Why Did The Falcons Draft Michael Penix Jr At #8 After Signing Cousins To 4 Years, $180 Million? 

He is MAD he’s not an NFL GM anymore.

He won 3 Superbowls... I think he's just allergic to stupid.

Bro could NOT stop yapping

Mr. Lombardi does not have a chill switch

Actually pumps me up

Orlavsky seemed a little rattled too

Yeah cuz Orlovsky has no clue what he’s talking about

Never does

@@Mattx0509xnot true. He does know how to run out of the back of the end zone. He was a pioneer.

the falcons said 'we feel we are better than 7-10 and that's why we are not gonna draft you any help Kirk to make a run..we will just about roll on for four years with no money for free agency cause we got you on a massive deal, stock up on middling draft picks hopefully around the #10-12 position for the next 4 years til our #8 draft pick has matured enough to give us another 4 years at the #10-12 position, fingers crossed that's our best case scenario - but we totally believe in you Kirk and remember we are waaaay better than 7-10'

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Lmfao! I’m surprised they didn’t take Rattler with their first pick. That’s how dumb the falcons are

😂😂😂😂😂

@@chunglehunt2266they wanted to save him for the second I hear he was the 3rd best qb in this draft

I have 2 wrists, why can't I wear 2 Rolex?

Clearly this man has never met Ric Flair.

Technically you can wear as many as you can on both arms

​@tennesseehusky apparently watch goes on the left wrist so idk

​@@JoseRamirez-yh2llwatch goes on your opposite hand

Heater

I guess, he’s on ESPN talking bout that dudes record because no one wants him as there GM.

Not far though with the Raiders at 13 literally maybe if Vikings wanted to get a little further ahead

It was a masterpiece

Went to town! 😂

And how many championship teams has he built?? Mfer talking like he is leading a war room instead of spots on tv

@@lc0591 Ummm. He built three.

@@hawaiihouse2810 oh yes the great 2013 and 14 browns

Yeap

Not really

No he doesn’t….he sounds like a whiny Belichick fanboy that’s salty

@@JD-co1kche has 3 super bowls why tf would he be salty yal just be yappin 😂

@@llamarre4 because the Falcons didn’t hire him.

This will be shown at limbos hof induction

How dare you use common sense

@@hughjazz17 Falcons front office just showed why the Falcons lose every year

Maybe because Wilson isn’t the QB he used to be and isn’t a great fit with Atlanta’s offense to begin with.

Okay... But are they REALLY ready to beat the 49ers come playoffs? Eagles? Nvm the best in the AFC, if they can even make the Superbowl and beat the best in their own division, nvm the best in their conference... Are they ready to beat teams like the Chiefs? Ravens? ​@@d.b.cooper2174 IF they're gonna have a chance, it was almost certainly to have used the money they spent on Cousins, to beef up the roster in countless other areas over the next couple years, while Penix sits behind an experienced Superbowl winning, multi appearance QB until he's ready to start himself... have him sit behind a guy who you could have signed for DIRT cheap over spending SO much money to bring in Kirk... ESPECIALLY when you're bringing in a 24 year old, who's been viewed as the second "most NFL ready" QB in the draft, behind the guy who went 1st overall... If you weren't gonna make a Superbowl like this, it would have almost certainly needed to be using the 8th overall pick to help cousins win NOW... They aren't ready to win now with half the foot in the win now camp, and thinking half about winning in the future, when meanwhile, their fans just want SOMETHING to believe in... One way, or the other. This is a very puzzling move for this reason...

​@@richarddavis4928I really agree with your OP here... It's a really good point... Heck, even if they offered him 2 mil, the Steelers were claiming publicly they weren't interested in bringing in a FA QB, until right before they did pull the plug and traded out Kenny Pickett shortly after he complained... Either they needed to use this pick to help cousins win NOW, OR use them money they spent on Cousins in FA over the next couple seasons, to try and win while you have Penix Jr. on his rookie contract... Either or, but I don't see this "one foot in both camps" strategy working...

