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

[No2DC]

With only one playoff win.

And Carr has how many? Cousins and Baker are both better than what we have, and if Carolina could get Young some help, things could get ugly for Lucky and the Deer.

 

[woohoosaint]

And Carr has how many? Cousins and Baker are both better than what we have, and if Carolina could get Young some help, things could get ugly for Lucky and the Deer.

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

 

[St4ever]

Nah, they have a lot of young pieces on that offense, having a Vet QB is gonna help. Just have to hope he is not the same Kirk after the injury.

A high percentage of players coming off this injury ends up with one on the opposite leg or some other leg injury

 

[DCTransplant]

I'm no big Carr fan, but I wouldn't trade Carr and his contract for Cousins and his. He's not really an upgrade and he's older and makes more.... So I think this move is great for us.

And our new OC has all the inside scoop on his weaknesses

 

[Elvis]

I'm sure Falcons fans are pretty happy about their prospects for 2025, but hey at least we extended our 35 year old lineback and signed a fullback. I smell a championship.

 

[dvdman]

Edit to add 2nd tweet: I bet it's essentially a 3yr 120-130M deal. Crazy that Cousin will earn more in his career than Brady or Brees.

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.

 

[Brooklyn]

Well crap. I guess DC will have to step up his game if he wants to remain the top dawg in the NFCS.

Remain?

 

[longtime lurker]

Here’s to him being a complete flop and washed up for the turds.

 

[B4YOU]

Max value of 188M. The 90M in '24-25 with only 10M guaranteed in '26 means it could be a 2yr/100M deal. Carr's deal is 3yr/100M with a 50M 4th yr. Baker's deal is basically a 2yr/60M deal with a 40M 3rd yr.

 

[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