re: I'm starting to see how ATL rationalized taking Penix

Problem with Atlanta is, simply put, having spent a ton of money on Cousins means that blowing the 8th overall pick on any QB is a questionable choice.

Doing so on an older QB who likely isn’t going to need development time is just plain dumb.



The Aaron Rodgers comparison breaks down when you consider Rodgers only went to GB because he went on a free fall down the board when one team (Miami?) which was expected to take him passed on him. GB getting a guy considered a coin flip for first overall pick around 22 was something they couldn’t really pass on despite not even scouting him because they figured he had no chance of dropping.


The money difference between 8th and 22nd is pretty significant, so they effectively have an extremely expensive insurance policy for Cousins.


They should either have signed Cousins and passed on Penix or passed on Cousins and gotten a QB available such as Penix, Nix, etc. Not both.