Michael Penix Jr. drafted by the Falcons at No. 8

Michael Penix Jr. drafted by the Falcons at No. 8 | Pat McAfee Draft Spectacular

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The Pat McAfee Show crew reacts to the Atlanta Falcons selecting Washington Huskies QB Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.
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@user-qq7yp4tw9d Ай бұрын

Dude having Boston Conner yappin up there on the same stage as Belichick kills me😭

@BagmanSports Ай бұрын

Bill Belichick, Boston Connor, and a fake Mel Kiper Jr. what a time to witness.

@teejayman215 Ай бұрын

Seriously. There's some people that should stick to basement streams

@cosyfoot7867 29 күн бұрын

They also have a Mel Kiper knockoff lol

@ATL64BR33ZY 29 күн бұрын

Yea I’m sure there were several moments when Bill was thinking “what am I doing here”

@TrixterCharizard 28 күн бұрын

@@ATL64BR33ZYit was all over his face all stream 💀

@veiltricks2947 Ай бұрын

I think I figured out what happened with the Falcons. Our GM heard that we need to get after the quarterback and so got another quarterback …

@jordanhead8388 29 күн бұрын

Bill probably is in his mind saying “f*ck this team, they didn’t choose me as their coach.”

@justincrediblefantasy8263 Ай бұрын

Hey Falcons fans out there. At least you know what it’s like to be a Packers fan.

@joshuawatts1924 Ай бұрын

Just without the history of excellence

@V3rnSqwd5611 29 күн бұрын

This pick is even dumber than that Jordan love pick because penix was suppose to go in the second round 😂

@Cschneef 29 күн бұрын

Not even remotely. You guys had a winning record and the 28th pick

@mabus7458 27 күн бұрын

This pick makes zero sense when you consider what they spent for Cousins. Add to it that Penix would have been there in the second round. 28-3

@EpoxyApex 27 күн бұрын

3 teams tried to trade into the top 10 for penix….

@giannisakoumpo Ай бұрын

Wait your telling me the falcons spend 135 million on a 35 year old or whatever qb coming off a torn Achilles for four years just to draft a qb with your 8th pick who is 24? Am I tweaking maybe it’s me but this seems so stupid

@dramatyst5661 Ай бұрын

No it's smart . Prevents other teams who need a QB from getting one!!

@cornfilledscreamer614 Ай бұрын

The Falcons have always had a "compromised" front office. Tell us you knew!

@joshingram071 Ай бұрын

Kirk's getting $100M guaranteed. But it looks like he'll play two years & retire after 2025. Which after that Penix will take over. I was annoyed at first. But succession plans need to be in place at that position. Fontenot most def learned the hard way w how he handled the Matt Ryan situation two years ago.

@joshingram071 Ай бұрын

@@cornfilledscreamer614 W Dimitroff yes. Different now. Bc they're think ahead instead of waiting til 2026 to draft a successor.

@nekaneka-lo2js Ай бұрын

@@joshingram071 sit the young QB and learn the system. There's A LOT of QBs that may have had better careers if they did that

@EzBHP Ай бұрын

Arthur Smith gets his retribution after this pick

@Jacko89 29 күн бұрын

Arthur Smith is going to be busy ruining Russell Wilson and Justin Fields

@EzBHP 29 күн бұрын

@@Jacko89 tough to say since he made tannehil into a good qb while in Tennessee. And last night showed the incompetence of ATL’s GM decision making so it’s tough to turn a UFL QB like he had the last two years into anything good. Can’t really put lipstick on a pig and call it a princess

@CalebWilliams2030 Ай бұрын

The Falcons pick has been the most perplexed pick in the last 20 yrs 😂.

@trentwise3762 Ай бұрын

Outside the trey Lance pick 100%. Even then though, trey was meant to take over after a year. Penix is the oldest qb and gonna be sitting for at least the next 3 years

@MrHifihifi Ай бұрын

Worst pick ever in the NFL draft!

@luckfrmko678 Ай бұрын

@@trentwise3762man gone start mid season, why would they take a 24 year old and want him to sit 3 years?

