@@w00deey12 That 's not the point. Although Cousins is a very proven quarterback. No matter how much one hates on Cousins. He has bought home the bacon on the field. Atlanta could of traded down or picked another player and gotten more value out of that pick. Quarterbacks grow on trees every year. And you can get them in free agency. What they just did made no logical sense. When your team is right there. Ready to make the next step.
And then they have no cap to help him. You get a high priced veteran of build around a cheap QB not both. Honestly I would have drafted a QB and stacked talent around him.
We all know Penix is not gonna be starting for 3-4 years because they just paid Kirk cousins 180 mil (130 guaranteed). Even if its insurance they could've gotten someone like Rattler, Pratt, or Travis as a back up in a later round. If they wanted a bridge QB why get Cousins when other more cheaper QBs were available. And if you wanted a back up why take Penix in the first round? Its not about whether the players are good or not its just a mismanagement of assets.
@@ninja0329its 100 million guaranteed essentially a 2 year deal. If kirk is anything but spectacular then they can get out of it and ride with penix on 2 years of a cheap deal
@@misinfluence If you were just gonna get Penix why even sign Cousins for that kind of deal? And don't say Rodgers/Love or Smith/Mahomes who both vets were offered way less or were already on contract while both rookies are younger and raw. This isn't insurance this is desperation after realizing how old Cousins is and coming off an injury. If you wanted a bridge QB then there were much cheaper options like Lock or Tannehill. If you wanted to win now then they could've drafted a rookie in the 4th or 5th round. This is not good roster building no matter how you look at it.
This is move is genius. You cannot win in the NFL W/O a QB. Will be a miracle if Cousins starts every game over the next 2 seasons. All teams should be doing this. The Giants are the dopes that passed on him.
Nobody knows if this is true, but interesting take. HC, GM and staff are pretty JV, so it makes sense they want to protect themselves. They must have thought fans would get behind an exciting, big name player; but fans today are too informed and see through this.
No one is pitching the possibility that this is an Arthur Blank call, which I think could be very real. There's just no way Blank didn't know the plan going in and give his thumbs up, and i think it's likely Blank said 'Fix the QB position for the long haul.' He wrote the blank check for the 36 year old Cousins, I believe he wanted a QB in this draft as well.
That's a bad comparison. Rodgers was the man in GB and there was never going to be QB controversy, plus Love was 21 not 24 and the pick was 24 or whatever and not 8. If they had used the 8th pick on Love it would have been a sh*tshow in GB. And I love how people act like that was some genius move, if they had hit on a wr there's a chance they could have had another SB. The reality is there's no defending this pick. If they wanted Penix they should have gotten a cheap bridge QB and spent the Cousins money to help build the squad.
Here's what the falcons were thinking.. I'm a falcons fan. They wanted an experience quarterback to lead them so they had to overpay cousins to get him from the Vikings. The no trade clause was included to sweeten the deal honestly in a few years nobody's going to give up anything for Kirk anyways he will just have to be cut. The falcons also know that they have a great teacher with Kirk. This will help Penix when he finally takes the field. 2 very good points were made in this video when he said the Packers picked in the '20s for each of their franchise quarterbacks so that eviscerates the falcons idea that there won't be any quarterbacks available. The 2nd point i liked was that arthur blank is 80 plus years old. You did you're own owner dirty. He's gotta wait 2 years to see his 8th pick hot the field. Could have had Latu to bolster the leagues worst pass rush. I think the falcons were banking on trading back in the first round and getting Latu as well. They thought they really could get Latu as well as Pennix. And that didn't happen so now they look stupid. If it did happen however they would look good This is a very perplexing move by the falcons I just don't think Terry Fontenot or Rahim Morris are that good. Terry has missed on a bunch of draft picks so far in his four years. I understand every GM misses but I just don't have a good feeling with this guy ever since his first draft where he drafted Richie Grant in the second round in the kid couldn't even learn the playbook. Not only that but he wasn't even the highest rated safety on anyone's board and he made him the first safety picked.
