It’s Time To Have A Conversation About The Atlanta Falcons 

Kirk is now the most expensive bridge QB in NFL history. 🤣🤣

Signing Cousins - good move. Drafting Penix - good move. Doing both - colossal error. Murphy, Turner, Verse, Latu should have been their pick

Just as easily as you showed lowlights from Ruke, you could have shown highlights… there were also plays that he single handedly blew up vs. high end players…

The bijan Robinson pick was actually pretty good. Now drake London and Kyle Pitts haven't done shit yet. But they both never had a QB so we'll see this year

As a falcons fan I love the fact everyone seems to think Kirk cousins will not be hurt, or like last season (a season in which backups became the starters) didn’t happen. Y’all’s confidence in a 36 year old is unshakable 🫡

Great video! Would it be possible for you to do an offseason review for each team? Love your analysis and you have very easy to listen to videos while i drive to work

I mean if there is a young guy you like and want to bring him along slowly then what better QB would you want to use to bridge that gap. Of course Kirk isn’t gonna teach him to be Mahomes, but teaching him to become a pro, studying the game, lead other men. Then you have picked a top 10 person. Cousins might not be considered the best, but he is definitely everything I pointed out.

Great analysis. Thanks for not regurgitating the same comments from the Love pick that I keep hearing on most sports media. I was thinking the same when Atl made the pick, they want the cake and eating it too.

I just don't understand how people don't understand that veterans go in and do their jobs regardless of the circumstances. Half this video is just him saying how Kirk will have this mental issue for this Penix pick. Let's be real here he's a Vet who's getting paid guaranteed money and over 100mill he's not gonna have a mental block at all he's gonna go do his job and do his best for his team to win that's what a veteran does. Let's stop this whole Kirk vs Penix thing cause he's is a mature adult who will be supportive of his young man. Dude has kids he ain't gonna be some kind ass to him cause this is his job he is a vet. He will go in do his job and do his best at it and the public won't mean much to him at all. There isn't anything to worry about regarding him and Penix.

If im not mistaken , the viking still owe kirk 28 million dollars too . Watch out Atlanta fans. Kirks about the bag . Management met him and figured it out . Thats why they drafted MP .

Tampa Bay when they signed Tom Brady they drafted an RT with their first pick, because you sign a QB that you think will help you win now. The Falcons GM, would've draffted Jordan Love. I would've fired the GM after that pick. They could've traded back and get Turner and another great defensive player.

Background music: top improvement. relaxed, soft, not intrusive. Perfect.

Wouldn’t be as confused with the pick if the guy wasn’t 24 years old.

Great video

idk i dont think its as big a deal as people are making it be. if its essentially a 2 year deal, that gives they 2 years of essential "Good QB play".Im a lions fan so its no bias but hes in the same class as a guy like Goff, QBs who are not elite but if they have competent weapons can win you games. Going from bad qb play to good is could be the difference in them winning 3-4 games this year. It also gives Penix a chance to learn from a proven vet. Obviously it Penix is a bust or Cousins flops this is a different conversation but if they lets say locked up their next decade of QB play in one offseason thats a W to me.

think about how differently the draft would’ve played out if everyone knew atl didn’t have a qb and was going to draft one at 8.teams more than likely would’ve traded up to try and get ahead of the falcons for penix at qb4. atl believes theyve found their guy of the future you can’t blame them after thenheinicke ridder era

Reliving some of those Desmond Ridder INTs. So many "Wtf were you thinking?" throws. I can't imagine a worst pro QB. How they won 7 games is a mystery to me.

The penix pick was perfect Kirk is going to be 36 when the season starts AND he’s coming off a torn Achilles, he’s realistically got two years left before he retires he’s not finishing that contract

The pick is 50-50 with me but if your Kirk you shouldnt be upset, just ball out , win more playoff games maybe a chip and they will trade the guy

If Penix turns out to be elite, this will all be laughing fodder. Cousins isn’t taking this team to the SB; this ATL team is still too young

I've been spending all week fending off Falcons fans who say I'm just a hater for disliking the Penix pick. I have been saying almost your exact words: that this is NOT a Rodgers/Love scenario and that this will never work out the way the Falcons want it to. I have also written that, despite what will no doubt be a cooperative, can-do attitude from Kirk about this selection, he's GOT to be secretly pissed, thinking about what ATL COULD have picked instead of Penix. The fact that you are saying the same things I am proves once again that you are a genius.