@trentwise3762 Ай бұрын

@@luckfrmko678 because they just paid Kirk $180 million over 4 years with $90 million Guaranteed. Why would they bench him after paying that much?

@HisMajesty-pl5qr Ай бұрын

@@trentwise3762that's obviously not what the falcons are going to do lol

@jetmoetion Ай бұрын

Many people are forgetting that the Falcons 1st round draft pick for next year could be taken away due to tampering. The franchise is thinking present and future (example: Green Bay Packers Aaron Rodgers and Love)

@GodRockCafe Ай бұрын

good point.

@elroco4827 29 күн бұрын

So what

@V3rnSqwd5611 29 күн бұрын

That Jordan Love pick is still stupid to this day even if he turns out to be a great qb (which it looks like he will). This pick is even dumber. Aaron Rodgers and that packers team may have won a Super Bowl if they take a top WR or DB in that draft. That team was literally one piece away.

@jetmoetion 29 күн бұрын

@@V3rnSqwd5611 Atlanta is one piece away too. Trust me the Coach last year / QB was the problem.

@toddthagod2330 26 күн бұрын

@@jetmoetion lmaooooo

@samirayoub6969 Ай бұрын

Mind boggling

@timeliness545 Ай бұрын

Falcons need a defensive rusher. I question the judgement here...

@MrBruttomesso Ай бұрын

Needed an edge rusher for at least 10 years now

@GodlyZOfficial Ай бұрын

@@MrBruttomesso15 years

@lavs8696 Ай бұрын

and? none were good enough this year for pick 8. if u think this is your franchise qb, u take him, otherwise u spend 10 years looking for one

@timeliness545 Ай бұрын

@lavs8696 With that 8th pick you take Alabama's Dallas Turner. as your edge guy. Wouldve been perfect.

@lavs8696 Ай бұрын

@@timeliness545 turner is a bigger reach at 8 than penix. why draft a edge there thats going to get u 3 sacks next year and take 2-3 years to develop? terry drafts best player available, not doing that gets you jamaal anderson over patrick willis. if they ranked penix highest on their boards they take him, franchise QBs are very hard to find and if they think hes him they take him

@ty7280 Ай бұрын

He’ll be 28 when he starts

@senseig7129 Ай бұрын

26 kirk only here for 2 years

@deadeyedad8831 Ай бұрын

@@senseig7129wrong 😂his out is in 2027 if they cut him at any time after 2025 they owe over 40 mill in dead cap space for remainder of his contract…

@deadeyedad8831 Ай бұрын

@@senseig7129you really thought you did something? You realize Kirks agent made sure he got 3 years of 40+ mill from the Falcons

@senseig7129 Ай бұрын

@@deadeyedad8831 o so I'm the clown 🤡 How insulting. Site your source where this information come from

@thegoldenrooster8376 Ай бұрын

@@deadeyedad8831yeah, I think they’ll trade cousins but then again, he’ll have little value or what if he retires

@jokotri2186 Ай бұрын

This is one of the draft of all time

@JustBlazin2001 Ай бұрын

Keep in mind earlier in this program Bellichick said that the key to Mahomes' success was sitting behind Alex Smith. I was praying this guy was going to be there for Seattle but I think Atlanta made a great move. You can trade Cousins easily for some help after this year if Penix starts showing out in practice. If you end up with Cousins for 2 years oh well. No price is too much if you get "The Guy"

@darealconman Ай бұрын

Cousins has a no-trade clause in the first 2 years of his Falcons contract, meaning Michael Penix will have to sit behind Cousins in his first 2 seasons in the NFL. Jordan Love’s “rookie” season last year was actually his 4th season, and Michael Penix will have to wait until at least his 3rd season before he can start in Atlanta.

@cozyreacts1771 29 күн бұрын

@@darealconmanunless cousin is benched or get hurt

@EpoxyApex 29 күн бұрын

Seahawks signed Matt Flynn to a huge contract and got beat out by Russel Wilson in training camp. Worst case scenario he gets to learn for a couple years

@Arigator2 28 күн бұрын

Russell Wilson had a no trade clause when he was traded to Denver.

