Other Teams Drafts

Brugler rated the Falcons draft as the worst, and he seems to share the consensus opinion that drafting Penix was a mind-bogglingly dumb pick.

I guess I’m the only one who differs. Now, I should say that I don’t know anything about Penix other than that he was spoken of as one of the top 5 or 6 QBs in the draft class, and apparently throws darts. But the criticism is less about Penix than it is that the Falcons just signed Cousins to a 4-yr enormous deal.

But as I understand it, Cousins’ contract is front-loaded, and they can unload him after 2 years. Cousins will be 36 this season.

So I think this is a great pick by Atlanta. Cousins is good enough that he will probably lead the Falcons to worse draft positions the next two years. And if I’m the GM of Atlanta, that’s MY plan. To get better. So in a couple of years, you could be looking at an Atlanta team in a bad draft position that needs a starting QB. What’s better than having a good QB that’s had a couple years to sit and learn, and spot start some games, and is ready to take the reins? I mean…look at how drafting Jordan Love turned out for GB. It’s a good strategy. We often see teams draft a highly-touted QB and sign an old vet to be the placeholder and mentor, and that’s generally acknowledged to be smart. So why is it different if they signed the vet first, and then drafted for the future? Looks to me like Atlanta set itself up for a pretty solid 5+ years at the most important position on the team, and frankly, I hope the Rams draft a QB next year pretty high.

Zooey wrote:

How did the Daily Bugler rank the Rams draft?

Ah, geez. I read that and responded on my phone, and now I come back, and I read what you actually wrote.