Rich Eisen Breaks Down the Atlanta Falcons’ Cousins-to-Penix Transition | The Rich Eisen Show

[@hatuletoh]

Hey, i knew Jeff Rutledge when i was a kid. He coached his son in my little league, and he won a super bowl in the early 90s as back up qb and place kick holder with Washington despite botching a hold on a field goal. I remember him letting all the other dads check out his ring.

[@JayE-no2ur]

I went to school with him, man could he sling the pig skin. We grew apart after high school, but I'll always remember and cherish are friendship went to all his games as well. I hope he makes it in the hof one day!

[@galvaofelipe]

“Buy a blender” was the best line on this segment 😂

[@phimuskapsi]

Genuinely laughed out loud at that comment.

[@Nickmae13]

Gotta keep that starting body in shape somehow! 💀😭

[@user-vr9tf9ly2m]

What matters: Lean on Jesus! Jesus loves you and knows you by name! Christ Jesus is knocking at your door! Let Him in! Jesus has saved me!! ✝❤🙏💪

[@drew388]

penix will be the best qb this draft

[@noname-qb7ir]

Nix

[@robe2504]

Any of the top 6 guys last year would probably be #1 in this draft. The Giants, Jets and Titans all whiffed last season not taking one when they COULD. Illustrating the downside of drafting for perceived need.

[@JackThomas-t4m]

@@noname-qb7irwell he is 40 years old

[@Tymcstud247m]

Yup Penix, not nix

[@seantadams_]

So we gonna act like Jayden Daniels isnt in this draft class???

[@HawgWyldFishing]

So, Rich!! At exactly what point do you acknowledge that drafting Penix was the right idea?? As you have watched an aged QB return from Achilles surgery, only to sink your Jets season, and the Falcons have conveniently positioned themselves to at least have some sort of chance to avoid such a thing.

[@DMaineLaFlare]

This.

[@terrylinellc5550]

That part😂💯

[@73ajd1]

Wait..... you're GM and coach are clueless, and you want to take a victory lap for it? 2 bad plans are now better than 1 good coherent plan?

[@adrianalley700]

​@@73ajd1 2 bad plans is better than no plan. Let's see how it shakes out.

[@mattyghost3409]

​@@73ajd1Kirk was a senile Arthur Blank and clueless Rich McKay decision...They were the ones at the press conferences confirming Kirk Cousins 😅😅😅...Terry made the bad draft picks like Pitts and Judon and Simmons free agent acquisition...

[@nicolaidebus5663]

I love Mike’s laugh! I can’t help it I have to laugh with him every time😂

[@balooko31]

Please reach out to the Costco and get that footage!

[@XsivNRGamer]

I was watching Brett Kollman analyzing Kirk's play and the Falcon's play calling and his take was that Kirk is not moving as he should due to his achilles tendon and the Falcon's play calling is so limited that teams pretty much know what's coming. Also, I was watching another analyzer say that most players that come back from the same type of injury do so after 500+ days of healing and rehab and that Kirk started the season at about 319 days after the surgery. That sounds like to me that if Kirk is going to play like himself again, it won't be till next season. I said that when the Falcons took Penix that it looked like insurance to me and now we need to cash it in. Who knows how the Falcons handle Kirk but don't expect him to be himself till next season if ever. As for Penix, he has his chance to stamp his name as one of the greats but most people drop the ball the first time it's handed to them. I'm excited to see what happens the rest of the way but next season is when I have actual expectation. Welcome to ATL...

[@Present4]

Awesome thumbnail.

[@MrAyntlerz]

can confirm, the costco pizzas are amazing.

[@insertclevername4123]

While I appreciate Rich's attempts to contextualize this, I think rookie QB making his first career start for a team after week 10 when the team is .500 or below is way too broad. I think if he wants to give his point more emphasis, he should be more specific--what are the stats on left-handed rookie QBs making their first career starts indoors for teams that drafted them with picks 7-9 and which are currently .500 or below, have 2 remaining home games and 1 remaining road games, and have names containing Michael and Penix? I'm not saying he CAN'T lead the Falcons to the playoffs under that set of conditions, but he would be making NFL history if he did. So no pressure.

[@sultanofatl]

2 things can be true. Penix may be the answer at QB, but not yet be good enough to salvage this year.

