of Falcons to get Penix. It’s a brilliant pick because it’s unlikely Falcons will be in position to draft a QB as good as Penix anytime soon with them having a QB like Kirk in mediocre division they won’t be picking top 10 even if they lose early in playoffs

Kirk is 36 years old coming off of an achilles injury. When he's healthy he's been a very good QB, but unfortunately due to his age he's on the back end of his career which is why ATL front loaded his contract making it essentially a 2 year deal. Drafting Penix at 8 gives ATL insurance on so many levels because there isn't any guarantee that Kirk stay healthy so Penix will be there to step in immediately if that happens. Penix Jr's contract will be on par with most backup QB money due to where he has picked. He's slotted to make between $4-5M this upcoming season due to his draft slot which makes picking him not bad at all. For comparisons sake the Falcons paid Taylor Heinicke $7M last season to be the backup to Desmond Ridder. If Kirk plays great his first 2 seasons and the Falcons as a team makes the playoffs or make deep playoff runs by his 2nd season then I could see Kirk maybe making it to the 3rd year of his contract with the Falcons but that's highly unlikely. I definitely don't see Kirk making it to 4th year of his contract at all. Penix will be the starter by then. If Penix doesn't become starter by the 4th season of his rookie deal then that likely means 2 things. 1) Kirk is playing out of his mind and the Falcons as a team is having major success. 2) The Falcons will have all the leverage in Penix Jr's second NFL contract due to Penix not being proven by that time. So more than likely his second contract would be more of a team friendly deal where Penix gets to prove his worth as the starter. 🤷🏾‍♂️ With that being said my prediction is Penix Jr. will be starter by year 3 because while I anticipate the Falcons having some success and maybe winning the NFC SOUTH with Kirk at QB. I don't believe the Falcons will be so good to justify Kirk still being the starting QB at age 38. That's just my opinion. How'd I do? Lol

Just curious, why should they have told him what they were doing?

He's not Matt Ryan😆 He don't have no equity with the Falcons yet

I agree with you,the Falcons did not owe Kirk C an explanation.Has he played for the Falcons yet ? No,but he's getting paid,how much ?

The Green Bay comparison is false. Rodgers was already thr established starter and the team hadn't just paid him 100 million dollars. Also, Jordan love was like 20...it was a given he would sit. Love wasn't 24 years old and a 6 year college QB.

@@anaihilatorLove literally started his first year last season at 25 years old. Y’all get on this app and say anything

2yrs of guaranteed money is really not that much by qb standards. When was the last time cousins played a whole season?

Yes you would. He could have signed somewhere else it the Falcons wanted to draft a quarterback in the first round.

@@christianrapper5 you sound stupid

Stephen from Django unchained energy from these two. They would never have that same empathy for a Russell Wilson or Cam Newton being supplanted. Poor Kirk Cousins even though he’s one of the highest paid players in NFL history. No player has ever made so much money for so little postseason return with so little media scrutiny on national level than Kirk Cousins. Zero chance that happens if he was of another demographic

You can’t win games if your team does asinine moves on draft day. Cousins can’t play defense or rush the quarterback. The Falcons needed a pash rusher but got a quarterback.

You will get fired for wasting the owners money.

Jamar Cousins 🤔.....😂😂😂

@@thecozysleeper477😂😂😂

If Kirk cousins was Jamar cousins he wouldn’t get that contract, he’d get the geno smith deal. Falcons could have had Lamar Jackson for an extra 1st and chose to pay kirk. They literally drafting white qbs because they “ come from great families” “ are winners” ( JJ Mcarthy). This isn’t dirty at all Kirk is the most overrated qb. He’s 36 coming off torn Achilles acting like he has Brady legacy. Bro got paid shut up and ball

No Black QB is playing until they are 36 nor are they getting a contract like that to be mediocre Kirk you race baiting nincompoop

@@iceman463864 you make a good point but that’s not what I’m arguing. You point is valid though

It's more like Kirk Cousins is in the Chris Chandler role where the Falcons use a high draft pick on another quarterback to groom in a succession plan.

Probably the same team that pays a qb 100 mill and drafts a qb. So they don’t sound too crazy.

@@rozzey1321You think a defensive player is worth more than a top 10 QB you are not that bright. Would the Falcons have been better off taking Calais Campbell over Matt Ryan in 2008 draft?

@@truthbearer7891 not when you have defensive needs and you sign a qb to 100 million a month before. If your team needs a top 10 qb that’s when you get them. drafting a qb and signing a guy to 100 mill guaranteed is not too bright. A top 10 offense with no defense is not too bright. Also drafting the oldest and most injured dude coming from college is not too bright. calling names is not going to make this dumb pick look any better bro.

You aren’t winning at all. Let go of the notion that the Falcons were Kirk Cousins and one defensive player from winning it all.

@@Dustyphoto915They don't want to hear that man. Lol. They just want to cry because the Falcons didn't do what THEY wanted them to do. 🤷🏾‍♂️

Then they shouldn’t have signed Cousins.

No it doesn’t he is just a salesman

@@yuhbtw If they wont pick this high again why not?..your starter is Cousins,,you trust that guy?

@@northphillypif you didn’t trust him you wouldn’t pay him the money. You would just pay a middle of the road qb in then draft a QB in the draft. Penix was already guaranteed to be on the board at #8 if that’s who they wanted.

@@kaekae1782 I think the plan changed at that moment..you need a backup anyway..we did the same thing and got the same blowback when we drafted Jalen.it'll make sense later

@@northphillyp not everyone is Jalen Hurts. Even if Penix turns out to be great the move still doesn’t make sense. Sometimes you gotta ride with the decisions you make,

I was just about to bring up that situation. I lived through it as a redskins fan. SMH!!!!