@bnegs521 28 күн бұрын

@EpoxyApex that contract was a 4 and 24 deal. Look at Cousins deal

@Nighthawk-8050 Ай бұрын

This pick doesn't make any sense . 😮

@melvinsmiley5295 26 күн бұрын

Bill is cracking up at Mad Mel….you can tell he was having fun. Nice to see for a change Coach ….keep having fun!

@Valentines2k Ай бұрын

Terry Fontenont had Brock Bowers Open Next to pitts and he takes penix jr lmao

@joshingram071 Ай бұрын

We didn't need Bowers. But considering how he handled the Matt Ryan situation, he needed to make the right choice in succession plans. Rather do it now than wait til 2026.

@techwood16 Ай бұрын

We need defense, we took a mf that won’t play for atleast 2 years unless Kirk gets hurt smh

@bigcockedman714 Ай бұрын

@@joshingram071 man lol

@amirblanco_ Ай бұрын

He’s gonna be 28 before he sees the field

@Zachgotgainz Ай бұрын

@@joshingram071bowers at 8 make way more sense than a qb at 8 tho lol

@Dinklebergggggggg Ай бұрын

I think they thought about the picks we are potentially losing next year. With that in mind and QBs flying off the board there is no way Penix was going second round idc what the mocks say.

@beazy3364 Ай бұрын

So hes gonna be 26-27 when he takes over? 😂

@davidwillis8623 Ай бұрын

QBs play until 38-40 now especially with the rules designed to keep them healthy

@ringwormsherm Ай бұрын

My guess is he flashes when Kirk gets hurt, they end up trading Kirk. Or cut. Bad pick lol

@OppDroppa904 28 күн бұрын

@@ringwormshermi think its gone be another nick foles jags situation or aaron rodgers jets situation... only difference is falcons will have a better back up. My opinion its a smart think ahead type of move from the dirty birds

@chez3869 Ай бұрын

Dude had the most pass yards ....

@robertblackman7235 Ай бұрын

The Falcons don’t value a edge rusher

@jumahbrady670 Ай бұрын

All the mock drafts had them drafting one

@chris12021 Ай бұрын

The Falcons don't value being a competent franchise

@chickenyouate4429 Ай бұрын

@@chris12021 we have like 6 rounds to get one bro, it's not the end of the world

@William_Stephens Ай бұрын

If any of those defensive guys were can’t miss , projected hall of famer I would agree. But they weren’t . They were just the best available in this draft and they went where they went because teams may have liked them but weren’t that excited about them

@darealconman Ай бұрын

@@chickenyouate4429When you sign Kirk Cousins to a $180 million contract, and then immediately draft his replacement without telling him and his agent (Cousins’ agent was PISSED when the Falcons took Penix), it most certainly feels like the end of the world. It will be the end of the world if Penix doesn’t develop in Atlanta.

@37HD Ай бұрын

Rome was available and you take a back up??? Huh

@joshuawatts1924 Ай бұрын

Or Latu or turner

@christianshaw2450 29 күн бұрын

I know the bears war room went crazy when they saw Rome fall into their lap.

@C_Santiago7 26 күн бұрын

The future**. Fixed it for you.

@brianabob1216 Ай бұрын

What a curveball of a pick

@cornfilledscreamer614 Ай бұрын

Trade bait? He won't want to stay backup for more than 2 years, that's for sure...

@schwarzmann1 Ай бұрын

Risk and Reward for this doesn't match up imo

@cornfilledscreamer614 29 күн бұрын

@@schwarzmann1 In a perfect world, we get 3-4 years out of Cousins, and Penix is willing to stick around that long. I just don't see that happening. Penix is too good to be finally taking over when he's 27-28 years old...

@TheoHuxtible 29 күн бұрын

Just B4 Covid he had Uni of Indiana in the 🔝 15. They beat Tua when he was @ Maryland. The kid can play 🏈

@regalcartoon3952 Ай бұрын

I…this team makes me want to unalive myself.

