Colin Cowherd REACTS to Atlanta Falcons selecting Michael Penix Jr. in NFL Draft | 3 & Out

[@johnmiddlekauff_volume]

You can watch John and Colin's LIVE reaction to the 2024 NFL Draft on the Colin Cowherd Podcast KZbin channel: kzbin.infoeLIG66ulFKQ?

[@cazhgacel]

John Middlekauff knows his stuff

[@MrJking065]

The Falcons called Kirk Cousins when they were on the clock to let him know. From what I learned, Cousins understood a QB would be considered but he did not believe his successor would be taken in the first round. I’m told he’s a bit stunned. ~ The Atlantic😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@sherriehinz6582]

Surprised he's stunned, age, injury & a possible young future! Happens to them all

[@JakeThesnake-k1n]

@@sherriehinz6582Having watched Cousins the last 6 years, he has a very fragile ego.

[@Darcalpha]

Conference Championship or bust Kirk, we believe in you!

[@adamant5550]

@@sherriehinz6582 Well Atlanta literally just handed him a 4-year extension and then turn around draft a QB with the 8th overall pick lol

[@carbon.the.christ5626]

Put it this way,Kirk Cousins isnt a qb you worry about offending. Hes done nothing😅. If you have to trade him because he request it,you shouldnt lose sleep

[@vikings_fans_anonymous]

Falcons didn’t even tell Kirk until the pick was in 🤣🤣

[@ChildOfThe1970s]

He probably found out from Adam Schefter, who has a bad habit of being the spoiler basically revealing who's being picked before it's announced. No element of surprise when he starts talking.

[@-Thunder]

Good thing, because we all know he can't keep a secret.

[@msummerour1]

Cousins talks too much. LOL

[@DWoodsII]

Why should they? Dude was just paid 100 million.

[@conan474]

Kirk should be happy he got paid one more time.

[@Daniel_Capital]

“They have a great corner in Montez Sweat” Do tell, Colin

[@brinaldi81]

Thanks Atlanta... Sincerely a Vikings Fan.

[@PiyachonYuenyongHYDE]

The Falcons paid 180 millions for a bridge QB!? Holy Hell !!!!!

[@anthonym.7653]

The Pats paid Jacoby Brissett 8 million to be a bridge quarterback. A little cheaper. 😆

[@PiyachonYuenyongHYDE]

@@anthonym.7653 could have get Sam Darnold for that price too

[@quentinmathes2361]

We heard that a million times come up with some new shit

[@michaeljohnson7945]

I don't see why anyone would be empathetic for Kirk Cousins, who has been the closest thing to an NFL mercenary since he left Washington. He negotiates and signs only for large, guaranteed contracts, which he did twice in Minnesota. He left Minnesota for Atlanta solely because the Falcons offered him the contract with the largest guarantees. Cousins just got to Atlanta less than two months ago -- he has no built-in equity with the Falcons, and he had no such loyalty with Minnesota after six years playing there. Teams with much better quarterbacks who were entrenched in their organizations far longer than Cousins (Joe Montana, Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers, etc.) made similar succession plans without involving the incumbent quarterbacks. Cousins' job is to help make Atlanta competitive and help further the development of Kyle Pitts, Drake London and Bijan Robinson over the next two years, and he is getting paid the market value of a quarterback of his caliber. He will be 36 years old at the start of the season and is coming off a ruptured Achilles injury. If Cousins thought he would still be in Atlanta playing until he was 40 years old, then he was delusional.

[@JohnDoe-qu7gm]

Nobody knows more than anyone else, it’s such an imperfect science. I play the odds just like blackjack. Why would I take a QB that has had two ACL and two torn shoulders

[@nwansley22]

Say what you will, but these are the ONLY guys whose immediate reaction was positive about this pick

[@amp_unlimited]

Go Falcons! No guts, no glory🫡

[@sethstine4698]

You think ONE GUY could guarantee turn Atlanta's defense around? If you don't have a good qb, it doesn't matter how good your defense or offense is. I would rather have a franchise qb sit behind and learn from Cousins for a year or two and then be set for the next 8 years than anything else.

