Falcons signed Kirk Cousins to 4-year/180M, $100 million guaranteed (1 Viewer)

[SuperSaint]

That's a hell of a lot of money to bet on a guy coming back from an Achilles injury, I wouldn't have done that.

 

[SaintRay]

Let's put a bit of perspective in this thread.

Cousins is a good QB, but he isn't and hasn't been a bigtime talent in the league.

He has a 78-70-2 record in his career, which is respectable, and he's 1-4 in playoff games, which isn't good.

He's 16-47 (.254) against teams with a winning record in his career.

And he's coming off a major injury as well, plus he'll turn 36 in Training Camp.

The world isn't ending because the Falcons signed him.

 

[St. Widge]

He's 16-47 (.254) against teams with a winning record in his career.

It's like the Falcons signed Dennis Allen. And people are acting like the Division is all theirs.

 

[Saint KayBee]

[10HourLaughTrack.avi]

 

[Rexman100]

There goes the Falcons’ cap space in the next few years.

i would guess this is the biggest contract for a 35 year old in the history of football.

 

[Saint KayBee]

This is extra funny to me because a friend sent me a clip of Jason Kirk doing a Dusty Rhodes impersonation and I’ve been laughing at it all morning

 

[Rexman100]

No it doesn't. If Cousins comes back from injury at 36 as good as he was, it makes it a 3 way tie with Atlanta, Tampa, and New Orleans. Kirk Cousins, who is in the same range of QB as Carr and Mayfield, isn't going to suddenly make Atlanta good. It just means Atlanta has reached the level of mediocre that the Saints and Bucs have already achieved.

right, we're still a step ahead of ATL by having a totally revamped O to suit our QB

 

[Westbank4Life]

Let's put a bit of perspective in this thread.

Cousins is a good QB, but he isn't and hasn't been a bigtime talent in the league.

He has a 78-70-2 record in his career, which is respectable, and he's 1-4 in playoff games, which isn't good.

He's 16-47 (.254) against teams with a winning record in his career.

And he's coming off a major injury as well, plus he'll turn 36 in Training Camp.

The world isn't ending because the Falcons signed him.

Yep. Not counting ATL money, but they pretty much signed Derek Carr.

Run a compare on just about every stat from top to bottom and it's the same guy.

I wish nothing but Bad luck to em! Cam can start a new sack count on him.

 

[Rexman100]

I'm referencing Cousins last 2 paydays which eclipses what Carr has made.

i bet that eclipses all Qbs in history, 400M wow

 

[Clintonrebel]

Anybody got a breakdown on comparing Carr, Mayfield and now Cousins’ deals?

 

[Mr. Sparkle]

Let's put a bit of perspective in this thread.

Cousins is a good QB, but he isn't and hasn't been a bigtime talent in the league.

He has a 78-70-2 record in his career, which is respectable, and he's 1-4 in playoff games, which isn't good.

He's 16-47 (.254) against teams with a winning record in his career.

And he's coming off a major injury as well, plus he'll turn 36 in Training Camp.

The world isn't ending because the Falcons signed him.

You'll never guess who he beat for that one playoff win LOL.

I agree he's not exactly Johnny Unitas but he's performed well against DA-coached defenses, and is inarguably a massive upgrade for ATL.

They have a pretty good O-line and good weapons to put around him. It's an overpay but it's a good move for them.

 

[St. Widge]

You'll never guess who he beat for that one playoff win LOL.

I agree he's not exactly Johnny Unitas but he's performed well against DA-coached defenses, and is inarguably a massive upgrade for ATL.

They have a pretty good O-line and good weapons to put around him. It's an overpay but it's a good move for them.

I just can't help but note how eerily close this is to what was said when the Saints singed Carr last year.

 

[SaintRay]

The 2024 games still have to be played.
The Falcons didn't just sign Tom Brady.
Kirk Cousins is a decent, mid-tier QB in the NFL.
I'm not discounting our chances.

 

[St. Widge]