Locked on Falcons POSTCAST: Let's Talk About Kirk Cousins

[@chhinchhem3816]

Thank you Falcons for giving Kirk an offer he couldn’t resist. Yours truly, a long time Vikings fan.

[@sctech2010]

Vikings fan here. Kirk is king of empty stats. Falcons will be a force in the South with Penix and Bijan

[@joshvogt6687]

I’d say Dak is the King of Empty Stats, but Kirk is certainly the Archduke

[@wolfwang8464]

Yall don’t know if penix will be anything good

[@Silencer1914]

Kirk's 2 interceptions could have easily been 4; it's time to move on.

[@WackoMac]

One being a pick 6

[@robinknight8896]

😂😂😂. The World Class Organization , is truly back. In Kirk and Morris we trust

[@Holidaykills]

Achilles, he can't plant on his throwing leg, the ball hangs there on those longer throws,and it gets picked. You can see it on his face it hurts.

[@jonathanfisher9745]

Guys I'm not piling on: GET RID OF KIRK, HE WILL DESTROY THE FRANCHISE. I'm a Vikes fan and this is a heads up

[@K_Vang23]

Another Vikes fan here, 👆🏽he is right!

[@SeekJesus27]

True, unfortunately the fans are powerless :/

[@bdofbd]

I tried to tell people all offseason. Kirk does not mean we’ll be a good team

[@davidhenry6055]

Kirk did better however defense DB's gave up 21 points in 4th quarter and the fumble on kickoff return.. 100 yards of penalties. This game was not on kirk.. 2 picks yes but K Pitts ain't helping dropping passes. And he missed on possible TD pass not giving effort or fighting for the ball or even jumping yp for it.

[@thesavvyninja885]

Dude, go away. Your team is 11-2. What the hell are you doing commenting

[@MajorBorris]

Sam Darnold last four games, 11 touchdowns zero interceptions 4-0. $10 million salary 😊 Kirk Cousins last four games, zero touchdowns 8 interceptions 0-4. Salary $45 million 😢

[@WackoMac]

Kirk fleeced the Falc's

[@jamesabc372]

He has a better coaching and team around him. Atlanta is a rebuilding team and not a QB away from being successful.

[@SeekJesus27]

@@jamesabc372both teams were 7-10 last year. It’s Kirk taking up too much of the cap space that kills every team who signs him.

[@funL1F3]

Kirk is making $28mil from the Vikings this year too! Crazy 🤪 he’s actually making $73mil this year.

[@SeekJesus27]

@ incredible huh

[@Super.5th]

There go Aaron glazing Kirk as usual

[@rod2422]

Soooooo much respect to you guys i am a Viking lol but i love the way you guys broke this down with no hate or just blaming one person I wish SKOL nation was like this much respect 🙌🏽

[@t.j.richardson8446]

As a Viking fan, I feel y'alls pain😢

[@wandameadows5736]

You should get help with the Kirk Derangement Syndrome

[@stoozdee]

The derangement with Kirk is his fanbase -> anti-vax religious extremists.

[@DrJayfromdaA]

Kirk may not be the problem but he also isn’t the solution. This team is also collapsing because it is poorly coached. I can only see maybe one win for the last couple games

[@jpitt76]

Time for Penix. Kirk doesn’t have enough zip on the ball to throw touchdowns in the red zone. Lob passes in the red zone are picks all day.

[@trentholio]

As a Vikings fan watching Kirk play this Sunday, it was obvious he's lost a lot of zip on the ball. Even in his lowest low in Minnesota he was never as bad as he has been for you guys these past few games.

[@wolfwang8464]

Coaching/Gameplan

[@trentholio]

@wolfwang8464 That might be part of it, but it's clear Kirk is definitely playing poorly. I know most Vikings fans are gonna come on here saying he was always bad, but he wasn't. He was normally a good, sometimes very good qb in Minnesota. But if he doesn't turn it around soon, he may just have hit the wall with his age.

[@bentientcheu1853]

​@@trentholio Someone said maybe his Achilles are still hindering him, so he can't plant his throwing foot well, so the ball hangs in the air longer.