[@40packnugs27]

Based off the first round there are still deep picks at DT, Corner, and Edge. I was shocked at the pick for sure cuz i was banking on a defensive player at 8 but Penix can ball so im not going to judge it till i see the 2nd and 3 round picks

[@lairo253]

As a seattle fan atlanta just became my second favorite team, everyone hate the pick now but watch two years from now when he throws 4k yards and 35 tds

[@yurp7643]

@@lairo253ong

[@charlesplymail1721]

Good point.

[@Spartan-301st]

Insane choice by Atlanta. You gotta go all-in with a $100 million man and those weapons. Their defense is ATROCIOUS, and they had every single prospect available at 8. Unreal.

[@jordansheffield6101]

Defense was ranked 11th overall.

[@22psi08]

Ppl just be saying anything 😂😂

[@abrahamjackson6019]

Michael Penix Jr is Warren Moon 2.0

[@googlechicken]

I agree that’s why this pick was shitty for him he is ready to start and if you think he is going to get a legit chance to win the starting job over a guy that just got a 140mil contract you are crazy

[@donhello7522]

lol...Hall of Famer Warren Moon??...not even close

[@matthewmatt5285]

LOL~

[@donjuanthelieutenant5824]

@abrahamjackson6019 no hes not. more like Tua. Also Moon was a choke artist

[@ernieg9911]

Not​@@donjuanthelieutenant5824

[@xxiiiaresxxiii3505]

Being the only person on the planet that likes the pick that's saying something

[@Stinkinbadgez]

Would rather see Penix in Seattle or LV. Been a football fan for many decades and Penix is the most exciting QB we have ever seen.

[@adrianengram3078]

Atlanta made the smartest decision in franchise history !!!!

[@antmansales]

You should never talk sports

[@KDRob09]

@@antmansales😂😂😂😂 I don’t agree with him but it’s not as bad as people think

[@davidwillis8623]

Exactly, he was my QB1 ahead of Williams

[@TommyDavidVerbal]

Stop

[@laughingpanda4395]

Horrible decision. Take a walking injury case at 8 instead of building the defense. You build a good team from the line out. Have a take, dont suck. At least you got half of it right.

[@texaslegend5076]

Penix jr. 💪🏾💪🏾

[@its570Key]

Terrible pick. Could have traded back got more picks and got him.

[@DWoodsII]

@@its570Key based on what? The media?? People also thought JJ would’ve been drafted in the top 5.

[@adamant5550]

He won't play until he's like 29

[@adamant5550]

@@DWoodsII No, based on common sense

[@Carlos-en1ws]

@@its570Key How sway? did you see all the teams that needs a QB, do some research first.

[@jimbaker5110]

Middlekauf calling Penix Jr “not a great athlete” is absurd. How was this a scout again?

[@kennethrohen5963]

When the UW played Michigan for the national championship, the #1 reason Penix, Junior was pressured was because the UW #1 running back was out with injuries. As a Seahawk fan, the Falcons will be my #2 bird to root for. San Diego Chargers--HUMBUG!.

[@gadawgz5464]

Falcons great pick. The man freestyled a comeback into fruition. Hes meant for atl

[@haydennyagah706]

i'm not very big on Penix, but he was drafted to a good organization for him. Gets to sit a year or two behind Cousins while also being able to come in afterwards with a pretty stacked offense. That being said, can't really justify the pick for the Falcons. Their pass rush is horrendous and they had a golden opportunity to address it and didn't.

[@baldeagle4710]

i feel like his game is more built for the college game. do left handers do well in the nfl?

[@TheYobo1016]

There was no Aiden Hutchinson or TJ Watt in this draft.

[@darianwilliams3452]

Almost down they still have 5 picks in the draft.

[@haydennyagah706]

@@TheYobo1016 You don’t know that. Aiden Hutchinson was the 2nd pass rusher taken in his class and TJ Watt was taken at the end of the first round. Dallas Turner and Jared Verse are pretty good pass rushers themselves too and would’ve been way better picks than Penix

[@thetrib1]

Kirk's contract isn't a year or 2. This was an idiotic move

[@yungbreezyatl]

“How lucky he is with that offense” HE ISNT GONNA PLAY FOR YEARS

[@Стьорра]

Kirk is one hit away from MPJ taking over. Sitting around for a year or 2 and learning is only going to make Atlanta better moving into the future. People are just shocked at the pick so it hasn't settled in yet.

