(01-09-2025, 12:57 PM)medaille Wrote: Arthur Blank is the guy who wanted Cousins.  Like the Wilfs, he didn’t want to go into the season without a viable option at QB.  They’ve already experienced the joys of having 2 seasons marred by not having a viable option at QB.  As a team they went for Cousins and then also went for Penix.

They gambled and overspent to ensure that they at least had competent QB play, and it didn’t quite work out for them as Cousins body deteriorated over the season.

It just is what it is, obtaining quality QB play isn’t cheap.  The people poo-pooing the Falcons are the same people that are shitting on the other teams for investing heavily in a rookie QB, having no contingency plans, and firing everyone involved for that one player not working out.  If either Cousins or Penix works out, no one will care what it costs them.

But regarding the quote above, what are they supposed to say?  No sane GM is going to badmouth a guy on his team that he’s hoping to still get value out of, either in a trade, or potentially in Cousins outcompeting Penix if his ankle heals to a suitable level, and if his ankle looks decent and he’s pushing off it and throwing with velocity, there will be 3-4 teams looking at him as a short term solution and willing to trade something for him, because teams are desperate for competent QB play.

(01-09-2025, 02:42 PM)comet52 Wrote: Terry Fontenot is still an idiot.