Stephen A. IS DISGUSTED over claims Falcons made a ‘MISTAKE’ for drafting Penix Jr. 🔥 | First Take 

Yep. Boy been fleecing the league his entire career😂

Exactly!! That's the problem lol

Bridge QB for 100 million 😂

He is also injury prone

Can never finish a year

Thanks for your common sense. If they didn’t sign Cousins, people would have been ecstatic about this pick. But you could have finally grabbed a much needed edge rusher, and you make a luxury pick instead. What a terrible front office

People should be mad at the pick. Penix was exposed numerous times in his own conference. He wasn't good enough to win at Indiana; Washington just happened to have a more talented team than the rest of its conference. When Penix had to play an NFL caliber defense in the national championship game, he proved that he couldn't do it.

I’m mad at the pick. They just drafted a QB that won a lot of college games against lesser competition but looked less than average against top competition which is what you see every game in the NFL.

Did they not do the same thing with Mahomes, Rodger’s, love? How did it work out for those teams?

@@marcusmcgraw3519 1. There are six rounds left. Relax. 2. As a Vikings fan, Cousins did the same thing with them: insured he was the only QB with minimal backup insurance. Look at last year.

So what’s the problem? You said it, it might turn out to be a great long term move lol the 2024 draft not over yet

Only issue that don't make sense is they paying cousins 100 million guarantee for the next 3 years and draft a 24yrs old qb. If he doesn't play for 3 years they gonna have to pay Pitts, Robinson, etc so it's kinda strange move

@blacklac100 the problem is that they aren't good enough to be on the 2 timelines plan. They're barely good enough to be on one timeline. You don't get Cousins unless you want to win now which is fine, but then they hindered their ability to do that by not improving the team right now. It's mixed messaging if nothing else

​@@SportsSpeak73kit cousins is 36 and just tore his Achilles and Michael Penix will start by the end of the year

Cousins is only good in the regular season so if you thought he was winning you a super bowl you smoking crack

What if we don’t have a first rounder next year because of tampering? Buy now enjoy later

@@kingdavid5525u right no first round but plus Atlanta making the play playoff this year so they wasn’t going one anyway

Compared to what DESHAUN WATSON is being paid, $100 million is CHUMP CHANGE.

😂😂😂 that took me out

Kirk Cousins’ agent needs to get inducted in the HoF

I literally came across this comment at exactly the same time I’m watching him say this exact line 😂😂😂

Had me in the first half

Kirk cousins has had as many playoffs win as Mike Tomlin in the last 10 years yet Mike Tomlin is looked as being an elite head coach.

This is absolutely hilarious 😂

Legit Bro

This is the best joke I’ve seen on this so far

😅 I rather us have Penix than the Aints lol

Not “sim the off season” 😭😭😭

Kirk Cousins only won 1 playoff game

@@alexandrade7835 Smh.

Kind of reminds me of the Russell Wilson deal!!

lol you just mad cause he went at your white boy kirk cousins

Wish they had Shannon on this take i would have loved to see this,

Na he's right only thing is thry paid him the money they paid but he's 36 coming off of an Achilles injury we don't know what kirk they getting and that he'll bee there after 2 years

@@kristopherbrown8276 You can't rationalize this man. You don't even have to pay Kirk all that money if you knew you wanted a future quarterback out of the draft. Just draft a quarterback and use the money you paid Kirk to fill other positions. But once you dropped the Brinks truck on Kirk you basically tied yourself to the present. And then you took a quarterback with the eighth pick. Lol. It's stupid, no other way around it.

​@demondesires865 go to his podcast he talk about it and trust me him and Steve a would not agree about this

Thank you for speaking facts

Lmao improve the roster for one year just to not do anything is crazy😂

I said the same thing

Exactly,stupid that's the falcons for you 😂🤷

Who expect Penix to still be on the board? By all indications is that Penix was supposed to be gone by the time the Falcons picked him, the only reason the Raiders didn’t try to move up is the Falcons didn’t show their hand and say they was picking a QB.

Kirk got one playoff win stop

You're comparing Kirk Cousins to a top 10 HOF QB...

Totally different situation. Green Bay drafted both of them for one. Shall I continue?

