Down in Atlanta....

[MHS831]

15 minutes ago, ForJimmy said:

 

I would sue. 

[chknwing]

14 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

Fan base is excited.  A black left-handed QB named Michael. 

Never happened before--I don't think.

Morgan should unleash the dogs on them....

[jasonluckydog]

10 minutes ago, Basbear said:

Keep working that brian, unless I fell for your troll....

Hint- think of Arthur blank pushing a player in wheelchair....

Leave Brian out of this, man works hard enough already. 

[Basbear]

I mean what could go wrong??

Penix is young, fresh with new millions, lots of free time and you're in chocolate city?!?!?

If it was me, RIP....

[Basbear]

2 minutes ago, jasonluckydog said:

Leave Brian out of this, man works hard enough already. 

I got the grammar pass with years of poor value, Spell check "fixed" it and I lowered the case without thinking.... I need this board to be able to use grammarly, that saves my life in texts and emails...here Im

[ForJimmy]

19 minutes ago, MHS831 said:

I would sue. 

Autocorrect is such a cruel mistress… 

[mountainpantherfan2]

How bad would it be if both Cousins and Penix go on IR in the preseason?  Both have a history with injuries. And with the way this all went down, it just feels like that would be the ultimate bad joke finish to the story. Not wishing anything on anyone, but Atlanta’s bad luck is on par with the Panthers. I could see it happening. 

[chknwing]

If I am Atlanta, at some point a team is going to need a qb desperately enough to trade the house for one.  But Atlanta is stuck with Cousins contract for years and will need to play him if they want to get anything for what their paying for.  penix riding the bench wont be good for him.  With the style of play he has, He needs to be on the field to learn.

[toldozer]

1 hour ago, Basbear said:

Keep working that brian, unless I fell for your troll....

Hint- think of Arthur blank pushing a player in wheelchair....

If you can't tell the thickest of sarcasm it's not surprising that you also can't spell braine.

[Gapanthersfan]

I live here. ATL sports talk radio has been GLORIOUS since the draft. It’s seriously on par with the fallout of 28 to 3, and I’m really not exaggerating. The amount of anger and incredulity… the tears are delicious.  Nothing else is being talked about. 

[Davidson Deac II]

2 hours ago, Basbear said:

Arod wasn't new to the team, nor did he sign 180milion deal with 100 million guarantees. Plus love was a 26th pick, not 8th overall. BTW cousins has a no-trade clause as well....

I think it made arod win the MVP too....which in itself worth the pick...

The main point of drafting a rookie is for them to play on that cheap contract. At min penix will play two years from now, thus washing out the good part of his contract. Only way this works if cousins gets re-injured or busts. He will be 26-27 and need another contract by then. 

No matter what the saints do, Each cap dollars do matter. It's an awful awful deal no matter the out come. Glad panthers will benefit!!

Regarding Arod being new, that is not really my point.  My point is that Packer fans felt that Love was a reach and that the Packers needed help to actually win a Superbowl.  If Pennix takes over qb in three years and plays well, no one will care when he was drafted.  

And the main point of drafting anyone is to make the team better.  For Pennix, the GM was thinking a couple of years down the road, not now. And to put the team in a position for sustained long term success.   Only time will tell if that philosophy will work.  It probably won't work, but then the majority of draft picks down work out as well as teams hope they will.  

[Davidson Deac II]

2 hours ago, MHS831 said:

I see that perspective, but there are some glaring differences.  At that time, the QB in Green Bay was entrenched  or proven and Love was the 26th pick of the first round--not the 8th.  Picking him at 8 was a reach, and people in Green Bay thought picking love at 26 was a bit of a reach (I recall many wondering if he would be a first or second rounder).  Cousins is new--has not even met his teammates.  This will impact the locker room differently.  Since the fans are not that attached to familiar as the Cheeseheads were to Rodgers, Cousins will have a bad game and the controversy will begin.  For that reason, I am not sure they did anything but use a first round pick to weaponize their fan base against the QB they just paid $100m in guaranteed money.  That did not happen in Green Bay--it will happen in Atlanta.  Popcorn is out.

I just meant the circumstances were similar, but certainly not identical.  In the end, the only thing that matters is how well Pennix plays one of these days.  

[Jon Snow]

1 hour ago, chknwing said:

If I am Atlanta, at some point a team is going to need a qb desperately enough to trade the house for one.  But Atlanta is stuck with Cousins contract for years and will need to play him if they want to get anything for what their paying for.  penix riding the bench wont be good for him.  With the style of play he has, He needs to be on the field to learn.

Penix will not see the field unless Cousins gets injured. If something as unfortunate as that were to happen I would think they would be praying he balled out. If he doesn't then things will get interesting in Atlanta. 

[chknwing]

9 hours ago, Jon Snow said:

Penix will not see the field unless Cousins gets injured. If something as unfortunate as that were to happen I would think they would be praying he balled out. If he doesn't then things will get interesting in Atlanta. 

Interesting in Atlanta