N/S Forgive me for saying this, but the Falcons 2024 Quarterback move is GENIUS! (17 Viewers)

[TripleG]

Whatever 'bug' the Saints have has definitely been passed on to the Pelicans squad.
I don't know if it's the food, the water, or the air around here, but something is making it impossible for either of our pro teams from being able to avoid injuries. Even Dyson Daniels (who had his share of injuries while here) says it's impossible to stay healthy here. He's now looking pretty healthy as a Hawk player.

I believe both teams have the same medical staff...Or under the same umbrella. It's time to change things up one way or another.

 

[St.Dan]

We should have beaten them twice. No way they win a playoff game.

They won't get a chance anyway. I like Washington in that matchup next week as the Bucs play the Kitties. Bucs would appear to have the inside track to getting the obligatory winner's crown from this wretched division this year.

 

[SystemShock]

You can say whatever you want about our arch rivals in Atlanta, but their decision to play Penix now is brilliant. True, the money spent on the lame duck Cousins is crippling, but they simply had to go out and get a starting caliber quarterback at the time they did.

But the Falcons always knew that Kirk wasn’t the answer. They were looking to the future. Their plan was to have a teachable kid with some raw football skills to eventually take the reins and start building around him. Yes, Cousins wasn’t happy with that draft pick, but the Falcons simply refused to die under the worn out wheels of a has-been, ineffective quarterback.

So what do they have now? They have a young QB who has had some time to work with his players and has some confidence once he got the official call as the new starter. He is perfectly healthy going into the home stretch of the season. And they also have a fairly decent emergency QB if for any reason reason something unforeseen happens to Penix.

Now that they have the division lead, it seems that everything has fallen into place for them to have a chance at some real success going into the playoffs. They had a plan that is working. We did not… and now we’re starting all over again.

I’ll be hoping for the worse for the Falcons from here on out. But they sure made some good decisions.

You are overthinking this.

And this mentoring thing, that's the QB's coach's job. A vet may give advise to a rookie, sure, yet the vet is not in charge of the rookie's development; again, that's the job of the QB's coach

 

[Merl]

Penix was announced the starter on Tuesday night. So he didn’t practice with the 1 team until Wednesday. He didn’t get a full week of practice. He did exactly what he needed to do. They had a chance to start him against a tasty opponent.

Teams don't practice on Mon/Tues the week of a Sunday game so he had the full practice week last week.

 

[Madmarsha]

No you are not forgiven
There’s no way to come back from this

He's come back from worse.

 

[Madmarsha]

..... Penix was polished, his only issue was that he was a little bent/bruised ....

There's a medication for that.

 

[Winter]

All true.
But if the Falcons had rolled the dice with Penix from Day One of the season, they may not even be in the enviable position that they are right now. Trust me, I'm not saying that Penix is now set to be the next Joe Montana. But they are certainly on a better road in 2024 than if they had thrown him to the dogs back in September. And there is now a whole lot less QB mystery in Atlanta than what we are experiencing here in the Big Easy.

Only time will tell with Penix. They paid a lot of money to get less than a season out of Cousins and already have to see what they have in the rookie. It wasn't pretty nor that impressive, but with Cousins they got to a division lead with only a couple games to go. I see it more as a look on the bright side situation than one to be envious of. They had Penix to fall back on but thats asking a lot for a rookie to step in and win games that will ultimately decide their season. If Penix plays well against Washington and Carolina, they make post season and he does well there, then I could see that situation looking a lot better. I just don't think this 1 game showed enough to say Atlanta has it figured out.

 

[kcirdor]

I suppose we'll just have to count our hatched chickens and their hatched chickens at the end of the season before I should make such a ridiculous assumption.

 

[Clintonrebel]

I believe both teams have the same medical staff...Or under the same umbrella. It's time to change things up one way or another.

It sure does seem ironic doesn’t it? Or maybe bizarre is the word. The two most injured franchises in the two leagues share the same management and GM.

 

[St. Widge]

Eff em…. But they absolutely made the right play with Cousins and Pennix. They played the now and the future because they didn’t have a franchise QB in house.

If Cousins works out then it’s money well spent…. And your young QB can sit and learn. If not, you have a young QB you can play on a 5 year rookie contract and start your future now.

It’s the right move with a young QB and a bridge vet QB. No one is gonna care what they paid Cousins if Pennix is a star. No one. $100 million guaranteed QBs are now a dime a dozen in the NFL.

Whether or not it works out in the end is irrelevant. It’s the Falcons so it probably wont. But the decision was correct.

Again. Eff em. But it was the right move. One I wish we would have made years ago.

They made the right move with Penix. Not because I think he's going to be particularly good but because they took a shot at a young QB they believed in and they had a chance to have 5 years with him on a rookie contract so they could use the money to build the team around him. I think he's likely Derek Carr at best so I think they took him too high, but the plan makes sense and it won't matter how high they took him if he works out better than I think he is.

