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Originally Posted by Atocep
The reason the Falcons picking Penix is completely indefensible is because of the value of the rookie contract, which I think QS mentioned earlier. If he sits for 2 years, as planned, you get 1 year to see him play before you have to make a decision on the 5th year option. At that point he's no longer cheap. That 5th year is discounted, but no longer the insane value that comes with having a rookie 1st round qb during those first 4 years.
Also, keep in mind that if they release Cousins after 2 years they're eating $35 million in dead cap space. That is lost value against the cap because of Penix. With that in mind, at no point during his contract is he going to be cheap and playing for you.
If he's anything less than a really good/great QB that you don't hesitate to sign to an extension then it's a disaster. Not a bad pick. A disaster.
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All true. The other part of the argument is that "we'll never pick this high again so we won't be able to get a QB of this caliber." Even assuming you're correct on Penix's caliber AND correct that you are a top 10 team that can't really trade up from the back of the first round to get one of the top few rookie QBs (which I'm not sure is true), you can't tell me that you have no avenue to acquire a good QB. You just did it to get Cousins and you're telling me that he makes you this top team right now. < confused shrug/WTF emoji >