The Falcons are not one pass rusher away from winning a Super Bowl. But they damn sure were 1 QB away from a dumpster fire as evidence of the past 2 seasons. So I love the move. Win now, win later. Raheem Morris had two 3rd round picks with the Rams last year that had 9 and 8 sacks respectively. I'm willing to roll with his assessment of these 3 DL players they got in rounds 2-4.
It's the krazyies that change the world. People are pouring their emotional narratives on our calculated and precise draft selection... listen, just because you draft latu, verse or turner with the 8th pick doesn't mean their going to produce like #8 pick. Penix is our future QB, ww need to groom him properly so when his time arrives, he'll ball out instead of struggling. He'll KNOW the playbook fully. He'll be even more healthy, and he'll have the unquestionable belief from his teammates that he's practiced with. We are young... we have a win now window and a future view that we can confidently take advantage of. The money isn't as strapped as everyone thinks... Terry F knows how to move money around so that everyone is happy. We will see CHEAP Player perform at a high level, and the players that make top dollar will be compensated fairly. We will not be an organization that's scrambling and making desperate trades. We will build a roster that sticks together on and off the field. Especially when penix takes the helm... because essentially, they'll be growing up together.... TIME... PATIENCE... WE'LL BE JUST FINE.
Even you yourself acknowledge that team unity has been endangered by the pick. We had the opportunity to trade down and acquire more day two options, but egotism won out unfortunately. Matthews, McGary, Grady, Onyemata etc, they won’t be growing up with Penix. And very possibly Jessie Bates won’t be around for much of his time here either. The only receiver certain to be a presence is probably London. The cornerstones of this current roster are at the stage in their careers where they win with Kirk or they don’t. TF and RM aren’t leaning into that though. If the money isn’t as strapped as everyone thinks, a fact I agree with BTW, why has Fontenot been so restrained in FA? If Penix is their “guy”, you don’t sign Cousins at all. You spend that money on the roster.
Even if I buy the logic and best case Cousins gives you 2 years of wins and playoff drives to SB. What happens after 2 years if Cousin fails in the playoffs or even if he wins a SB? The Falcons say thanks Kirk now we'll go with Pennix who by the way will at point br 26 with injury history and limited game experience to let him start and win now?? This makes no sense to me.
Falcons best pick was Penix' teammate at Washington Bralen Trice. That guy is a beast with a non stop motor. He's going to immediately make the pass rush better.
Drafting Penix is still a win now move in my mind. As a Falcons fan myself, I'd be tight if Kirk got hurt again this year and then we're sitting there with Taylor Heinicke while we still have to pay Kirk $45M this year to sit on the bench and for the team to sit at home in January.
As a Falcons fan myself, I‘m really struggling to believe this idea that it’s a win-now move. If that were indeed the case, our free agency activity and other draft picks would have been different. Too many areas remain neglected. And how they have approached things with Kirk can only be viewed as highly dysfunctional and insulting. Brings the lot of them into disrepute, Blank, Fontenot, Raheem. The entire NFL knows that we intentionally misled our brand-new starting quarterback and signing; when free agents are deciding which team to choose that isn’t going to be a positive for us. He’s been undermined from the outset, both in the locker room and how we’ve recruited.
@@Nicho_Ldn totally agree non of this makes any sense. And for people to say that RM and TF are stand up dudes they sure don't act like it. If you pay a guy 100 million and tell him he's the guy the least you can do is tell him if so and so is there at 8 then we're drafting him before the draft is even close. Or if they didn't k ow until they were on the clock that's even more of an indictment on their vision and process. Like I said none of it makes any sense
@Nicho_Ldn Yeah, I see so many people dismiss how Kirk has been treated. "He needs to suck it up" and "It's just business". Well go ahead and keep making these kind of "business moves" and players will do the same. They will avoid thos place like the plague unless you grossly over pay them
I'm OK with the signing. But thinking it would be "tight" if someone got hurt again is dumb. Why would you wish that on someone? Your desire to see the falcons win and someone else play is so strong that you want cousins to get hurt? Bro, be better
it's ONE PICK, why does ONE SINGLE PICK make people feel like we don't care to win now ? lol . we literally went defense the rest of the draft until round 6
We literally didn’t draft a single starter in the draft. The entire draft was for the future. I guarantee more than 1 player from this draft won’t make the roster.
@@youtubeaccount7833 who Dallas Turner ? lol stop he stinks . there was no generational talents left @ 8 and hitting on a QB trumps all i'm sure you know this . stop trying to hate the pick so bad
Thank you Dimitroff! As a Falcons fan, I'm just going to say this: our puss rush slightly worries me. But our younger pass rushers showed potential when given the chance. They could all blossom this year. Also, I'm 100% satisfied with the Penix pick, as well as our draft as a whole. Especially because we shouldn't be seeing anywhere near a top 10 pick for the next couple years. We're in win now mode, while also covering our future for the next decade as long as Penix pans out. Which I have no doubt he will. If you want your guy, you take him. Don't take a chance. If you miss out, you're gonna be pissed at yourself. You know it's something crazy that everyone is talking about it🙂
1.;What is the evidence for us being in win now mode? 2. Which young edge rushers are you referring to? Harrison showed a little promise toward the end of the season but Ebiketie remained highly erratic and error prone. With Campbell and Dupree no longer on the roster something like 30 to 40% of our sack production just walked. Which is before you get to the lack of attention given to the secondary and WR2. Also a developmental OL if we’d had the pics available.
What win now? The entire draft was for future positions , not a single starter in a area we needed one. The first defender we took was for probably our most solid defensive area lol.
@Nicho_Ldn 1) We have a solid roster all around. The ONLY thing we're lacking is a sure fire pass rusher. 2) Harrison. Ebiketie. Melone may finally get a chance. Ade Ogundeji. All of which are young. Year 3 is where players should make their biggest leaps. Lorenzo Carter is solid. Yes, a couple people walked. But there's still free agents out there. Emmanuel Ogbah for one. Edit: we're fine at corner with Terrell, Hughes, and Phillips. There's also some decent FAs left. We're also golden at WR with Mooney as the 2 and Moore as the 3. Could use another big bodied WR, though. We're also good on OL for now.
@levisingleton4921 Our current roster pre-draft, post-free agency was win now. It just got better. Trice looks like a steal and could possibly be a day 1 starter. They have to have a plan for Ruke to move up and draft him. But yea, it was already an area of strength lol.
What Dimitroff says makes no sense. "Win now" doesn't justify the Penix pick. The whole reason people are shocked by the pick is that you don't help your team "win now" by picking a player whom you expect to sit for at least two years. It doesn't surprise me that Dimitroff is not working for any NFL team.
