Falcons got Cousins and Penix

[bandu]

the Falcons are absolutely headed in the right direction &  anyone that denies that is just simply jealous I have them as the most complete team from top to bottom in the NFCS...just saying

[SmokinwithWilly]

If Cousins leads them to an nfcs berth because of our terrible division, they may not have an opportunity to get another Penix if he’s the kind of QB they want. 1-2 years to get used to NFL speed and develop the way rookie QBs should doesn’t hurt his value or long term plan. I’m not a fan of his injury history, but who are we to judge. We’ve been a revolving door of terrible QB play since 2018. 
 

That said. fug the Falcons. 

[Davidson Deac II]

I get what they are doing, going for long term sustained success instead of short term gain.  Cousins gives them the ability to compete now, and in two or three years, if they think Pennix can play, they cut or trade Cousins and go with Pennix for the foreseeable future.  Akin to what Green Bay did with Favre, Rogers, and now Love.  If it works out for Green Bay and Atlanta, might see other teams do the same thing.  

Personally, I wish we had let Cam play out his contract and drafted a younger guy that same year, instead of cutting cam and the ridiculous signing of TB.

[bandu]

1 minute ago, Davidson Deac II said:

I get what they are doing, going for long term sustained success instead of short term gain.  Cousins gives them the ability to compete now, and in two or three years, if they think Pennix can play, they cut or trade Cousins and go with Pennix for the foreseeable future.  Akin to what Green Bay did with Favre, Rogers, and now Love.  If it works out for Green Bay and Atlanta, might see other teams do the same thing.  

Personally, I wish we had let Cam play out his contract and drafted a younger guy that same year, instead of cutting cam and the ridiculous signing of TB.

yeah for example the Green Bay & San Fransico model of drafting your young Qb 2 to 3 years prior to starting for the established vet has been a successful philosophy to follow in years past ... 

Montana...Young

Favre...Rodgers

maybe yeah just maybe

Cousins...Penix

makes sense...just saying

[PNW_PantherMan]

3 minutes ago, bandu said:

yeah for example the Green Bay & San Fransico model of drafting your young Qb 2 to 3 years prior to starting for the established vet has been a successful philosophy to follow in years past ... 

Montana...Young

Favre...Rodgers

maybe yeah just maybe

Cousins...Penix

makes sense...just saying

Its not a bad idea but they shouldn't have taken a guy that will be 28 by the time he plays.

[Rock_Steady]

Regardless of the reasons for drafting Penix, they had the worst pass rush in the NFL last season.  That should have been the focus of pick 1.

[LinvilleGorge]

I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Cousins' Achilles rehab isn't going great because the Penix pick honestly felt like a panic move.

But then again, the Packers have probably had the best QB play in the NFL over the past 30 years with Favre and then Rodgers and now Love showed great promise last year. They didn't need a QB when they drafted both Rodgers and Love and both guys sat for multiple years. The strategy has been working. Maybe the Falcons are trying to recreate that?

[Jackie Lee]

2 hours ago, Davidson Deac II said:

I get what they are doing, going for long term sustained success instead of short term gain.  Cousins gives them the ability to compete now, and in two or three years, if they think Pennix can play, they cut or trade Cousins and go with Pennix for the foreseeable future.  Akin to what Green Bay did with Favre, Rogers, and now Love.  If it works out for Green Bay and Atlanta, might see other teams do the same thing.  

Personally, I wish we had let Cam play out his contract and drafted a younger guy that same year, instead of cutting cam and the ridiculous signing of TB.

I mean if it wasn't for hiring a buffoon for HC and the general impatience, grabbing Teddy and drafting a rookie to sit for a year or two could have been a fine strategy. Wasn't a great class in 2020 but we skipped on Jalen Hurts for YGM in the 2nd 

[Davidson Deac II]

7 hours ago, Jackie Lee said:

I mean if it wasn't for hiring a buffoon for HC and the general impatience, grabbing Teddy and drafting a rookie to sit for a year or two could have been a fine strategy. Wasn't a great class in 2020 but we skipped on Jalen Hurts for YGM in the 2nd 

2020 was one of the best qb classes in recent memory.

Joe Burrow, Tua, Herbert, Jordan Love, and Hurts.  Getting five starting qb's out of a single draft class is very rare. 

We could have taken Hurts or Love.  Of course, hindsight is 20/20, and if we had taken Love with our first round pick, our fans would have been howling, as Falcon fans are now.  But it probably would have been the right move.  

But I agree, Rhule was a fool who made one significant mistake after another.  

Edited May 18 by Davidson Deac II

[Jon Snow]

32 minutes ago, Davidson Deac II said:

2020 was one of the best qb classes in recent memory.

Joe Burrow, Tua, Herbert, Jordan Love, and Hurts.  Getting five starting qb's out of a single draft class is very rare. 

We could have taken Hurts or Love.  Of course, hindsight is 20/20, and if we had taken Love with our first round pick, our fans would have been howling, as Falcon fans are now.  But it probably would have been the right move.  

But I agree, Rhule was a fool who made one significant mistake after another.  

It's extremely rare. Go back through past draft and count how many times that's happened. 

[OneBadCat]

11 hours ago, PNW_PantherMan said:

Its not a bad idea but they shouldn't have taken a guy that will be 28 by the time he plays.

Probably not as concerning for a QB though in the modern day. 

[rayzor]

On 5/15/2024 at 10:54 AM, CPF4LIFE said:

They took a RB in the top 10 last year they barely used and this year they took a QB in the top 10 that wont play anytime soon. I fully approve Falcons wasting all their top picks for the foreseeable future. 

This. They are the minicowboys. All hype. Talent is there, but won't win when it matters. Cousins is the perfect QB for them. Penix will get lazy sitting on the sidelines and cousins will do just enough to keep him there.

[rayzor]

12 hours ago, bandu said:

the Falcons are absolutely headed in the right direction &  anyone that denies that is just simply jealous I have them as the most complete team from top to bottom in the NFCS...just saying

I think they are hamsters in a wheel. Lots of energy used to go nowhere.

[Davidson Deac II]

1 hour ago, Jon Snow said:

It's extremely rare. Go back through past draft and count how many times that's happened. 

What is extremely rare?  Taking a young quarterback when you have a starter?  If that is what you are referring to, at one time it wasn't that rare.