Question: Were the Chiefs selfish when they traded up to draft Patrick Mahomes when they had Alex Smith who just lead them to the playoffs?? And to assume Cousins can't be traded with a no-trade clause reeks in shortsighted analysis. Guys get traded with no-trade clauses all the time - they just get to decide which teams they'd be interested in playing for. Ross usually provides good insight but this one - notsomuch
The Chiefs had Smith on an expiring contract. The time was running out. The difference is the Falcons went out of their way to sign Cousins to a huge FA contract. Now they are locked into Cousins for at least 3 out of the 4 year contract. Proceeded to draft Penix who is already an older prospect. Penix will be 27 before he sees the field if Cousins stays healthy and productive. Are you a Falcons fan trying to cope with a questionable decision?
@@mcelroynat I know quite a few Falcons fans who actually love getting Penix. And they are only locked into 2 years of that 4 year contract as all of the guaranteed money is in the first two years. Cousins is 36, coming off an achilles injury and while a statistical wonder in the regular season, isn't exactly a long term answer at this juncture. Additionally, when the Chiefs drafted Mahomes, Smith had 2 years left on his deal at the time. He was set to become an UFA in 2019.
@@SMW34 I guess I was wrong. As far as I understood it’s going to be difficult to get out of the Cousins contract for 3 years. Most people I’ve listened to agree more with Ross than you. Hope Penix well and time will tell how good or bad this pick was.
@@mcelroynat All good brother. I just wish people wouldn't have such a reactive response to things like this. Sometimes, it's important to try to see it from both sides. Have to think the Falcons, after such a long run with Matt Ryan, understand the value of long term stability at the position. If Kirk were 10 years younger and not coming off an serious injury, I could understand the critiques. Also, it seems that teams are more willing now than ever to take a huge cap hit to move off a certain contract if they deem it fiscally or football necessary.
@@SMW34 I'm with you on this. I think a lot of people are being short sighted and it's baffling. Kirk Cousins, a proven winning qb, is coming off a pretty catastrophic injury and has not played since that injury. What if he can't go? It's definitely a gamble, but it could pay off big time.
This is analogous to the dating hypergamy that happens on dating apps. 98% of the women swipe on only 1% of their options, the alpha male "Chad", they all want the same guy. So Fontenot played "QB hypergamy" by leveling up from Cousins and swiping right on Penix. Everyone's looking to level up regardless if they've got something good at home.
People calling this move an act of self preservation are idiots. Why go against all of NFL wisdom and be the talk of the sport media if you don’t actually believe this is the best pick for the team. It may be a bad move but to act like this gives you job security, is absolutely wrong. In fact it may be the opposite.
They panicked because they knew he's not getting past LV. I never take him in the first. That injury history is disturbing. Knee, nts, same knee, TS, and the other knee. In 4 years. Hes held together by duct tape and hope. No thanks.
Can someone explain the pay structure for the draft? I keep hearing about the 5th year option.. Is that just for the first round? Do you get paid more for being the #1 overall rather than #8 overall? I grew up in Wisconsin and was a PACK fan my whole life.. When was the last SuperBowl for the PACK and why? Now I am in Denver and I think it was 2015 when they won the SuperBowl.. So 2014 they lost the SuperBowl.. Back to back appearances isn't bad.. Yeah they got Payton Manning but he had to change the way he played.. Look at all the talent around him during that time.. Was he the most $$$ QB at that time? I think Matt Ryan was.. My guess is that you need talent around the QB on both sides of the ball.. You can't have that talent if you spend all your $$$ on one player.. KC seams to be the standard these days.. Yes their offense has Mahommes and Kelce but we were talking about their defense more than their offense last year.. Jordan Love took the PACK to the playoffs last year and how much is Green Bay paying him? When Rodgers won the last two MVPs he had Davante Adams..
In all of this, what really gets me is the Falcons should have traded down a couple spots (before the Raiders selection) since they knew they were about to draft Penix. Or later, could have packaged those 6th round picks. It's not the pick itself but how they played it.
So they got a player to be good at QB for 10 years. How is that selfish? If you are the GM thats your job. Who thinks Kirk is going to be our QB in 5 years? This is the dumbest of all dumb takes. No one thinks that picking an Edge rusher or trading for more picks would make us Super Bowl bound. Everyone still thinks we are good enough to win the south right now. Best case scenario we win a SB in 2 or 3 years. Kirk stays healthy. What’s the chance K retires then? Worst case he gets hurt and we have a great backup and still compete. Give me 15 years of competitive football over another 2 yr window and 4 years of crap. How is this the consensus view? I feel like I’m living in crazy town.