[@lancerendar]

Aaron is being wayyyy too kind to Kirk in his analysis. Reminiscent of his talk about Ridder last year until it was too obvious.

[@jaimetorresjr1930]

Penalties,miscommunication, lack of execution….added all up it sounds like the players are not prepared…COACHING IS THE PROBLEM!

[@blaowtousai]

180 million, how much is Penix costing you? Vikings saved quite a bit letting your QB walk, we got several holes filled with the money saved.

[@falcons204IS]

Ya I argued with my cousin who’s a Vikings fan about that and I’m definitely eating my words now while he’s laughing at me 😂😂😂

[@johnm2617]

Zero td passes in 4 games ! And he is still playing ! Ra Ra Raheem we should of never got him back ! This Organization is simply Horrible < Dumb too !

[@hightimeskg]

Vikings fan here. I owe my life to the Falcons for taking Kirk off our hands!

[@mattwing311]

Edit: Kirk has a Hall of Fame Agent. Aaron sounds like a typical Kirk Crusader. I am a Vikings Fan. And crusaders have ALWAYS found excuses for him. The amount of money you're spending on mediocrity is insanity. Imagine you didn't pick up Kirk, and drafted Penix. All that extra money could've been used to sign players to elevate your team as a whole. But nah. Falcons put ALL their eggs in one basket. This has been Kirk's MO! Make money first, which is fair. But he sees this as just a job. He doesn't play it for the love of it or he won't make sacrifices to win. He's done it to Washington, Minnesota, and now Atlanta! He is a garbage time warrior. He makes himself look like a fixer, but he is not. 1 play off win in Minnesota. That's it! For how much money he sucks up that isn't great.

[@bebes1961]

If you know, you know. SKOL.

[@SeekJesus27]

The best part of the game was when they showed the Vikings fan with a, “we will never forget you, Kurt,” shirt.😂😂😂

[@tipphimmachack1889]

that was his name when he let us down 😅

[@ruudddyy]

It’s over man, Tenitra, Aaron, Jarvis I feel for you guys to have to keep talking about this hopeless ass organization but kudos to yall. Whether it’s the personnel, coaching, or ownership, we always stink for the better part of a decade. Fuck it take a vacation, yall don’t have to waste your time.

[@KyleConfer]

*for the better part of 6 decades

[@JaxonSmithers]

ATL needs to put Penix in there. Give the young man a chance to prove himself.

[@vikings_fans_anonymous]

At least ATL only fully guaranteed 2 years instead of all 4 🤷‍♂️ Kirk is king of empty stats. Gotta give Penix a look to see if he is the future or if the reboot will take more time

[@joshvogt6687]

Vikings fan here. This type of postgame discussion is exactly what I was used to for 6 years. Lots of talent, just can’t seem to get to that next level, plays down to bad teams, etc. I have no problem with Falcons fans at all, sorry yall are having the same experience. Penix is gonna be a stud, you’ll be alright

[@Tankhead_Moe]

The Defense can't hold if they don't get enough time to rest

[@GivinGame]

Fire Raheem now I don’t care if it’s his first season

[@ddavis4616]

He to damn nice , he reminds me of Mike smith

[@webstercat]

100% failure

[@robertbateman7930]

Thanks to each of you for reporting this game. I could not watch it. After watching highlights, we have red zone problems, and the defensive backfield looked terrible at times. Other teams see our scheme and personnel weaknesses and are exposing them. With a set of first year coordinators and a feel -good HC, this season is an experiment more than a decisive run toward playoffs. Is Penix so far behind the learning curve he cannot provide a spark to this offense? Hard for me to believe that. Kirk needs to sit down. It happens in every other sport as needed. Because the HC is in love with Kirk who was, and he’s put his name on winning with him this season, that’s why he’s insistent on seeing Kirk through. And I understand that from the trust and respect standpoint. I also understand HC is concerned with stability in his job, the building, and locker room. But if you want to win now to have a chance later, ou make adjustments to improve your chances.

