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Falcons coach noncommittal on Kirk Cousins starting vs. Giants

[url]https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/43028778/falcons-coach-noncommittal-kirk-cousins-starting-vs-giants[/url]

Falcons made a terrible decision giving Cousins that contract.

And it was weird they drafted Pennix. But that might be their saving grace. Cousins will get all the money but their actual QB will be on a rookie contract.

- Posted this before seeing Chico's basic exact same post. But it's Tuesday, so it is officially Week 16.

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I read that they benched him. Penix will start vs the Giants.

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Kirk is done in Atlanta. The writing was on the wall when they drafted Penix. You don't do that for him to sit on the bench. Really bad signing by Atlanta.

Wonder what's next for him? I doubt at this stage in his career he'd want to be a back-up to Penix. Wonder if he tries to hook up w/ Kyle? Or retires?

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Some desperate team will sign him to be bridge qb but will he take the pay cut. No one is going to pay him big bucks anymore and at best he would be a short term starter until a young qb is drafted and groomed.

He may not want that.

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He had a quick, sudden decline this year regarding Cousins. He was balling out earlier this year with a huge comeback at Philly on MNF and putting up over 500 yds passing v. Atlanta in 1 game. Interested to see what Penix can do. He was nearly flawless last year at UW until the Michigan game.

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[QUOTE=WCommandersfan99;1369325]He had a quick, sudden decline this year regarding Cousins. He was balling out earlier this year with a huge comeback at Philly on MNF and putting up over 500 yds passing v. Atlanta in 1 game. Interested to see what Penix can do. He was nearly flawless last year at UW until the Michigan game.[/QUOTE]I liked Penix. Glad we get atleast one game tape on him. Giants have a decent d-line so they should put some pressure on him. This immediately makes Atlanta more of a threat next week :(

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[quote=CRedskinsRule;1369326]I liked Penix. Glad we get atleast one game tape on him. Giants have a decent d-line so they should put some pressure on him. This immediately makes Atlanta more of a threat next week :(

Sent from my SM-S711U using Tapatalk[/quote]Giants and Falcons could be interesting. Still quite surprised Daboll hasn't been fired. Guess the owner doesn't want to mess with it right now lol. NFL eyes will be on Penix in this game.

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One of the few times I want to see the Giants win (plus it would help scupper them getting the #1 pick). Be interesting to see what happens when Lattimore shuts down London...

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[quote=AnonEmouse;1369330]One of the few times I want to see the Giants win (plus it would help scupper them getting the #1 pick). Be interesting to see what happens when Lattimore shuts down London...[/quote]How long has it been since Washington has had a real shutdown corner? Bailey? Smoot was pretty good. Man, I hope Lattimore can assume this role for this team now and long term. I forgot how valuable of a defensive weapon this can be.

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[quote=WCommandersfan99;1369341]How long has it been since Washington has had a real shutdown corner? Bailey? Smoot was pretty good. Man, I hope Lattimore can assume this role for this team now and long term. I forgot how valuable of a defensive weapon this can be.[/quote]

Hall is probably the most recent pro bowl caliber corner, Springs before that.

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[quote=MTK;1369343]Hall is probably the most recent pro bowl caliber corner, Springs before that.[/quote]

Agreed

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[quote=skinsfan69;1369319]Kirk is done in Atlanta. The writing was on the wall when they drafted Penix. You don't do that for him to sit on the bench. Really bad signing by Atlanta.

Wonder what's next for him? I doubt at this stage in his career he'd want to be a back-up to Penix. Wonder if he tries to hook up w/ Kyle? Or retires?[/quote]

I think they wanted Penix to sit and learn not to start nearly this soon. I mean why would they give Kirk that big deal if they want Penix to be the starter.

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If Kirk was playing well this wouldn't be an issue right now, they gladly would have shelved Penix all season. Kirk's bad play has forced their hand.

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[QUOTE=MTK;1369343]Hall is probably the most recent pro bowl caliber corner, Springs before that.[/QUOTE]


If Carlos Rogers hands were not made of stone he would have been too. He was a great cover corner.

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[quote=punch it in;1369349]If Carlos Rogers hands were not made of stone he would have been too. He was a great cover corner.[/quote]

He sure was. Very frustrating with how many dropped INTs he had.

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[quote=MTK;1369348]If Kirk was playing well this wouldn't be an issue right now, they gladly would have shelved Penix all season. Kirk's bad play has forced their hand.[/quote]

1 TD 8 INTS in his last 5 games... Kirko is washed

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[quote=punch it in;1369349]If Carlos Rogers hands were not made of stone he would have been too. He was a great cover corner.[/quote]I remember when he was drafted. Gibbs was ecstatic. Also a great player at Auburn.

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[quote=skinsfan69;1369319]Kirk is done in Atlanta. The writing was on the wall when they drafted Penix. You don't do that for him to sit on the bench. Really bad signing by Atlanta.

Wonder what's next for him? I doubt at this stage in his career he'd want to be a back-up to Penix. Wonder if he tries to hook up w/ Kyle? Or retires?[/quote]



Cousins has played on three teams.....he's had a solid career and should have went higher than the 4th round.....he could be in the twilight of his career.....

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[url]https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6005172/2024/12/19/woody-johnson-jets-madden-sons/[/url]

Woody Johnson’s Jets: ‘Madden’ ratings, a lost season and ‘the most dysfunctional place imaginable’

Douglas told the Broncos that Johnson didn’t want to make the trade because the owner felt Jeudy’s player rating in “Madden NFL,” the popular video game, wasn’t high enough, according to multiple league sources.


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Through 15 weeks, this defense has shown a lot of improvement from last year.

One stat that points to this is: In 2023 the defense allowed 30.5 point per game. So far this year the defense has allowed 22.5 points per game.

That [I]could[/I] get even better down the stretch with the addition of Lattimore, and the potential return of J Allen.

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It'd be good to see a year on year comparison of all D categories; struggling to find one myself. I have a feeling our turnovers aren't improved, if not declined on last year. We need a ball hawk in teh secondary. And sacks would be interesting. We know we need a better pass rush, and that also helps get turnovers with pressure on QB's.

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[QUOTE=AnonEmouse;1369401]It'd be good to see a year on year comparison of all D categories; struggling to find one myself. I have a feeling our turnovers aren't improved, if not declined on last year. We need a ball hawk in teh secondary. And sacks would be interesting. We know we need a better pass rush, and that also helps get turnovers with pressure on QB's.[/QUOTE]You can toggle profootball reference between last season and current. We had 8 ints total last season for 85 return yards, right now we have 5 for 115 yds with 3 games left. in other areas there is general improvement. We ended the year with the last ranked defense giving up 6612 yards, currently we rank 16th giving up 4505 yards.
Last year we had 39 sacks, this year we have 35 so far.



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Tom Brady has a terrible actual voice for announcing. Doesn't matter how good or bad the actual analysis is, it's hard to listen to.