Thank you. Nobody cares about Kirk Cousins’ frustration, and if they do it’s because they understand why he feels that way in this situation. SAS made the argument about something it wasn’t. If people were frustrated with the pick, it’s because they could have picked a guy that could help them now, not one that has to sit for 3 years

You are missing the point. This is about race for stepehen a

@@99Maddux omg what an insightful comment. If cousins was the black qb and Penix was white, you can bet SAS would be outraged and make it into a narrative about how they can’t wait to replace black QBs

Horrible take by Stephen A as expected

@@99Maddux could not agree with you more 👍

He dropped the ball big time on this take. He cares about making people laugh more than real analysis

Nah you a 🤡. Cousins is OVERRATED AND OVERPAID!! 🤡

Always.😂

In 5 years when he's whinning and putting on an idiotic show because Penix is 30 and about to start his first season we should remind him of his idiotic takes. The problem is nobody holds him accountable for all his clowning.

Whoever gave cousins that money is the clown.

Yeah I can’t stand SAS. He does his little crybaby schtick instead of analyzing at this point, and it’s become dry

Yet you still watching lol​@marcusmcgraw3519

@@marcusmcgraw3519lol when he goes like this against Lamar or lebron it’s ok but noooo don’t say nothing about Kirk cousins lol

He is

The owner was pissed. GM screw himself pretty bad cuz if they don't make the playoffs this year he's definitely getting fired

​@@xmobkilla9067He wasn't pissed

@@xmobkilla9067 reports say it was blank's decision.. don't say something like that when you don't know what you're talking about. our gm has been incredible over the last 3 years

@@xmobkilla9067you’re just making up lies bro lol

@@colefleming5 so why was the GM explained himself to the owner. They literally got it on camera that he had to justify his pick. This team is not that great they have of holes. They don't make the playoffs that GM's gone.

You didn’t say any new insight.

If it's that much risk with Kirk why pay him all that money? Just pour that money into other needs and draft a quarterback. From that standpoint it was very stupid.

@@zekeharris5276 why do I need to point out any more than the obvious when people are freaking out

So then why pay a person like that 100 million just to draft the future? All of it makes no sense

A problem is that the guy they picked is more injury prone than the guy they want him to eventually replace. He's 24 and has had two ACL surgeries and ops to both shoulders. The biggest thing about this idiocy is that if they are truly are in "win now" mode, then they would've gone and got pieces for spots they need more. Picking Penix shows that they're not and that they wasted $180 million on someone they didn't need. They could've gotten another veteran QB for much less.

Watch us win for the next ten years

@@techwood16that will never happen but i like your optimism

Super bowl contenders now. Maybe it pushes cousins to finally win one.

@@soapylemur7507 and who’s your teams sir?

Absolute JOKE of a franchise 😂

Well-stated

Absolutely correct! These espn guys are dumb. Do they not understand the sport they are supposed to talk about?

This is the most insightful comment I’ve read or heard all day. If true, the first mistake was tampering. I feel bad for both Cousins and Penix neither deserves this.

I agree with you. I think if it was a later round it wouldn’t be a shocker.

I thought is was a good pick people care too much about instant gratification; plus Kirk always gets hurt

penix is 24 tho lmao

They paid 100 million guaranteed for a bridge QB? The Patriots got a bridge guy for far less.

Falcons already got a bridge qb in taylor. Why would you give cousins all that money to be a bridge qb. That's some dumb people activity. It's not a mistake to draft penix jr, it's just that you can't pay cousins all that money to just be a bridge qb.

This is the best explanation that anyone has ever said!!! You explained it perfectly and precisely.

Nowadays QBs can play till their 40s. Kirk is 35 right now and got $100 mill for 4 years.

@@Ghostkilla773who’s a good qb over 35?😂brady the goat?😭

4.4 speed , 4900 yards passing . Led the fbs two straight yrs in passing yards . That’s why you pull the trigger

​@@kylewade8704I mean... Brees was still good past 35 until he was about 40 🤷🏾‍♂

@@kylewade8704 Rodgers

Takk McKinley was a dumber pick, especially when you pass up TJ Watt

Dumbest move giving cousins all that money for what?