“Selfish” is very generous. The Rahim “the dream” and Fontenot combination is a 🤡 show !! They were clowns even before the falcons, look at their records
@@cptsketch13 No team wants to pass on the next potential Mahomes. You let him get drafted somewhere else, he becomes a star, and then owners are all, "We could've had him ."
@@cptsketch13 To win now and to win later. You have to have backup, why not a rookie you are high on rather than a journeyman backup? Worth a try in my opinion.
@@Hiluxtaco It's easier to get help at wr and OL than a qb that has an IT factor. You have to have a backup qb, why not a rookie that you are high on than a journeyman qb?
I think the Atlanta owner forced the cousins decision, and the GM and HC held their noses and accepted it provided they got to pick Penix. Penix will be starting within 2 years, maybe 1 (cousins never won anything, and he's about to go off a cliff anyway).
It should be obvious that Penix is ready to play now. He’ll be 24 soon. You can’t wait to find out how dynamic this offense is with him. Trade cousins to raiders and give him a raise for the trouble. His fam wants to be in atl tho. I am glad that atl is taking risks .
Trading Players like commodities for your personal gain. Agree, nature of this selfish beast NFL. Falcons are not interested in Super Bowls or really winning at a high level. Just making bank. I feel they are wasting Penix and Cousins. But, what do I know. $$$$🏈🏈
About Penix... If a team is strong in their conviction and believe this is the guy they want they will tell everyone hey screw you we don't care what you think but the more you try to explain and justify your pick in the draft it makes me feel as though you don't know what the hell you're doing...
Being selfish is a draft sounds like a child 😂😂 ATL did what’s best for the organization in whole. Watch ATL be relevant for the next 10 years in the nfl
The falcons did the right thing. They spent a bunch of money on defense last year and plugged in a jag at qb and they were bad. You gotta have a qb in today's NFL. Period.
Ensuring the teams long term success is selfish?? You kind of just proved their point. The Penix pick means the Falcons will be good at least the next 5 seasons.
best course moving forward after screwing their Cousin. ...and he's the coinflip of Aaron's injury? ATL has something in their back pocket NYJ do not. This isnt that bad after the unscrupulousness of the Kirk signing, at all. And the Richardson playing and getting smashed rookie year scenario wont happen either. This is a good 'enuf' balance for this division.
I don’t get it you have the BEST QB room in the league selfish did they front office pay and give Kirk his contract? All the medical questions and age on Kirk and still think it was a mistake how did Minnesota played without Kirk last year oh wait they had to trade for a below average QB that beat them I might add after a few days with the team so if you’re not a true Falcons fan and follow this team closely don’t speak on needs and this sacks situation it was 10 to 11 teams with less sacks than the Falcons and we lost to 8 of those teams poor coaching and poor QB play two main problems last season
A plays or two go different in a couple games you wouldn't be poppin off. The Falcons woulda obliterated the division if not for a dufus quarterback and head coach.
Selfish??was greenbay selfish was the 49ers selfish when they got pat when already had alex smith there Lmao😂 Falcons got everybody hating don’t know if blank will be alive?wtf aim i listening to right now 🧐rise up🖤❤️Atl versus ❤🖤everybody
Ridiculous take. The pick was brilliant. It will change the way Orgs draft and do free agency. Don't get all the hate. You can never have enough QBs & Penix is already prepared to play.
DUMBEST TAKE on this situation that Ive heard. Listen up, OLD GUYS, it is the NEW NFL. Its 17 game season complete with international travel. You have a 36 year old one legged QB. In the new NFL, there is no such thing as "backups". Everyone will be seeing the field. There is no such thing as "bellcow" RB or backup QB. If you dont have 2 legitimate QBs then you have nothing. This pick is a real solid savy pick. The OLD heads simply do not understand how this current sport works
This is a compound error move… they past on Fields as their QB and got a TE with 8th pick (which has never happened in history, take a TE in top 10) and now they are overcompensating since the fan base went nuts! Fields was a local hero and now this is a guilt pick overreach. Falcons need leadership that doesn’t outthink the room. Needed a 3 technique or edge rusher and squandered another years top pick.
Mehhhh it’s the same situation as with Love and Rodgers (GB) or Mahomes when Alex was QB. Gotta think about the future. Was it a wacky pick yeah but I get it.
It was selfish. Aaron Rogers had back to back MVP seasons after drafting Love. Patrick Queen, Tee Higgins, Michael Pittman, Deondra' Swift all came off the board right after the love pick. Anyone NOT sitting on the bench gave them a better chance to win it all. Atlanta doesn't care about winning a title. Drafting Penix is just masturbation.