Still the 🐐Football channel but I was hoping you'd be a little more supportive of my birds haha All we can do is be optimistic

Kirk is about as mentally tough as anybody he's been playing through years of people saying he's not good he's a backup here's years in Washington he doesn't deserve the money and you want to know what he's continued to be an above average very good quarterback during all of that he'll manage just fine whether the Falcons are in a good or not is a completely different thing

The Cousins/Penix debate does prove one thing: All too many sports analysis have absolutely no appreciation of strategic planning. "If the Falcons were going to draft Penix, why sign Cousins? And vice-versa." The fact is, the Falcons DIDN'T know they were going to pick Penix. Michael Penix was on the radar of a number of other teams and was beginning to be seen as undervalued; it was probable that Penix would not be on the board at #8. That the Falcons needed an upgrade in QB was painfully apparent to all. Cousins was easily the best free-agent QB available after the 2023 season, so the Falcons signed him, paying a ton of money. Cousins has his own issues. I am convinced that if the Falcons decided to live or die with Cousins most of the critics of the Penix selection would be clucking about that.

Fun coincidence: Cousins hat number 8 in Minnesota and Penix was drafted at 8 🤔 The universe wants to tell us a story

As described where Kirk is basically on a 2 year deal, I think its fine they drafted Penix, and I'm not even that sold on Penix. Could that pick be used on something more productive in the short term? Almost certainly, but what's better for the long term? That we won't know until 3 or 4 years from now.

It makes more sense than I initially thought. You don’t know what Kirk is going to be able to do after sustaining such a big injury.

That's exactly what i've been saying about derek carr You gotta give them time to work out the bugs in the new system. But if he's taken steps forward year to year you are going to have the most underrated qb in the league

What you failed to mention, is that Kirk blew the Falcons a future pick for tampering. Had we drafted next year, we wouldn’t be having this convo, but Kirk blew that and we had to get a guy this year. Kirk knows this. ATL knows this, but you outsiders can’t seem to understand it.

I completely agree that the Falcons could sweep the south and win it. I dont think they will but they can. I dont see the Penix pick is a bad one at all. For that reason. He is already as good ( projection) as the rest of the Division's other QBs. So this gives them a progression and a reality that Kirk could not be ready, could mess up, and/or gets old then this is the right pick period. This is a smart pick. They already compete and the only down side is that the owner could get antsy and fire the coach and gm but you still have a young qb to get you to a better qb class. And you dont have to pay 40- 50 for Penix, you can do a Jordan love extension.

Eventually we will have to start talking about something else.

13:58 it depends - is the playoff game at 1 PM ET? In that case, you get MVP Kirko Chainz. If it’s a night time game, you get Kohl’s Cash

I think the falcons situation is different from the Patrick mahomes situation because Atlanta could contend this year with Kirk at his best and a number 8 pick at an impact spot.

From what i can gather, the Falcons had no intention of drafting Penix until their GM scouted him at the combine. He then pivoted and went hard for Penix.

The Atlanta Falcons had no idea Michael Penix Junior was going to be there. at 8. That’s why they paid Kirk Cousins

People who say this wont effect the locker room have no idea what it's like behind the curtain. Theyre a very young roster and have an older mid 30s QB and a 24 y.o. It's not hard to imagine that age difference will also contribute to more splits in the locker room

It is for the inevitable time Kirk gets hurt

I look forward to the 2028 video of the 2024 draft.

It is the fact that they are likely to have winning seasons for the next two years with Kirk that they pulled the trigger on his future replacement. If they are drafting in the lower 3rd of the draft the next two/three season, it will cost them a ton to move back up into a top 10 position to get a "franchise QB" later. No one expected Kirk to actually see his full contract, I am pretty sure even he understood that he is not the future of the team. He was brought in because the team could be competitive with a solid QB now and in two years, Penix will be there to pick up the reigns and continue.

The pick of Kyle Pitts was not shocking whatever. Look up any mocks or anything from the time - a little research doesn’t hurt 😂 that being said their last 2 1st rounders are both jokes 😏 The Packers should not have drafted Love. Love is a league average quarterback , and if they went Tee Higgins- maybe the packers would have actually won something.

Realistically i think that the falcons with kirk can maximize their team of strong starters. Giving them deep playoff ability assuming they play good defense. Bijan alone will carry the offense as long as teams cant stack 7-8 in the box.

Cuz if Kirk can’t make it thru the season, Penix steps right in to pick up the offense after having time to learn without immediate pressure. Another below average QB play type season is NOT an option.

I definitely heard Kurt angle 🇺🇸

The big thing no one is discussing is what Kirk could’ve done with Odunze They are in win now mode

Coach Morris interviewed for HC 4 years ago and wanted to draft a QB then but Smith got the job and drafted Pitts instead if he had drafted a Qb he would still be the HC

How is this bad cousins is coming off a Achilles and even if he plays well when are they going to pick this high again smfh I love this move whoever doesn't does not know football

He said this vid wouldn't be all about the QBs, but it is

You drafted the best QB available! Forget how Cousins feels as the the question still remains regarding his longevity! He’s under contract and he’d better come to camp ready to compete! Cousins was signed before the draft because ATL needed a QB! Are you not aware of the severity of the injury? Has Cousins taken any team to the promised land? Penix comes to ATL ready to play now!!!! Watch the films!