The falcons gonna have a developed young healthy qb when they lose the old, brittle underachiever they have now

Don’t talk about age because qb rules have them playing past the age of 40’s or beyond

He's not even good enough to play in the NFL. Michigan exposed him, as did several of the untalented teams in his conference. Washington should have lost 3 or 4 games but was saved by refs and luck. Drake Maye should have gone #1 overall, and if the Falcons needed a QB, J.J. McCarthy was right there.

Yes, but Kirk Cousins is a much better QB than your typical bridge guy. He can at least get the Falcons to the playoffs, even if they don’t win a Super Bowl.

Kirk is like Alex Smith for the Chiefs and Penix is Mahomes. That is the Falcons' plan, have Penix developed for a few years before becoming the starter. The Packers also did it with Jordan Love. I think more teams should be doing this instead of thrusting rookie QBs into starting spots.

@@Mr.X2188 bad comparison. Kirk cousins is far better and much less of a game manager than Alex smith ever was, even coming off the injury. Penix is nowhere near as talented as Mahomes and is much more injury prone. Penix will be in his late 20s by the time he will have a chance to start. Wasn’t this team supposed to be competing this year?

⁠@@marcusmcgraw3519obviously you don’t play chess. Out of all the quarterbacks in the past 2 years there hasn’t been a better quarterback than Penix. Check the stats. Plus your the perfect “American” never had to overcome anything. Well I relate more to Penix and Cusions. Cuz a guy who works hard every year to get there but may for short and yet still blame no one and be a great person. Penix should’ve quit after not 1 but for 4 injuries and became the most accurate gunslinger of the draft. If not for injuries he would’ve went 1 or 2. But some people judge base off the cover only, us Falcons don’t we love the intangible’s. We will see in 3 years whose direction/decisions was more aligned for the TEAM itself.

​@Mr.X2188 sir was Alex Smith on year 1 of his contract?

26

Kirk is NOT playing all 4 years

He starting next year this year if cousin doesn’t come out hot then this season

@@raventhornton467 then why give Kirk that much money ? It just doesn’t make sense

That contract wasn’t the problem. Drafting Penix AFTER signing cousins to that deal was the problem. Why even make this move when you need pass rushers bad?

@marcusmcgraw3519 idk what the Falcons are thinking right now. No wonder this team has always gotten picks in the Top 10 in almost every year.

@@fallenone_79 totally agreed. Some things aren’t meant to change. This pick is a good way to sum up the history of the Falcons

Its a 2 year deal.. Geez. Stop looking at NFL contracts like it's the NBA...

Right because if you don’t have a qb your pretty much not winning anything. Defense wins championships but without a decent qb you’re pretty much done

Thanks for your common sense. Nobody is saying we can’t understand why the Falcons would want to take a weakness and make it a strength. We’re saying the moves make no sense in themselves and cancel each other out. That’s the part people need to focus on. How do they possibly plan to add a pass rusher now?

This schtick would have worked if we were hating on the Cowboys. But we weren’t

He clearly doesnt agree with your opinion. Doesnt make him wrong.

@@LuvThySelf he didn't mention anything about how much they are paying cousins. and you going to turn around and pay a rookie top rookie money. so again, he CLEARLY doesn't get it

@@chrissweezy9747He mentioned his pay in the first minute of the video. Watch it again

​@@tyriqueknox1003 Exactly, he just stated it and he's the fool but you're still watching him smdh

Why he’s the qb of the future for yall

Why? Do you expect to be winning SB’s with Kirk Cousins? Let’s be real, Kirk will play this season and if Penix is good you will get him, a good and young QB next season, and if he isn’t good enough than whatever, just stay with Kirk. I would risk any pick for a chance to get a star QB.

@@gillokonkwo791what’s hard to understand about this? They paid Kirt 180 million! 😂

@@dreezy1270 ok…… and he’s been in the league since 2012.

@@gillokonkwo791Penix won’t get a shot until he’s 28. Your QB of the future will have maybe 4 or 5 good years out of him before he declines

Lol they paid him 180 million.😂😂😂 CAP HIT 😂😂😂

Bro what are you talking about? He's got the spot regardless. You don't give a QB almost 200 mil and then say go compete with the rookie. It wasn't a dumb move just weird in that spot. No one feels bad for Kirk just think they defintely could have filled a need before thinking yeah QB for the future. While they got an out in 2 years for Kirk you kinda gotta hope that with that money they paid him you're not cutting dude 2 years into his contract lmao. They could have gotten Rome to be fair also. If that team is in win now you get win now pieces.

