I didn't know that there was such a thing as Cowboys/Chiefs country. Joplin, Missouri?
NFL Draft
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Living in the meth capital of the world would explain a few things.
You need to bring your Jacoby Brissett take over to the Patriots Reddit. See how that goes.
I didn't mean to imply that Maye was more athletic than Penix. My point was that Penix has had multiple injuries and that's just wear and tear on his body. I was very surprised that he was taken where he was. Again, none of the QBs including Williams do much for me. Burrow was a can't miss coming out of college. He was tremendous against the best defenses in the country and I don't recall him having any injuries in college. Penix not so much. As far as Maye goes, I like his combination of size, athleticism and accuracy but I think he'll struggle in New England.
Burrow rode the bench for 3 years at OSU. Hard to get hurt when not playing. He was can't miss in hindsight, but in reality he did it for one year with Justin Jefferson and Jamar Chase as his weapons.
Penix had both of his WRs drafted in the first 2 rounds as well. Burrow took a ton of hits his first year at LSU. He did it without the injuries that Penix incurred. That said, I'm not saying Penix is more injury prone. I'm saying that injuries are additive and tend to shorten careers of QBs. It's a fact. He's older and has had more injuries.
And Washington had a third WR drafted in the 3rd plus their left tackle was arguably one of the best 10 players in college football last year. That team was loaded with talent.
I'm also hearing that the Raiders wanted to trade up from 13 to get Penix. So that guy definitely had teams that were high on him. My Steelers liked him as well, but they wouldn't have drafted him at 20 (if he was available) because they already had a plan at QB. And so did the Falcons by signing Cousins to that huge contract. I just don't understand why the Falcons did what they did. Very weird.
Some of the analysts I've listened to say that Penix has the best physical tools of everybody not named Caleb. I think he's a tough dude and more mentally mature than Daniels. Unless there's some concern about Cousins' recovery, it was still a dumb pick. Of course, IMO giving an upper 30 year old QB with a torn achilles that much guaranteed money was insane to begin with.
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I can't make sense of it. 2 years from now? Sure. Next year? I suppose. But they must have believed in Cousins to give him that deal. Sure, maybe they consider it a 3 year deal and needed the 4th to entice him, but either way they were all in. Heard a guy on the radio say the Falcons feel they have a playoff roster without needing a non-qb in the 1st round so they took Penix. Uh, ok. How about trade down then and get a 2nd day pick.
I know it's way early but how you feel about this being your next QB for the Raiders? Boxes and Pelini
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Falcons really screwed him over. If he sits behind Kirk for 2 years, he’s going to be older, have less game experience and be less likely to get a max offer on his 2nd contract. If I were him, Id force a trade.
He's already participating in OTA's without a new deal. He will get a big contract soon.