But, what makes it an overall net dumb move is blowing $90 million on Cousins. It more or less means that they don't get the advantage of cap space that you usually get with a rookie QB on a rookie contract because they have to pay off Cousins. So they won't have that 5 year window or the money to build around him.

 

[Rexman100]

You can say whatever you want about our arch rivals in Atlanta, but their decision to play Penix now is brilliant. True, the money spent on the lame duck Cousins is crippling, but they simply had to go out and get a starting caliber quarterback at the time they did.

But the Falcons always knew that Kirk wasn’t the answer. They were looking to the future. Their plan was to have a teachable kid with some raw football skills to eventually take the reins and start building around him. Yes, Cousins wasn’t happy with that draft pick, but the Falcons simply refused to die under the worn out wheels of a has-been, ineffective quarterback.

So what do they have now? They have a young QB who has had some time to work with his players and has some confidence once he got the official call as the new starter. He is perfectly healthy going into the home stretch of the season. And they also have a fairly decent emergency QB if for any reason reason something unforeseen happens to Penix.

Now that they have the division lead, it seems that everything has fallen into place for them to have a chance at some real success going into the playoffs. They had a plan that is working. We did not… and now we’re starting all over again.

I’ll be hoping for the worse for the Falcons from here on out. But they sure made some good decisions.

a week ago the sky fell for ATL. Just one week later its the total opposite vibe. As a Saints fan, we're staring at fallen sky pieces on the ground. However, if Rattler plays well and gets the win, then we'll be feeling much better. I just hope they play him enough for us to know if hes worthy to build around.

 

[Infoman]

They made the right move with Penix. Not because I think he's going to be particularly good but because they took a shot at a young QB they believed in and they had a chance to have 5 years with him on a rookie contract so they could use the money to build the team around him. I think he's likely Derek Carr at best so I think they took him too high, but the plan makes sense and it won't matter how high they took him if he works out better than I think he is.

But, what makes it an overall net dumb move is blowing $90 million on Cousins. It more or less means that they don't get the advantage of cap space that you usually get with a rookie QB on a rookie contract because they have to pay off Cousins. So they won't have that 5 year window or the money to build around him.

All big money moves that don’t necessarily work out look bad in hindsight. They somewhat mitigated that by taking a young QB on a cheap 5 year rookie contract. It was the right decision then. You can’t operate in hindsight when it comes to finding your franchise QB. Like I said, if Pennix becomes that guy, no one will care what they paid Cousins. If not it will be a death blow to their future for the next 5 years. Regardless, it was the right decision at the time. And Eff em for doing it and I hope he falls flat on his face.

 

[picnicwithfish]

it was a terrible decision to give Cousins that much money

This!!! The move to play Pennix now is smart. They need to know what they have and what better time to do that with these last few games against weak opponents.

With that said, the decision to draft him, at the spot they did, was not after just paying Cousins that contract. You essentially wrote Cousins a big check to not be a Failclown when they handed in that draft card.

 

[Grumpy Old Manatee]

You can say whatever you want about our arch rivals in Atlanta, but their decision to play Penix now is brilliant. True, the money spent on the lame duck Cousins is crippling, but they simply had to go out and get a starting caliber quarterback at the time they did.

But the Falcons always knew that Kirk wasn’t the answer. They were looking to the future. Their plan was to have a teachable kid with some raw football skills to eventually take the reins and start building around him. Yes, Cousins wasn’t happy with that draft pick, but the Falcons simply refused to die under the worn out wheels of a has-been, ineffective quarterback.

So what do they have now? They have a young QB who has had some time to work with his players and has some confidence once he got the official call as the new starter. He is perfectly healthy going into the home stretch of the season. And they also have a fairly decent emergency QB if for any reason reason something unforeseen happens to Penix.

Now that they have the division lead, it seems that everything has fallen into place for them to have a chance at some real success going into the playoffs. They had a plan that is working. We did not… and now we’re starting all over again.

I’ll be hoping for the worse for the Falcons from here on out. But they sure made some good decisions.

Of all things for you to ask forgiveness for, you chose this?

 

[Rexman100]

Meh…I’d like to watch a few games against teams not named the Giants before declaring the move genius or bringing out the anointing oils for Penix. All he did yesterday against one of the worst and uninspired teams in the league is look “somewhat decent/competent.”

I do like him as a prospect but I am not going to call Atlanta geniuses at this point.

right, they are at the exact point in their overall plan as the Saints. Plan A was for Carr / Cousins to lead their teams to the Superbowl. Then play a couple more years of high quality ball while the rookie learns. The injury to Carr had the Saints move to their plan B, which is, to forgo the learning and immediately develop the rookie. Cousins, playing extremely bad ball caused them to go to their plan B. I don't consider either of these plans "brilliant."