[@Trinison7]

I agree with Aaron. The expectations of this team were too high by our fan base. This is the facts, first time offensive play caller, first time defensive play caller, new quarterback coming off an Achilles, playing in a new offense with new players, new head coach. For those who is expecting super bowl in 2024 pretty misguided. This is a team that's just trying to make the playoffs. Their super bowl run is in 2025. With Dan Quinn first year, we where 5 and 0 then ended the season 8 and 8 and missed the playoffs. Then went to the super bowl the following year. And he didn't have all of the new things going on, like first time play calls, and a quarterback in the system for his first year. This is what normal growth looks like. Too many times we see teams have immediate success and feel that is the norm it is not. When it comes to Kirk I'm like this. We finish 7 and 10 again, he either competes for his job next year, or gets traded. But if we have a winning record but we don't make the playoffs he is on a Russell Wilson short leash for 2025. We make the playoffs and all of this goes away. Now with all the newness I just mentioned, You put in Penix, you have no idea what you're going to get and you're still going to have the same issues that are many and also not related to the quarterback. Plus he is Left-Handed which means different types of protections, and the receiving core having to adjust to the spin of a left-handed quarterback. Which will be now additional issues. The only way Penix sees the field is if we're out of playoff contention. Period. And by the way that is the smartest thing to do. For quarterback flipping, which is normally unsuccessful, costs people their jobs. The only challenging team left right now is the Commanders. And to me Penix does not give you a better chance to win that game. Cuz again there are too many other issues here than just the quarterback. If we go to Penix let him have a full off-season where he is working with the ones. In regards to coaching keep the coaching staff get rid of the players that are not pulling their weight. You can't keep changing coaches at some point in time you have to start looking at The players.

[@shemeansdolby4924]

The players are the same, for the most part. They have not utilized their rookies, zero production, zero. Coaching is the issue. 100%

[@Trinison7]

@shemeansdolby4924 you mean the same players that went 7 and 10 for the past 3 years. Come man

[@kameronerdman5870]

Vikings fan here, THANK YOU GUYS FOR PAYING KIRK. We’re so lucky as Vikings fans to have 3 more years of rookie scale contract JJ McCarthy and not paying Kirk 45 million to the salary cap!!

[@jblogic4u]

This is what I saw: The D-line got after Darnold, and when he scrambled, the back end let us down. The offense failed to capitalize on scoring opportunities. The announcer said, "You're not going to beat them with field goals!" The QB and OC have to be better. We were right there with the Vikings until Kirk threw that pick. His play is costing us games, but collectively, all units need to improve. We still got this! RISEUP!!!! 🙌🏈

[@asde2073]

Only thing about Free is he is consistent with QB changes he didnt want to change from Ridder to Taylor either (which I agreed with) but this is not that we need to move on because 100M QB can not be making these mistakes

[@dennisgreen3757]

This guy is a laughing FOOL KIRK KIRK KIRK KIRK

[@BenjaminArnold-b6h]

He started playing better on the play action play calling

[@shakinlaw1406]

I agree with Aaron!!! Kirk played better, not good but better. It was everything else that was a bigger factor in this loss.

[@Justb327]

Don’t put Penix in till after we play y’all

[@timtimbly2433]

Can we please replace Kirk Cousins and Aaron Freeman?

[@sticksteves7499]

Say it louder brother!

[@kelvinoconner1660]

So 0 TDs and 2 INTs is a step forward?

[@sticksteves7499]

Aaron “smartest man in the room” Freeman, at it again …. What a joke

[@wcmayjr71]

You know its serious when tenitra has her glasses off.

[@SeekJesus27]

You realize Jordan Addison is a wr one on most teams? Best combo in the league.

[@phreakerbythespeaker9902]

Another Vikings fan here to thank Atlanta for taking Kurt. It's never Kurt's fault 🤣 We don't miss him 💜

[@FLIRTTISHES]

I think Zac R does listen to Locked on Falcons cause Aaron definitely been preaching about switching it up

[@wandameadows5736]

The reality is the Falcons were 6-3 & playing at another level with this SAME SQUAD & what it tells me is this Team hasn't figured out how to handle Adversity. Team is better than what they've shown these last 4 Games. I want to know how a 6-3 Team that had Comeback & Record Breaking Wins can all of a sudden find all kinds of ways to lose. We've lost with Defense, Special Teams, Offense & Coaching & these loses are on the Team as a Whole. This isn't High School Football its Grown Men & they have to do something to right this ship or else this season will go down as 1 of the worst collapses in NFL History. I refuse to take anyone serious that's focuses on 1 Player while ignoring all the ways this team has lost during this streak.

