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re: Michael Lombardi destroys Falcon's GM
Posted on 4/28/24 at 2:17 pm to Rouge
Posted on 4/28/24 at 2:17 pm to Rouge
Are you kidding? You really believe the owner, who was in the draft room, didn’t know their #1 pick was going to be Penix? Come on man. And if the GM did go rogue he would have already been fired. Blank didn’t get to his position in life by being scared to make a decision.
They picked Penix because in their view he was the best play at a position of need. End of story. That he may sit for a couple of years is why the “instant gratification” generation is freaking out. There wasn’t a defensive player on the board who was worth a top 8 pick. Defensive players were very weak this year just like QB is going to be very weak next year outside of Beck. All this will come out in the wash. The Falcons will walk away with the South behind Cousins all while the long term QB is maturing.
They picked Penix because in their view he was the best play at a position of need. End of story. That he may sit for a couple of years is why the “instant gratification” generation is freaking out. There wasn’t a defensive player on the board who was worth a top 8 pick. Defensive players were very weak this year just like QB is going to be very weak next year outside of Beck. All this will come out in the wash. The Falcons will walk away with the South behind Cousins all while the long term QB is maturing.
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Posted on 4/28/24 at 2:47 pm to RunningJacket
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The Falcons will walk away with the South behind Cousins all while the long term QB is maturing.
This roster is not nearly as good as people think it is now. They have half of a secondary, zero pass rush, an old defensive line with no proven depth (and the best player on that line is a 31 year old coming off a torn ACL), a turnstile at right tackle, and a whole lot of unproven skill players who everyone thinks are amazing for some reason.
The optimism in the offseason came from the potential to upgrade the roster to the point where they could win the division easily and win a playoff game (or maybe even two!). They took that optimism and flushed it down the toilet this weekend by drafting an old, low ceiling QB to sit for 3 years, trading up and reaching on a project defensive lineman, and blatantly refusing to address the holes at pass rush, defensive back, and offensive line. If they go 9-8, barely win a shitty division, and get nuked in a home playoff game because the defense still blows, do you consider that success? I don't.
The other problem with the Penix pick is that in the era of the rookie wage scale, you either have to be cheap or ultra elite at QB to win a Super Bowl. The Falcons will be neither for a very, very long time.
To win in this league, you need a QB, guys who protect the QB, and guys who hit the opposing QB. This franchise continues to make the most baffling, idiotic decisions like they think they're smarter than everyone else, yet their godawful win-loss record proves they are not.
Fontenot should be on the next bus back to New Orleans.
This post was edited on 4/28/24 at 2:50 pm
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