Falcons will be fine

Drafting Penix to me is proof that the Falcons know they made a mistake and got lost in the sauce with Kirk. A man who’s never even gotten a single MVP vote (let alone a win), who’s never been to a conference championship game, who’s never won a single NFL award, is getting older, coming off an Achilles injury and not withstanding 7 excellent games before injury has been the most mid QB in the league beside Carr , giving him 180 million was an absolute comedy. Penix is logical insurance for in the quite likely event that Kirk doesn’t perform. It just looks awful considering how much they put into Kirk.

they also whiffed not taking Jonny Newton in the 2nd round when he fell

Correct me if im wrong but didnt Kirk leave Minnesota because they were looking for a new QB? Thats gonna be one heated locker room dynamic.

I think you made a vid last year about how important having a good backup qb is. Kirk had a non contact Achilles injury last year. Odunze would’ve been cool but you went boujee with a top 5 pick on Pitts 2 years ago. You’re 1 Cousins non contact injury away from being stuck with no one to throw Kyle Pitts or Odunze the ball just like last year. Penix played a ton of high level college football, he can win you a few to save a season while cousins is out. Id sacrifice Caleb Williams prolific arm talent for Penix’s toughness, timing and accuracy. He throws picks when he misses defenders, not when he misses throws like Williams. So many franchises would kill to have their franchise guy at qb for next year alone, looking for a qb is a carousel teams have to get back on eventually. You’d pass on him just cause he only buys you 5-6 years off the carousel as an older draft pick, rather than 8-10.

I don’t hate the signing Kirk, and Kirk getting a lucrative contract. He’s a productive QB at best and a game manager at worst. Not a bad guy to have on the team. I don’t hate them taking a rookie QB to learn under him either. That’s the best spot for a lot of guys, gives them time to develop and grow. I don’t hate them taking an older QB in the draft. Guys that have extra college experience can come in more mature and have built in leadership qualities that youth doesn’t always bring. I don’t hate them for drafting Michael Penix Jr., they don’t think they will be in a position to take a franchise quarterback in the near future, and rather than drafting for need they drafted for the best player available to them (on their board). That is a move that Brad Holmes, the GM of my favorite team the Lions, has been doing since he came here. Don’t draft for need, draft talent. BUT. What I hate is that all of those things do not work together. Them signing Kirk to a 4 year contract and then drafting a generational talent who is only 20 is reasonable. Them not signing Kirk, and then drafting Michael Penix Jr. to sit behind a journeyman for a year or two like Tyrod Taylor or Andy Dalton is reasonable. But you’re giving Kirk a TON of guaranteed money to be a four year starter AND taking a player who will be 28 years old by the time he might start, AND gave up building your team, AND have two QBs with a scary injury history? That’s just not thinking things through. It’s not like they signed Kirk before their season was over and their draft pick was set. They KNEW they would be in a position to at the VERY least trade up to get Penix, but now they are going to be dealing with Kirk having doubts about his future with the team AND may be facing fucking tampering charges and losing draft picks (the Dolphins lost a fucking first for the Tom Brady thing) in the future all to fuck up your already rebuilding team?!?!!!? There’s 4-D chess and then there is whatever the fuck these guys are smoking.

Im just pissed cause I was excited to see penix play. Now he might not for atleast a few years likely unless they trade him

You are right that the situation w rogers and cousins is different but your reasons are wrong. Everything you said makes the Love pick worse than the Penix pick. You had an MVP upper room of the HoF who was one weapon away from the Super Bowl. That made taking a luxury item an absolute travesty. The equity didn’t mean he could handle the new back up, it meant GB OWED him more than failing to provide him an elite weapon for yet another season. The falcons owe nothing to cousins and this is a 2 year deal. They NEED a plan for the years after they release cousins. Does that mean I absolutely agree w their rational taking Penix, no. But do I agree w the view that Rogers wasn’t treated more poorly by GB and that the pick wasn’t more disruptive to their relationship is just wrong.

If the Kirk contract becomes a 2 year deal instead of a 4 year deal, the penix pick makes an awful lot more sense………

For the algorithm.

Not sure how this whole narrative of Penix having this incredibly strong arm got started, but Penix, McCarthy, Williams and Rattler all have good but not elite arm strength and that's when Penix's footwork and throwing mechanics are fundamentally sound. When he's throwing off of his back foot and using a side armed delivery, his passes either sail or don't have a lot on them. His arm is nowhere near as strong as Milton's, who's the only quarterback in this draft class, with a cannon for an arm.

The point was to train and groom Penix for a couple of years... still should not have paid Cousins 180 million

The falcons can do everything right and they still won’t win games. Good news for us Bucs fans is that they aren’t doing everything right.

