Probably the most fair analysis of the Penix pick I’ve seen
May 2, 2024
Probably the most fair analysis of the Penix pick I’ve seen
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Agreed! The PFF guys are also close with Zac Robinson from his time at PFF, so they can rationalize the pick more than most
The vid is long but worth the watch. So many media members were like, “da pick is bad, rarrr” or “da pick is good, rarrr” but these guys examined it from just about every angle. Very thorough and very fair.
Nice to see people look at the pick objectively and talk about it. For both the good and bad views. I think the risk was worth it and hopefully it pans out well for us in the future
I loved the Jordan Love pick on draft day. Succession planning is how things are done for key positions in other industries, it makes sense. The moves in isolation make a tonne of sense, when you put them together it’s like a Frankenstein’s monster that’s supposed to be prime Beyoncé. They signed a 35+ QB to a multi year deal while he is recovering from an Achilles injury, and gave 100 mill guaranteed. 4 weeks later they signed the most NFL ready QB, and then out him in a role where according to Terry he could sit for 4 years, and could see the field at 28, and then you would have to decide to pick up his 5th year option. Obviously, I think it’s a 2 year deal but Terry said 4. The timeline of their indicates they either didn’t know they liked Penix or they didn’t know the draft board before signing Kirk which is awful. All in all, they have not allocated their resources properly, and Kirk is not going to see the field until later in the offseason. This means Penix is going to be throwing in OTA, and could win the team over. Penix might beat him out and then what do you do? This ,ought still work out after 2 years but this is in spite of the Falcons FO, and not because of it.
4 comments
Agreed! The PFF guys are also close with Zac Robinson from his time at PFF, so they can rationalize the pick more than most
The vid is long but worth the watch. So many media members were like, “da pick is bad, rarrr” or “da pick is good, rarrr” but these guys examined it from just about every angle. Very thorough and very fair.
Nice to see people look at the pick objectively and talk about it. For both the good and bad views. I think the risk was worth it and hopefully it pans out well for us in the future
I loved the Jordan Love pick on draft day. Succession planning is how things are done for key positions in other industries, it makes sense. The moves in isolation make a tonne of sense, when you put them together it’s like a Frankenstein’s monster that’s supposed to be prime Beyoncé.
They signed a 35+ QB to a multi year deal while he is recovering from an Achilles injury, and gave 100 mill guaranteed. 4 weeks later they signed the most NFL ready QB, and then out him in a role where according to Terry he could sit for 4 years, and could see the field at 28, and then you would have to decide to pick up his 5th year option. Obviously, I think it’s a 2 year deal but Terry said 4. The timeline of their indicates they either didn’t know they liked Penix or they didn’t know the draft board before signing Kirk which is awful. All in all, they have not allocated their resources properly, and Kirk is not going to see the field until later in the offseason. This means Penix is going to be throwing in OTA, and could win the team over. Penix might beat him out and then what do you do? This ,ought still work out after 2 years but this is in spite of the Falcons FO, and not because of it.