True. As much as I was also confused when the pick went down, I understand it. The problem isn’t the pick, the problem is the $180mil contract they just signed. Ridder left the organization traumatized
Well a team can't WIN NOW if the starting QB goes down and your BACKUPS are utter trash. So it doesn't surprise me that you aren't getting paid to Run nor scout for any Football Team.
As a Tampa Bay fan, I am happy for all the chaos that ATL just created for themselves. It shows they are dysfunctional from the owner down. I'm ok with that. And why are all the "sports pundants" expecting ATL to win the NFC South ? Really ?? I think Jason Licht might have something to say about that, certainly Todd Bowles and definitely Baker Mayfield and Mike Evans.
Only logical reason I've heard so far came from Brett Kollmann, in that Atlanta might not have the opportunity to draft a future franchise QB next year, with a Cousin's tampering punishment headed their way, so they had to do it now before losing their pick(s). 🤷🏻♂️
Raheem Morris said that the reason they drafted Michael Penix is because the money to draft a top tier Quarterback next year would not be available so that makes a lot of sense to me . I was disappointed until I listened to Raheem Morris explain their reason for the move to get Michael Penix 🙂 👍
This has nothing to do with the money Auther Blank has. Yes, he is rich. But the CAP is limited. Your best window is around a rookie QB contract. And no, it's not 2 yrs $50M. It's $80M gauraneed now with another $20M if they keep him for 2026 and 2027. So, yea, you can get out after 2 yrs but due to the $50M signing bonus the dead money is $25M. Then youj only have 2 yrs at most to determine if you want to give a 28 y/o 2 yr starter a second contract. If you let him fro to his 5 yr option he pulls a Kirk and forces you to tag him. In fairness, if he turns out to be a stud then it's worth it. But that is a huge if. Penix is a good QB. #2 in the draft? His injury history alone takes out of that, but to each thier own. I would have taken Dallas Turner. You desprately need defensive line help to support Kirk COusins by keeping him rested. At 36 and coming off his injury you need to get him whatever help you can. Ultimately I would not have signed Kirk C if I knew I wanted a Micheal Penix. You can stil bring in a Jacoby Brissett for way less money and use that CAP to build. Penix can still sit at least one season. Time will tell. I live in Atlanta although not a Falcons fan. But I root for them most of the time.
Yea the GreenBay narrative wins here. There were 6 QBs taken so the turnover must be high. Kirk isn’t a spring chic so I’m not killing them for it. Fast forward three years and nobody remembers how stupid they thought this was. It’s like Patrick Mahomes draft night, they were killing the Chiefs…not…silence! Take risks fuck it! Maybe should have pulled Pinnex’s S2 cognition grade like they did on C.J. Last year. Some analytics are trash
Great hedge pick and totally secured the future. How can anyone look at all the teams in QB1 hell for decades for some of them and not take yours when you have the chance. Especially after watching the Russell trade go to hell, the Love Situation work out and cousins coming off a major injury and possible suspension.
Teams aren't in QB hell because they don't draft players, it is because those players don't pan out. There no guarantee Penix will be good and we won't be right back in QB purgatory as soon they kick Cousins to the curb...
Apparently you guys have learned NOTHING over the past 4 yrs. The Falcons are committed to taking THE BEST PLAYER AVAILABLE regardless of position...Pitts, London, Bijan, now Penix. You build your team getting BPA & not chasing positional needs. Not a mistake!
@@wpl8275 I can't for the sake of argument say that McCarthy & Penix are the same guy. I think Penix is a MUCH better passer & athlete. Conversely, Turner is the far better athlete over Trice. But I saw Penix as the 2nd best QB in the draft, & apparently so did Fontenot 🤔 so I'd MUCH rather have the Falcons draft.
Your point would be vaild but one problem they did not take the best player. They took a fragile player that has never really played much. 2018, Penix suffered a season-ending ACL tear in October. The dumbest thing said it sports in years is the Falcons saying it will be good if Penix does not play for five years. 2019: Penix, a lefthander, dislocated the SC joint in his non-throwing shoulder in November 2019, ending his season prematurely. The 2020 Penix season ended abruptly when he re-tored his ACL against Maryland. Indiana played only two more games. By the time 2021 rolled around, injuries were starting to take a toll on Penix's mind. He told the Pac-12 Network earlier this year that he dealt with mental health struggles as a result. In the 2021 season, he ended after only five games, with Penix suffering a dislocated joint in his throwing shoulder. At that point, Penix had thrown more interceptions than touchdowns in a season that would see Indiana finish winless in Big Ten play. The first time Pexnix gets hits is about five years from now; he will fold like a cheap lawn chair. @jelanianderson1919
@@MrJking065 Funny that you didn't mention any stats from 2022 or 2023...why not? Penix, like any other high level athlete, is accustomed to being the best player on the field anytime he steps on it. So it's no small wonder that he had some mental health struggles after repeatedly not being able to finish a season. Any athlete would tell you the same. But the good thing is he's already overcome that mental hurdle. Penix CLEARLY has the best arm talent in this class. His ball placement is exceptional; throws with power & with touch. His footwork could use some improvement but he's mobile with escapability to prolong plays. He was the 2nd best QB in the draft, but I could be wrong...he may be the best! And if you're worried about fragility, that's why you need a good backup.
Sure the Falcons could’ve gone defense at 8, but let’s not act like any one player would significantly change their chances of winning a Super Bowl. A QB can do that for your team. Not to mention they went DL-Edge-DL in rounds 2-4.
As a Falcons fan, living life w/out Matt Ryan. I'm good with it. Win more games now and be good w/ Kirk. Draft Penix for the future and potentially be great.
basically atl decide to go big or go home with two qb with injuries. that is a bold, risky, and chips($100 mil) all in. shall see if this strategy plays out.
We’ve got a few rather large elephants in the room here, owing to Blank, Terry and Raheem‘s vanity. At about the same time as they intend to introducePenix, we’ll be needing to search for both a new LT and RT. The roster is also without a CB2, as well as any long-term depth at receiver to speak of. And then there is the pass rush, that elusive problem which Falcons GMs seem not to want to solve. As of right now, this regime has shown itself to be untrustworthy and incompetent.
I’ll say the part nobody who’s in the falcons organization is going to say. The falcons got too many offensive players up for contract to not see the ones we already have play with a solid traditional quarterback to bring in another possible wide receiver. Thats why the Falcons said no to drafting another guy. I had to tell the truth
This was a good pick, if Kirk gets hurt god forbidden we will have a great QB as a backup. Penix is a way better QB than ppl are giving him credit, we needed a young QB with the arm and the speed he has and he is around the same age as our weapons on offense and with our HC being a defensive mindset he will get our defense right for the season
The Falcons GM addressed the teams defensive needs in the 2nd round and there after. I actually understand the Falcons GM taking Michael Penix with the 8th pick of the 2024 NFL draft. Michael Penix throws the football in tight coverage more accurately then any quarterback I have every witnessed. Note: to Mr. Blank your GM git it right. To those critics of Michael Penix being drafted at number 8; you are wrong. If the Falcon's offensive line can block you have a quarterback that can go down the field against defenses with ease.