[@MajorBorris]

When you pick the 8th player in the NFL draft and he doesn't help you this year while signing a quarterback to a $45 million per year who for the first time in NFL history couldn't throw a football faster than 36mph last week. You're probably not going to the playoffs.

[@Alexander-lc7dx]

13:20 Jordan Addison would be WR1 on the falcons and many other teams

[@brucereid7165]

Kirk does not have the ball torque to ply in this league. Plus he’s playing extremely timid. Time to move on. Don’t see how Aaron thought Kirk took a major stride this week. Minnesota should have had four interceptions. We got lucky on that Drake catch. Plus the dljne git his timing down. Way too many batted ball for a tall qb.

[@forealpat397]

KC (qb) still in it. 👍🏈. Its all good. Go FALCONS! (U can win out.👍)

[@Tankhead_Moe]

Kirk Cousin is the problem

[@MaxxTitan7]

The falcons at the end of the day are the falcons.

[@BenjaminArnold-b6h]

Kirk cousins just got a big bankroll from us he's just interested in the money you just play enough games so you can get the money

[@ladyt3182]

This is what happens when yall have second lines in NoLA!!😅😊😂🎉

[@LockedOnATL]

As much as I hate your comment, I can't do anything but 😂

[@DarnellLee-o4k]

Kirk has been mediocre and inconsistent these past weeks. Hes a veteran playing at this mid level. We have to admit he’s not the answer for us. The offensive needs more smoke as well. 🫠No excuse why we’re not ranked higher and not sweating getting in the playoffs. We got rid of riddler who had less interceptions than Kirk sadly.

[@prestonfirmin3470]

Kurt leads the league in interceptions. No touchdowns in 4 games. He is not even average

[@terrylinellc5550]

You mean playing @ a Low level

[@larryhauer809]

Cousins is second in the entire NFL in passing yards. Fire the defensive coordinator

[@shane-gf9vo]

I gotta say theres a lot of blame to go around but at the end of the day the great teams. Bills, Chiefs, Chargers, Steelers, Texans, rams, 49ers, lions, vikings, packers all have great coaches the only exception being the eagles who I think have one of the most loaded rosters of all time on offense. Most of those teams have younger QBs who they are making a future for besides Stafford who has a cannon for an arm still and Wilson whos a game manager at this point since they are a defensive power house. We need to start all over with a young up and coming stud coach not a recycled one who has never even been a top coordinator let alone HC. This off season they need to try and trade kirk, get a new coaching staff with veteran coordinators and a innovative young HC. Penix is the future but where punting our future down the road at least 4 more years riding out this sinking ship

[@shane-gf9vo]

And ill add this, usually the winning formula is having a young HC who was previously a top tier coordinator and then for the coordinators you wanna have an in house talent that was groomed by a former regime (which we dont have) or you get a veteran playcaller who maybe failed as a HC in the past but was formerly an expert on their side of the ball. Flores, Smith, Quinn, Fangio etc. The best part about this method is your coordinators are less likely to get stolen because they have already failed as a HC in the past so you have some consistency as OC and DC. Saleh would be a solid DC hire for a new staff Ben Johnson as HC and then an OC that could be a up and coming talent that Ben Johnson mentors as he calls the offense. The Falcons roster is similar to the Lions I think Johnson would cook here

[@Bigmili420]

$100 Million veteran QB should make better decisions when it comes to protecting the football

[@fearfro8680]

Realize the time the defense water breaks is when Kirk throws most his picks

[@LockedOnATL]

It's funny how that works smh

[@fearfro8680]

@@LockedOnATLyall have to put out there that yes the defense is pretty bad but it’s recently been bad because of Kirk a qb suppose to uplift the team and Kirk is depressing the team with his play the worst he do the worst falcons as a group do

[@markaaron1964]

they are paying him too much money to bench him it's not just a game it is also a business they should give Pinix a shot what's it gonna hurt they are more worried about the money they are paying Kirk and not so much the wins and loses.

