Did the Falcons Make a Mistake in Drafting Michael Penix Jr? NFL Draft Breakdown with Kay Adams 

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.

I was stuck on the “if I get some drinks in you comment” had me like what🤣🤣🤣

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.

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.

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

Man I miss the OG GMFB cast.

Thank you Thomas for dropping more clarification for everyone acting like the season is over before it started

Dimitroff said doodoo, 1:19

Kay Adams & Colleen Wolfe should license their images to every video podcast. So easy on the eyes. 😂

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.

My only complaint with the penix pick is that heinicke is still on the roster.

They are beating this subject to death on the internet.

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

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.

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.

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.

She really want him to hate the pick with her like braa😅😅

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🙂

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). 🤷🏻‍♂️

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

Damn,,,,,, Kirk = Mr. Money You are going to get another Contract !! Wow Keep going Kirk!!!

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.

Stop talking about the money spent. It’s only 50mn two years and Arthur is rich asf so who cares

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.

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 🙂 👍

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.

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

Great show kay

Great video. If the Falcons hadn't taken , Michael Penix Jr. - what team would of been the best to get him?

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.

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.

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.

also if you listened to him he specifly said win now win later.

Cousins = YODA Penix = LUKE SKYWALKER You can't defeat the evil empire without Luke Skywalker...

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!

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.

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.

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.

2 3 4 and 6 was all defensive line. Everyone acts like there is one pick in the draft😂

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

That is lots of word salad.

The Cousins contract is the only issue here a broken QB should not get that kind of money.

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!”

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.

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.

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.

Drake Maye is far from ready to go. New England was not a good place for him.

Yeah Dimitriof didnt really do that good of a job with the Falcons just look at our record under him

If Thomas Dimitroff approves then we already know this entire draft was a bust

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.

Drafting Penix was not a mistake. Signing Cousins was a mistake.

Stop saying we we fired you!!!

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

that dude's answer makes no sense. Pennix is not going to play NOW. The pick wasn't about NOW. duh.

She looks like a robot some times. Lol

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

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

Excellent non-answers.

No.

No

He knows how to build a senile team so please listen to him

Kay Adams is the most annoying sports media person of all time I hate this lady lmao

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.

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

The problem is not picking Penix Jr, the problem is paying Cousins 180 mil at 35 coming off a serious injury.

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

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.

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.

the Vikings got both…their future QB AND a marquee pass rusher in Dallas Turner! The falcons couldn’t do that?!

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 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.

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.