Will the Falcons release Kirk Cousins? 👀 Adam Schefter provides an update! | The Pat McAfee Show

[@TheMissiIe]

Penix did NOT throw a pick. Pitts literally threw the ball to the Giants

[@slickchick5811]

well duh, its happened before.

[@Jesseyoutuber]

The Giants are tanking to get the first pick and Atlanta is talking about their own performance like they proved anything. Cousins didn't fall on his face and watch JJ griddy in his face. Falcons are trash

[@JSPRKL]

@@slickchick5811 I am not sure that I have seen many plays like that... can you cite some examples?

[@gojuryu3]

TE drafted top 4, overall! madness. not even top 5 receiver on the team. total bust.

[@WhiteyThePooh]

@@gojuryu3100% bust

[@MiguelHernandez-vj5gu]

Watch him get released and still get a big contract with his next team

[@lenoliver-k6g]

Yep! just like Deshaun Watson & Geno Smith .

[@The_Drake_London]

​@@lenoliver-k6g Desahun Watson was traded. And Geno smiths situation was nothing like Kirks

[@michaelk9284]

He should be arrested for stealing

[@outkast87_]

It'll offset what the Falcons owe him. He'll take a league vet minimum like Russ did.

[@frankharris3159]

The 2025 QB market is in peril, especially with there only being two quality QBs in the 2025 draft for a minimum seven teams to fight over.

[@Brettpoe5691]

This is the most Falcons situation I've seen since... last year

[@frankharris3159]

This is even worse with $100 million just pissed away on one player coupled with caps hits for this year and the next few years. The Falcons won't be able to take advantage of being on a rookie QB contract for a few years.

[@Bethbutucancallmechandra]

Atleast they dodged the desean watson bullet even if they tried to throw themselves in front of it

[@CashisKingtrucking]

Falcons need to cut him so another team can pay him another hundred million

[@MrRld1960]

The Falcons played a 2 win team. They should have looked good. Let's see how they play against Washington

[@christopherwooley1842]

They didn't look good against the Raiders. That's why this is a conversation.

[@Scottz504]

So I’m 44 years old and have watched the achilles heal cut so many careers short in professional sports and didn’t think drafting Penix was crazy nor should anyone else for Christ sakes. I do think they should have been realistic about the Achilles injury and gave him 2 years or at least this year and another offseason.

[@almightypushhh385]

Kirk next year would be better when his achilles has time to strengthen

[@IsaacBenton-y4y]

🧢🧢

[@almightypushhh385]

@ delete your comment to drive his trade value up😂

[@CloneRanger-o2r]

Make Cousins sit on the sideline for the rest of the season and suffer the embarrassment of a rich has-been player who lied to his team.

[@kotsw27]

Best backup in the league. Leave it

[@dantheman8152]

Kirk needs to teach financial literacy classes 😅

[@WhiteyThePooh]

Where do I enroll!?!?

[@petergriffin2836]

Let this sink in Kirk has made 400 million in his career and has one playoff win.

[@WhiteyThePooh]

One of the most impressive NFL careers in history if ya go by the dollars!!! Kirk is a goat!

[@BoyceTyler]

True the Falcons played a 2 win team against the Giants so we shouldn't get carried away. However, the Raiders were a 2 win team as well and Kirk looked terrible the week before that.

[@michaelgraber5750]

Kirk Cousins. The most financially savy NFL player of all time. That's Kirk's true legacy. Hes gonna get paid so much to get cut and then he'll be double dipping when another team picks him up.

[@Officialrealone]

Yeah 50 mil to sign and 180 for 4yrs 100 was gurenteed. I still say it was Zimmerman making him, Dobbs, and now look what he's doing with Darnold which he should be coach of the year esp. If we beat Det before the playoffs.

[@BloodySoup74]

​@@OfficialrealoneK.O.C. you mean. Zimmer was a few years ago.

[@Officialrealone]

@BloodySoup74 kirk Cousins winning streak and fame came from Zimmerman lol what arr you talking About?

[@BloodySoup74]

@@Officialrealone Who's Zimmerman?

[@VikingsWildWolves]

⁠@@Officialrealone🤣

[@HOV4N]

Giants will sign Kirko Cousins!!

[@WhiteyThePooh]

Pizza pizza!

[@WilliamSchlegel-s7t]

Who is penix backup??( if kirk leaves)

[@mellisvids]

trade to the Giants!?! for draft pick?