[@Keith_No_Sweat]

Judging from Cousin's interview we have been duped this was arranged and he was getting out the way for Michael.

[@WhoGitDaBiscuit]

😐

[@thadream_13_10]

What are you talking about? MPJ was always supposed to take over for Kirk just not this soon. How were you duped by something they said since draft night?

[@pretzelhunt]

C'mon ya'll gotta get some "Circle takes the Square"-type samples or Paul Lynde or Martin Mull drops. Tom Bergaron, even...

[@Tacoz4lifee]

He was getting the Costco hot dog? Oh yeah I’m betting the house on Atlanta this weekend 😂

[@GeraldLaz38]

Wayland Flowers and Madam, not Jennings.

[@ShelbyBaby27]

Rich not knowing the price of a Kostco hotdog Bourgeois Rich strikes again! 😂😂😂

[@jdicke1017]

Well, you don't know how to spell Costco, so there is that.

[@PhilipJFry-qh2jg]

...But it is 1.50$

[@deepaknambisan3251]

@@jdicke1017is that a petty bourgeois point

[@AlYrvan]

That thumbnail is outrageous lol

[@jamesswanson4391]

Cousins is perfectly happy to sit, he gets paid either way!

[@wwstar30]

Loool ok Bud

[@BD-cy9qr]

Everyone's acting like he's the highest paid - he's not even top 10, it's a bit extra

[@73ajd1]

​@BD-cy9qr Hey mafmatics guy.... how many $45 million guys are a healthy scratch in ALL of professional sports?

[@SiMPLYHaZZaRD]

@@73ajd1he is not a healthy scratch he is a #2

[@malikjackson5225]

Let’s Go Penix!

[@EddyG0rdo]

Cousins seems like those one of quiet dudes who has a horrible temper.

[@dunny44able]

This the day rich been waiting for since the draft 😂😂

[@punkmeathead3792]

Penix looking strong 💪

[@balamkinich7968]

How ? He hasnt played or done anything this year lmao. Even if Penix isnt great like Jayden Daniels, or good like Bo Nix, Cousins was so bad that Penix is going to be a lateral move at worst.

[@punkmeathead3792]

@ he looks jacked? Poweful and capable?

[@73ajd1]

Atlanta looking dumb AF.

[@kkfaerber]

Watching Rick turn from an informative voice in sports into what would happen if Frasier Crane tried to be Howard Stern has been such a drop off.

[@miles6623]

I THINK THE COACH SAW PENIX JR AND WAS LIKE "WHY TF DO WE HAVE THIS 36 YOLD GEEZER WHEN THIS KIDS SPINNING THE BALL LIKE PRIME DAUNTEE CULLPEPPER IN 2004, GET YO ROLL ON BABY"

[@tylerprince5532]

Maybe over doing it. Penix will be bad, sorry to break your heart. Cousins is now old though. The guy is to be respected for where he started to how he’s seeing the end. He beat out multiple first round picks in his time. Hats off sir, it’s probably over though.

[@philipcaseyacalloway204]

Bro buying a hotdog and got named a starter 😂

[@cs1422b]

Charles Nelson Reilly was on Hollywood Squares.

[@Jcs57]

He was also a regular on Match Game hosted by Gene Rayburn

[@habh8r77]

Been saying since free agency…watch the decline from afar, NOT UP CLOSE!! Falcon’s fans have a front row seat to the inevitable decline.

[@derrellleggett8399]

Kirk cousins is about to become the highest paid QB coach in the league!

[@Keith_No_Sweat]

Kirk was hearing all this talk about Penix and seeing it everyday and decided to bow out

[@greyreid4477]

or all this talk started because Kirk has played like absoulte trash the past 4 weeks. I'm Falcons fan, I've watched every single play this year. Kirk did this to himself.

[@Saint5555]

Die hard Falcons fan, I'm okay with this change. Firstly he gets the Giants- a terrible team to go against. However I think he gets a first half to try and succeed. If it looks like they might lose, I can see Morris bringing Cousins in.

[@freddyp4011]

11:50 Mr. Krabs

[@huffwayno]

He should have already had some playing time in these last 5 games when Cousins threw 1 TD... Atlanta will never succeed.