[@yunked]

@@СтьорраI mean sure but they paid a QB $180 mill that you say is “one hit away”, probably isn’t smart either soooo

[@jack90054]

If that’s the case…why’d Atlanta pay him 100M guaranteed?

[@yungbreezyatl]

@@Стьорра If thats your logic… take JJ.

[@66fredo99]

@@yunked ...this is one and done or two and done for Cuz...35+ coming off a torn Achilles. The Birds don't believe in his durability. You get the future guaranteed money if you're on the roster.

[@MadSUPANOVA]

Giants are like.. hell we paid this guy all tbis money.. he will play until his wheels fall off... no oline... here is a WR... make it work buddy. Good luck. Nabers will be like.. damn... Where is the ball😊

[@davecurry3153]

Facts . Hope he does not get hurt

[@zakeejones-rumph2055]

Bro it’s sad the chokehold Mara has on the franchise Daboll didn’t even look happy when the pick was made

[@MadSUPANOVA]

@@zakeejones-rumph2055 Nabers solid but will he ever get the ball to him:)

[@anthonym.7653]

Falcons continue to be the Falcons. 😂

[@matthewmatt5285]

dumbest pick in NFL history~

[@charlesplymail1721]

WTF are you saying? What's your point?

[@matthewmatt5285]

@@charlesplymail1721 lol~

[@DeosPraetorian]

​@@matthewmatt5285there have been worse draft picks

[@adamant5550]

Middlekauff's face reacting to the pick lmfao

[@MumRah]

Raheem showing us why he had a losing record at TB and Terry Fontano is showing us that he still works for the Aint's.

[@DeosPraetorian]

He had a losing record because his roster was terrible

[@thetrib1]

It would be a lot different if penix was 20 or 21 years old

[@jasonshumake777]

How many QBs are drafted at 20 or 21?

[@srobeck77]

@@jasonshumake777 like all of them? 95% roughly

[@briannettles669]

@@jasonshumake777 Drake Maye, JJ McCarthy among others.

[@jasonshumake777]

@@briannettles669 maybe 21 not 20

[@mt_baldwin]

But Penix is only like two years younger than Cousins... Joking. At best they're trying the Packers QB method. A lot of people asked "Why don't others just do what the Packers do at QB and draft a one to sit for 2-3 years to learn?" Well another team is trying it. Not that shocking. ATL gets 2-3 years of competing with Cousins, by the time his contract is up he'll be 39-40 and Penix will be ready to go (and only 25-26). At worse, they have a fall back plan if Cousins plays like Carr on the Saints.

[@josephpendarvis9947]

Penix will be 25 THIS season!!!

[@DWoodsII]

@@josephpendarvis9947 who cares??? Look at the draft with Lawerence, Mac Jones, Trey Lance. No one talked about their age and majority of them kats are TRASH. “But he’s only 22” lol ok

[@dang476]

Penix is two years older than Love, and GB spent a late first instead of an early first. They essentially just spent twice as much draft capital for a player two years older.

[@creditlessons]

@@josephpendarvis9947Penix is 23 right now.😂

[@denniscarney5249]

​@@josephpendarvis9947wrong

[@jeddacath]

“We had Goff We moved off” 😂

[@DonJohnson-dr8et]

What I love is people skip over a truth, Kirk is a bag chaser.... While a good player - you always hear the same thought from him, wheres my bag? So Atlanta can feel that energy clearly as he jumped for the bag. So they simply are treating Kirk how he's treated other teams, its about the business Kirk - Get your panties out of a knot and be an adult about the world you've built for yourself...

[@seanzibonanzi64]

Makes sense if you think the Falcons are going to be good, they might not even be in position to draft a QB for awhile.