He already explained why the Jordan Love pick was way different, 1) He was drafted 26th not 8th, 2) He was 21 years old not 24, 3) He was picked after the Packers had some doubts about Rodgers longevity and/or retirement, this comes after Cousins just SIGNED, 4) It comes after a contract to the starting QB Cousins
It is a great strategy if you want to have a mediocre team for the next 6 years. Better to go all in on Cousins, and if he gets old and falls apart, you have a terrible season and get a top 5 pick.
Falcons are a joke of a franchise and anyone defending this move has a sub 80 iq. It's simple, if you like Penix you don't sign Cousins, if you like Cousins you don't draft Penix. Comparing it to GB is a joke as Tucker points out.
You Mr Ross sound like a fraudulent news analyst and not a GM you’re definitely not a billionaire. The man can do what he wants with his money. I know this is Clickbait. I know you want views. I know you want to cut through the noise and become the noise but realistically the Falcons are the new NFL the Falcons are getting great promo. The Mercedes-Benz is going to be packed. What a great PR 😂 scheme on top of getting what you want and planning for the future that’s what your parents told you don’t be putting all your eggs in one basket. Have fun now and you will be poor later these two guys are celebrities because of their moves Terry & Raheem are geniuses you might don’t see it now you are definitely going to see it later because the falcons are going be great now & later Don’t sweat 😅
Belichick "Thanks Mr Kraft!"
(EXCUSE MY USE OF CAPS, LEGALLY BLIND IN ONE EYE AND POOR VISION IN THE OTHER)
I AGREE WITH ROSS…..I CAN’T SEE THIS ENDING WELL.
100% agree with Ross. Taking Penix with a top 10 pick. Repeat a TOP TEN pick on a backup is mental
That’s exactly what I thought when they drafted him with self preservation
How do you keep a job as a GM? Win games. Every move they make could be call an act of self preservation
I think you're overthinking this.
Unlike the Falcons 🤭.
Wow. He's pretty passionate about it.
I'd be pissed as a current player. You could have made the team better immediately. And there are plenty of holes to fill.
what makes you believe in Kirk D Cousins?
@@w00deey12I'd hope the people who signed him to a $130 million dollar deal would
@@w00deey12 That 's not the point. Although Cousins is a very proven quarterback. No matter how much one hates on Cousins. He has bought home the bacon on the field. Atlanta could of traded down or picked another player and gotten more value out of that pick. Quarterbacks grow on trees every year. And you can get them in free agency. What they just did made no logical sense. When your team is right there. Ready to make the next step.
Why? Cousins is guaranteed 130 million. He is just fine.
Your job as a current player is to be the best player you can be at the moment.
Finally someone that has it right terry fontenot more than Raheem need security
The only way the Penix pick works out is if Cousins gets hurt… I don’t think even Penix wants that
Wrong. the job is his in 2026
He may not "want it", but it is +55% possibility.
Huh??? lol sure
And then they have no cap to help him. You get a high priced veteran of build around a cheap QB not both.
Honestly I would have drafted a QB and stacked talent around him.
@@patricklemire9278 what if he’s a Bust lol.
With all due respect. The nfl draft is a crapshoot. Who knows what he will be like and who knows what everyone else will be like. Come on people…
" the draft is a crapshoot" is logically fallacious because you are not making a point and supporting it with evidence.
We all know Penix is not gonna be starting for 3-4 years because they just paid Kirk cousins 180 mil (130 guaranteed). Even if its insurance they could've gotten someone like Rattler, Pratt, or Travis as a back up in a later round. If they wanted a bridge QB why get Cousins when other more cheaper QBs were available. And if you wanted a back up why take Penix in the first round? Its not about whether the players are good or not its just a mismanagement of assets.
@@ninja0329its 100 million guaranteed essentially a 2 year deal. If kirk is anything but spectacular then they can get out of it and ride with penix on 2 years of a cheap deal
@@misinfluence If you were just gonna get Penix why even sign Cousins for that kind of deal? And don't say Rodgers/Love or Smith/Mahomes who both vets were offered way less or were already on contract while both rookies are younger and raw. This isn't insurance this is desperation after realizing how old Cousins is and coming off an injury. If you wanted a bridge QB then there were much cheaper options like Lock or Tannehill. If you wanted to win now then they could've drafted a rookie in the 4th or 5th round. This is not good roster building no matter how you look at it.