As deserved 2nd most disliked person who gets air time besides Drayton. JMAC is quickly approaching Fartlovsky territory

Danny Dumps

Which would be 3 years into Cousins' contract

If Kirk isn’t healthy and Penix starts, he might never lose that starting spot

The NFL Rookie contract is nice I would sit on the bench for that money.

I didn't even think of that 😂

Would have been cheaper to get Justin Fields 😂

on God 💯 lol

Dan knows about backing up a QB with a big contract and then taking over his job.

Well he ran out of the back of the end zone he's just very aware of anything

He’s so biased towards QB.

Not surprised.... he's a fool

He seems more like he's providing an explanation of what he thinks Atlanta's thinking was, but he's defending it as if he thinks it was the best option, which makes him look like an idiot.

Savage. 🤣

😂 and still no pass rush

Let’s go Falcons!

@@tiamiyacampbell4820Yeah and your team is perfect 😂

Justin hasn’t proven anything yet

lol…he wasn’t worth much….the rest of the league wanted him as a permanent clip board holder.

Why don’t you like him?

He says controversial takes so people follow him and he can grow his own brand. He thinks any attention is good attention.

@@j.gibble6162you both are talking about him so I guess it’s working.

You're acting like he said it was genius... All he said was I can kinda see the logic in their thinking.

Cuz he’s the only one that farts when live.

That's what I'm saying, this dude ran out of the endzone as a qb and now he can critique others lmao

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

It's the truth dude was a joke on the field and has absolutely awful takes

Not strays at all, Lombo kills him weekly because he's simply not a smart football guy.

😂😂😂

Props to Pat for knowing the trigger

Wasn’t strays that was firing squad lmao

Nah no human does this in madden. The cpu on the other hand is notorious for doing exactly this

Yesss. Thinking same! I'd love to see his defense of lombos take

yeah, Penix is a great replacement for Desmond Ridder. He's definitely not the guy you should be bringing in after signing cousins. Also, upsetting Kirk as you go into his opening season can't make for a great relationship with the org.

Exactly, sign Danielle Hunter or Greenard or both in free agency (or trade for Burns hard within division) then pick Penix.... Oh we have a pass rush and a young QB I'm no Cousins hater I personally think he's underrated but 35 off an achilles with some good skill position guys (but still short at WR) still isn't a championship team but if you go Kirk, then get Odunze if you don't like the defensive guys that much

He’s fine if regular season wins is all you care about!

@@Ryan-ys2bq I'm actually a MN fan so I've been loving our offseason. But I'm scratching my head at the Falcon's moves. Dallas Turner was on the board when Atlanta picked and would have fit their immediate needs, and there are a couple mid-round QBs that could be good as a temporary understudy if they wanted to get a QB in this draft. Or literally, any WR would have been a better pick I feel like for their situation. Time will ultimately tell but I'm with you guys on how confusing these decisions are.

Said perfectly, it's like orlovsky is looking at the situation while simultaneously ignoring it.. The idea of drafting a QB to sit a year maybe two w a veteran in place is fine but NOT after you just invested 180million at the same spot, legit crazy.. Most likely, cousins will be good but not good enough to hold off penix who will get a chance and be good and the cousin deal ends looking 1000x times worse then the penix pick when his bag stops them from building around a franchise QB on his rookie deal

raiders got a great pick

@@mymaynee5963 I agree tho

😂 We took y’all QB! How about the raiders give us Adam’s and we will give you Kirk since you guys so hurt.

@@jmoney6244 keep dreaming bro

@@jmoney6244 Kirk has a no trade clause and y’all are paying 100 mil guaranteed 🤡🫵🏽

Falcon fan as well. I agree with you.

Yeah people over react because Atl didn’t behave like they assumed. To me it’s a genius move if Kurt plays well for Atl to get to the playoffs good. Penix will be starting at least by mid season next year. He can learn while we have a top 15 qb at the helm.

So you couldn't get another veteran Qb for Penix to learn from? What you are saying makes no sense. They wasted all that money when they could have given that money to other players instead of signing Cousins.