WOW, who or where is it written that any team has to stick to a script made by the sports media. The Falcons did what they felt was best for them. Most of the complainers who feel so betrayed are people who never played the game before.
No, the people complaining are those who have had to pay for and endure successive years of poor decisions and ineffectual outcomes thanks to this Falcons organisation. What the script tells us is that thus far 75% of TF’s first round picks have been dubious. The jury is still out on his day two success rate as well.
Dimitrioff would’ve definitely missed out on Michael Jordan with his drafting philosophy. As a GM, you dont always draft based off needs, sometimes you need to get the best player available. This is the same guy that drafted players like Vic Beasley because of need. He’s giving such bad advice.
This is why we can't have nice things. You paid $180 Million dollars for a QB that cannot win in the playoffs. Then you draft a delicate quarterback, to boot. 2018, suffering a season-ending ACL tear in October. The dumbest thing said it sports in years is the Falcons saying it will be good if Penix does not play for five years. 2019: Penix, a lefthander, dislocated the SC joint in his non-throwing shoulder in November 2019, ending his season prematurely. The 2020 Penix season ended abruptly when he re-tored his ACL against Maryland. Indiana played only two more games. By the time 2021 rolled around, injuries were starting to take a toll on Penix's mind. He told the Pac-12 Network earlier this year that he dealt with mental health struggles as a result. In the 2021 season, he ended after only five games, with Penix suffering a dislocated joint in his throwing shoulder. At that point, Penix had thrown more interceptions than touchdowns in a season that would see Indiana finish winless in Big Ten play. The first time Pexnix gets hits is about five years from now; he will fold like a cheap lawn chair. Then you think the Falcons would have learned a lesson with the Matt Ryan Deshaun Watson fiasco, where Matt Ryan finally had to demand a trade because the Falcons were sneaking around Matt Ryan's back instead of being a man and telling him. Now you have another pissed-off quarterback because you were sneaking around getting another quarterback instead of telling cousins early on. Look, if we can get a QB, we will get one.
I think if the Falcons had traded back into the bottom of the first round to pick Penix no one would really have thought twice about it. They could have done that and picked Turner or Liatu at 8. Instead they waited until the 3rd round to pick a DE. A big drop off from the top 3 DE's.
Remember, the Falcons still had an 11th ranked defense in spite of Desmond Ridder and his 19 turnovers. Do you think that stat goes up or down with Cousins? The Falcons are gonna be fine. They have Kirk Cousins in the short term and will win this division NOW which is what Blank and everyone else wants. They have Penix right now if Cousins go down and after he moves on. We solidified the QB spot for the long term. I think Blank saw the last two years of QB play and said “Holy crap! I don’t want us to look like Denver and have 20 QBs since Peyton Manning left!”
The sad thing is we don't know if the D will be as good this year...new coordinator & lots of personnel changes. But to your point, we're probably looking at the last year of Grady, maybe 2 additional years of Matthews but at a renegotiated contract, one more year of Onyemata...and we'll dump the big money of the last year (or 2) of Cousins' contract.
@@Nicho_Ldn I agree. Hate to lose our DC. Nielsen was the architect. But you’re assuming Lake is gonna suck at DC? How’d the Rams do on defense? Bottom line - no one knows. We get Grady Jarrett back and we got more depth on the D-Line and LB in round 2 thru 5.
@@jacobstrouble6631 Did Ridder have a turnover in that loss to Carolina? When you give the ball to the other team, it obviously gives them more possessions than you have. And you put your defense in a tougher situation than it already is. They aren’t gonna go 3 and out or 6 and out all game. And that’s what happened at Carolina. They put a drive together at the end and won that game. And we usually own Carolina. But not that day or that fateful drive. But they don’t have a chance IF we don’t give them the ball.
The Falcons did a great job with that pick , LT wasn’t in the draft and remember THEY DRAFTED A DE 😂, MPJ was the best pick for them he literally fell into their lap. Kirk will the the 8th highest paid player next year , the media has fake outrage they don’t care about the Falcons
Reach for 2nd, 3rd ok,4th ok and none of TF 6th round picks every play a snap. He should've trade all of them to move up. TF is not good at drafting that has been proven. Only 3 guys from his 1st draft are still in the league and 2 starters. The 2nd draft 1 starter so far
@@movelikeslugg he wasn't a reach from a skill stand point only by position. Coming out he was considered a perennial all pro. Ruke on the other hand is still very raw and most likely would've still been there at 43. Also thwy didn't trade up and use extra picks to get Lindstrom now they did do that with McGary and we all know how that's worked out. Not good
@@JoeDirt12500 a reach is a reach. They all said we should’ve traded back during that time. No difference when it comes to drafting a player that you are looking for. Everyone is just upset because we didn’t take a premiere defensive player in round 1 and think that we are going to have another losing season because of that. There are 7 rounds in the draft not 1. Let’s not predicate our past, present and future off of one variable.
Why not get Russell Wilson for the low and develop any young quarterback behind Russell when they had a chance? The Falcons did it wrong and Russ has done way more than Kirk. Facts
Hot take. Pitts and London are mediocre. KC is not going to make them better. You now have two QB1s and no reliable receiving weapons. You have two RB1s as well and a Def HC who was fired the last time he was in ATL. So good luck with the win now idea. ATL could lose now and lose later which seems about right for the Falcons under Blank. He may be rich but he has no idea how to run a NFL team. His Gm is mid and his new HC could be on the hot seat in a year or two. Hopefully I am wrong but rot comes from within and ATL has been in rot mode since Ryan blew his one SB appearance.