As a Falcons fan, I'm okay with the Penix pick, but I did question giving Kirk $100M guaranteed to just be a bridge QB for two seasons. The biggest issue I have with Terry Fontenot is neglecting the corner position and not signing an edge in free agency. CB2 is a significant need and Fontenot sat on his hands and didn't take a corner when there were plenty on the board. While he drafted three players on the DL we still lost significant contributions like Dupree and Campbell without proper replacements. Fontenot whiffed on trading for Montez Sweat and again missed on adding a pass rusher in free agency. My biggest problem with Terry Fontenot in his four seasons as GM is him treating the defense as an afterthought in comparison to drafting Kyle Pitts while good wasn't a need in 2021. I hope he proves me wrong but Terry Fontenot doesn't deserve to be a GM.

Wen Raiders?

36 year old QB with a bad Achilles = maybe no QB. It is what it is

Let's have this conversation at the end of the season. Get a life.

What can you say? They just know a QB from a purple team will lead them

Here's a horrible, potential debacle to think about: The physical fragility of BOTH these quarterbacks.

I'm just saying, Bledsoe got paid then Brady took over. Wilson took over for Bradford? After a big contract was paid... forget who that was

Keep sleeping on the Saints. Top 10 Defense / Top 5 Secondary with a new OC / Offensive scheme. Funny how all you experts immediately write off a team that won 9 games the year before all because their QB struggled physically for most of the season

As a vikings fan, I am crying, laughing inside 🤣. He was threatened by Kyle Sloter. I can't imagine what he's thinking. Are you still planning on retiring a Falcon?

They still haven't recovered from 28-3.

Sweeping the saints 😂😂😂 ur funny bro

I thought Pitts was picked 8 too? 🤔

It was a really good move by them, kinda how the Packers did with Jordan love. None of those defensive prospects were worth the 8th pick this year.

Kirk should have stayed in Minnesota

Hey why didn’t you talk about how the falcons defense looks terrible? They didn’t play well last year & they lost their two biggest sack contributors and didn’t do much to approve it. Yeah I’m A saints fan but this hype behind Atlanta just because they got slightly better Derek Carr that’s coming off an Achilles tear is just hilarious to me.

I think all of this is all non sense. With all the back up qb’s that had to play last year and kirk even going down last year. Drafting a good back up was the right move. Heck you even made a video saying how back ups are going to be even more important last year.

More like a alex smith and mahomes situation

It’s a young man’s league now so the Falcons may be a bad as you think.

Falcon should automatically be better just by having a legitimate coach. Arthur Smith was the worst at maximizing talent I ever saw.

Biggest saints hater

They'll go 7-10 again in 2024 and fire Terry Fontenot

Kirk will be fine. Penix will be fine. Quit making something out of nothing

Does not understand the NFC South

FTF ⚜⚜⚜

2 years in a row they made head scratching moves in the first round.

All this post draft talk is nonsense. We wont know if the picks are good or not till 2 years after the draft.

Falcons will never recover from 28-3

Wake up!!!!

Cousins is a pro. I'm not worried about him trying his best as long as he's in Atlanta.

The one thing cousins does have. A GREAT AGENT!!!!

God bless! Jesus Christ is King and saves and is the way! Psalms 62 - "Truly my soul finds rest in God; my salvation comes from him. Truly he is my rock and my salvation; he is my fortress, I will never be shaken." Jeremiah 29:11 - "For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future."

I’m not saying this is FA, but I see all football analysts bending over backwards to defend the Penix pick. I just don’t want to see people saying “I knew it was bad” Everyone is giving it a C to B- grade when it should be an F. It was obviously a pretty bad decision. “Oh but the Packers” The Atlanta Falcons are NOT the Packers. The Packers are not a perfect organization but to think this will be a Love situation or even remotely similar is simply not having the guts to say this was a putrid decision.

I feel like they drafted him and last minute remembered they have Kirk. 😂

Doomed, dumb, non-competitive sports clubs 101 hahaha

The Falcons had the division pretty much in their hands and fumbled it due to poor management and now the Bucs will go back to back

Hater.Another guy , falcons can do nothing right. Grow up.

Need a panthers video about Bryce getting weapons this off season. Lowkey a underrated team now

Every year people say the Falcons could win the NFC South and every year they prove y'all dead wrong 😂😂😂 Like you said, they haven't been in the playoffs in 6 years and the most they won in a seasonin that span is 7 wins despite being constantly stacked on paper. Combine that with the bone-headed decisions they've made in the off-season and it just leaves me confused how someone could say that they'll win a weak division that they've already shown MULTIPLE TIMES that they can't win

Atlanta falcons gave minnesota so much by taking kirk away. Much love ❤️