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[quote]i think 25 million in dead cap in year 3 isn’t great for their cap.[/quote] Its not terrible either. And if Penix is clearly ready after year 1, and they are fortunate enough to not need Cousins, they can absorb the entire cap hit in year 2 and move on. ...

[quote]You do realize there is a likely scenario where Cousins is a bust [/quote] Cousins is as close to a sure thing at QB as you can find in free agency, especially for the first few years of the contract where the guaranteed money is. Opportunities to get someone like him without giving up dra...

[quote]spend Cousin's $180 million on defensive players.[/quote] The whole point of this thread is to show that the Falcons will never actually spend 180 million. And these are billionaire owners. All that matters is how it affects the salary cap, which is very manageable with both on the roster ...

[quote]are forgetting one important factor… Penix is like glass…[/quote] Which is why he was available at #8. He has been completely healthy the last 2 years with massive numbers. It’s a high upside/ceiling pick without having to trade away multiple first rounders to move up into a top 3 position...

[quote]You’re burning at minimum 1 year of a first round rookie QB contract, more likely 2. The most valuable thing in football, gone for a portion.[/quote] This is how I used to view the pick. But rookie QBs so rarely play well. So are you really burning a cheap year if that year doesn’t give yo...

[quote]I think those expecting Bama to fall off a cliff are going to be disappointed. Bama still has more talent then every other team in the nation with the possible exceptions of UGA and OSU. Deboer is excellent at coaching players on his roster and he's left with more talent than he's ever had ...

[quote]That’s a hell of a lot of assumptions and hypotheticals to burn $100m and an 8th overall pick on. [/quote] Every 1st rounder is a hypothetical. Had they taken Dallas Turner, he is a hypothetical. But if Penix turns out to be a franchise player, he is obviously worth the #8 pick and Cousin...

[quote]Do you even see what you've written?[/quote] Assumptions are what every NFL team makes decisions based upon. If anything, this situation is insurance for if assumptions don’t work out....

[quote]Yeah let’s move the SECCG to nearly the farthest west outpost on the edge the conference footprint instead of keeping it within manageable driving distance of 80 percent of the schools and their fans. Because Texas, or something.[/quote] I get the sentiment and as an Alabama fan living in ...

[quote]I like what the Falcons did. They essentially locked up their QB situation for the next 10-15 years.[/quote] If Penix turns out to be great, of course this was smart. But the odds of a player considered to be the 4th-6th best QB in the draft being a franchise QB are incredibly low. In a no...