[@ZACKBO50]

Clean house!!! Darnold is on a one year $10 million deal and torched them!!!!

[@jasonsmith2953]

I think the falcons may get lucky.. To be in the hunt ..At the end of the season now… I see them maybe winning one more game…

[@BenjaminArnold-b6h]

The look on his face says that he doesn't care anymore I saw the look on his face

[@ChrisTyroneDrip]

We’re cooked 💀

[@5SK.RoyaltyTV]

Come on Aaron. There was a camera shot of Kirk throwing the ball and he looked like he was in pain. Like it was a struggle to throw the ball. He was a $100m dollar mistake!

[@vikings_fans_anonymous]

Saw that look for 6 years. If he takes a big hit, he gets tense and starts gritting his teeth on every throw. Dallas Turner absolutely rocked him early on and you could see it as the game went on

[@ddavis4616]

Look at how the dawgs switched up as a team last night with the qb switch. Ijs 🤷🏾‍♂️ my advice tell Kirk he’s “hurt” to not kill his stock anymore than he has and put the kid in

[@LockedOnATL]

I like how you're thinking

[@gymkingz3323]

Atlanta failed in every aspect of the game: offense, defense and Special Teams. They failed as a unit. Players only meeting is mandatory this week. This is sad to see 😢 #RiseUp

[@antonioanderson9557]

Imma leave it right here... We fell from #4th to 10th place n d NFC!!!

[@CarltonWright-vv3yu]

Football 🏈 🏈 is a team sport. Putting Penix in the game is not going to make any difference especially when they are holes to fill on the roster.

[@Slimdulla87]

Kirk can't make the plays anymore and it's clear as day now; it's like you have to keep adjusting the playbook to accommodate him, but you are only hurting the team and literally getting nothing in return.

[@Bluejacket4life2]

A bad defense is suppose to hold a offense to 3pts after a turnover...in what world.

[@jamesabc372]

What are you talking about? Kirk has had 13 games for improvement. He's supposed to be a vet and figure himself out. We all know like the other teams he's limited in what he can do on the field. Why not try and start another qb and try to save the season? They are out of the playoffs at this point!😮😢

[@ronniewilliams9169]

Why the defensive backs fallling all over the place? Comical😂

[@Old_Viking_65]

ROFL….sorry, not sorry, Kirko chains is our 1998 revenge.

[@jrandall41]

Man what's with all the Viking trolls. Damn.

[@prestonfirmin3470]

Aaron said Kirk improved this game. LAWD! He threw 2 ints. Why is his standard so freaking low!! This guy is supposed to be winning us games! 😤💩

[@IndigoJamie]

There is not "I" Team. The whole team need help. I am a Falcons fan. I don't see a team who wants to play.

[@nottl1]

You guys complaining about Kirk but the D gave up 42 pts bro. Should have been 45. But ok

[@fearfro8680]

Because of Kirk fault

[@ehrenknappe8268]

If the refs weren't bumbling idiots, that simultaneous catch should have been a pick for the Vikings. It's tough to pay that much for a guy who's sitting on the bench though... but I think Penix needs to start next week.

[@MichaelJ843]

Really Aaron, is Raheem paying you?

[@freddymburushi8897]

Aaron take culture over winning

[@davestanks]

Bro knows he’s being a contrarian. Can’t run the offense with a limited ass QB. Also “a handful of mistakes” when we had the worst game of penalties in the league this season lol. Garb.

[@freddymburushi8897]

Aaron what are you talking about stop making excuses

[@dranelson5930]

THIS IS A UNDISCIPLINED TEAM BAD COACHING STAFF FACTS

[@dennisgreen3757]

how about taking the number 1 CB in the draft instead of Penix t or DeJean instead of Ruke

[@soldiertosoldierhawaiireal4353]

Kirk is never the issue he just never the answer

[@trobace]

What in the world is arron talking about? Kirk, sorry as two left shoes,

[@karljenkins7682]

Get rid of Kirk and Pitts they both can go 💀

[@GasStationToilet]

Glad we moved on from Cousins. He gave us some good moments but ceiling was low in the long run.