Exactly! I’m a saints fan and everyone shitting on the pick but it’s better to be a year early than late. I don’t mind it at all especially if your grades for defense there isn’t a big drop off. Also what morris said really does make sense. Plus he has time he’s not on hot seat so if he’s gonna do that he’s gonna do it rn

Kirk wasn't drafted in the first round as rg3 was in that draft, 2nd rg3 wasn't getting paid 180 with 100 million guaranteed either, 3rd they defense needs help bad. 4th you can find a quarterback without using the 8th pick. need I continue

@@7damon8ietheredge54 it’s the controversy and the fact Kirk has to look over his shoulders like RG3 did. All that other stuff doesn’t matter.

​@luddman77 that's not what was asked. He gave you the answer and you disregarded it. This situation isn't even close to the Washington situation just because the same person is involved

Because Kirk and his camp got loose lips😆 The Falcons might lose a pick because of Kirk telling everyone he was tampering

Because Kirk cousins has a big mouth and will tell the whole world, why do you think the falcons are being investigated for tampering?

Exactly. People keep mentioning Mahomes and JLove but they were like 20 when they got drafted and no one expected them to start day one. Penix is 24 and pro ready. And thats just piss poor draft analysis if the GM was shocked Penix was still available at 8. Everyone and their grandma has known for months the first 3 picks would be QBs ans Penix was never mentioned for that group. You knew 4,5 and 7 were not gonna pick QBs. The only wildcard was the Giants at 6 or if MN moved up. But even still all the talk was MN wanted Maye or JJ and how likely was it that NY was gonna draft a 24 yr old pro ready QB when they still have Jones under a big contract? It was like a 70 percent chance Penix would be there at 8.

Self hatred among those two. Same reason they have all this empathy for Cousins but no issue with Russell Wilson having to compete for his NFL career. Their worse nightmare is Russ being in the league as a starter longer than Cousins, because man will they look foolish then.

Nice analysis. I think 4 is the strongest point.

Naw that's a terrible take. You don't use a top 10 pick to sit for 4 years after giving a guy GUARANTEED MONEY

The rookie contract doesn't matter if you have a QB on the roster already that takes up about 20% of the cap with his contract.

@@LionelLordOfTheThundercats Isn't somebody going to get the 1st round money? Or do you give the first round pick away to stay under the cap? They're thinking future, like they said. They could also get a number of players/picks for him. It probably wasn't the optimal pick, but with the rookie contracts, teams aren't paying what they used to pay for first round QBs.

@@KevinJonessuprq87 Yes someone is going to get the first round money, the question is, is that someone going to help the team. Penix will not, he will be money wasted Imagine if your house needs a new roof but you bought a second car a month after buying a used Rolls Royce. No one is going to say you made a good decision, no matter how good your second car turn out because you just bought a Rolls Royce and ignored all your other responsibilities. Every dollar the team spends on luxury items comes from things we need. The other problem with this pick is that we give up the opportunity to get a top ten player at a different position of need. We could have gotten a probowl edge rusher and had four years of them on a rookie deal. A WR, CB, or DT, all of these are position we need now, and could have had a top ten player for 5 years on a rookie deal and they would be on the field now. The reason no team has ever done what we did, is because it is clearly wrong.

Falcons Super Bowl 🤡

It’s a fostering mentorship, move on that could merit credit…

Kirk is phasing into mentorship mode

Makes total sense

Contracts get deleted when value falls, fostering qb assignments/ perspective is a good lean

Look at the room for patty Mahomie pattern get by being under Alex Smith.. credit to Alex and Kirk, he is in foster mode by seeing how he raises his kids.. it’s natural.. no?

And let’s add we addressed the Def in rds 2-3 and got one of the top DEs in the draft in Trice don’t let that fool you he’s up there

You sign Cousins and that will cost you 100M worth of free agents. If you don't believe he can win you a SB, you don't sign him. If you think he can't win you playoff games, than you don't give him 100M. The problem is that you are wasting money, and the NFL has a salary cap. The bill is coming on everyone, Pitts, London, and Bijan. And all three will need to be paid by the time Penix gets to start. We don't have a single defensive player under contract past 2026, we didn't draft any players this draft that profile out to be probowl level players. We have build an average team with a ton of holes, but we will be spending 60M a year on QBs for the next two season, at least.

How soon you forget that Alex Smith wasn't the KC franchise QB, he was a bridge QB that made a very manageable salary. As for Rodgers, drafting Love cost GB two super bowl runs. If they would have drafted T, Higgins instead of Love they may have won another championship. You can either go all in on the present or go all in on the future, you can't do both.

The issue is that they paid $100 million for Cousins. When you pay that much for a quarterback you have to build through the draft.

What’s wrong with your logic is if Cousins plays well you don’t need Penix, if he doesn’t and Falcons suck then pick a top qb then. They went all in on Kirk 100 million go get some defensive player with the #8 pick

@styner3 what's wrong with your logic is thinking some defensive player will win you more game than a legit starting qb

@styner3 what if kirk doest work out or the defensive player

Penix has had four season ending injuries at 23. He’s only going to have more in the pros

​@@styner3 you don't know that. The last 2 seasons he was healthy. I can partly agree with you

we don't want him back in minnesota

@@alfredbaxter1061 rise up or kick rocks, change your diaper and take a nap, either support the team or find another, c😂😂😂😂😂😂 childish bs 😂😂😂😂 and who the fuck is we pale face

We still have the worst pass rush in the league. We didn't draft a single player that profiles out to improve our pass rush.

@@LionelLordOfTheThundercats Ok