re: Albert Breer of SI: How the Falcons, Vikings and Broncos Got Their QBs.....

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Where Denver and Minnesota let pricey veteran quarterbacks go in March, the Falcons paid a king’s ransom to bring one in—lavishing a four-year, $180 million deal ($100 million guaranteed) on Kirk Cousins

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We’re all products of our own history, and Fontenot’s included an 18-year run in the Saints’ personnel department. Toward the end of that time, in 2017, he witnessed New Orleans getting a quarterback swiped from right underneath its feet. Picking 11th that year, Payton and GM Mickey Loomis had a huge grade on Texas Tech’s Patrick Mahomes. They tried to keep it quiet, and they thought they’d succeeded, but they hadn’t done quite enough.

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See there is the big difference. Brees wasn't on a 4 year deal where he was guaranteed 100 million at the time either.

Let's say Cousins plays real well do the Falcons pick up Pennix on the 5th year option? They may as well burn more money and stick to their guns.

Let's say Cousins sucks arse or gets hurt and Pennix has to come in sooner than expected. Even if Pennix comes in and plays well, the Falcons have lit 100 million dollars on fire.