This guy likes daniels the best?? He is another RGII. A skinny running QB. Better change his play style real quick or he will not last 3 years in the NFL
This pick was a mistake and makes little sense, unless the coach and GM "know" something about Kirk that is not public (yet). If Kirk is fine, their best bet was to get Dallas T and fortify the defense, and go for it this season. If they faileed, they could get the next wunderkid
Listen if Blank didn't want Penix he wouldn't be in Atlanta and the situation the last 3yrs at QB was terrible now Falcons can compete in the present and future. N.O, Tampa and Seattle was trying to trade up for Penix. Win now and atleast get a wildcard this yr Thomas Dimitroff put the Falcons in cap hell for yrs and also signing hurt players and giving them big money. No team is gonna have him as GM. If Falcons got JJ Mccarthy nothing would have been said. But they got a black QB every under cover racist have a problem with that. Penix is here to stay so accept it or STFU
The worse pick since andre bruce, it's a no-brainer , Just look at the last 20 years of how their defensive ranked only twice in top ten. how do you expect to be a championship team when you can't stop anybody from scoring,Just shows the incompetence in this organization this is the most unorganized NFL football team fonteneua should have been fired The falcons will never make it back to the super bowl with this regime. Hell they won't even be able to win their conference this year they just gave it away
To answer the question, yes the Falcons made a mistake. Especially considering how much the Falcons are going to overpay Kirk Cousins for the 6 or 7 wins he produces each year.
To respond to your foolish statement: you're wrong. It wasn't a mistake. It was actually smart. We have our present and future both covered. Couple things on Cousins: being at the number 7 spot for highest paid annually, and being well out of the top 10 for cap hit at $25mill this year is definitely not overpaying Cousins. He's statistically one of the best QBs year in and year out. Funny you're knocking him AND giving a lie of 6-7 wins a season😂 But for fun, why don't you check out the defenses he had over the years. I'll wait.
@C_Santiago7 Atlanta doesn't want a white qb... I guess they got their wish. I'm done... When are you selling the team Arthur? To find out Blank was on board with this pick is the last nail in the coffin !!
This guys just being careful to not sound bitter or resentful to Atlanta. Objectively, bottom line, it was one of the worst picks in draft history with more holes in it than a cheese grader. There’s zero solid arguments for it and a never ending list of obvious reasons it was stupid. It’s their skin color that got their jobs and is also why everyone’s taking it easy on this awful decision.
@@derrellleggett8399 more reason to make a trade with the Jets to pick up Dallas Turner. I would offer them our 2025 1st round and 2ndand 5th this year and would’ve accepted
@@mas2913 assuming you have that pick next year (tampering) and the jets had a target they wanted to move up to get. With the jets being at 11, the falcons at 8 the bears at 9, there had to be a player that the jets valued and thought may be taken by the bears to be worth moving to 8 to steal from the bearsnor vikings. They actually traded with the Vikings so Minnesota could get their QB for sure. If the jets could get who they wanted at 11 and keep their draft picks, no need to move up. Also, why would you offer them your 1st round pick this year and additional picks for them to get your higher draft position?
the falcons didn’t do anything wrong from a Football point of view. They may have done something wrong for my moral point of view because as people point out that they told Kurt cousins that they might draft a rookie QB he may have never signed there. But signing a QB and then drafting another one to compete there’s nothing wrong with that.
@@shake6321 This should be a tell tell sign to Kirk that you're just about at the end of the rope. A $100M and you get to ride off in the sunset. You won the game buddy.
@@AB1B1 its a really nice golden parachute. i'd take it. but money isnt everything, especially when you are already rich. i do think its messed up for atl to ask a man to move his family only to try and replace him 1 month later. that being said, maybe kirk had no other big offers and he doesnt care. did minny really want him back?
@@shake6321 I can't speak to asking him to move his family but at the end of the day Kirk should have enough self awareness to know it's a business and he's coming off an achilles injury and to expect the unexpected. If everyone is saying they overpaid for him I'm sure he knows too.
Not at all. Kirk is a great starter. Mentor. Leader. Veteran. He could go out hurt. Soon. Or play good a couple years. Pennix got rookie pay. 4 or 5 years. So it's fine. He's learning. Growing getting ready to be starter. Future.
The Falcons are not one pass rusher away from winning a Super Bowl. But they damn sure were 1 QB away from a dumpster fire as evidence of the past 2 seasons. So I love the move. Win now, win later. Raheem Morris had two 3rd round picks with the Rams last year that had 9 and 8 sacks respectively. I'm willing to roll with his assessment of these 3 DL players they got in rounds 2-4.
So then why did they sign Cousins ?
Kay Adams & Colleen Wolfe should license their images to every video podcast. So easy on the eyes. 😂
I was stuck on the “if I get some drinks in you comment” had me like what🤣🤣🤣
She sounds fun. 😆
It's the krazyies that change the world. People are pouring their emotional narratives on our calculated and precise draft selection... listen, just because you draft latu, verse or turner with the 8th pick doesn't mean their going to produce like #8 pick. Penix is our future QB, ww need to groom him properly so when his time arrives, he'll ball out instead of struggling. He'll KNOW the playbook fully. He'll be even more healthy, and he'll have the unquestionable belief from his teammates that he's practiced with. We are young... we have a win now window and a future view that we can confidently take advantage of. The money isn't as strapped as everyone thinks... Terry F knows how to move money around so that everyone is happy. We will see CHEAP Player perform at a high level, and the players that make top dollar will be compensated fairly. We will not be an organization that's scrambling and making desperate trades. We will build a roster that sticks together on and off the field. Especially when penix takes the helm... because essentially, they'll be growing up together.... TIME... PATIENCE... WE'LL BE JUST FINE.
Even you yourself acknowledge that team unity has been endangered by the pick. We had the opportunity to trade down and acquire more day two options, but egotism won out unfortunately.
Matthews, McGary, Grady, Onyemata etc, they won’t be growing up with Penix. And very possibly Jessie Bates won’t be around for much of his time here either. The only receiver certain to be a presence is probably London. The cornerstones of this current roster are at the stage in their careers where they win with Kirk or they don’t. TF and RM aren’t leaning into that though.
If the money isn’t as strapped as everyone thinks, a fact I agree with BTW, why has Fontenot been so restrained in FA?
If Penix is their “guy”, you don’t sign Cousins at all. You spend that money on the roster.
You can't please all the people all the time
It's amazing You lay that out perfectly and people are still objectionable to it.
Even if I buy the logic and best case Cousins gives you 2 years of wins and playoff drives to SB. What happens after 2 years if Cousin fails in the playoffs or even if he wins a SB? The Falcons say thanks Kirk now we'll go with Pennix who by the way will at point br 26 with injury history and limited game experience to let him start and win now?? This makes no sense to me.
Thank you Thomas for dropping more clarification for everyone acting like the season is over before it started
Falcons best pick was Penix' teammate at Washington Bralen Trice. That guy is a beast with a non stop motor. He's going to immediately make the pass rush better.
Brandon Dorlus also was a great pick and will help trice go get the QB
Trice was a steal
Man I miss the OG GMFB cast.
Drafting Penix is still a win now move in my mind. As a Falcons fan myself, I'd be tight if Kirk got hurt again this year and then we're sitting there with Taylor Heinicke while we still have to pay Kirk $45M this year to sit on the bench and for the team to sit at home in January.