[@pascho1057]

Penix probably will never play with the same offense

[@lacarpetrondukemarriott]

Why pay Kirk 180 million for 4 years?? Atlanta just wasted money, Penix is ready to start now not when he is 28…

[@theherbinlegend1990]

The contract is broke down in to 4 years doesn’t mean they paying that

[@lacarpetrondukemarriott]

@@theherbinlegend1990 are you dense? Kirk got 50 million at his signing and another 50 million in March…the falcons have already paid the man 100 million…🤡🤡

[@nysimcharles33]

@@lacarpetrondukemarriottKirk contract is essentially a 2 year 100 million. Those last two years are fluff and we’re obviously scared by not having a QB after Matt Ryan. Get a top QB with a lot of promise unlike those in later rounds

[@nwinsto602]

Simple, Kirk won't be there till he's 40, they'll eat the money or do whatever down the line. Stop being surface when the answers are there. This is a cheap HIGH LEVEL INSURANCE POLICY. Worst case is their both awful (highly doubtful)

[@Thomas-dk6uq]

@@lacarpetrondukemarriottThey are paying him 62.5m this year. They can and will get out after two years.

[@cwtoutdoors6357]

i thought it was strange LV selected a TE after getting Mayer last draft

[@rds990]

They now have two bad-injury guys. Nice !!

[@helluvatime4562]

Atlanta fans I`m sorry. Just a couple months ago it looked like the Falcons would have a pro bowl qb paired with the greatest coach of all time and now this. The offense will be good this year but the defense is going to get torched. They had an opportunity to fill a big hole and botched it to draft a bust at qb after just paying top market money for a qb.

[@Prestonflowers-c7l]

Wow this is a absolute, great pick, our future now looks very good,Go falcons and rise up Atlanta 🔥🏈🔥🔥🦾🦾

[@Chris-gn3bo]

As a huskies fan I’m super excited for Penix and Doom!

[@ryanr3951]

Terrible move. McCarthy clears all these qb except maybe Williams. McCarthy outplayed Penix on the sports highest stage

[@scottcerjancejr]

😂😂😂😂

[@LovelyRobotFigurine-lr5pu]

Exactly

[@googlechicken]

You like that the Falcons spent 140million on Cousins and then took a 25 year old QB at 8? That makes no sense. I could make a case for McCarthy because he is young but taking a backup QB at 8 when you are trying to win now is counterintuitive. It also sucks for Penix because he is likely not going to see any significant playing time until he is 30 years old

[@flipOverTheirTables]

If “28-3”, was a draft pick…the falcons are the best 😅😅

[@ChildOfThe1970s]

This just made Kirk Cousins public enemy number one down there in Atlanta, where they aren't gonna want a white boy playing QB when they've got a left-handed Penix waiting in the wings (visions of Vick to those fans, minus the speed).

[@arthurbynum]

Chill out 😂. Go eat something cause that's like #4 on fires to flame. We are more upset at management. Race ain't even entered the room yet.

[@joejohn2892]

@@arthurbynum but it's knocking on the door.

[@davecurry3153]

Facts cousins has a year two at most but he got paid

[@davidh884]

Cousins has a guaranteed 2 year contract. If it was me, I wouldn't care if Penix start with that contract 😂😂

[@grantsherwin3895]

Penix ran a 4.4 bro he’s just as fast as Vick

[@deaddropholiday]

Cowherd is so full of hot air . First he says McCarthy is hopelessly overrated. And then when he's drafted by the Vikings, "Oh - any quarterback can do well there". 🤣

[@america1st721]

Anybody that supports this draft pick is either only trying to get clicks or is clueless on how to draft a winning NFL roster.

[@brob8204]

I gave you a 'like.' So, I love this pick and I would really like to why you don't. The Falcons literally said money is no object right now and went out and grabbed the best player. It's the best way to bridge Penix right now. You don't have to start him and throw him into that level of NFL speed and power so his health is not too great a risk until he develops a bit more and learns the game while not getting hit too much. Also, you have a solid veteran (while overpaid) starting qb. You definitely give insurance at the position.

