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Originally Posted by devo22
you know what's an even better use of cap space when you're drafting a QB in the top 10? Not giving Kirk Cousins 180m. I mean, you're making all the arguments for signing a bridge QB for a year or two while you get Penix ready ... you know, what Minnesota is doing with McCarthy and Darnold. And I think that's fine. In a nutshell, I personally don't think Penix is even worth a top 10 pick, but that's a different discussion ... drafting him with a bridge QB in hand would be defensible. But that Cousins contract clearly sets you up in a different direction, so combining a 180m veteran and a 24 year old top 10 pick just makes no sense.
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But Darnold actually sucks.
Cousins is a good player and can probably help them contend for the division.
So if you can draft your future and still go to the playoffs for a couple years, it’s not a difficult decision for a team as perpetually forgotten about as Atlanta.