[@hhaste]

Might be the most likely scenario.. they have no QB.

[@chrisstowe3448]

Why would kirk decline his no trade clause for the giants lol. No team is gonna trade for him when they know Atlanta will be forced to cut him

[@timothybrown3150]

Don't get carried away. They were playing the Giants guys! 😂

[@Matttaylor016]

Excatly. I'll be on board if they can beat Washington. BIG IF.

[@tball7496]

Exactly, the next game against Washington should determine if he is really ready or not. I’d still do with The Steelers did & keep both QBs.

[@greatone9102]

Washington🤣🤣

[@greatone9102]

@@Matttaylor016 commanders haven’t played anyone as well ….took all field goals for them to beat giants….beat Kenny picket lead eagles . Took a Hail Mary to beat bears….lost to a bad cowboys team ….Lets slow down on the Commanders

[@greencat1849]

Yet, the offense could only score a weak 13 points against a worse Raiders defense last week (Giants at least are a great pass rush team). And those 13 points were with the special teams blocking 2 punts to give great field position...

[@timsmith3780]

If pits and London hold on to the balll then penix would have had two touchdowns no ints

[@Streetpreaching7]

Rooting for Penix, good first game. But it was the giants and the defense shut em out after that first score. Drafting Penix top10 with the first pick would definitely shroud the qb situation with speculation. Strange strategy not sure what to make of it after that huge of a guarantee to Kirk.

[@WhiteyThePooh]

The Atlanta Falcons are such a classy, historically winning franchise………said no one ever …..

[@RichRichGil09]

Kirk is gonna sign a league minimum like Russ... to the Jets watch 😂😂

[@WhiteyThePooh]

Between him and A aron they have 2 good Achilles!

[@Yungcrawfish]

no unproven QB should get more than 2 years 10 million. Give it to the defense and running backs and lineman

[@seaborn7023]

If there is such a large need for QB’s next year, why wouldn’t the Falcons keep Cousins under contract - as a back up - and force one of those teams to make an offer for him? Especially if his performance this year is Achilles related and he continues to improve and come back in the off-season?

[@jtfike]

Beating the Giants is not an accomplishment. And this is a bit of smoke and mirrors.

[@L.R.KNIGHT]

Lamar Jackson got to sit with Joe flacco

[@BryanSmith-j4g]

Vs the Giants

[@tball7496]

I think the Falcons should still keep Cousins, b/c no matter what, they still need 2 good QBs. Just let them both compete for the starting job next season , b/c if you are going to give him a guaranteed contract, you may as well keep him. Also, the next big game should determine if Penix is really ready if he wins the last two games.

[@Officialrealone]

Nah, see a Rookie coach on his first season gave him a chance and they built something together and he dipped for that money. He left too soon Dobbs looked good and now Darnold. I dont see neither surviving without coach Z because they came in the way they did. He hand picked em.

[@mcs68419]

Cousins would never stay in a situation like that. He doesn’t do well with competition.

[@Officialrealone]

@mcs68419 thank you, that's the whole reason that brought him to ATL, draf5ing McCarty

[@shonuf5152]

NOPE!!!

[@seaborn7023]

No. People in ATL said from the get go it was a mistake to acquire an injured 36 yr old and pay him $100 million. Penix was a good move. But the Falcons could have had Darnold, Wilson, or Fields at the time - for much, much less. Would they have been the models KC has been? No. But they also would have given ATL more options on the field.

[@acito_20]

He will be with Browns lol

[@D0UBL3D0P3]

Hope penix does well but Kirk cousins is not a bad qb. Hes had some bad games but he’s a good qb and has proved that

[@jimschultz2179]

I know the gods and riggers won’t allow it but a Vikes superbowl victory would get Sam a record yearly deal.

[@coreystenson2010]

KOC is the best coach in the nfl. May be a laughable take now but i firmly believe that will be consensus in 10 years.

[@greencat1849]

Maybe not best...hard to compete with Andy Reid and McVay who have actually won a SB as HC, and still with others like Kyle Shananagins and Tomlin who have also been proven guys... But I agree he is at least a top 5 HC and maybe the best QB whisperer. Not a laughable take tho, you make a legit point

[@BrandonDefoe]

Cousins was playing like a rookie. Why not put the actual rookie in?