[@america1st721]

@@brob8204 Your franchise has been a laughing stock for decades and you finally have a really good team minus a qb so you get a game manager in cousins and now you will win your division and possibly make it past round 1, so instead of drafting a stud lineman, DB, WR...you draft an injury pron 24 year old that won't play until 26 if at all. That is why your pick is worthless and stupid.

[@nomadbrad6391]

Biggest head scratching pick in the first round.....not a knock against Penix, but you just committed $180 million to a new qb and now you put his successor rather than giving him another weapon

[@jameshollister8294]

I don't think they plan on Kirk playing 4 years is what it means.penix might get a chance at 25

[@Lfg117]

No. Cousins is a 1- or 2-yr bridge qb. Plus, Cousins is coming off a catastrophic injury...

[@ryanhutcheson457]

For 100 mill guaranteed? Thats crazy for a 1yr 2 yr player​@@Lfg117

[@Falconsriseup]

not exactly kirk is honestly a 2 year deal as his entire guaranteed cash is done after season 2. So his 3rd and 4th year you can cut him for no hit at all. I you think Penix is ready by year 2 then you roll with him and use all that extra kirk cap space for team building around penix.

[@Noliestold-np6qi]

​@@Lfg117The question still remains why drop the bag on him? Y'all copers keep dancing around that.

[@seanphillips7480]

Love this pick for falcons, great o line.

[@dang476]

Is it two years from now when it matters?

[@devinwillis768]

All of people that hate this pick don’t realize one thing. The falcons had 14 years to prepare for the future while Matt Ryan was here and they didn’t……… Now that they do, people are pissed. Learn ball and organization of a franchise.

[@jorgegomez6760]

Ask Kirk how much he likes the pick.Constanly looking over his shoulder.Cowherd just being Cowherd with his approval of the pick.

[@traleroy5625]

People jus don’t know shit bout nun MPJ was top 5 talent period everyone speak on injuries when they not injured but QBs get hurt all the time Joe burrow been healthy bout one year in a half since he been in the league and still top QB I’m starting to think it’s jus certain people they put that on

[@Bigpapidamian]

And alot of the games he won he had to bring them back lead them down the field. Or had to kill the clock for the dub. If you watched CFB you already know MPJ is the real deal. These casuals are blind

[@RPKraul]

Drafting Penix, even if it’s a good move, underscores how bad the Cousins signing really was. You pay a good QB-and one coming off a serious injury-to championship-QB money. Good luck, Atlanta fans. You have my sympathy.

[@srobeck77]

Falcons = Browns in epically boneheaded moves

[@LovelyRobotFigurine-lr5pu]

Kirk was the best move Drafting penux=GLASS at 8 was the mistake

[@loudlament1657]

F-bomb 😂

[@devinsmith4862]

I cannot stand all you falcons fans and your organization for this. I will never let this go, you took the air right out of raiders nation. Out of all teams the falcons. 🤦🏽‍♂️

[@Dinklebergggggggg]

I think they thought about the picks we are potentially losing next year. With that in mind and QBs flying off the board there is no way Penix was going second round idc what the mocks say.

[@efactor1984]

Atlanta passed up 3 great EDGE Rushers in the draft, gone….. it would only made sense if we never gotten Kirk Cousins in the first place to go draft Michael Penix.

[@Monsterdamage12]

Great??? Haven't played one down 😂😂😂

[@roncarter8079]

Yeah and at least 6 other teams passed on those “great” Edge rushers after the Falcons 🤔 Love all the armchair GM’s in the various KZbin comments today

[@yoshialva6242]

Great?! Must be a casual fan talking 😂

[@Dbo_Sports]

Greatest day in Bears history since the 85 Super Bowl??? lol The Bears were in the Super Bowl against the Colts and in an NFC title game at home against the Packers. They have had big moments since 85.

[@MrDrsogood]

Just should taken Rome

[@ottomc560]

We coulda saved 180 million if we were gonna do this…100 million guaranteed

[@charlesplymail1721]

And we would've had a rookie starting and another losing season. Duh.

[@mikedbigame3398]

Raheem Morris is an AA Coach who has been fired before. Job security is still an issue. Not having a QB gets you fired. This coach and GM are protecting themselves.... F the Internet boards.