As a Falcons fan myself, I‘m really struggling to believe this idea that it’s a win-now move. If that were indeed the case, our free agency activity and other draft picks would have been different. Too many areas remain neglected.
And how they have approached things with Kirk can only be viewed as highly dysfunctional and insulting. Brings the lot of them into disrepute, Blank, Fontenot, Raheem. The entire NFL knows that we intentionally misled our brand-new starting quarterback and signing; when free agents are deciding which team to choose that isn’t going to be a positive for us. He’s been undermined from the outset, both in the locker room and how we’ve recruited.
@@Nicho_Ldn totally agree non of this makes any sense. And for people to say that RM and TF are stand up dudes they sure don't act like it. If you pay a guy 100 million and tell him he's the guy the least you can do is tell him if so and so is there at 8 then we're drafting him before the draft is even close. Or if they didn't k ow until they were on the clock that's even more of an indictment on their vision and process. Like I said none of it makes any sense
If you're scared of kirk getting hurt then don't pay him the money. The whole situation makes no sense
@Nicho_Ldn Yeah, I see so many people dismiss how Kirk has been treated. "He needs to suck it up" and "It's just business".
Well go ahead and keep making these kind of "business moves" and players will do the same. They will avoid thos place like the plague unless you grossly over pay them
I'm OK with the signing. But thinking it would be "tight" if someone got hurt again is dumb. Why would you wish that on someone? Your desire to see the falcons win and someone else play is so strong that you want cousins to get hurt? Bro, be better
it's ONE PICK, why does ONE SINGLE PICK make people feel like we don't care to win now ? lol . we literally went defense the rest of the draft until round 6
lol it’s one pick for sure but it’s a top 10 pick. It’s about the potential generational talent you could have drafted with that top 10 pick.
We literally didn’t draft a single starter in the draft. The entire draft was for the future. I guarantee more than 1 player from this draft won’t make the roster.
Who? A wr? None of the dl or edge players would have ranked higher than penix.@@youtubeaccount7833
@@youtubeaccount7833 who Dallas Turner ? lol stop he stinks . there was no generational talents left @ 8 and hitting on a QB trumps all i'm sure you know this . stop trying to hate the pick so bad
@@youtubeaccount7833there are plenty of top 10 busts
I think the reason for the pick was because they may not be drafting this early again but I think it was a great idea
They are beating this subject to death on the internet.
Dimitroff said doodoo, 1:19
Thank you Dimitroff! As a Falcons fan, I'm just going to say this: our puss rush slightly worries me. But our younger pass rushers showed potential when given the chance. They could all blossom this year. Also, I'm 100% satisfied with the Penix pick, as well as our draft as a whole. Especially because we shouldn't be seeing anywhere near a top 10 pick for the next couple years. We're in win now mode, while also covering our future for the next decade as long as Penix pans out. Which I have no doubt he will. If you want your guy, you take him. Don't take a chance. If you miss out, you're gonna be pissed at yourself. You know it's something crazy that everyone is talking about it🙂
1.;What is the evidence for us being in win now mode?
2. Which young edge rushers are you referring to? Harrison showed a little promise toward the end of the season but Ebiketie remained highly erratic and error prone. With Campbell and Dupree no longer on the roster something like 30 to 40% of our sack production just walked.
Which is before you get to the lack of attention given to the secondary and WR2. Also a developmental OL if we’d had the pics available.
What win now?
The entire draft was for future positions , not a single starter in a area we needed one. The first defender we took was for probably our most solid defensive area lol.
@Nicho_Ldn 1) We have a solid roster all around. The ONLY thing we're lacking is a sure fire pass rusher.
2) Harrison. Ebiketie. Melone may finally get a chance. Ade Ogundeji. All of which are young. Year 3 is where players should make their biggest leaps. Lorenzo Carter is solid. Yes, a couple people walked. But there's still free agents out there. Emmanuel Ogbah for one.
Edit: we're fine at corner with Terrell, Hughes, and Phillips. There's also some decent FAs left. We're also golden at WR with Mooney as the 2 and Moore as the 3. Could use another big bodied WR, though. We're also good on OL for now.
@levisingleton4921 Our current roster pre-draft, post-free agency was win now. It just got better. Trice looks like a steal and could possibly be a day 1 starter. They have to have a plan for Ruke to move up and draft him. But yea, it was already an area of strength lol.
What Dimitroff says makes no sense. "Win now" doesn't justify the Penix pick. The whole reason people are shocked by the pick is that you don't help your team "win now" by picking a player whom you expect to sit for at least two years. It doesn't surprise me that Dimitroff is not working for any NFL team.
True. As much as I was also confused when the pick went down, I understand it. The problem isn’t the pick, the problem is the $180mil contract they just signed. Ridder left the organization traumatized
Well a team can't WIN NOW if the starting QB goes down and your BACKUPS are utter trash. So it doesn't surprise me that you aren't getting paid to Run nor scout for any Football Team.
The "win now" was regarding the signing of KC not the drafting of penix
He also is responsible for drafting a 15 year 60,000 yard passer in Matt Ryan, he’s not a fool
Ya’ll don’t listen. He said the “win now” move was the Cousins signing.
My only complaint with the penix pick is that heinicke is still on the roster.
This is fair
Love this move . Let us not forget Cousins age and the severity of the injury or what happens if he were to get injured again
As a Tampa Bay fan, I am happy for all the chaos that ATL just created for themselves.
It shows they are dysfunctional from the owner down. I'm ok with that.
And why are all the "sports pundants" expecting ATL to win the NFC South ? Really ??
I think Jason Licht might have something to say about that, certainly Todd Bowles and definitely Baker Mayfield and Mike Evans.
One year from now. I'm going tell you how wrong you are.
Only logical reason I've heard so far came from Brett Kollmann, in that Atlanta might not have the opportunity to draft a future franchise QB next year, with a Cousin's tampering punishment headed their way, so they had to do it now before losing their pick(s). 🤷🏻♂️
Now that is one factor I haven't heard before.
Damn,,,,,, Kirk = Mr. Money You are going to get another Contract !! Wow Keep going Kirk!!!
She really want him to hate the pick with her like braa😅😅
Raheem Morris said that the reason they drafted Michael Penix is because the money to draft a top tier Quarterback next year would not be available so that makes a lot of sense to me .
I was disappointed until I listened to Raheem Morris explain their reason for the move to get Michael Penix 🙂 👍
Stop talking about the money spent. It’s only 50mn two years and Arthur is rich asf so who cares
This has nothing to do with the money Auther Blank has. Yes, he is rich. But the CAP is limited. Your best window is around a rookie QB contract.