@@thish6201 what other vet qb available that was better than Kirk nobody. Falcons need to win now and plan to win in the future. Smart move by them.

​@thekingsson1757 They could have got Flacco, Tannehill or Russell Wilson on a vet minimum. All these guys were available at the time they signed Kirk.

Fellow Vikings fan....that should have been our pick...looks good on those tampering d-bags

@@bubsmeister wishing yall the worst this season, hope jj leaves 🖕

Good like in next year's draft with your lone 7th rounder

​@@bubsmeisteryour just salty the falcons are run by a bunch of bums who made the worst draft decision of the decade lol

@@iabuseartemis lol, thanks? Never really thought of ATL as a rival, but after that epic Passtronaut game last season and now this offseason we've got something brewing. At least we'll always have mutual hatred of the saints to bond over.

He's a blowhard and can't do crap without Brady!

And look what Josh dobbs doing now , they thinking about the future

@@slmm__6959 They'll need to be thinking about the future, they're all getting fired shortly.

I think the Falcons think they have the next Mahomes.

From an article by Alec Lewis….”After years of self-criticism, Kirk Cousins is trying to chill out”….When Kirk was with the Vikings, he was telling his back-up, Sean Mannion, about his experience on the scout team at Michigan State, when defensive linemen would spear him in the back and safeties would pummel him into the grass. Mannion thought that was barbaric. But for Kirk, it motivated him even more. Pat Narduzzi’s defense thrived on bringing down the quarterback at all costs. The ferocity of the Spartans’ defense woke up something inside the quarterback, who described his frame of mind during those practices as “scorched earth. Kirk told Mannion that “The way I’m wired is, if you want to do that, I’m going destroy you.” Kirk is obviously pissed off about the pick. Kirk will help Penix but he also is gonna go scorched earth to silence the doubters that he deserves to be QB1 for many years. At his core, Kirk is a fiery competitor. We don’t get the “You Like That!!!” game unless he cared about overcoming doubt by winning. Rodgers still left but he had already been with the Packers for 15 years when Love got drafted, unlike Kirk. Say the Falcons do "win now" the next two years....you're gonna kick the guy that got you there to the curb (that was just signed) and play an unproven QB and expect that success to continue? And it's not like Penix is the next Mahomes. He's far more likely to be a bust. And that's if he stays healthy. He torn his ACL twice, had injuries to both shoulders and hurt his ankle.

You wasted the 8th pick, you're wasting 2 years of cheap qb contract, Penix has 2 torn acls, he sucks under pressure, got bailed out consistently by his WRs and is going to be at least 26 before he sees meaningful time. But enjoy that cope. Being a falcons fan, you must be addicted to it by now.

Or if Penix steals the show in preseason. I honestly see Atlanta starting him and forcing Cousins to accept a trade.

How do you force a trade on a player that is guaranteed $100:million? Kirk is getting paid regardless. ATL didn't think it through, but now they have to own it.

Mac jones Sam darnold Trey lance Carson wentz Zach wilson Jarett stidham Drew lock Jimmy G Josh Rosen All QBs available this off season for much less then 30 million. All with nfl experience also some of which were more highly regarded and more talented than penix. But a back up who could be the worst qb in nfl history is a good back up. Saying that from the stance of no nfl film on him sonits unknown what he will be.

@@hughjazz17 🤣 Yah, because all of the guys in the draft have NFL game film!🙄

@user-jf8tc9sc3r point is you talking like hes goated. He hasnt done anything. Hows zach wilson and trey lance or josh rosen? They were "franchise" guys before the draft. Now you wouldn't trust them to start a single game. Stop acting like atl has qb locked down for the next 15 years. They have penix whos gonna wait 2 years for his nfl tryout to prove hes not another trey lance. Carson wentz had the eagles qb room set for 15 years. Funny how hes not the qb there anymore and it hasn't been 15 years yet

I think with bowers and adams...many qbs will....or try to come out of retirement

If they're (The Raiders) having to depend on a QB coming out of retirement then they're gonna be picking first next year. Their O line blocking is a huge weakness on the team and any previously retired QB won't last playing behind that line. It doesn't matter who's playing WR, TE, or a hybrid combo of both positions, if the QB doesn't have time to get the ball out because of a porous OL they'll never be able to catch what the QB is unable to throw. You could have prime Jerry Rice, Randy Moss, and Michael Irvin playing WR on your team but if your QB is recently unretired and playing behind the current Raiders O line they won't be catching anything other than the reality hit of knowing that they're in for a very long and very painful season full of many losses to come....