[@adrianalley700]

Let's face it we've put that amount of money into Cousins just pay him the 10 mil to sit on the bench and see if he doesn't change his mind about a trade. I'm 100% behind not letting him walk with a pocket full of money, keep him on the roster and if he's gotta back MPJ up then he's gotta back MPJ up 🤷

[@AnthonyGordon-p4b]

Please Pat .. no more Mollys Moneyline ads PLEASE

[@MrRld1960]

Right! After 1 game.

[@edguyrocks5865]

Can just franchise him for $41m for a year. Then give JJ another year to sit. Vikes will have $74m in cap space in 2025.

[@WhiteBuffaloWakanGli]

Kirk Cousins is a man of faith. He should just chalk it up to his god blessing him with his retirement bag. His wife’s family lives there. Probably some rad churches in Atlanta too.

[@dinewalton]

As an Atlanta fan, Kirk should just save face, cash his checks and retire peacefully on a tropical island somewhere.......

[@adoptdontshop3916]

Cousins, you're FIRED! Well, at least Cousins had a stellar NFL career, unlike RG3.

[@beast-mode115]

You can’t have that much money sitting on the bench as a back up! It was fine when Penix was sitting on the bench because he’s a rookie deal. By Kirk cousins as back up, I don’t see that!

[@MrNightmarekill]

They already owe him hella money, so they'd be paying $10 million extra to possibly have Kirk as their back up next season, if it's something he'd even be game for (probably not)

[@anthonygrant8833]

I read the eagles could sign him if hurts misses a few weeks

[@Torreyhuff]

As a Falcons fan, Terry Fontenenot is a disaster of a GM. When Bellicheck sat to interview for the HC job, Bill said he seemed to be a bit of a "know it all" and refused to hear opinions on the draft. To have faith in this organization to make reasonable decisions just insn't plausible. I guess a silver lining is that we used the pick an another QB? 😂

[@giantsguy8282]

I know you falcons fans hyped for Michael Penix Jr. Win calm down he went 😂against my tanking bad giants who clearly was not trying to win

[@JSPRKL]

Where did you see that quote from Bellichick? I realize this is putting you on the spot, but I literally have heard nothing of this....

[@Torreyhuff]

@@JSPRKL msn./en-us/sports/nfl/report-belichick-bristled-at-falcons-gm-fontenots-know-it-all-draft-approach/ar-AA1vP8OM - just google it.

[@Torreyhuff]

@@JSPRKL ESPN doesn't alow links. sources covered last week. MSN, Sports illistatrated. Simple google search

[@stringbean8858]

@@JSPRKL ESPN doesn't allow links. Simple google search will get you there. (MSN, Sports illustrated.) all posted it last week..

[@Bestmealz1118]

Giants will sign Kirk and then draft jeanty

[@lile4life713]

Hrs going to be at home getting paid for nothing, 100 mill guarantee lucky

[@juicedgames8302]

They played the giants… let’s slow our roll on the Atlanta train with Penix

[@MonteD1]

Is the third string QB any good? Penix has past injury issues?

[@btoneymmc]

Bro throws 500 yards gets all this praise for a week… and gets benched at end of season 😂😂 Well bye bye kirk

[@eazybreezy2872]

And the Vikings better not give him a long term deal!! Let’s pump the brakes a little!! He’s had one good year but he’s also had a couple extremely bad years!!! So there’s alot of risk and not so much upside!! I would definitely need to see it one more year!!

[@eazybreezy2872]

Now in saying that, if I’m Minnesota I’m going with darnold over jj for sure!!!

[@elliottwatts6850]

Pay darnold, trade jj for assets

[@tannerwirth6719]

Sam Darnold will be a Ram or a 49er next season if he doesn't re-sign with the Vikings.

[@albertpoulos902]

Not Happening

[@AlexNorman-w2u]

The answer is no.

[@giantsguy8282]

Clean down falcons Michael Penix Jr. Isn't that yet he just went up against my tanking bad giants

[@larrybedouin2921]

Signing bonus is $12,500

[@MJ-ps5yq]

Cousins was always unable to protect the ball, the Vikings escaped from a disaster!

[@daluzolo]

He served his purpose and yeah it was a bug contract, but he served his purpose. Win us some games, keep us competitive and if your playa takes a duve, we bringing Penix out. This rookie class of QBs only has a couple gems, so Kirk can get signed somewhere else. Worst case, we are like Denver and will be able to move on

[@FMLothario]

I hate Shefter, he seems so useless and for over a decade his breaking news is always just confirmation of what someone else breaks.