@@misinfluence3rd year is a $25 mil cap hit. $12 mil after that.
This is move is genius. You cannot win in the NFL W/O a QB. Will be a miracle if Cousins starts every game over the next 2 seasons. All teams should be doing this. The Giants are the dopes that passed on him.
Before his injury Cousins missed zero starts
@@patricklemire9278 That was before he was 37. Now he’s 38.
@@wurmhat1501he’s 35 😂 da fuq
Totally agree.
Nobody knows if this is true, but interesting take. HC, GM and staff are pretty JV, so it makes sense they want to protect themselves. They must have thought fans would get behind an exciting, big name player; but fans today are too informed and see through this.
I would think owner would be the most pissed. He is 81 yo. I would think he wants to win NOW and keep winning
No one is pitching the possibility that this is an Arthur Blank call, which I think could be very real. There's just no way Blank didn't know the plan going in and give his thumbs up, and i think it's likely Blank said 'Fix the QB position for the long haul.' He wrote the blank check for the 36 year old Cousins, I believe he wanted a QB in this draft as well.
Was Matt Lafluer selfish when he traded back into the first round and drafted Jordan Love? Lafleur was still a fairly new head coach.
Yes Rodgers was in need a receivers and Aiyuk, Justin Jefferson were in striking range at the draft.
That's a bad comparison. Rodgers was the man in GB and there was never going to be QB controversy, plus Love was 21 not 24 and the pick was 24 or whatever and not 8. If they had used the 8th pick on Love it would have been a sh*tshow in GB. And I love how people act like that was some genius move, if they had hit on a wr there's a chance they could have had another SB. The reality is there's no defending this pick. If they wanted Penix they should have gotten a cheap bridge QB and spent the Cousins money to help build the squad.
@@juandirection8820Same thing could have been said about 2005 draft Packers….
How many hall of fame qb's were top 10 in the draft?
Why is this shellfish? That makes no sense.
Many evaluators had Pennix "1A" of the QBs in this draft. Ross Tucker is having an old-fashioned knipshion fit.
As an Atlantian, this is like Ross shares.
This man said Arthur blank might be dead before Penix play wow🤣
That was stone cold.... 🤣🤣😂😂
Here's what the falcons were thinking.. I'm a falcons fan.
They wanted an experience quarterback to lead them so they had to overpay cousins to get him from the Vikings. The no trade clause was included to sweeten the deal honestly in a few years nobody's going to give up anything for Kirk anyways he will just have to be cut. The falcons also know that they have a great teacher with Kirk. This will help Penix when he finally takes the field.
2 very good points were made in this video when he said the Packers picked in the '20s for each of their franchise quarterbacks so that eviscerates the falcons idea that there won't be any quarterbacks available. The 2nd point i liked was that arthur blank is 80 plus years old. You did you're own owner dirty. He's gotta wait 2 years to see his 8th pick hot the field. Could have had Latu to bolster the leagues worst pass rush. I think the falcons were banking on trading back in the first round and getting Latu as well. They thought they really could get Latu as well as Pennix. And that didn't happen so now they look stupid. If it did happen however they would look good
This is a very perplexing move by the falcons I just don't think Terry Fontenot or Rahim Morris are that good. Terry has missed on a bunch of draft picks so far in his four years. I understand every GM misses but I just don't have a good feeling with this guy ever since his first draft where he drafted Richie Grant in the second round in the kid couldn't even learn the playbook. Not only that but he wasn't even the highest rated safety on anyone's board and he made him the first safety picked.
Question: Were the Chiefs selfish when they traded up to draft Patrick Mahomes when they had Alex Smith who just lead them to the playoffs?? And to assume Cousins can't be traded with a no-trade clause reeks in shortsighted analysis. Guys get traded with no-trade clauses all the time - they just get to decide which teams they'd be interested in playing for. Ross usually provides good insight but this one - notsomuch
The Chiefs had Smith on an expiring contract. The time was running out. The difference is the Falcons went out of their way to sign Cousins to a huge FA contract. Now they are locked into Cousins for at least 3 out of the 4 year contract. Proceeded to draft Penix who is already an older prospect. Penix will be 27 before he sees the field if Cousins stays healthy and productive. Are you a Falcons fan trying to cope with a questionable decision?