[@truthbearer7891]

It’s also why a bunch of ppl are hating because it’s a team with black GM, coach and QB now. And they are taking a golden boy job in Cousins

[@hairy6486]

They saw cousins and had flashbacks to 28-3

[@se78836]

Damn I wanted to see Penix as the Vikings starter

[@Tony__Tone]

Great pick by Atlanta

[@chawmcgraw4309]

no

[@its570Key]

You’re only saying that because these fools said it’s good. He’s gonna be 27 when he starts playing if Kirk doesn’t get hurt. Its not great at all

[@Tony__Tone]

@@its570Key go cry into your pillow

[@its570Key]

@@Tony__Tone I’m not a falcons fan just telling yall the truth 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 good luck with 2 injury prone QBs

[@Dimezprod]

Good not great

[@RonJP-pm7jp]

After having time to think about this I like it. This can be a Chris Chandler Steve McNair situation. Learn for 2 years from the 36 year old solid NFL qb then come in a wreck stuff.

[@Smokey525]

UW RB1 was hurt, MI could tee off and they did. Maybe same outcome but different game if DJ is healthy.

[@DennyJr22]

I can't believe how many people are spinning this saying it's a good pick. It's an incredibly bad one on so many levels.

[@UnconventionalSpark]

Falcons gonna Falcon😂😂😂. What a terrible pick.

[@JamesTechJackin]

I actually love the pick. Penix is insurance.

[@MeiA-h9r]

So what’s the plan here for the Falcons: If Cousins is ok and takes the team to the playoffs, yeah Penix sits a year but is probably expected to play in his second season. Or He stinks or gets hurt and then you shift in Penix. The main issue about both situations is that you paid this QB a bunch of money for the next 4 years and hamstring your cap for WHAT?! Plus it would be difficult to move off Cousins with his contract. Poor salary cap decisions being made in front of our eyes

[@dang476]

There is no shot he plays in the second season considering how much they would be paying Cousins to sit on the bench.

[@33moneyball]

Giants admitted that Jones isn’t the guy AND that they killed their franchise by foolishly winning down the stretch last year.

[@mgee1723]

Giants couldn’t even tank correctly. I hate being a fan

[@moheganson]

@@mgee1723I’d like to find out what they offered Pats for Maye

[@nickbarcheck1019]

Of course the Falcons should have drafted a QB. Cousins is an old man coming off a major injury.

[@srobeck77]

So they went ahead and drafted a guy even more injury prone with 2 ACL + 2 shoulder tears in college. Brilliant!!!

[@TheYobo1016]

It's a great pick. Cousins isn't getting any younger. Penix can sit and learn for a year or so. You gotta start thinking long term eventually, and the qb classes down the road prob don't compare to this class.

[@lacarpetrondukemarriott]

Neither is Penix he will be 28 when cousins 4 year 180 million dollar contract is up.

[@Thomas-dk6uq]

@@lacarpetrondukemarriottThey have an out after two years and are paying him 62.5m of it this year.

[@MadSUPANOVA]

Bears Oline still need 2 upgrades....center and OT

[@whitetie13]

Atlanta is looking at cousin like Matt Ryan going to the colts . If he slips just one time he will be on the trading block . As a life long Falcons fan I’m not mad at em !

[@matthewmatt5285]

LOL,.You don't understand and I won't embarrass you by explaining it,.lol~

[@whitetie13]

@@matthewmatt5285 appreciate it Mat . That is exactly what I how it should be just because you don’t agree doesn’t mean you have to post . We can agree to disagree and that’s cool .

[@matthewmatt5285]

@@whitetie13 Gte more sleep and we'll talk about Lunacy LATER if you wanna~🙄

[@Michael_B82]

This is a great pick by Atlanta

[@thetrib1]

This was such a dumb pick.

[@vuelee5313]

An arm like the 49ers yo montanyan.... Wow😅

[@jedichurn]

Belichick is like - PHEW!!! So glad I'm not in collaborative working BS

[@Gamma_Labs]

they knew at 8 they could get penix before even pursuing kirk. they know theyre gonna lose some sort of pick next year for tampering. the timeline doesnt make sense. i slept on it and im still pissed. not because i dont like penix, but because the decision is in direct conflict with WIN NOW. the last 4 picks do not make sense.