[@joshuaedmond4454]

Just like you falcons fans celebrating too early in that superbowl, yall did the same thing with saying yall won the nfc south in week 8.....as a saints fan, this meltdown is beautiful....ask yourselves if kirk was any good why would the vikings let him limp up outta Minnesota?

[@JHub75]

This team is a joke!!!

[@Dirtybirds53]

This is all my on Raheem . He knows that Kirk is done but still allows the bleeding to continue. He ain’t a good coach, only a good talker. His Coaching group belongs in high school football. He needs to be fired at the end of the season if this continues.

[@webstercat]

Raheem is not a nfl head coach. I doubt birds win another game. This team has tanked and he shares the blame.

[@Gerald_Nathaniel]

Can i be paid 180 million to throw interception? Please 😆

[@musicksol]

Ok with rolling Kirk. He’s bound to explode and right this ship. Team let him down. Keep him in

[@kendalljackson6088]

Aaron freeman 😂

[@wolfwang8464]

As a vikes fan…HAHAHAHAHAHAH

[@cordellharper9162]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ZACKBO50]

Blank cannot hire a coach for ish!!!!!

[@QuanPablo30]

We need tampa to lose they next game just to sneak in the playoffs

[@Boss2164]

Aaron he three 2 INT and no TD it’s not his fault ? Lol

[@mylesmerritt5894]

Now I respect Aaron's opinion most of the time. But THIS time is not it. Yes, this game is not entirely on kirk cousins. The defense was horrible. But at the same time, kirk is not contributing to anything either. He literally leads the league in turnovers and once again has a week where he's thrown more than 1 interception and no touchdowns. THIS was the game where kirk needed to step up and he didn't. Game wasn't entirely on him but he still has been playing horrible. It's time for penix. Saying it doesn't make sense, DOESNT MAKE SENSE. I don't think it's about kirk being unhealthy at all. I think he's just mentally not there anymore. He's scared in the pocket. He's too fidgety. He hesitates when he throws the ball. At least with penix we can at least see if it will be an improvement. Not to mention, pwnix has a rocket for an arm and has zip on his passes unlike kirk. There are so many reports about the coaches and the team LOVING what they're seeing out of penix in practice. And what we as fans have seen from penix this season, he has been pretty damn good. We can't defend kirk anymore. He literally single handedly lost us the game against the chargers and that's not okay. We can't keep riding the 500 yard game he had anymore. That's in the past now. We aren't first place in the division any more. Kirk cousins isn't winning you games any more and isn't even contributing to scores. We need change. End of story.

[@mylesmerritt5894]

Also, I don't even think that starting penix would be "starting over" either. More so, I think it's about creating a spark. Why do you think teams sub out their starting qb if they're struggling in game? To help them reevaluate themselves, rest, and to create a spark on offense. The yardage for kirk is there. But THATS OBVIOUSLY not enough. We don't care about yards. We care about scoring the football. And if kirk can't do it, someone else can. Free, you probably won't read this, but come on man. You have wayyyyy too much hope for kirk. We all know and hopefully you should know as well that Kirk's play isn't enough. We can blame the defense all we want to but that still doesn't excuse last week. There no way you truly think that starting penix is such a bad idea

[@shawnsession6600]

I’m not tryna HEAR THAT SHIT AARON

[@Tankhead_Moe]

I disagree. They can win with Penix. Response like this is why Atlanta continues to be sorry

[@soldiertosoldierhawaiireal4353]

Your a clown if you think Kirk not the issue you paid him to be the eraser

[@l0lg0tem]

Welp sorry rah rah Aint gon neva catch kirk slippin. It gets to a point smh🤦‍♂️🤷‍♂️

[@Razorbacks1]

Falcons 6-7 under Kirk. Why are you surprised? He is a career .500 qb.