And no, it's not 2 yrs $50M. It's $80M gauraneed now with another $20M if they keep him for 2026 and 2027. So, yea, you can get out after 2 yrs but due to the $50M signing bonus the dead money is $25M. Then youj only have 2 yrs at most to determine if you want to give a 28 y/o 2 yr starter a second contract. If you let him fro to his 5 yr option he pulls a Kirk and forces you to tag him. In fairness, if he turns out to be a stud then it's worth it. But that is a huge if. Penix is a good QB. #2 in the draft? His injury history alone takes out of that, but to each thier own.
I would have taken Dallas Turner. You desprately need defensive line help to support Kirk COusins by keeping him rested. At 36 and coming off his injury you need to get him whatever help you can.
Ultimately I would not have signed Kirk C if I knew I wanted a Micheal Penix. You can stil bring in a Jacoby Brissett for way less money and use that CAP to build. Penix can still sit at least one season.
Time will tell. I live in Atlanta although not a Falcons fan. But I root for them most of the time.
Tell me you know nothing about football without telling me you know nothing about football. 🙄🙄
Yea the GreenBay narrative wins here. There were 6 QBs taken so the turnover must be high. Kirk isn’t a spring chic so I’m not killing them for it. Fast forward three years and nobody remembers how stupid they thought this was. It’s like Patrick Mahomes draft night, they were killing the Chiefs…not…silence! Take risks fuck it! Maybe should have pulled Pinnex’s S2 cognition grade like they did on C.J. Last year. Some analytics are trash
Great hedge pick and totally secured the future. How can anyone look at all the teams in QB1 hell for decades for some of them and not take yours when you have the chance. Especially after watching the Russell trade go to hell, the Love Situation work out and cousins coming off a major injury and possible suspension.
Teams aren't in QB hell because they don't draft players, it is because those players don't pan out. There no guarantee Penix will be good and we won't be right back in QB purgatory as soon they kick Cousins to the curb...
Cousins = YODA
Penix = LUKE SKYWALKER
You can't defeat the evil empire without Luke Skywalker...
Nobody paid Yoda 100 million either. Also you had Hans Solo coming off the edge which we don't cause Yoda got 100 million
Great video. If the Falcons hadn't taken , Michael Penix Jr. - what team would of been the best to get him?
Apparently you guys have learned NOTHING over the past 4 yrs. The Falcons are committed to taking THE BEST PLAYER AVAILABLE regardless of position...Pitts, London, Bijan, now Penix. You build your team getting BPA & not chasing positional needs. Not a mistake!
Vikings got McCarthy and Turner. Falcons got Penix and Trice. Assuming that McCarthy and Penix are both the same whose draft would you rather have?
@@wpl8275 I can't for the sake of argument say that McCarthy & Penix are the same guy. I think Penix is a MUCH better passer & athlete. Conversely, Turner is the far better athlete over Trice. But I saw Penix as the 2nd best QB in the draft, & apparently so did Fontenot 🤔 so I'd MUCH rather have the Falcons draft.
Your point would be vaild but one problem they did not take the best player. They took a fragile player that has never really played much. 2018, Penix suffered a season-ending ACL tear in October. The dumbest thing said it sports in years is the Falcons saying it will be good if Penix does not play for five years. 2019: Penix, a lefthander, dislocated the SC joint in his non-throwing shoulder in November 2019, ending his season prematurely. The 2020 Penix season ended abruptly when he re-tored his ACL against Maryland. Indiana played only two more games. By the time 2021 rolled around, injuries were starting to take a toll on Penix's mind. He told the Pac-12 Network earlier this year that he dealt with mental health struggles as a result. In the 2021 season, he ended after only five games, with Penix suffering a dislocated joint in his throwing shoulder. At that point, Penix had thrown more interceptions than touchdowns in a season that would see Indiana finish winless in Big Ten play. The first time Pexnix gets hits is about five years from now; he will fold like a cheap lawn chair.
@jelanianderson1919
@@MrJking065 Funny that you didn't mention any stats from 2022 or 2023...why not? Penix, like any other high level athlete, is accustomed to being the best player on the field anytime he steps on it. So it's no small wonder that he had some mental health struggles after repeatedly not being able to finish a season. Any athlete would tell you the same. But the good thing is he's already overcome that mental hurdle.
Penix CLEARLY has the best arm talent in this class. His ball placement is exceptional; throws with power & with touch. His footwork could use some improvement but he's mobile with escapability to prolong plays. He was the 2nd best QB in the draft, but I could be wrong...he may be the best! And if you're worried about fragility, that's why you need a good backup.
@@jelanianderson1919 Because my point is he is fragile.
Sure the Falcons could’ve gone defense at 8, but let’s not act like any one player would significantly change their chances of winning a Super Bowl. A QB can do that for your team. Not to mention they went DL-Edge-DL in rounds 2-4.
As a Falcons fan, living life w/out Matt Ryan. I'm good with it. Win more games now and be good w/ Kirk. Draft Penix for the future and potentially be great.
basically atl decide to go big or go home with two qb with injuries. that is a bold, risky, and chips($100 mil) all in. shall see if this strategy plays out.
They want drama so bad and when they get anything else they don’t like it
We’ve got a few rather large elephants in the room here, owing to Blank, Terry and Raheem‘s vanity.
At about the same time as they intend to introducePenix, we’ll be needing to search for both a new LT and RT. The roster is also without a CB2, as well as any long-term depth at receiver to speak of. And then there is the pass rush, that elusive problem which Falcons GMs seem not to want to solve.
As of right now, this regime has shown itself to be untrustworthy and incompetent.
I’ll say the part nobody who’s in the falcons organization is going to say. The falcons got too many offensive players up for contract to not see the ones we already have play with a solid traditional quarterback to bring in another possible wide receiver. Thats why the Falcons said no to drafting another guy. I had to tell the truth
also if you listened to him he specifly said win now win later.
This was a good pick, if Kirk gets hurt god forbidden we will have a great QB as a backup. Penix is a way better QB than ppl are giving him credit, we needed a young QB with the arm and the speed he has and he is around the same age as our weapons on offense and with our HC being a defensive mindset he will get our defense right for the season
The Falcons GM addressed the teams defensive needs in the 2nd round and there after. I actually understand the Falcons GM taking Michael Penix with the 8th pick of the 2024 NFL draft. Michael Penix throws the football in tight coverage more accurately then any quarterback I have every witnessed. Note: to Mr. Blank your GM git it right. To those critics of Michael Penix being drafted at number 8; you are wrong. If the Falcon's offensive line can block you have a quarterback that can go down the field against defenses with ease.
WOW, who or where is it written that any team has to stick to a script made by the sports media. The Falcons did what they felt was best for them. Most of the complainers who feel so betrayed are people who never played the game before.