@knyghtsword Ай бұрын

😂

@techwood16 Ай бұрын

😅 ima life long falcons fan but this pick makes me question my fandom

@davidwillis8623 Ай бұрын

You go ahead, I’m going to watch Penix go on to be a Top 10 QB

@russellsnead3977 Ай бұрын

It’s not the pick. It’s the fact they just signed Kirk

@Stinkinbadgez Ай бұрын

@@russellsnead3977 They are going to dump Cousins after 2 years. Penix will be ready and you will have a ton of money to work with.

@GoatedAtNFS Ай бұрын

and the Falcons caused the Vikings to (finally) trade up and get a QB not named Drake Maye. instead JJ McCarthy

@stevensather5911 Ай бұрын

And thank you. #SKOL

@Jbird-sx4zk Ай бұрын

No issue with Penix Jr, he could be good, and maybe better than Cousins. The issue is they have 100 million guaranteed to Cousins. I think it's a disrespectful move to Cousins, a confusing move to the rest of the team, and they don't have a Super Bowl roster so why they wouldn't get a top 10 D or Offensive talent outside of QB makes little sense. I think this is a dumb, disrespectful, and desperate move by the Falcons.

@Kudeghraw Ай бұрын

So you would rather roll with the has-been/never-was QB rather than start with a fresh young team with Bijan, Drake, and Pitts? I think the Commanders have used that strategy for at least a decade and look at them. Can't win.

@greencat1849 Ай бұрын

Just saying...Falcons defense was ranked 7th last year until Arthur Smith lost the locker room at the end of the year and they didn't play hard, giving up ≈40 points in each of the last 2 games...and that was without Grady Jarrett for most of the year.

@TheBlackSands Ай бұрын

Here we go dirty birds .😤💯👍

@austinshell3554 29 күн бұрын

We haven’t seen a QB successfully come back from an achilles. I think Penix is the day 1 starter then they have a dilemma on their hands when he plays well and Cousins is ready to come back.

@stephano5759 Ай бұрын

When you have the best Quarterback available and a future MVP generational talent outside the top 5, no matter who you have, if you could upgrade no matter what you draft and develop.

@coreypatterson1386 27 күн бұрын

Preach

@gottizway1375 27 күн бұрын

💯

@elquetedijo Ай бұрын

I read like 5 different videos and look like half of the comments hated and the other half loved. The most complaints I read is the amount of money Kirk was paid just to have another QB. Instead of looking for a defensive player. The ones that like the pick are saying is better to have a potential second option in case K.C. get hurt and if nothing happens then will be a solid future QB. I like the second opinion better, at the beginning of 2023 the defense show very good on the first few games but went bad as the offense didn't proof his value. Just saying 😅

@kingdavid5525 Ай бұрын

The rest of the draft better be all A’s

@jasonendowed 29 күн бұрын

Bill knows football 🏈

@nathancaraballo7600 Ай бұрын

Where’s the Mad Mel section?

@jerrellsmith6867 Ай бұрын

Great pick by the falcons dude is the best quarterback in the draft period he is underrated I guarantee you he will be way better then the overhyped Caleb Williams mark my words 👍🏿

@user-zr4km5ns8t 29 күн бұрын

Here's something you might want to consider. All of the success that Penix had in college came when he was being coached by Kalen DeBoer. Toss the true freshman 2018 season where he did mop up duty for a few passes & look only at his game from 2019-2023.Deboer coached him in 2019. He jumped to Fresno State in 2020. Penix was good in 2019 with DeBoer, but he was pretty average in 2020 & 2021 without him. Considering the fact that a QB should be getting better year by year in college but he got worse...that's a pretty significant red flag. His stat lines across the board dropped drastically for those 2 years. So he jumped through the portal in 2022 to Washington where Deboer had landed. Back with him, he was great. Why is this important? Because Kalen DeBoer is a true QB whisperer. He made some guy named Patrick Ramsey look like a possible NFL draft pick for a while before Penix arrived at Indiana. If you dig into his background, you'll be impressed with what QBs do with him. He's got Jalen Milroe next year at Alabama. I'll go ahead right now & predict that Milroe will win the Heisman & be a #1 draft pick. The question now is, can he do it in the NFL without DeBoer & without the spread offense he was in? Ironically, he might have landed in the best spot for him. He can sit for two years behind Cousins, & that is how long he probably needs to sit. He's not ready for the NFL now despite what a lot of people think. Meanwhile, the Falcons will need to find themselves a RT who is a great pass protector, and that definitely isn't Kaleb McGary. Penix' injury situation with the shoulder injures is the worrisome part. The ACL are not as much so but he had serious issues with his shoulder problems. If you can't keep this dude upright he could have a short NFl career.

