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Originally Posted by Carman Bulldog
The Chiefs were coming off the third best record in the NFL and could have grabbed Marshawn Lattimore when they were in desperate need of a cornerback. Instead, they chose a developmental QB. Was picking Mahomes there a bad move? They didn't win the Super Bowl in either of the next two seasons and picking Mahomes over someone that could have helped right away certainly negatively impacted their immediate chances.
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You answered your own question. It is the same as comparing what the Falcons did to what the Packers did. When you are already a top team, spending draft capital on the future makes sense. When you are a bad club trying to turn the corner, spending a top ten draft pick on someone you don't want to play for 2-4 years is idiotic.
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Originally Posted by Carman Bulldog
Let's be honest, the Falcons weren't going to be winning the Super Bowl the next two seasons even if they picked another player there. If Kirk Cousins were to win the Super Bowl, he would be the oldest starting QB to do it in the past 50 years not named Brady, Manning (who was awful that year) or Elway.
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So? Does that mnean it is impossible? Can't be because you just listed three guys who have done it. Something doesn't happen until it does. They didn't sign Cousins to a huge contract to lose.
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Originally Posted by Carman Bulldog
So if they are absolutely in love with a player and think they've found their franchise quarterback for the next 10 years, do they:
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But it is not for the "next ten years" because he will not play (hopefully) next year, or the next year, and if Cousins continues to do well the next.....
And then he might, maybe, be a decent quarterback. Or he might, maybe, be a complete bust. The chances of him being a bust are much higher than any other position the Falcons could have taken in that spot. And any other position they could have taken there would contribute to make this team better right now, not hopefully maybe someday. When you have been 7-10 for two years in a row and even worse before that you have to keep improving the team for now. Not maybe hopefully have something in the future.
The Chiefs were a good team that knew Smith wasn't planning on playing much longer. The Packers where a good team that drafted their succession plan on an older quarterback that ended up causing them all sorts of problems afterward. The Falcons are still trying to get to that good team. That's why they spent a huge chunk of money on Cousins to get them over the top. But then instead of helping him, they gave him a big middle finger and drafted his replacement before he took a snap. Stupid, moronic, idiotic move.