No, the people complaining are those who have had to pay for and endure successive years of poor decisions and ineffectual outcomes thanks to this Falcons organisation.
What the script tells us is that thus far 75% of TF’s first round picks have been dubious. The jury is still out on his day two success rate as well.
Dimitrioff would’ve definitely missed out on Michael Jordan with his drafting philosophy. As a GM, you dont always draft based off needs, sometimes you need to get the best player available. This is the same guy that drafted players like Vic Beasley because of need. He’s giving such bad advice.
N that’s why he doing podcasts now
This is why we can't have nice things. You paid $180 Million dollars for a QB that cannot win in the playoffs. Then you draft a delicate quarterback, to boot. 2018, suffering a season-ending ACL tear in October. The dumbest thing said it sports in years is the Falcons saying it will be good if Penix does not play for five years. 2019: Penix, a lefthander, dislocated the SC joint in his non-throwing shoulder in November 2019, ending his season prematurely. The 2020 Penix season ended abruptly when he re-tored his ACL against Maryland. Indiana played only two more games. By the time 2021 rolled around, injuries were starting to take a toll on Penix's mind. He told the Pac-12 Network earlier this year that he dealt with mental health struggles as a result. In the 2021 season, he ended after only five games, with Penix suffering a dislocated joint in his throwing shoulder. At that point, Penix had thrown more interceptions than touchdowns in a season that would see Indiana finish winless in Big Ten play. The first time Pexnix gets hits is about five years from now; he will fold like a cheap lawn chair. Then you think the Falcons would have learned a lesson with the Matt Ryan Deshaun Watson fiasco, where Matt Ryan finally had to demand a trade because the Falcons were sneaking around Matt Ryan's back instead of being a man and telling him. Now you have another pissed-off quarterback because you were sneaking around getting another quarterback instead of telling cousins early on. Look, if we can get a QB, we will get one.
I think if the Falcons had traded back into the bottom of the first round to pick Penix no one would really have thought twice about it. They could have done that and picked Turner or Liatu at 8. Instead they waited until the 3rd round to pick a DE. A big drop off from the top 3 DE's.
Penix was not going to be there
I'm sorry, but you're either all in, or you're not, you cant have it both ways in the NFL . Cousins has got to be pissed off at this move.
I'm confident the Niners can make another run at the title. Chiefs are literally the only team in the way of the Lombardi at this point.
I didn’t see it but don’t mind it. A few years to learn behind a solid vet is good for the long-term. Ask Green Bay.
Remember, the Falcons still had an 11th ranked defense in spite of Desmond Ridder and his 19 turnovers. Do you think that stat goes up or down with Cousins? The Falcons are gonna be fine. They have Kirk Cousins in the short term and will win this division NOW which is what Blank and everyone else wants. They have Penix right now if Cousins go down and after he moves on. We solidified the QB spot for the long term. I think Blank saw the last two years of QB play and said “Holy crap! I don’t want us to look like Denver and have 20 QBs since Peyton Manning left!”
Somewhere between 30 and 40% of last season’s sack production has left the roster, as has the DC responsible for the progress you are referring to.
The sad thing is we don't know if the D will be as good this year...new coordinator & lots of personnel changes. But to your point, we're probably looking at the last year of Grady, maybe 2 additional years of Matthews but at a renegotiated contract, one more year of Onyemata...and we'll dump the big money of the last year (or 2) of Cousins' contract.
@@Nicho_Ldn I agree. Hate to lose our DC. Nielsen was the architect. But you’re assuming Lake is gonna suck at DC? How’d the Rams do on defense? Bottom line - no one knows. We get Grady Jarrett back and we got more depth on the D-Line and LB in round 2 thru 5.
Falcons lost to the Panthers last year. It wasn't all on Ridder and the NFC South will get better than it was last year.
@@jacobstrouble6631 Did Ridder have a turnover in that loss to Carolina? When you give the ball to the other team, it obviously gives them more possessions than you have. And you put your defense in a tougher situation than it already is. They aren’t gonna go 3 and out or 6 and out all game. And that’s what happened at Carolina. They put a drive together at the end and won that game. And we usually own Carolina. But not that day or that fateful drive. But they don’t have a chance IF we don’t give them the ball.
The Falcons did a great job with that pick , LT wasn’t in the draft and remember THEY DRAFTED A DE 😂, MPJ was the best pick for them he literally fell into their lap. Kirk will the the 8th highest paid player next year , the media has fake outrage they don’t care about the Falcons
No they didn't make a mistake taking Penix. They made a mistake in not pursuing Russell Wilson who would have cost them 1 million.
2 3 4 and 6 was all defensive line. Everyone acts like there is one pick in the draft😂
Reach for 2nd, 3rd ok,4th ok and none of TF 6th round picks every play a snap. He should've trade all of them to move up. TF is not good at drafting that has been proven. Only 3 guys from his 1st draft are still in the league and 2 starters. The 2nd draft 1 starter so far
@@JoeDirt12500Chris Lindstrom was a reach when he was drafted. Now is the highest paid G in the league. How quickly we forget sometimes
@@movelikeslugg he wasn't a reach from a skill stand point only by position. Coming out he was considered a perennial all pro. Ruke on the other hand is still very raw and most likely would've still been there at 43. Also thwy didn't trade up and use extra picks to get Lindstrom now they did do that with McGary and we all know how that's worked out. Not good
@@JoeDirt12500 a reach is a reach. They all said we should’ve traded back during that time. No difference when it comes to drafting a player that you are looking for. Everyone is just upset because we didn’t take a premiere defensive player in round 1 and think that we are going to have another losing season because of that. There are 7 rounds in the draft not 1. Let’s not predicate our past, present and future off of one variable.
@@movelikeslugg it's not a reach if his talent warrants it that's what you don't understand
Drafting Penix was not a mistake. Signing Cousins was a mistake.
I don’t understand how this isn’t more than talking point. It is wild everyone is saying drafting the best passer from the draft was a mistake.
Great show kay
That is lots of word salad.
Why not get Russell Wilson for the low and develop any young quarterback behind Russell when they had a chance?
The Falcons did it wrong and Russ has done way more than Kirk. Facts
If Thomas Dimitroff approves then we already know this entire draft was a bust
This has to be a joke!! The one person that put the Falcons organization in cap hell?!! His opinion is mute!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Hot take. Pitts and London are mediocre. KC is not going to make them better. You now have two QB1s and no reliable receiving weapons. You have two RB1s as well and a Def HC who was fired the last time he was in ATL. So good luck with the win now idea. ATL could lose now and lose later which seems about right for the Falcons under Blank. He may be rich but he has no idea how to run a NFL team. His Gm is mid and his new HC could be on the hot seat in a year or two. Hopefully I am wrong but rot comes from within and ATL has been in rot mode since Ryan blew his one SB appearance.