@@mcelroynat I know quite a few Falcons fans who actually love getting Penix. And they are only locked into 2 years of that 4 year contract as all of the guaranteed money is in the first two years. Cousins is 36, coming off an achilles injury and while a statistical wonder in the regular season, isn't exactly a long term answer at this juncture. Additionally, when the Chiefs drafted Mahomes, Smith had 2 years left on his deal at the time. He was set to become an UFA in 2019.
@@SMW34 I guess I was wrong. As far as I understood it’s going to be difficult to get out of the Cousins contract for 3 years. Most people I’ve listened to agree more with Ross than you. Hope Penix well and time will tell how good or bad this pick was.
@@mcelroynat All good brother. I just wish people wouldn't have such a reactive response to things like this. Sometimes, it's important to try to see it from both sides. Have to think the Falcons, after such a long run with Matt Ryan, understand the value of long term stability at the position. If Kirk were 10 years younger and not coming off an serious injury, I could understand the critiques. Also, it seems that teams are more willing now than ever to take a huge cap hit to move off a certain contract if they deem it fiscally or football necessary.
@@SMW34 I'm with you on this. I think a lot of people are being short sighted and it's baffling. Kirk Cousins, a proven winning qb, is coming off a pretty catastrophic injury and has not played since that injury. What if he can't go? It's definitely a gamble, but it could pay off big time.
This is analogous to the dating hypergamy that happens on dating apps. 98% of the women swipe on only 1% of their options, the alpha male "Chad", they all want the same guy. So Fontenot played "QB hypergamy" by leveling up from Cousins and swiping right on Penix. Everyone's looking to level up regardless if they've got something good at home.
This dude said the GM made this pick to protect his job. Uhh No Shit. If you win you keep your job. And this dude get paid for this.
People calling this move an act of self preservation are idiots. Why go against all of NFL wisdom and be the talk of the sport media if you don’t actually believe this is the best pick for the team. It may be a bad move but to act like this gives you job security, is absolutely wrong. In fact it may be the opposite.
They panicked because they knew he's not getting past LV. I never take him in the first. That injury history is disturbing. Knee, nts, same knee, TS, and the other knee. In 4 years. Hes held together by duct tape and hope. No thanks.
Can someone explain the pay structure for the draft? I keep hearing about the 5th year option.. Is that just for the first round? Do you get paid more for being the #1 overall rather than #8 overall? I grew up in Wisconsin and was a PACK fan my whole life.. When was the last SuperBowl for the PACK and why? Now I am in Denver and I think it was 2015 when they won the SuperBowl.. So 2014 they lost the SuperBowl.. Back to back appearances isn't bad.. Yeah they got Payton Manning but he had to change the way he played.. Look at all the talent around him during that time.. Was he the most $$$ QB at that time? I think Matt Ryan was.. My guess is that you need talent around the QB on both sides of the ball.. You can't have that talent if you spend all your $$$ on one player.. KC seams to be the standard these days.. Yes their offense has Mahommes and Kelce but we were talking about their defense more than their offense last year.. Jordan Love took the PACK to the playoffs last year and how much is Green Bay paying him? When Rodgers won the last two MVPs he had Davante Adams..
Was there really a need to create a soap opera around this pick ?
In all of this, what really gets me is the Falcons should have traded down a couple spots (before the Raiders selection) since they knew they were about to draft Penix. Or later, could have packaged those 6th round picks. It's not the pick itself but how they played it.
They don’t have any pass rush
Who gives Raheem Morris four years? What has he done besides party with players in Tampa
Is Kirk winning a superbowl hell no stop this madness.
Raheem wanted penix end of story..😊
Raheem Morris is not a good head coach. Hes gone by year 3.
Best Edge rusher in the draft was sitting right there for the taking.
What an insane take. You have to have a backup qb, what's wrong with that qb being a rookie rather than a journeyman qb?
This isn’t a serious question, is it?
Lmao taking a back up with the 8th pick is insane
They, didn't buy, themselves anything.
I think it's a good move, Cousins is coming off a serious injury,and no one knows how it will work out. They can always trade Penix.
Nah- rookie QB contracts aren't that extensive. In a QB dominated league- it makes sense.
