Kirk Cousins on Falcons taking Michael Penix Jr.: The focus is on winning games! | SportsCenter 

Good point. He'd be perfect in that role.

good observation

Easy

Bc he’s closet hating chump. Dudes literally 2 faced and a prime example of a HOA CHAD

1 playoff win.......

@@WackoMac Yeah....like football is tennis or something. smh

I love your attitude! Rooting for a great guy like Kirk even though he left your team. I know it hurts too, as I, as a Patriots fan, had to deal with Tom Brady leaving.

He should 😂😂 easiest schedule in the league 😭

Let the gold chainz begin down there.👍

People like to be simplistic and demean Cousins for only 1 playoff win. But let me tell you, give him a good defense and he will show he is FULLY capable of winning a Super Bowl.

Well he can deal with a few hard questions cupcake, let's not act like he isn't 36 coming off an Achilles tear with questionable play his last 2 seasons

@@user-om9bj4rc1g questionable play? Kirk is a top 10 qb no question who was lighting it up before his injury last year. The injury part of your comment makes sense but you lost me at questionable play.

Penix himself said it best "let's focus on what's happening on field and winning games". even the rookie is pretty pissed at the constant pestering. neither of them made the decision, they are both doing their best to deal with the situation they were handed and are acting maturely. why can't the media respect that?

If Atlanta didn't make such a stupid decision people would not ask about it. It is their fault

​@@thehappycamper2908 top 10 QB being 36 with no post season resume. He is overrated

Maybe if you picked a playmaker instead of Penix but no you are not

Falcons would be lucky to win 10 games

@Gman333glondon is the only good receiver

17-0

@Gman333gthank you

That jersey will Be in the trash By the End of the season. Jp. GoodLuck doe

@@shighmoney9326 Nope

I hope he does well with the falcons, they will be me second team this year. Kirks my favorite player coming from an MSU grad and a lifelong Viking fan; he’s easy to root for.

Rise Up!!!! 🔥🔥 #inBrotherhood

Well put... Key words, "beat him out"... Unless he can't walk, Kirk will always make Penix look worse, the dude still gets better every year.

I don't care if the Falcons had drafted Celeb Williams. It's gonna take a whole career to bring what Cousins brings to the table right now!

Thanks😂

​@@Daniele49😂 Welcome

Casual

@@thoek1510how is he a causal? 1 playoff win and also missed the playoffs with a top 5 defense in 2018. He’s a career loser

Facts i agree with you 💯

What were the Vikings defensive rankings in 2019-2023? The Vikings defense made Daniel jones look like Patrick mahomes in their playoff game in 2023

@@thoek1510 not good but let’s not act like the Vikings offense was scoring 40 and losing. The Vikings offense was top 10 once in those 4 years and around league average the rest of those years. Kirk cousins isn’t built for run and shoot offenses like drew brees

Not really People are silly. 2016, was the start of the league paying QB ridiculous contracts. Only him and Wilson have been in the league long enough and has been consistent enough to warrant a new contracts. The new guys like Mahomes, Lamar, and others will shatter these numbers if they can perform for 10 plus years.

@@kevoncox every QB you named has won at least 2 playoff games 🤣🤣

Don’t worry. 95% of us agree with you lol

You SHOULD be excited! This guy can play, he's tough, stands in the pocket to the very last second, and throws accurately. Besides, what a class act! He's humble, yet he realizes he's the man there. His teammates will definately take to his style - he's straight-forward, genuine, and won't fall to the pressure he's facing. The fans will embrace and love this man!

I mean. IT’s brought up to be a negative thing. So when people ask that question they want him to seem mad. But he’s the starter and that won’t change unless he gets hurt. So for the people that want it to be a bad thing can get over it. 💯

I would too if I’m hearing this bs everyday since draft

It's definitely a black and white thing. These so-called fans and reporters wanted them to draft J.J. or this other white guy. These folks give themselves away with their bad analysis of the situation. The Falcons has a history of not taking care of the QB position especially in the draft. If they drafted defense as a priority the reporters would trash them and say they're just being the Falcons that's known to not take care of their offense and draft horrible players.

He’s mad the other two commenters are coping 😂😂😂

@@kingggnova4544 it is a bad thing cause they paid Kirk 180 mill to be a bridge Qb they could’ve got a bridge QB in Fields for a lot cheaper and he’s not coming off a torn Achilles

Kirk and winning? The guy with 1 playoff win and 0 top 5 offenses in his career?

He’s making 45 mil a year, I don’t think he cares

Cousins and Wining shouldnt be in the same sentence! Ever

@@Johnhargrove18 and bottom ranked defenses, too.

@@Paula-mv8im top 5 in 2018 and top 5 in 2019

The only reason I have for hating the Falcons is they were too stupid not to hire the greatest head coach in NFL history. I'm a big Kirk Cousins fan and look for big things from him.

Meh. They are just facts. Facts shouldn't hurt you. I like knowing he's 0-3 against chiefs, we've got to change that.

Probably. Too bad the Falcons didn't have the brains to draft a stud defensive player instead of a backup QB. I'm rooting for Kirk for sure.

Yeah? Wait til the season starts...

I feel bad for Penix. It's not his fault they drafted him. He's NFL ready but won't get to play for 2-3 years barring a serious injury.

You don't pay a quarterback 100 million and not play him. Penix ain't seeing the field for at least two seasons and maybe more because Kirk is playing well. Smith was with the Chiefs for 5 seasons before they traded for Mahomes. Since Kirk hasn't even played for Atlanta yet, it's a completely different situation.