[@SGBassplayer]

As long as he doesn’t have to face Michigan’s defense again he should be fine.

[@Spartan-301st]

Insane decision making. You either go all in on Kirk, or draft your rookie and give him reps on that cheap contract. Don’t do both.

[@HawgWyldFishing]

They didn’t go all in on the Kirk deal. They gave him a front loaded contract at a discounted value. That way they could have him as the starter at a great price for as long as he was playing quality football, to give the young guy time to adjust to becoming a true professional, and not have the weight of the world on his shoulders from day 1, and they wouldn’t have to over spend resources to try and draft another QB down the road, when they were going ti be in a worse position to do so. There was never going to be a world that Kirk was going to be worse than Desmond Ridder, though he was beginning to push it very damn close after the last 6 weeks. But now they don’t have to worry about that, they didn’t have to spend multiple years worth of draft capital, Kirk’s deal is easy as hell to move off of, even if that means eating the dead cap, because it was all front loaded. If you think using 1 draft pick to take a good rookie QB was somehow going to change everything for the team, you’d be wrong. I can only imagine what you’d be thinking if they had done a trade similar to the Niners trade for the Trey Lance draft pick. That would change the entire makeup of the team, because it costs multiple years worth of first round picks. It only cost Atlanta 1 draft pick and a discount QB contract value price tag. They made the right decision. In literally every way.

[@Cjhilly]

Coming from a Michigan state fan 😭….your boy needs to retire asap

[@73ajd1]

​@@HawgWyldFishingBenching a $45 million player is a GENIUS plan. I see the brilliance now. Thanks.

[@Spartan-301st]

@ that’s entirely a fair opinion and I’m not even defending Kirk. But they DID sign him to a massive contract so why did they do that knowing they wanted a rookie QB?

[@dirtysouth9166]

Good thing you're not a coach or gm 😂

[@ACSanchezium]

As long as he is better then Daniel jones, they shoulid be ok.

[@terrylinellc5550]

😂😂😂😂 that should be easy for him

[@Ice-Blade]

and @ #6 on the wild list

[@Trinison7]

So rich in retrospect do you now understand why it was a good thing that they drafted Penix. Think about that position if they didn't. Do you understand now they didn't want to be the Jets

[@J__Way]

Penix or Maholmes?

[@tomlittle9103]

lol what? are you just reaching for the trendiest names you can think of and just putting them on the white space on KZbin?

[@terrylinellc5550]

​@@tomlittle9103😂 he gotta be somebody trolling

[@patrick815]

The players, including the coach, decided to quit on Kirk.

[@RC-yd3hx]

As long as Penix runs out the pocket like he runs to the can after eating a Costco hotdog, he’ll be good to go

[@patrickbutler9744]

Is English Penix’s native tongue?

[@paulylasania5685]

Atlanta paying Cousins !00 million guaranteed to walk around with a clipboard ....... 😲

[@dannyc.9161]

I’d still get the 1.50 🌭

[@donnacochran3335]

IT'S ALL ABOUT ATLANTA NOT WANTING TO PAY KIRK!! No trade, must cut...if this doesn't work out well I can see Atlanta needing another new coach in the next couple of years. Check out how the coaches changed the play calling for Kirk...got away from his strengths. Kirk was an expensive stop gap QB.

[@mikemullan9015]

Rich, ur not just the greatest Dad, ur Top Notch Sportscaster. Cousins knows how to make Tons of money. I am a Diehard Vikings fan. To be honest I have never been a Cousins fan. Why? Looking at his winning record against teams with winning records has been dismissal. I don't understand why any pro organization doesn't take that into account. He might be a nice guy and one hell of a salesman to sell himself to organizations. I was happy to see him out of Minnesota. I would love to see Sam Darnold find a new home in Minnesota. I hope the Vikings are able to keep him for a two year contract. Everyone knows what can happen to young highly recruited Quarterbacks. The Vikings have been snake bitten for years. High hopes for Teddy Bridgewater, non contract preseason career ending. If Sam Darnold goes to another organization with high expectations he could struggle again. Let our young franchise Quarterback learn for a year. As everyone knows the NFL is very different than university. But I am just a clinical psychologist so what the hell do I know. Just one fans opinion. Thanks Rich you are a pros pro. Doctor M

[@cbockiii2514]

The Falcons are morons, but I have a really good feeling about Penix. He looked really good in the preseason games.