Yeah Dimitriof didnt really do that good of a job with the Falcons just look at our record under him
Drake Maye is far from ready to go. New England was not a good place for him.
This guy likes daniels the best?? He is another RGII. A skinny running QB. Better change his play style real quick or he will not last 3 years in the NFL
Kay dont know what she is talking about when it comes to football. she is only there because of how cutie she is and acts.
that dude's answer makes no sense. Pennix is not going to play NOW. The pick wasn't about NOW. duh.
That dude was an NFL GM for 12 years. What have you done?
@@olaboi808 shows it's just a matter of filling a position with whoever's there.
@@olaboi808that dude was fired by the very team he's discussing.
@hbccareers6745 @crucifiedthief that dude traded up for Julio Jones. He know what he doin
@@olaboi808 how'd that work out?
This pick was a mistake and makes little sense, unless the coach and GM "know" something about Kirk that is not public
(yet). If Kirk is fine, their best bet was to get Dallas T and fortify the defense, and go for it this season. If they faileed, they could get the next wunderkid
Listen if Blank didn't want Penix he wouldn't be in Atlanta and the situation the last 3yrs at QB was terrible now Falcons can compete in the present and future. N.O, Tampa and Seattle was trying to trade up for Penix. Win now and atleast get a wildcard this yr Thomas Dimitroff put the Falcons in cap hell for yrs and also signing hurt players and giving them big money. No team is gonna have him as GM. If Falcons got JJ Mccarthy nothing would have been said. But they got a black QB every under cover racist have a problem with that. Penix is here to stay so accept it or STFU
Stop saying we we fired you!!!
He said doodoo 1:19, you said weewee 🤣
Kay Adams is the most annoying sports media person of all time I hate this lady lmao
The worse pick since andre bruce, it's a no-brainer , Just look at the last 20 years of how their defensive ranked only twice in top ten. how do you expect to be a championship team when you can't stop anybody from scoring,Just shows the incompetence in this organization this is the most unorganized NFL football team fonteneua should have been fired The falcons will never make it back to the super bowl with this regime. Hell they won't even be able to win their conference this year they just gave it away
She looks like a robot some times. Lol
He knows how to build a senile team so please listen to him
To answer the question, yes the Falcons made a mistake. Especially considering how much the Falcons are going to overpay Kirk Cousins for the 6 or 7 wins he produces each year.
Kirk cousins is better than Desmond Ridder and Taylor Heinicke 😂 They got 7 wins with those two qb.
On the next episode of maybe I should do some research before commenting dumb 💩😂
To respond to your foolish statement: you're wrong. It wasn't a mistake. It was actually smart. We have our present and future both covered.
Couple things on Cousins: being at the number 7 spot for highest paid annually, and being well out of the top 10 for cap hit at $25mill this year is definitely not overpaying Cousins. He's statistically one of the best QBs year in and year out. Funny you're knocking him AND giving a lie of 6-7 wins a season😂 But for fun, why don't you check out the defenses he had over the years. I'll wait.
@C_Santiago7 Atlanta doesn't want a white qb... I guess they got their wish. I'm done... When are you selling the team Arthur? To find out Blank was on board with this pick is the last nail in the coffin !!
@C_Santiago7 And he will continue to have no defense here lol
Not a single starter was drafted, just replacements for the future!!
Excellent non-answers.
This guys just being careful to not sound bitter or resentful to Atlanta. Objectively, bottom line, it was one of the worst picks in draft history with more holes in it than a cheese grader. There’s zero solid arguments for it and a never ending list of obvious reasons it was stupid. It’s their skin color that got their jobs and is also why everyone’s taking it easy on this awful decision.
Found the Klan meeting 😂
@@ogkg5875Isn't DEI wonderful?
You were dead on most of the way.
Plenty of people are giving them hell. They are not getting a pass from anyone really besides homer Falcon fans
Why bring skin tone in it? Y'all mad blk GM, blk HC, blk QB to take over an overpriced wht QB. That's the real reason y'all mad.
@@levisingleton4921the same fans who have experienced Desmond Ridder and Taylor Heineke. Never again.
No.
No
The problem is not picking Penix Jr, the problem is paying Cousins 180 mil at 35 coming off a serious injury.
100 mil over 2 years. After that, can move on
Dimitroff is like your ex wife . You KNOW things didn’t work out well for you but he’s better than your new girlfriend and you miss the old times 😂
the Vikings got both…their future QB AND a marquee pass rusher in Dallas Turner! The falcons couldn’t do that?!
Vikings also had 2 1st round picks....11 and 23
@@derrellleggett8399 more reason to make a trade with the Jets to pick up Dallas Turner. I would offer them our 2025 1st round and 2ndand 5th this year and would’ve accepted
@@mas2913 assuming you have that pick next year (tampering) and the jets had a target they wanted to move up to get. With the jets being at 11, the falcons at 8 the bears at 9, there had to be a player that the jets valued and thought may be taken by the bears to be worth moving to 8 to steal from the bearsnor vikings. They actually traded with the Vikings so Minnesota could get their QB for sure. If the jets could get who they wanted at 11 and keep their draft picks, no need to move up. Also, why would you offer them your 1st round pick this year and additional picks for them to get your higher draft position?
the falcons didn’t do anything wrong from a
Football point of view. They may have done something wrong for my moral point of view because as people point out that they told Kurt cousins that they might draft a rookie QB he may have never signed there. But signing a QB and then drafting another one to compete there’s nothing wrong with that.
Man got a $100M out the deal. I wouldn't give af who they drafted.
@@AB1B1 but he could have gotten it elsewhere and perhaps not be displaced.
but yaa, for 100M, i'd just shut up and play.
@@shake6321 This should be a tell tell sign to Kirk that you're just about at the end of the rope. A $100M and you get to ride off in the sunset. You won the game buddy.
@@AB1B1 its a really nice golden parachute. i'd take it.
but money isnt everything, especially when you are already rich. i do think its messed up for atl to ask a man to move his family only to try and replace him 1 month later.
that being said, maybe kirk had no other big offers and he doesnt care. did minny really want him back?
@@shake6321 I can't speak to asking him to move his family but at the end of the day Kirk should have enough self awareness to know it's a business and he's coming off an achilles injury and to expect the unexpected. If everyone is saying they overpaid for him I'm sure he knows too.
Not at all. Kirk is a great starter. Mentor. Leader. Veteran. He could go out hurt. Soon. Or play good a couple years. Pennix got rookie pay. 4 or 5 years. So it's fine. He's learning. Growing getting ready to be starter. Future.