The Atlanta Falcons shocked the world on Thursday night, selecting Washington QB Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 pick. After the pick was announced, ESPN's cameras showed Falcons owner Arthur Blank having a conversation with general manager Terry Fontenot where it looks like he asked WTF just happened...

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WTF indeed.

(The Spun)

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atltiger6487•13 months

horrific pick. Penix isn't an NFL QB, and to waste a high 1st round pick on him is malpractice. Plus, the Falcons gave a truckload of money to get Kirk Cousins.

Kingsman2176•13 months

Pound for pound, Michael Penix, Jr is the better quarterback. The fact that he was drafted in the first round proves it.

DoubleDown•13 months

I don't think it's a "horrific pick" but it is a but questionable. Cousins is 36 and coming off a major injury. If he goes down early this season, gonna look like a brilliant move. The draft is such a crapshoot even in round 1, no one truly knows until we all reflect 5 years later.

TommyDaTiger•13 months

Round 1 are always locks. Well the first 2 picks are anyway. Everyone of those guys were gold. Tony Mandrich. Jamarcus Russell. Ryan Leaf. I could go on but just threw these HOF players out for example.

Giantkiller•13 months

That poor old bastard doesn't deserve this. He can't ever win for losing.

TouchdownTony•13 months

I don't get that from watching the video. Looks more like he was getting directions to the newest Home Depot. If Blank didn't know who the Falcons were gonna take that's his own fault. They didn't have but that one pick and people gonna say he didn't know who it was?

lunchbox0479•13 months

good for them! F everything about that city

Rex Feral•13 months

What it was, was...

xGeauxLSUx•13 months

What had happen was

TrueTiger•13 months

I'm not saying DEI is at play here.

denvertiger•13 months

Yeah...it's not like he was the head of scouting for a successful org prior to getting this job or anything crazy like that :/

GeauxLSUGeaux•13 months

Yea he was with the saints during their run of great draft picks lo fricking l

secfballfan•13 months

Back to the days of Rankin Smith and his clueless son the Falcon's have been perhaps the worst run franchise for the longest. Thought was Blank could change that but apparently that is not the case.

denvertiger•13 months

I don't think taking a QB was a bad idea but now you have 2 injury prone guys under center. That's scary if you're a Falcons fan

caleb07•13 months

Dei means didn't earn it.

caleb07•13 months

Dei means didn't earn it.

Boudreaux Jones•13 months

Who is the DEI hire and can you prove it?

Violent Hip Swivel•13 months

It's just mindless special needs simpleton babble smh.

AtlantaLSUfan•13 months

That’s everyone’s resume? Trading up for 1st round busts is what everyone does? Re-read his post. Your reply is absurd.

HC87•13 months

He was relaying the "WTF" text he had just received from Kirk Cousins....

LSUvet72•13 months

Glad Daniels did not go to Atlanta...... Saint fans should be happy too.

CSinLC•13 months

Your first round pick not playing for 4 or 5 years!?

CanebreakCajun•13 months

That's a bad pick. He is always hurt.

Kingsman2176•13 months

I know right, Kurt Cousin is always hurt. He didn’t play a whole season last year. And he’s too old. I agree, Cousin was a bad pick. Thank God the Falcon drafted Michael Penix, Jr. He’s stronger, younger, and accurate. Drop dimes that why the Falcons is dropping dollars. Out with old & in with the young.

cajunmud•13 months

You're fired!

Play_Neck•13 months

No way owner of the team didn't know exactly who they were picking.

Mouth•13 months

I completely agree. He is literally sitting next to these guys when they turned in the pick and they didn't tell Arthur?? doubtful. and also, he always has that dumb look on his face so this video tells me nothing.

Corso•13 months

I think he was explaining how he's going to sneak out of the building through the back door

BabyTac•13 months

Every position besides QB you can easily fill with FA. Don’t have a problem guaranteeing yourself good QB play.

TigerLord2020•13 months

No guarantee here

SwampyWaters•13 months

Wow! How does Blank not know who they are drafting in the first round? They will probably have a new GM by Monday!

Domeskeller•13 months

Because there is no way anyone not in that room knows exactly what was said when that video was shot, and some of the people in the room probably don't know what they're discussing.

That's probably not the conversation. I'm sure you don't draft a QB at pick No. 8 without Blank's approval when he has been an involved owner from the moment he bought the team.

I swear, social media makes an already dumb populace even less intelligent.

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