@armanr8641 29 күн бұрын

@@user-zr4km5ns8tMilroe is not that good. ‘QB whisperer’ as a coach or not

@user-zr4km5ns8t 29 күн бұрын

@@armanr8641 Actually he is. But if you don't think DeBoer is capable of getting him into the Tua/Young category, I suggest you look at what he did with Penix at Indiana in 2019, then again at Oregon in 2022 & 2023. Milroe is already miles better than Penix was without DeBoer. But compare Penix season in 2019 with DeBoer to the 2020 & 2021 seasons without him. It's a huge drop off without him. Then when he goes to Oregon & has him again, his numbers skyrocketed. DeBoer might have the most QB friendly system in the country.Milroe put up very solid numbers last year which was his first a starter. He'll crush it with DeBoer, & he can use his legs too, something neither Penix nor Tua or Young could do. Don't be surprised if Milroe goes in the top 5 of the 2025 draft. He's fast & athletic, he's got a big time arm, he's built like a running back & he's got all the tools to put up huge numbers in a DeBoer offense.

@greencat1849 Ай бұрын

2 HUGE things to think about before trashing this pick: 1) I'd like to throw in a wrinkle to this pick: -Falcons are banking on having winning season (meaning bottom of 1st round picks the upcoming seasons) and wouldn't get to draft another franchise QB from that spot unless they made a Trey Lance type of trade up - The Falcons are about to be hit hard with the rulebook and are going to have picks taken away bc of tampering, so I doubt they will be able to make that type of Trey Lance package of draft picks Just trying to reason the pick, if they really like the QB, it's not bad because I doubt they will have anyone after Cousins 2) Only 9/32 teams (28% has their QB play every game of the season...meaninf 72% of NFL teams were forced to use their backup at some point. Having a good backup QB isn't necessary a bad thing, and believing a 35-37 yeae old Kirko will play eveey game for the next 2 seasons is a far reach.

@matthix7403 Ай бұрын

Ryan Pace pick

@AlchemyMinds Ай бұрын

As I predicted on X - and squared up against a Brock Huard mock draft board.

@DeathCon666 Ай бұрын

As a Vikings fan, I hope Michael can learn a lot from Kirk cousins

@iloveparadyse Ай бұрын

He’s the best QB in the draft. That’s why they took him.

@lamarsmith5971 Ай бұрын

Ever look at stat sheet? I thought not. Besides, we don't need a Penix fanboy here on this thread.

@iloveparadyse Ай бұрын

@@lamarsmith5971stats? lol man go to bed. Believe what ESPN tells you. You know how much influence SC has on sports media?? I think not…

@gary50900 Ай бұрын

His isn't accurate...

@Glennweside Ай бұрын

Facts

@Glennweside Ай бұрын

@@gary50900 what?? He's one of the most accurate qbs prolly the most accurate in this class

@tonochiehardy9465 29 күн бұрын

Besides left handed quarterbacks don't last long other than Tim Tebow 10 yrs ago Mike Vick could only scramble that wat made him special

@grapefiend Ай бұрын

Rahim Morris?

@airanthony3 Ай бұрын

O wow everyone did there own thing this year boys didn't do combine and boys not there on draft night WOW

@josephlavigne1495 27 күн бұрын

From the beginning the Falcon. Will have a better chance to win with Michael.......