[@JackThomas-t4m]

How old is penix 35. He played 12 years in college

[@Moonlite_17]

He’s the same age as Bo nix 24 lol

[@Cjhilly]

And Jayden Daniels, weirdo

[@pretzelhunt]

Adjunct Quarterback Professor

[@WhoGitDaBiscuit]

That was you in 4th grade.

[@adrianalley700]

If we listened to Rich we are the dumbest team in the world drafting Penix and not a full season in that choice has the potential to pay dividends

[@James-w8x1q]

There is a REASON for the saying: Never Change Horses in Mid Stream as Atlanta will soon learn.

[@WhoGitDaBiscuit]

Bah.

[@slowhand256]

You do if the horse can't or won't swim

[@WhoGitDaBiscuit]

@ 👍

[@denniscarney5249]

Yes, there *is* a reason for that saying -- a reason that has to do with crossing bodies of water on horseback. It has *NOTHING* to do with football. Take some money and enroll in a logic course.

[@kingkracker1998]

nfl next year should not trade fort cuzzin. they shoukd make the falcons cut him or jeep him lol

[@abacot24]

What was the point of this….

[@user-vr9tf9ly2m]

What matters: Lean on Jesus! Jesus loves you and knows you by name! Christ Jesus is knocking at your door! Let Him in! Jesus has saved me!! ✝❤🙏💪

[@ChampaBayBeast]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@ByGriPhone]

It'd be hilarious if Penix ends up being worse than Cousins

[@benjaminpickardmd]

Impossible.

[@robe2504]

Difficult given the way he played last week, but Cousins has put up a body of regular season work that will take some beating.

[@JackThomas-t4m]

He just turned 48 after 20 years in college

[@Moonlite_17]

@@JackThomas-t4mhe’s the same age as Bo Nix both are 24 lol

[@slowhand256]

Somebody reeks of hate

[@stevenorthenscold6313]

The Falcons saying the gm was right draft Penix is laughable! ..😅😅.. they had no business doing that whe they needed edge help..they might get lucky

[@joshrowan3516]

Jayden Daniel's best by far

[@craigholmes6335]

3rd best QB in the Draft

[@garydobbs5159]

You know the defense sucks. You have to put some blame on them too it’s not all cousins. Penix is made of glass and won’t last

[@terrylinellc5550]

Somebody's drinking Hatorade i see🤭🤦🏽‍♂️ Must be a Cousins groupie👀

[@denniscarney5249]

Someone obviously didn't watch the Raider game. I know, Raiders aren't exactly the Chiefs, but they only gave up 17 to the Chargers despite Cousins throwing 4 picks. The Falcons should go 2-1 at worse in their remaining games.

[@christophersexton5778]

Andrew Whitworth ruins prime tnf everyone else is awesome hes awful idk y his face is everywhere idk anyone who likes him

[@punkmeathead3792]

Cousins really doesn’t seem like an intelligent guy at all.

[@robe2504]

He is focussed and hard working.

[@JackThomas-t4m]

Hmm he is making 90 million. I think maybe yes

[@punkmeathead3792]

@@robe2504 I’m sure he is, he just doesn’t appear as bright as other quarterbacks when they speak.

[@punkmeathead3792]

@@JackThomas-t4m net worth isn’t necessarily caused by intelligence.

[@robe2504]

@@JackThomas-t4m For 14 games - greedy smart sure, but intelligence is a different quality, and is not measured by $$$

[@jonathancohoon]

F Penix. This team needs to run through Bijan

[@rice_frying_shrimp]

Penix gives them the best chance to do that. Kirk hasn't been mobile enough to hand the ball off from under center and that's the playstyle Bijan thrives in.

[@brandonprice1301]

KZbin needs to bring back the dislike number on videos

[@pretzelhunt]

no, they should use the 1-5 rating system

[@Tymcstud247m]

MPX beat Bo NixL last year twice right??? Oh and went to natty??? Lmfao let’s not say nix is better cause he’s thrown the ball all year and penix has thrown it 5 times .. chill out amateurs