@@ne0n1nja247 so if he got the spot regardless (plus the money) wth is he upset about??? The dumb move was paying him not drafting penix

He ain't winning shih, he ain't starting over cousins 😂

@@shaquillecovington because they could have drafted a piece that will actually play and make the team better lol. they used the #8 pick on a guy whos gonna ride the bench for 3 years at least.

And they did just that on Day 2…armchair GM’s kill me😂😂😂

Best take on here. Falcons got Kirk to be at least in the playoffs till Penix is ready, who can be a big time QB and get them to the Super Bowl.

Exactly, give Penix the Jordan Love treatment. And unlike the Packers, the Falcons didn't need to trade up and give up draft capital to draft him. They just got their franchise QB for when Kirk leaves or retires.

Love is 25 as we speak and has been with GB since 2020. Rodgers was 21-22 when he got picked and sat behind Favre. Penix is 24, injury prone, and probably won't be the starter at the earliest at 26/27. 28/29 if Cousins stays with the full contract and holds the job. The comparison doesn't work.

@@Mr.X2188 the Packers traded up in the late 1st and didn’t give that many assets. The Falcons used an early 1st when they should have grabbed an edge rusher. Your comparison is dumb at best

@@marcusmcgraw3519 the first defensive player wasn’t picked until the 15th pick in the draft. That says alot about what teams think about this defensive class. There may not be that game changing pass rusher this year.

Wrong he wouldn’t fall past Minnesota y’all be loud and wrong

Only reason was because of injuries. Talent wise he’s top 10 for sure.

Sitting behind Aaron Rodgers is different than sitting behind Kirk cousins

​@cruzinthruspace Kirk is still a very good QB. He was on pace to be an MVP candidate last year. He is for sure a top 10 QB in this league.

As RC said, they JUST got Kirk Cousins this offseason on a 4 year deal. Hasn’t even played a snap yet. Having an insurance policy is fine, but with a pick that high??

Yeah except if penix sits for anywhere near as long as love did he’s gonna 27/28 pushing 30

@@thekingbradable kirk Cousins is a pretty good QB yeah? When will the Falcons get a chance to pick this high again? Any chance of getting the next dude while he is on the roster goes down dramatically. Think. If Bo Nix went 12th (12!) This year. What does that say about the quality of the QBs available at the bottom of the 1st rd, going forward? You pick now because you hope to never draft this high again. And since you won't (fingers crossed), then this is your best chance. Now did they pick the right guy 😅 . . .

💯

Phenix would've been there if they got an Edge rusher first

I thought they addressed the issue 45 days ago?

Spectrum A Smith

He's out after 2 guaranteed.

Cool, then they get to eat 70 million dead cap, so they still screw themselves.

Why pay a fortune for Kirk Cousins then if he’s not a long term solution? You could have just gotten a much cheaper option instead of paying over a hundred mil when you’re going to take a QB anyways in the draft. It was a horrible pick. There is no justifying it, after paying Kirk all that money and when you take into account Penix is old for a rookie as is.

@@CdGrifter because the cheaper option doesn't give you the confidence of winning now which is the goal. If you haven't noticed the falcons are led by 2 black men. When Black men don't succeed INSTANTLY in the NFL they aren't giving the ability to see through their plan. so they have to approach it differently. Must win now and plan for the future.

And i really do hate the Mahomes/Alex Smith comparison when Alex Smith was paid half the amount Cousins got and Mahomes was 2 years younger than Penix and was truly meant to sit a year.

"A nothing UW team that had the best offensive line in college football? A nothing UW team that had 3 THAT'S THREE receivers that were all drafted into the NFL and one of them at #9? What kind of a moron are you?

That’s a good one. I forgot all about Brad lol. But it’s definitely Cousins. No way you sign him injured at that number and he’s 36.

Can we all just stop saying "securing the bag." Jesus, Americans love a cliche. I heard "Let's Goooooo" screamed 1,382 times last night.

No he’s not

A rookie 24 y.o. who's already had 4 surgeries, two of them on the right knee and one with his throwing shoulder... is better than a seasoned NFL veteran who's coming off an injury?