@@richardmoon7713 they've had a solid draft so far....jpj will help that line a great deal.

✌️ bye we’ll be fine

get cut, still collect your guaranteed money and then sign another guaranteed contract with another team, show me the money lol

Kirk doesn't have that many years in the tank. He's not Tom Brady. He'll be retired due to injury in two years.

Have You NOT paid attention to his career?? Get the BAG!! Then move along. No worries...he's one of the Highest Paid QB's over the previous 5 or 6 years. He'll cry his way to the BANK!

2 years is all cousins is really worth, at this point. He's 35, coming off a Achilles injury. The deal was always going be only 2 seasons, that's why there opt out clause after 2026.

2 years is all I was expecting. Plus Kirk only has 1 playoff win. He needs the competition. Expensive regardless tho.

That's some nice cope. You don't draft a back up at 8. The falcons have been garbage and will continue to be due to stupid decisions like this.

How are williams 2 acls and shoulder in comparison😊??? Also, it doesn't change a single word Lombardi said.

@@tonyd3057 it does because he’s acting like the falcons are stuck with Kirk for 3 seasons, which as I explained is not true. 2 seasons max.

@jhen0 no it doesn't....you trying to sieze upon every syllable rather than the friggin point.

​@@jhen0 They are stuck with the full 130 million bag, genius. You think Cousins is worth that for two seasons?

@@benisrood only $100m was guaranteed which will mostly be paid in 2 seasons

You're assuming that a quarterback that sits for a year has a lot of value. You're wrong.

Hence it being "VERY unlikely to work." I'm just trying to make sense of madness

Perks of being with ESPN, amiright?

Super butt hurt 😂😂😂

You’re a bot.

Bullcrap

🤣🤣🤣 JJ is not him

The Falcons are racist. They don't pick white players.

Because the Falcons are racist, they don't pick very many white players.

Cuz JJ can’t throw

If a college team can win by 30 without any special teams touchdowns and running 39 times in a row. JJ can be a game manager at best.

Why pay him 180M when he just got back from injury

They've had the 8th overall pick since the regular season ended.. if they planned on taking a QB at #8, why give over $100mill guaranteed? What a waste of cap when you could fill needs.

Yeah, that part i dont understand

You could literally say that about any player....why didn't the chief trade up and draft a qb...or Baltimore?? They had way worse needs than a backup qb

Only Gutey gets it these guys are idiots

But Las Vegas was prepared to move up for Penix.

3 different teams were trying to move up and draft Penix

@@edawg9962 One team actively said that's bs. This is just more spin by ATL's fo to make themselves look less incompetent.

@@TheMattTrakker whose that 1 team?.....what are you talking about?....as if there's not other teams

He is 24 with 2 prior ACL tears and a shoulder injury....not too mention they just spent 180 mil on a qb.

@@tonyd3057 ok… they drafted him

Amazing isn't it? In 2022 when they cut Ryan loose he hadn't had a major injury and was making about 35mill about to turn 36. Kirk cousins just 24 months later? Is the qb savior getting 45mill a year, is already 36 and he's had worse playoff success than Ryan who is 5th all time in playoff rating! Oh and is coming off his first major injury Achilles tear. 👍🏻 go Terry fotenant secretly still working for the stains. 😆

@@4literv6 Ryan left and was awful

@@4literv6 Ryan's performance was starting to drop off noticeably. He wasn't playing at he level we've been seeing from Kirk Cousins, so it's not just about the age, it's about the performance... or lack thereof.