@mortecai222 28 күн бұрын

its hilarious Bill said they could have traded back because that’s exactly the type of thing he would do lol

@702TifosiGambler 28 күн бұрын

I can see why BB didn’t get a HC job imagine if during his falcons interview, he thought Penix was a Midfirst round pick and management probably had Penix 2nd QB on big board

@DeuceTreyz Ай бұрын

I think we use his as a Taysom Hill style and we see plays for both him and Kirk

@abcdcba4405 Ай бұрын

Belicheck laughing? Never thought I’d see the day

@travscott646 29 күн бұрын

The problem is not necessarily the pick but where the Falcons picked him. Like Belichick said. Could of traded down got your QB and added another pick/picks in the process. Just felt like they could've leveraged their pick better if this is truly what they wanted to do.

@matchpoint14 Ай бұрын

He is last person they should have chosen, this team management continues to make decisions that defy all logic. Arthur Blank Richi Mckay you guys are pathetic

@Stinkinbadgez Ай бұрын

Hard to admit you are just wrong huh?

@greencat1849 Ай бұрын

I'd like to throw in a wrinkle to this pick: 1) Falcons are banking on having winning season (meaning bottom of 1st round picks the upcoming seasons) and wouldn't get to draft another franchise QB from that spot unless they made a Trey Lance type of trade up 2) The Falcons are about to be hit hard with the rulebook and are going to have picks taken away bc of tampering, so I doubt they will be able to make that type of Trey Lance package of draft picks Just trying to reason the pick, if they really like the QB, it's not bad because I doubt they will have anyone after Cousins

@tonochiehardy9465 29 күн бұрын

Cousins has ACL injury history,penix has ACL injury history 😅😂😂I'ma falcons fan but I might trade to Raiders

@3321far 29 күн бұрын

When the Falcons are in the Super Bowl in three years everyone will be doing the Maye-Trubitsky comparisons.

@TheRealJackMahoffer 28 күн бұрын

Belichick dodged a bullet by not getting hired by the Falcons. If he sits for 3 years behind Cousins, he'll be 27 when he starts. I love Pennix, but he's ready to play now. This was a head scratcher.

@bear1830 Ай бұрын

I mean I get the whole sitting behind cousins thing but I think they really other positions on defense

@kylethorsrud1692 Ай бұрын

I could be the GM for the Falcons

@kevint1196 27 күн бұрын

He will 28 years and 3 months when he starts

@Joclaim1 29 күн бұрын

Once they see what Penix did for the last 2 seasons no one will think falcons made were stupid.

@electrongaming123 26 күн бұрын

Bill did this with Garoppolo

@Avatar7x7 Ай бұрын

Quarterbacks are the most valuable commodity in today's NFL , plus Kirk Cousins is an older quarterback that's just come off a serious injury.. Penix is an insurance policy and worst case scenario could be a tradable asset since so many teams are starved for quarterbacks !

@V3rnSqwd5611 29 күн бұрын

Pretty expensive insurance policy. Ain’t no qb winning with that defense so it doesn’t matter.

@Avatar7x7 29 күн бұрын

@@V3rnSqwd5611 I think the Falcons will address some of their other needs in the later rounds !

@antcantcook960 29 күн бұрын

Cousins got $100m guaranteed AND a no trade clause😂 Lets see how these geniuses make this work in Atlanta.

@chrisshields5448 26 күн бұрын

Falcons, the best in the NFL at disappointing the fans

@gopaolo7921 29 күн бұрын

If Penix becomes a superstar, Fontenot will look like a genius. If he's a bust, Fontenot will get fired. No gray areas when it comes to the draft.

@mitchs1724 29 күн бұрын

As Hodge has said some picks just get you fired…. This was one of those picks.

@richardnelson6037 Ай бұрын

Great pick! Jordan Love 2.0. Falcons are set at quarterback for years to come!

@dang476 Ай бұрын

Jordan Love was a late 1st round pick, and was two years younger. There were still top prospects on the board here, while with Jordan Love there weren't.

@V3rnSqwd5611 29 күн бұрын

That Jordan Love pick is still stupid to this day even if he turns out to be a great qb (which it looks like he will). Aaron Rodgers and that packers team may have won a Super Bowl if they take a top WR or DB in that draft. That team was literally one piece away.

