The Falcons are willing to keep Kirk Cousins as a back up rather than cutting him
This could be Carr’s new role, if we keep him…
This would show the state of the NFCS as a whole.
Falcons starting a sub-par drafted QB with $28M sitting on the bench. (28-3)
Saints starting a developmental QB with a ~$28M? QB on the bench. (don't see this happening)
Panthers starting a miniature way-overdrafted QB that's been benched several times with only minimal improvement shown at best. (ugh...)
Bucs starting Baker Mayfield and walking away with the division multiple seasons. (who had that on their NFCS bingo card)
Bonkers...
On a side note, since it looks like they're gonna take the cap hit regardless, they've set themselves up for an in-season QB swap if Penix goes down or underperforms badly. Also sets themselves up for a pre-deadline trade if Penix does well and a contender loses their QB. That could land them some nice draft capital. Cousins is NOT a bad QB. I wouldn't make him the centerpiece for a re-build, but if you've already got a team, you can win with him, if he's back healthy again.