Michael Penix will be carrying a clipboard for 3 years! Great job blowing the 8th pick in the draft.

Bet the house on Atlanta Week One. Kirk Cousins or Russell Wilson. Case closed.

Jealous?

First time I ever heard a reply of jealousy towards someone who just acknowledged that something was a blessing. That's the internets for ya

@@maya_coqsalonga Found Kirks number one fanboy.

Kirk gets paid like he does because of his performance and durability. He throws 4000+ yards and 30+ TDs every season like clockwork. His career passer rating is 98.2. which is the 8th highest passer rating in NFL history…in NFL history. He’s 5th all-time in completion percentage. His passing yards per game also ranks 10th all-time in the history of the NFL. Kirk takes care of his body better than Brady. Before this injury, the last time Kirk missed a game due to injury was in 2009 when he was in college which was 14 years ago. Achilles’ injuries are serious but I am not worried about Kirk’s injury when he was taking 7 step drop backs and throwing loss passes at only 4 months after his surgery. Say the Falcons had signed Garoppolo, who is a 2x Super Bowl winner, but can’t stay healthy and got benched for a rookie, they wouldn't have paid him that kind of money.

"Potential?" That applies to Michael Penix, not Kirk Cousins. Cousins was on his way to an MVP last season before he got hurt. Penix is a prospect - that's all.

It was a very political statement by Cousins. Being the competitor he is, there's no way he loses his job to Penix.

FYI...... Kirk takes care of his body better than Brady. Before this injury, the last time Kirk missed a game due to injury was in 2009 when he was in college which was 14 years ago. Achilles’ injuries are serious but I am not worried about Kirk’s injury when he was taking 7 step drop backs and throwing loss passes at only 4 months after his surgery. Meanwhile Penix ….has had 4 season ending injuries in his college career. He had the same shoulder injury as Christian Ponder who was a bust. Penix also has had two torn ACLs which is the same injury that RGIII had and he couldn’t stay healthy.

Kirk Cousins was well on his way to be league MVP last season before he got hurt. He'll do great offensively by elevating the play of Drake London and particularly TE Kyle Pitts. Look how well he connected with tight end TJ Hockenson last year.

Wouldn't yours?

No quarterback is gonna do well when they are getting sacked a lot...lol. According to Sportradar data, Since Kirk joined the Vikings in 2018, he has a 111.4 passer rating against the blitz, trailing only Drew Brees and Patrick Mahomes over that span in the NFL. So the data shows that he actually does well against pressure. We all saw what happened vs 49ers when he actually has time to throw the ball....he carved up that defense. And.....Kirk put up stratospheric numbers in Washington despite having limited weapons. In 2016, he passed for 4,917 yards. His pass-catchers included Jamison Crowder, Vernon Davis, Josh Doctson, Terrelle Pryor, Jordan Reed, Kapri Bibbs, Ryan Grant, and Chris Thompson. None of those guys were All Pros or Pro Bowlers.

"Cousins is not going to be getting better." Kirk's history suggests otherwise...He has been doubted and undervalued his whole life and has proved people wrong for years. Also, he obsessively works hard to improve every year. In 2022, and with a new coach in O’Connell (who was way better than Zimmer with his outdated coaching style and bottom of the league defense), Kirk led the Vikings to a 13-4 season in 2022 despite having a 28th ranked run game and a 31st ranked defense and the greatest comeback in NFL history. Then in 2023, at age 35 when everyone said that Kirk was for sure going to decline, he had an MVP season before he got hurt for the first time in his 12 year career (he was tied for 1st in touchdowns, 1st in pass attempts, 1st in pass completions, 2nd in passing yards, 3rd in QB rating, and 5th in completion percentage.) And the only reason that he even tore his Achilles was that he wore the longer spikes for the first time in that 12 year career and said that his cleat got stuck in the ground. Were it not for insane number of times that receivers dropped accurate passes, tipped the ball to other team, fumbled the ball, knocked the ball out Kirk’s hands (this same guard stepped on Kirk’s foot three times in 2022), didn’t block defenders, and committed stupid penalties, the Vikings would have had a far better record. Plus, that 31st ranked defense was still learning new defense under Flores.

Kirk has all the money most dudes got 1 door. Kirk got 2! Genius post!

Wondering how a pissed off Kirk will play this season

@@inpursuitofexcellence750 Angry Kirk plays really good

Based off of last year? lol... Judging schedules at this point is meaningless... Teams arent the same as last season.. They never are..

When it's 3 & 1 and coach calls run up the "A" gap every time it's not on Kirk.

That's a dumb take when the Vikings were the 11th best team in 2022 for 3rd down conversions with O'Connell. It was worse before that with Zimmer because he always wanted to run the ball on third down.....and on second down.....and on first down. That's not on Kirk.

Nothings easy with Kirk cousins, he was taking teams such as the panthers and bears down to the final possession

​@@Johnhargrove18 You must have some serious memory deficits.....smh When the Vikings played the Panthers, they weren't playing their best ball because.....receivers dropped accurate passes, tipped the ball to other team, fumbled the ball, didn't block defenders, and committed stupid penalties and the defense was also still learning Flores' system for the first few games and weren’t causing turnovers like they did in the 2022 season. The Bears game was the first game without Jefferson so there was bound to be some adjustment as evidenced by Kirk wearing a wrist band for the first time in a very long time.