[@niccanicface]

Pat and the boys really playing up the QB drama angle. Slow news day?

[@alee0426]

i think the vikings go with daniel jones

[@albertpoulos902]

Kirk is ALL ABOUT THE MONEY$$$$$$$ Show me the Money.

[@ryan-x3r]

Joel Osteen.... I mean Kirk Cousins is a financial gangster

[@Officialrealone]

Dont feel sorry either. He wanted to leave mn because they wanted to drafthigh for Mccarthy as his successor. Now look, the kid unfortunately got injured in training and Darnold is looking very good like Cousins did. Cousins went for the bonus and the forsure100, thatll make a man wanna retire with that team. In reality the coach has a major role in QB success he not gonna make it without a Zimmerman because he made him off a chance and he dipped

[@mattpilgrim6434]

Cousins never looked this good

[@Officialrealone]

@mattpilgrim6434 well he sure not the same Cousins from the Vikings. Nowhere near a 230 million dollar QB lol they bout to pocket that 80 before too late

[@Officialrealone]

@mattpilgrim6434 only time he done made headlines since being a Viking lol where his chains at?

[@mattpilgrim6434]

@@Officialrealone yep, get what they can, I think cousins agent is a genius.

[@jamesgeorge7038]

They beat the giants😂

[@ChicagoPatriot123]

Everyone in America said don't sign Kirk except the GM. Fire him on the spot for wasting that money.

[@jordangreen1221]

no one on earth made that argument for a team that’s had extremely terrible qb play the past 3 seasons before that.

[@edawg9962]

Literally nobody said don't sign Kirk....what you talkin bout Willis?

[@Next.level.mindset247]

Hilarious because he got paid and pendix did nothing against the giants. 2 defensive scores and good running game. Falcons will get dog walked by half the nfc 😂

[@greatone9102]

You know the run game & those 2 defensive tds are apart of the Team ..you just contradicted yourself slow boy ….RiseDfUp

[@Monsterdamage12]

Not releasing Kirk, pay 27mill, instead of 65 mill cap hit. unless he wants to retire as a backup, he'll restructure contract, and go be a starting QB somewhere else.

[@matthewwilliams4168]

He has a no trade clause, so if im kurt, then I'll make them cut me

[@Torreyhuff]

Incorrect. he gets $100 mil. either way ☠ (guaranteed)

[@UnbiasedPep]

Kirk is never giving money back.

[@Monsterdamage12]

@@matthewwilliams4168 He can retire a backup then!

[@Monsterdamage12]

@@Torreyhuff right so why cut him? And take full cap hit instead of yearly cap hit. Learn a little more about NFL contracts.

[@timothybrown3150]

I'm sure Cousins could care less! Guaranteed means Guaranteed! $190 million..thanks ATL..the same loser franchise who traded Brett Farve..in the same city that traded Luka Doncic'..Loserville 🤔

[@Willworld.]

He’s not guaranteed 190mil

[@mattr791]

Guaranteed means Guaranteed unless your talking about nfl contracts where likely incentives roster and signing bonuses are listed "Guaranteed" and the gross sticker price is mostly smoke

[@greencat1849]

It's really only 90mil guaranteed lil bro...learn contracts

[@jordangreen1221]

Has Luka won a ring? Man plays guard and can’t even get into shape, being big and slow works for big men not guards. the only reason he’s even solid on offense is because nobody plays defense. Speaking of defense he sucks at that😅 And whenever he does line up with a real defender he gets shut down just look at Kawhi and his matchup when they played in the playoffs, they literally had to call screens for him because Kawhi clamped him so badk

[@Jesseyoutuber]

I'm sorry things like salary cap and dead money and how predicting your own incompetence isn't a plan to succeed for this topic but this is a garbage take. I'm so so glad these days paying someone 100 million dollars for 14 NFL games is a plan for success. For those that don't do math so well... Example Vikings paid CB Gilmore 10/mil for this year.... So Atlanta decided to win it was better to spend 100 million dollars on cousins instead of 10 other players like example above... And cutting them bc you also used your top 10 pick on a player to compete with the 100 million dollar investment.... This is the worst business decisions besides Watson in NFL history. Those who know know

[@zcvxs]

Its all just soo stupid

[@AQUABERRYYERRi]

SKOL

[@laovang5416]

Hes trash

[@bigboi1106steel]

First

[@itslia9175]

Congratulations you’ve won 2 million dollars!