Great points. This was a bad move
Aaron Rodgers s lasted 4 plays
So they got a player to be good at QB for 10 years. How is that selfish? If you are the GM thats your job. Who thinks Kirk is going to be our QB in 5 years? This is the dumbest of all dumb takes. No one thinks that picking an Edge rusher or trading for more picks would make us Super Bowl bound. Everyone still thinks we are good enough to win the south right now. Best case scenario we win a SB in 2 or 3 years. Kirk stays healthy. What’s the chance K retires then? Worst case he gets hurt and we have a great backup and still compete. Give me 15 years of competitive football over another 2 yr window and 4 years of crap. How is this the consensus view? I feel like I’m living in crazy town.
A team that's not good assumes "We're good so act as if we're 13-5"
Well said Ross! They played the old man Arthur Blank. Sad.
“Selfish” is very generous. The Rahim “the dream” and Fontenot combination is a 🤡 show !! They were clowns even before the falcons, look at their records
Raheem was the D coordinator on SB champions Rams
@@antoniojames9493 'Also' , the Head Coach of the Buccaneers 👎🤨.
@@technomad1770 15 years ago😆
@@antoniojames9493 I remember every year 🙈, good luck Falcons ( you'll need it ) 🤣.
And if Kirk Cousins falls apart? What then? The pick is an insurance policy at the QB position..
Penix isn't ready to play though. So why even sign cousins if that's the concern?
@@cptsketch13 No team wants to pass on the next potential Mahomes.
You let him get drafted somewhere else, he becomes a star, and then owners are all, "We could've had him ."
@@cptsketch13 To win now and to win later. You have to have backup, why not a rookie you are high on rather than a journeyman backup? Worth a try in my opinion.
@@Hiluxtaco It's easier to get help at wr and OL than a qb that has an IT factor. You have to have a backup qb, why not a rookie that you are high on than a journeyman qb?
I think the Atlanta owner forced the cousins decision, and the GM and HC held their noses and accepted it provided they got to pick Penix. Penix will be starting within 2 years, maybe 1 (cousins never won anything, and he's about to go off a cliff anyway).
Umm, THATS a possible reason I never thought of 🤔.
You are the Same people who said Lamar has no market.
It should be obvious that Penix is ready to play now. He’ll be 24 soon. You can’t wait to find out how dynamic this offense is with him. Trade cousins to raiders and give him a raise for the trouble. His fam wants to be in atl tho. I am glad that atl is taking risks .
Trading Players like commodities for your personal gain. Agree, nature of this selfish beast NFL. Falcons are not interested in Super Bowls or really winning at a high level. Just making bank. I feel they are wasting Penix and Cousins. But, what do I know. $$$$🏈🏈
Calling a NFL team selfish 😂😂
66 different quarterbacks started last season. 🤷🏾♂️ cry in the car 🚗. ✌🏾
About Penix... If a team is strong in their conviction and believe this is the guy they want they will tell everyone hey screw you we don't care what you think but the more you try to explain and justify your pick in the draft it makes me feel as though you don't know what the hell you're doing...
Being selfish is a draft sounds like a child 😂😂 ATL did what’s best for the organization in whole. Watch ATL be relevant for the next 10 years in the nfl
The falcons did the right thing. They spent a bunch of money on defense last year and plugged in a jag at qb and they were bad. You gotta have a qb in today's NFL. Period.
Ensuring the teams long term success is selfish?? You kind of just proved their point. The Penix pick means the Falcons will be good at least the next 5 seasons.
So?
Trading draft picks for veterans who can win now is selfish, Ross.
What is the framing big deal Jesus chill guys unbelievable
best course moving forward after screwing their Cousin. ...and he's the coinflip of Aaron's injury? ATL has something in their back pocket NYJ do not. This isnt that bad after the unscrupulousness of the Kirk signing, at all. And the Richardson playing and getting smashed rookie year scenario wont happen either. This is a good 'enuf' balance for this division.
I don’t get it you have the BEST QB room in the league selfish did they front office pay and give Kirk his contract? All the medical questions and age on Kirk and still think it was a mistake how did Minnesota played without Kirk last year oh wait they had to trade for a below average QB that beat them I might add after a few days with the team so if you’re not a true Falcons fan and follow this team closely don’t speak on needs and this sacks situation it was 10 to 11 teams with less sacks than the Falcons and we lost to 8 of those teams poor coaching and poor QB play two main problems last season
I like your take, but please for the love of god use more punctuation.