[@kashanteche]

Grooming a rookie QB is a luxury today.

[@matthewmatt5285]

One that costs $160 mil it would appear,.What an idiotic take~

[@Mark-sj3xb]

I do understand the pick. I know we are all shocked by it but think that Cousins at 35 is coming off an Achilles injury. If he goes down so do the Falcons without a QB. Heinicke?Nah. Morris realizes you can’t win in the NFL with bad QB play. Falcons ignored this fact for the last two years and thought the “genius” of Arthur Smith could overcome it. If Fontenot loads up on defense with the remaining draft picks or can make a trade for an edge rusher, I feel all will be forgiven. Taking Penix and signing Cousins is a “win now and win later” plan.

[@LionelLordOfTheThundercats]

If he goes down, then we draft a QB next year. If he doesn't and plays well for the next three years, then we essentially got nothing for a top 10 pick. And we have nothing to trade for an edge rusher but our draft picks. There is no such thing as a win now and win later plan. What we are doing is winning a little now, and winning a little later. This is how you become this decades Pittsburgh Steelers. Never good enough to be a real threat.

[@LovelyRobotFigurine-lr5pu]

​@@LionelLordOfTheThundercats exactly

[@finstor3386]

Man I love an accurate QB. Its probably the biggest obstical to overcome. Guys do it, Dak is one of the more accurate QBs in the NFL now. Man if your strength is accuracy you have a huge leg up. The problem is, his ability to avoid the rush is really in question. He just couldnt move out of the way of one guy against MI. Colin makes it sound like MI was just destroying them, that was not the case. There was one guy most of the time and Penix panicked or couldnt move out of the way. I thought WA was the better team, and Penix lost that game. There are not a bunch of plays in the NFL where the QB doesnt have to make 1 guy miss, If Penix can do that he could be the best QB in this draft...he is such a great thrower. Of course 2 acl's on the same knee is a big issue as well...this was a bold move Cotton.

[@Стьорра]

I think when all careers are over, MPJ will end up being the best QB from this draft.

[@finstor3386]

@@Стьорра It wouldnt shock me, hes a joy to watch throw a football ( I played QB in HS and short stop in colleg). I really enjoy watching people that can throw that well and effortless. First will be his health, thats the biggest concern, 2 ACL replacements on the same knee is a really big deal. Second, if he can avoid the pass rush, than the sky is the limit. I know his 40 time, but he doesnt seem to have that ability to avoid the rush.

[@Стьорра]

One thing that stands out is that his knowledge of defenses before taking the snap is top notch He said he got tired of getting hit so he just studied defenses which will help him more than anything in the NFL. His ability to process the play and make the right decision is extremely advanced.

[@finstor3386]

@@Стьорра Is all there man. He had the best Oline in college football, by no small margin I think. That may have allowed him to stay healthy. It also allowed him so much time to sit back and show that arm. At the end of the day, if my job was on the line I wouldnt consider drafting him with 2 acls on the same same knee, until at least the 3rd round. Especilaly a guy who appears to have issues avoid the rush.

[@finstor3386]

@@Стьорра Hey, imagine he didnt have those 2 ACLs. Hes been the best QB in college over 2 years. WIlliams was better last year, and Daniels was better this year. The 2 years combined, he was the best. He may have gone 1.

[@joeschmoe233]

I like the pick too. I'm a big fan of Kirk, but if you are the Falcons, you have a proven veteran QB that he can sit behind for at least two years and learn the system before he goes in. The Packers did this for years.

[@srobeck77]

Packer situation was completely different in almost every way. Not even close...

[@joeschmoe233]

@@srobeck77 Regardless of how different you think it was, Rodgers sat behind Favre, and then Love sat behind Rodgers. So it sure as hell wasn't different that way.

[@srobeck77]

@@joeschmoe233 your not so bright if u think no difference. Love was drafted 26th, not 8. Love didnt have 2 acl and 2 shoulder tears. Rodgers was in his final year of contract. How are u this much confused?

