it’s crazy how we were front runners after the kirk pick up then criticized the most after drafting penix. smh

Right

Who even is the guy saying his heartbreaks for us… not 1 player changes us to Super Bowl contender.. period…. Agree with u… instead we have a top 2/3 backup qb and a guy who can make sure we don’t have a drop off because of injury.. 66 qb starters last year… so yeah we r fucking set. Also if cousins balls the fuck out and go crazy n we win- fuck yes. Penix learns how to win from a truly amazing human. Learns a different way to lead n be a leader from a guy like Kirk who is different from him. In year 3 when Kirk is cut/traded n Penix is still in rookie deal n we r a Super Bowl contender in his first year at qb. Everyone gonna shove it

We did the right thing

It was a pretty dumb pick lol If Cousins plays out his contract this man will be damn near 30 before he’s ever a starter.

@@Itsxmusic what’s dumb is you having the ability to predict the future YOU CANT so that’s a dumb assumption kid

@@Itsxmusicactually wasn’t

They’ll definitely say "I’ve never questioned the falcons picking penix" 😭

I agree with you about the Dallas Turner comment that they made. But they had Rome Odunze sitting there that could make an impact this year. There were certainly many more needs that Atlanta needed. Michael Penix is a good quarterback but if the coaches were concerned about the quarterback depth in the event Kirk Cousins got hurt why did they sign him to a 4 year 180M contract a month before the draft?

​@@williammclaren7251 From Albert’s Breer’s article “Inside Kirk Cousins’ Departure from Minnesota and His Arrival in Atlanta”…..” To run the offense they’d (Morris and Fontenot) collectively envisioned, they needed a quarterback who could be an effective distributor, throw with accuracy and anticipation, and be a multiplier for the young skill-position guys. So, the ideal fit was a QB like Brees, who Fontenot and Pace had grown up with. Those in the Shanahan tree who were with Cousins in Washington, long felt Cousins, under the right circumstances, could be a quarterback who’d mirror Brees in a lot of ways.” At first, I thought that the pick was incredibly stupid. But the more I think about it….they wanted Kirk so that they could win now as he has all of the skills that they wanted. Right after he got signed, the odds for the Falcons to win the Super Bowl immediately went up. They could have gotten a bridge quarterback but those guys are usually not the best players and wouldn’t get you far in the playoffs. Plus, they have no idea what they have in Penix…he could be bust…he could be great. And if he is a bust then they still got Kirk on the roster to win games.

And if Penix is a bust, then they still have Kirk. Right after he got signed, the odds for the Falcons to win the Super Bowl immediately went up.

And if Penix is a bust, then they still have Kirk. Right after he got signed, the odds for the Falcons to win the Super Bowl immediately went up.

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It’s more nuanced than that. If Cousins plays out his contract Penix will be 27/28 before he’s ever a starter. Even if he’s good you won’t have any time to build around him while he’s on a rookie contract and you may have wasted some of his best years. If your goal is to win a SB you go ALL IN. You don’t hedge your bet. You can’t serve 2 masters. First rule in business. You’re either all in or you’re not.

But like you said if your goal is just to be “good” then sure I guess it was a good move.

Shoulda traded up for him...

The Falcons have repeatedly said that Kirk is starting. Even if Penix looks good, he's still playing against vanilla defenses and back-up players trying to make the roster. Pre-season doesn't mean anything.

@Paula-mv8im Of course, the plan is for Cousins to start. Plans don't always work out, so smart coaches try to have a backup plan. Penix is trying to learn the schemes, learn pro football, and be a good teammate. Cousins seems to be the insecure one because all Penix has said is he will give his best every day. Cousins has been on good teams, and in all his time, he has 1 playoff win. When Cousins joined the Vikings, their defense was number 1, and the offense was number 3, yet he couldn't win. Cousins is not Brady, Montana, or Mahomes. As for vanilla defense, every one of them players are professional. Let them hit you and tell me are they vanilla.