Good thing it's a business so feeling don't matter you get 100 mill shut up and play
As a Bucs fan I love this drama for the Falcons LOL - The disrespect for the Bucs being 3x straight division champs is also hilarious! 😂
A plays or two go different in a couple games you wouldn't be poppin off. The Falcons woulda obliterated the division if not for a dufus quarterback and head coach.
@@shonuf5152 So shoulda couldas is all you have for me? Stop the madness
This was a very smart pick, based on how important the QB position has become.
Just look at how it’s working in Green Bay
How what is working in Green Bay? They have won 1 Super Bowl in 25+ years.
Selfish??was greenbay selfish was the 49ers selfish when they got pat when already had alex smith there Lmao😂 Falcons got everybody hating don’t know if blank will be alive?wtf aim i listening to right now 🧐rise up🖤❤️Atl versus ❤🖤everybody
Selfish? That makes no sense. Cousins is an average player who was way overpaid.
If the Falcons thought that, then why not save the money and draft Penix.
Lousy for Penix
Ridiculous take. The pick was brilliant. It will change the way Orgs draft and do free agency. Don't get all the hate. You can never have enough QBs & Penix is already prepared to play.
DUMBEST TAKE on this situation that Ive heard.
Listen up, OLD GUYS, it is the NEW NFL. Its 17 game season complete with international travel.
You have a 36 year old one legged QB.
In the new NFL, there is no such thing as "backups". Everyone will be seeing the field.
There is no such thing as "bellcow" RB or backup QB.
If you dont have 2 legitimate QBs then you have nothing.
This pick is a real solid savy pick.
The OLD heads simply do not understand how this current sport works
Get real.cousins will get hurt
This is a compound error move… they past on Fields as their QB and got a TE with 8th pick (which has never happened in history, take a TE in top 10) and now they are overcompensating since the fan base went nuts! Fields was a local hero and now this is a guilt pick overreach. Falcons need leadership that doesn’t outthink the room. Needed a 3 technique or edge rusher and squandered another years top pick.
Mehhhh it’s the same situation as with Love and Rodgers (GB) or Mahomes when Alex was QB. Gotta think about the future. Was it a wacky pick yeah but I get it.
He won't sit for more then 1 or 2 at most
Wondering if Ross Tucker thinks the Packers drafting Jordan Love was selfish?
Smart thinking Falcons. Draft a QB when you don't need one.
It was selfish. Aaron Rogers had back to back MVP seasons after drafting Love. Patrick Queen, Tee Higgins, Michael Pittman, Deondra' Swift all came off the board right after the love pick. Anyone NOT sitting on the bench gave them a better chance to win it all. Atlanta doesn't care about winning a title. Drafting Penix is just masturbation.
He already explained why the Jordan Love pick was way different, 1) He was drafted 26th not 8th, 2) He was 21 years old not 24, 3) He was picked after the Packers had some doubts about Rodgers longevity and/or retirement, this comes after Cousins just SIGNED, 4) It comes after a contract to the starting QB Cousins
It is a great strategy if you want to have a mediocre team for the next 6 years. Better to go all in on Cousins, and if he gets old and falls apart, you have a terrible season and get a top 5 pick.
The same thing was said when the Packers selected Jordan Love and Aaron Rodgers, remember?
It was a great move, period.
This guy is a joke
Falcons are a joke of a franchise and anyone defending this move has a sub 80 iq. It's simple, if you like Penix you don't sign Cousins, if you like Cousins you don't draft Penix. Comparing it to GB is a joke as Tucker points out.
Idiotic Analysis ....Just Talking To Hear The Sound Of Their Own Voices
But yet you're here commenting. One could say the same of your analysis.
@@puppycreek01 I reject this retort.
I do not care at all how Jake Matthews feels about anything
lol his voice is annoying lol
You Mr Ross sound like a fraudulent news analyst and not a GM you’re definitely not a billionaire. The man can do what he wants with his money. I know this is Clickbait. I know you want views. I know you want to cut through the noise and become the noise but realistically the Falcons are the new NFL the Falcons are getting great promo. The Mercedes-Benz is going to be packed. What a great PR 😂 scheme on top of getting what you want and planning for the future that’s what your parents told you don’t be putting all your eggs in one basket. Have fun now and you will be poor later these two guys are celebrities because of their moves Terry & Raheem are geniuses you might don’t see it now you are definitely going to see it later because the falcons are going be great now & later Don’t sweat 😅