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

[VikesFan2017]

Only because desperate NFL teams will do desperate things. The Vikings finally saw the light and realized he was never going to be the “it” QB.
Now the Falcons are desperate and want instant results at QB instead of drafting one. So he again benefits financially. Good for him.

I think the Vikings would have liked him back, but if he was going to take a discount, which Kirk doesn't do. That limits the ability of you to build the rest of the team and part of the reason the Vikings didn't have more success.

 

[fishing4food]

I think we need to pump the brakes on calling Cousins the best…36 years old coming off an Achilles is no picnic.

Sorry, I guess I do need to pump the brakes. I must have been thinking about the Saints losing to the Falcons last year with D. Ridder as the Falcons QB vs a healthy Cousin's next season.

 

[tjharris]

We needed a DE before this happened. I really think we need to get players who get to the QB. Atlanta has too many weapons and Cousins is too old for us to not try and hit him every time he drops back.

 

[St. Geezy]

Sorry, I guess I do need to pump the brakes. I must have been thinking about the Saints losing to the Falcons last year with D. Ridder as the Falcons QB vs a healthy Cousin's next season.

 

[Heathen Saint]

1. Cousins
2. Maker Bayfield
3. Carr

IMO

 

[los226]

Last year Saints had the best QB in the division and couldn’t win it. It’s officially no longer the case and Baker may have even passed up Carr by the end of last year.

 

[Summed7]

This is the point everyone is missing. On what earth do you want Cousins over Lamar a year later plus a couple of first round picks. Was such a short sighted move by them last year.

 

[NEBaghead]

Kirk Cousins in Atlanta.

 

[perret318]

He is trash , older and coming off of an Achilles injury. Send pressure up the middle and he will fall like a baby. Saints do better against traditional QBs than a running one.

Maybe not the full extent, but my thinking is definitely along these lines.

Cousins is/was an above average QB. No doubt. But he's not getting any younger, AND he's coming off of a season-ending injury. Our defense is much worse against mobile running quarterbacks, and Cousins has never been that, and certainly isn't going to start now.

Yeah, it's decent competition, but nothing I'm really scared of.

 

[Dallas_Saint73]

I think the Vikings would have liked him back, but if he was going to take a discount, which Kirk doesn't do. That limits the ability of you to build the rest of the team and part of the reason the Vikings didn't have more success.

Yeah, Cousins > Darnold.

 

[44slayer]

What has Carr done to prove hes better than Kirk? All the Saints are going to be able to do this offseason is go backwards while the Falcons have taken a bunch of steps forward already going from Ridder to Kirk. Not sure how you get you have to be a pessimist to look at the facts that Kirk Cousins has always been a better and more productive player than Carr. It's just facts.

Im with you. But youre up against an illogical wall with that particular poster. Theres virtually no metric that you can point to that says Carr is better than Cousins. Youll be called a pessimist for pointing out actual data. Youre better off arguing with a brick.

 

[DMaestro]

Why am not overly concerned about this one bit....seriously. He couldn't get it done in Minny with all that talent.
So what makes anyone think he can in Atlanta?

If by "get it done" you mean "beat us," then yes, he's done that aplenty actually.

I couldn't care less what his playoff record is; he's proven more than capable of handling our squad head-to-head given a decent set of weapons -- which he'll have in Atlanta. We couldn't win our dumpster fire of a division last year, and **** just got a lot harder.

 

[get2lilsaints]

This move puts us 3rd. I don’t like this at all.

no no no remember were winners now. thanks to aaron brook 2000 run for our first playoff win. call me crazy but the bless you boys need to start counting der blessing. geaux saints.

 

[Mr. Sparkle]

This is the point everyone is missing. On what earth do you want Cousins over Lamar a year later plus a couple of first round picks. Was such a short sighted move by them last year.

I'm so glad they did but there was something going on with Lamar that goes beyond the Falcons Falconing. The fact that 3-4 teams immediately put out statements saying they would not pursue Lamar was unlike anything I remember seeing. Seems like there was some level of collusion going on - not sure if it was about Lamar, his agent, Baltimore, or what, but it was fishy AF.