@RonaldMachir-fo5zb Ай бұрын

Hope Travis kelce getting drafted

@JClaus1221 28 күн бұрын

Normally I would agree that this pick is strange and unexpected. But Penix is the best thrower in this draft. It's not even close. And I believe the Falcons know already they are going to be docked next year's number 1 for tampering to get Cousins. So if you look at if from that perspective, they couldn't draft a first round QB again til 2026 and it would cost them a ton of additional draft capital to move up (Assuming Cousins plays well and they are fighting for playoffs each year). There was zero chance Penix was falling below the Raiders at 13, so to have waited would have netted them no chance to draft him. Course on the flip side, it is the Falcons and nothing much ever seems to work out for them.

@squaresided Ай бұрын

Falcons setting the tone for their players nothing is "guaranteed" around here. Compete! 👀

@johnl477 29 күн бұрын

The one position that can take a team from 3-14 to 14-3 is quarterback. Nobody wants to miss out on a Mahome's type QB. Even my team Denver after the falcon's pick decided we better take our QB now.

@V3rnSqwd5611 29 күн бұрын

This falcons defense will never go 14-3

@mrmaxxx94 29 күн бұрын

He could be the second coming of michael vick

@duncanfromunderthebridge Ай бұрын

I think the boys stated it well. Nothing against Penix, I think he has a chance to be a great QB ina couple years, just a confusing pick given the Falcons’ needs and the spot in the draft.

@c64konami96 Ай бұрын

Hartman is gonna be the best pickup at QB in this draft

@theprogressivemichigander6588 27 күн бұрын

Penix deserves the pick. I wouldn't rule out him being the best quarterback in the draft. But the decision is inexplicable. If they were going to take Penix, they shouldn't have signed Kirk Cousins.

@jasonbeasley9774 29 күн бұрын

Green Bay did the same with Roger’s

@john-paulross2087 21 күн бұрын

I'm Redskins fan! Since Caleb was going #1 for 2 years now! I wanted the Skins to take MPJr., but the injuries early at IU and the West Coast bias that's always there! I knew they're taking JD's(who think will be good) because of how well he reads/processes from within the pocket. But I wanted MPJr., and I think he'll end up the best Qb from this in this draft! In saying that! Nobody, and I mean nobody just walks into this league and just dominates! The very best didn't and never have! Come in rookie year and win a Super Bowl, MVP, lead all passing statistics, best record, and I repeat win a championship! Peyton Manning(the mentally m9st prepared Qb going into any game struggled and took his lumps. Brady had even mote to prove! They all had adversity at some point in this league before the ascended! MPJr. fans??? Pump the breaks!

@vikings_fans_anonymous Ай бұрын

Even assuming Kirk is gone in 2 years when the guaranteed $ is gone, Penix will be starting at age 26-27

@ringwormsherm Ай бұрын

This is why Raheem Morris will be fired within 3 years. You could have taken a talent like Dallas Turner to win now with Cousins. Quinn Ewers and Sanders next year are younger and better LMAO

@DuBoisatl 29 күн бұрын

Atlanta saw Dewrag and drafted.

@jpeach3648 Ай бұрын

Somehow this makes the Texans better 💪

@dlindy9143 29 күн бұрын

This is the same team that drafted a running back last year in the top ten and then didn't use him.

@Djamieson713 29 күн бұрын

if they wanted a qb to mold they should've just picked JJ.

@tonochiehardy9465 29 күн бұрын

You couldve kept ridder for a backup

@C_Santiago7 26 күн бұрын

We could have. I really wanted us to because I was going to be pissed if we traded him and drafted another in the 3rd-5th rounds. That would've been pointless. This makes that better. Now we're set for the future, while we should be built to win right now as well.

@wilbertrobinsonjr1671 Ай бұрын

Kirk is a year or two younger than Matt Ryan who just retired! He's coming off injury. The Cousins deal can be uprooted after year two.

@lamarsmith5971 Ай бұрын

Doesn't matter. We had Ridder as aback up. Why waste a number 8 pick? We needed defense.