@@distortedsoul27 Kirk Cousin has a torn Achilles.....But you okay with that I wonder why

@@Neonking16 it makes sense for you to say this because he only beat you twice in the same year so it's expected by you yahoos 🗣️🗣️🗣️

@@CoachRJ334 did you not watch him under pressure??

I’m a falcons fan and I’m excited I was happy when I saw we drafted phenix

@johnwaldo6758 he has the intangibles and he has the work ethic. He's a perfectionist and he's plain and simple just a winner. A lot of people will disagree with this next statement, but I don't care. Michael Penix was the best QB in this class and he will prove that when his number gets called. You guys got a future HoFer. Take care of my guy. We'll miss him in Washington. But he went to a team that will give him an opportunity to shine sooner than later. I don't see Cousins lasting 2 full years. I think he'll get injured unfortunately for him. But it won't be unfortunate for Atlanta because Penix will work every day and he'll be prepared to drop dimes to Pitts and that receiving core and when that happens then the best version of Bijon will come out. You guys are set for the next dozen years at least. Watching Penix for the last 2 years was absolutely amazing. The young man is built to succeed, and he doesn't know anything about failure. That's a foreign word to him. He's a winner and IMO he is the true steal of the draft.

@@FatherFirst hopefully you’re right us falcon fans been going through the worst from the superbowl to finding a qb. Hopefully phenix is the answer to our problems time will tell I’m sure he’s going to shine and falcon nation will embrace him. Some fans don’t understand the move right now but they’ll learn soon

You mean a mediocre veteran qb.

@@patiencesaniya3474 considering his age and his year over year consistency of producing fantastic stats in comparison to an average NFL QB I’d say he’s a great veteran to have on a team.

@@AARon-fe1mo In the world of mediocrity.

​@@patiencesaniya3474I bet your young

So why pay cousins?

@@michaelsandle2152 Because the QB position is severely overpaid, so you have no choice.

@@michaelsandle2152bc they wouldnt have got him paying a low amount

What do you mean, he is going to the best situation. He is going to sit behind a top 10 QB for a few years and develop. Just like Mahomes and Love.

He's in a great position. Have you seen that offense?

@@The_Dark_Skywalker vikings better situation

@@jesusm2159 false the Falcons have a weaker division and out JJ. Better skill players. Your defense is better as well. Plus the market for Penix is better suited for Atlanta than Minnesota let's be real.

@jesusm2159 How? JJ has to start immediately in a division with a Super Bowl contender, a Super Bowl dark horse, and a playoff team. The Vikings are the worst team in the NFC North right now whereas the Falcons are the best in the NFC South. Plus, I would argue any situation where a rookie gets to sit behind a very good veteran is better than one where they have to start immediately.

Difference is that Cousins was picked at 102, while Penix was picked at 8. Which QB do you honestly think will come with more pressure to start down the stretch?

Because the Falcons are in win now mode. So was the Packers. Even though the pick worked out for Green Bay, at the time, it was not wise.

The Chiefs too with Mahomes. More teams need to let rookies sit behind veterans to develop. It's certainly better than thrusting them to a starting spot.

@@KNByam exactly, not to mention the Packers drafted Love at 26. The Falcons picked Penix at 8, when they could have gotten an edge rusher instead

​@marcusmcgraw3519 no one drafting an edge rushing over a potential franchise QB. GTFO.

thats if kirk stays health and he plays well.

Cousins coming off Achilles injury might not make it for 3 years. Oh by the way cousins is 36 today

He’s pissed penix ain’t gonna be starting in Atlanta for a while because he’s black and Kirk is white

Your take is correct, but it would have been stupid to draft Nabers when they already picked a wideout in the top 10 just 2 drafts ago. They needed an edge rusher bad, and I have no idea how they plan to address this issue at this stage in the offseason. This was supposed to be a contender of some sort

And they wasted it on yet another offensive player

Don’t feel too bad my man. It took my Bears 36 years to finally get it right this off season and draft. And it still probably won’t work lmao 😂

Because if we win a championship we will destroy this city. Just keep us baited 😊

@@urandubrown1081 Facts 😂🤣😂😂 We wouldn't know how to act 😂🤣🤣😂

A lot of my fellow falcons fans should hear this they don’t know we got a steal but they’ll learn