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re: Michael Lombardi destroys Falcon's GM
Posted on 4/26/24 at 5:09 pm to BigD43
Posted on 4/26/24 at 5:09 pm to BigD43
Cousins coming off injury and is 35
They don’t want to pay 6 or 8 million for a veteran backup.
If old Cousins goes down, people still go to the games to see the youngster play.
Leverage in contract negotiations down the road with Cousins.
The didn’t know the rookie would be available to them when FA rolled around.
They don’t want to pay 6 or 8 million for a veteran backup.
If old Cousins goes down, people still go to the games to see the youngster play.
Leverage in contract negotiations down the road with Cousins.
The didn’t know the rookie would be available to them when FA rolled around.
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Posted on 4/26/24 at 5:12 pm to blueboxer1119
quote:Because they just gave $90 million to Cousins.
They don’t want to pay 6 or 8 million for a veteran backup.
quote:Season ticket holders will come to the game regardless. If Cousins goes down and the team sucks, no one else is going to the games just to see Michael Penix. And he's more injury-prone than Cousins anyway.
If old Cousins goes down, people still go to the games to see the youngster play.
quote:He's on his last major deal. They aren't bringing him back after drafting Penix.
Leverage in contract negotiations down the road with Cousins.
quote:They didn't think Penix--a consensus 2nd or 3rd round pick--would be available at #8 overall?
The didn’t know the rookie would be available to them when FA rolled around.
This post was edited on 4/26/24 at 5:56 pm
Posted on 4/26/24 at 6:13 pm to blueboxer1119
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They don’t want to pay 6 or 8 million for a veteran backup.
They have Taylor Heinicke on roster already.
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If old Cousins goes down, people still go to the games to see the youngster play.
If you're spending a top 10 pick on an old, low ceiling QB because you're worried about your newly signed starter getting hurt, you should be fired.
Signing Cousins to that contract makes sense. Using a top 10 pick on a QB also makes sense (although I'm not sold on Penix AT ALL). Doing both in the same offseason makes no sense. It sends mixed signals to the team and the fans. Giving Cousins $100M signifies you're looking to win now. Using a top 10 pick on a QB AFTER giving Cousins $100M says you don't care about winning now.
If the offseason happened in reverse order and the Falcons spent the #8 pick on a QB, they wouldn't have turned around and signed another QB to a $100M contract.
They have to think Penix is the next Mahomes for this to make any sense, and he is very, very, very fricking far from that.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 6:16 pm to blueboxer1119
Cousins' deal includes a $50 million signing bonus and $90 million guaranteed over the next two seasons with an additional $10 million guaranteed in 2026 for a whopping $100 million total in guarantees
Taylor Heinick restructured his deal and last month received a $1.32 million roster bonus, which was converted into a signing bonus. Heinicke's cap number to $4.53 million. If the Falcons were to release him at this point, he would cost $3.32 million in dead money
The No. 8 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft is projected to receive a four-year contract worth $22.8 million with a signing bonus of $13.4 million.
to make matters worse they are going to lose draft picks for tampering
Taylor Heinick restructured his deal and last month received a $1.32 million roster bonus, which was converted into a signing bonus. Heinicke's cap number to $4.53 million. If the Falcons were to release him at this point, he would cost $3.32 million in dead money
The No. 8 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft is projected to receive a four-year contract worth $22.8 million with a signing bonus of $13.4 million.
to make matters worse they are going to lose draft picks for tampering
Posted on 4/26/24 at 6:51 pm to blueboxer1119
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Posted on 4/26/24 at 5:09 pm to BigD43
Cousins coming off injury and is 35
They don’t want to pay 6 or 8 million for a veteran backup.
If old Cousins goes down, people still go to the games to see the youngster play.
Leverage in contract negotiations down the road with Cousins.
The didn’t know the rookie would be available to them when FA rolled around.
Then why invest insane money to Cousins? Either go all in or don't? I don't know, but it seems like a strange move. However, we shall see. Penix may be great down the road, but they could have loaded up more with just Penix or just Cousins.
Posted on 4/26/24 at 7:25 pm to blueboxer1119
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Cousins coming off injury and is 35 They don’t want to pay 6 or 8 million for a veteran backup. If old Cousins goes down, people still go to the games to see the youngster play. Leverage in contract negotiations down the road with Cousins. The didn’t know the rookie would be available to them when FA rolled around
Falcons were bad in defense and just paid big money for Cousins.
It makes no sense that they didn’t pick defense at #8. None.
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