@jumahbrady670 Ай бұрын

Facts 💯 just like Daniel " Danny dimes" Jones contract

@OppDroppa904 28 күн бұрын

i think its gone be another nick foles jags situation or aaron rodgers jets situation... only difference is falcons will have a better back up. My opinion its a smart think ahead type of move from the dirty birds.

@rollin60z 28 күн бұрын

Wrong

@antjohnson5464 Ай бұрын

i dont think kirk is as healthy as we think...we needed a 2qb and in my opinion we got the best on the board,

@lamarsmith5971 Ай бұрын

......the best on the board still left was Nix...or don't you know how to read a stat sheet?

@The_Drake_London Ай бұрын

@@lamarsmith5971stats don't mean everything

@keonhobgood1551 Ай бұрын

He owned nix he was the best QB available

@shawnjohnson9763 Ай бұрын

@lamarsmith5971 his stats are massively padded.

@burn8175 29 күн бұрын

It’s a perfect pick. Kirk is under a two year guarantee deal and he’s a dog. Let Penix learn from Kirk and the Shannahan system and build his body so don’t have any injuries no time soon. Penix has flaws rn that can be fixed and develop. By year 2 he’s going to be a legit dog to be the future of the franchise. This is Kirk’s last contract so he’s giving these next two years his all and won’t mind riding off into retirement while helping Penix lead the falcons.

@aidanwm7498 29 күн бұрын

Teams gotta realize each draft your lucky if 2 qbs wined up having 10 year careers

@jetmoetion 29 күн бұрын

It's just the 1st round. The scouts job is to find talent that fit the coach's philosophy in all rounds of the draft. An organization should not be forcing a pick that is a position need. Draft value and sure up your guy if he is your guy. Defensive talent was not that great in the 1st round people.

@xRaymond9250 28 күн бұрын

Bears had paid Mike Glennon then traded up to take Mitch Trubisky at 2nd overall

@jvgauthier 29 күн бұрын

I say relax, wait and see. Picking a QB high to have him redshirt is like trading out of 1st round for futur compensation. Worked brilliantly KC and GB. Not so for SF Tried it in Chicago with Trubisky, but Glennon failed to be even a bridge QB...

@xxkayzoxx8595 Ай бұрын

Cry Now, Laugh Later? Lol thought they would’ve went edge

@josephpasquarella2123 29 күн бұрын

There’s all NFL teams, and then there’s the falcons…

@UnleashthePhury Ай бұрын

Kirk Cousins is coming off a torn Achilles and isn’t a long term solution. Penix gives them a guy who’ll be around for 15 years with some seasoning

@Gungho73 Ай бұрын

The idea is not to compete for 1-4 years optimistically, but to compete for years to come. This move could ensure they aren't also-rans for years like they have been. But I can absolutely understand the fans frustration of how does this help us win NOW. Because unless it lights a fire under Kirk, it doesn't next to some of the prospects they passed on.

@jmoney6244 Ай бұрын

Let’s go Dirty Birds 💪🏾

@marcojimenez5555 27 күн бұрын

Falcons and 49ers have the same draft team😅

@robcrabtree1970 29 күн бұрын

Is Matt trying to Mel kiper

@mbwell 29 күн бұрын

Defense wins championships, while offense sells tickets and video games.

@Mebirduwine Ай бұрын

Kirk must not be as far along as they thought

@jmcgee39 Ай бұрын

Remember, they did this when they took Mike Vick when Chris Chandler was their guy.

@jumahbrady670 Ай бұрын

@@jmcgee39facts 💯

@CalebWilliams2030 Ай бұрын

@@jmcgee39 Vick wasn’t 25 yrs old as a rookie tho.

@NikcoStylesBrown Ай бұрын

@@CalebWilliams2030Penix is only 23 yall be pushing the age to fit the narrative the man can play and Kirk is 35 going on 36 fresh off the Achilles it’s a risk still with him. Not every qb got the longevity of Brady or Rodgers now

@Football-ny2iy Ай бұрын

@@NikcoStylesBrownhe will be 24 in about 2 weeks