[@joeschmoe233]

@@srobeck77 wtf do the draft picks of the individual players has to do with it?

[@srobeck77]

@@joeschmoe233 wtf dont they have to do with it? You not so bright, huh fella....

[@mbwell]

Cousin is the money man, not sure he’s in panic mode. 450 million + in contract money is mind boggling.

[@babyloobibovski2947]

What a terrible pick. Bucs win the division for another two years I guess.

[@nathanrice5636]

Great move now you got two quarterbacks injury prone

[@MysteryInc.23]

Falcons wasted their pick. They could’ve gotten a receiver.

[@matthewmatt5285]

ANY player taken in the First RD would have been a better Pick,. DUMBER PICK IN NFL HISTORY for multiple reasons~ Falcons just pain $160 mil to a guy and didn't give him any help,.. Didn't even help the team,..Could have gotten this clown at #20~

[@baldeagle4710]

cousins and rodgers are going to stink it up next year.

[@SwayneIII]

Wasnt Kirk a stunning pick when he was drafted? I believe his being drafted IN THE SAME DRAFT was possibly even more stunning after they traded the farm to select RGIII. So he of all people should be willing to see past the all the so-called experts that are wrong all the time on draft results.

[@francisdelacruz6439]

What a Pick.

[@zerostozeros]

This was a dumb move. The Falcons are losers by guaranteeing Cousins 100 million dollars and wasting a top draft pick on a quarterback. Just watch Kirk meltdown from here on out.

[@drewristine4498]

LOL Mr. Oh Brock Purdy looks so unprofessional with his hat backwards, can't pronounce the last name of one of the top WR's in the draft. Real professional there

[@MumRah]

Clearly they think you don't need any defense to win because their opportunity to draft top defense talent won't be better and they won't have more money to sign one. Best case scenario the Falcons only get 1 or 2 years of being able to get away with paying a rookie salary. So stupid.

[@rhh3828]

I love penix but they can’t get out of the cousins contract for at least two more years and they will still have a huge dead cap problem after so Penixs first real season, at 26, will be with a team that has less money than everyone else and he will only have two more cheap seasons after that. Oh and you get the added bonus of having players for the next two years who think you screwed them bc this pick could’ve been used better…and they have a defensive coach Collin, you hate those bc they are legendary QB stumpers…

[@Less1leg2]

Atlanta screws up players like Chicago does. It's like putting a Porsche engine in a 74 Vega. Revs up massively but burns out at the end of the driveway.

[@ANTPS32CREWCHIEF]

Penix is the greatest! Wash Huskies 6 wins WO him

[@achilles1373]

Yeah... just like RIdder was the man at Cincy...

[@ninerfan801]

Yup

[@joeyluckow2490]

Plan must be to show that Kirk is healthy, and trade him next year. All while ensuring no one jumped you to draft him.

[@Nyghtryder229AFN]

Yall gotta think. The Falcons have bad luck drafting defensive players in the 1st round. Also that QB situation last year was so bad. I think it spooked them.

[@FuzzyWalrus123]

It spooked them so badcthey wasted 8 overall on the 5th best qb.

[@Monsterdamage12]

Must've found out that Kirk won't be ready for start of season 🤷🏾

[@achilles1373]

WTF did we just do. Drafted a 24 yr old that wont play until hes 28 if all goes well with Kirk. I liked Penix. We needed a defender. We had the entire defensive draft board there untouched. Wtf are we doing. Trade back and get your defender. Draft Brock Bowers. Kirk has a no trade clause as well. Wtf are we doing!! A+ my ass lol. We are in a win now mode since we signed Kirk. We have the roster to do it with. We just needed to fill a few holes through the draft. Instead we get a backup QB. Our best returning edge had 6 sacks... I believe the league leader had 17.5. This pick is dumbfounding. Ridder 2.0 The man at his weak division school, but a victim at the next level. Ridder was more durably throughout his career though.

[@jorgegomez6760]

Atl blew a chance to get the best defensive player pick ur position.edge,dl,cb,lb,ss,...I don't know what needs they have not a Falcons fan.