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  • Yahoo Sports NFL writer Charles McDonald is joined by The Ringer's Steven Ruiz to discuss the Atlanta Falcons' offseason and their decision to draft Michael Penix Jr. instead of a defensive player.
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  • @DravisACard
    @DravisACard 28 днів тому +55

    This guy mentions kirk being a 36 year old with a bad Achilles, but says he still doesn't understand the Penix jr pick. Smh.🤦 Don't know if they're playing dumb, just to pick on the falcons, or they really are?

    • @timtimbly2433
      @timtimbly2433 28 днів тому

      They not playing dumb they are dumb

    • @Larry-jb6em
      @Larry-jb6em 27 днів тому +12

      I don’t think they are just playing dumb.. they are the real deal

    • @Smartriide
      @Smartriide 23 дні тому +2

      It’s like folks just want to follow a narrative no matter what…. Zero common sense

    • @98NinjAOrANge
      @98NinjAOrANge 18 днів тому

      The dumb thing about it was to overpay somebody like Kirk who is old and then draft the oldest qb in the class that also has injury problems. Penix easily has the best arm imo but he’s a statue in the pocket he’s not good under pressure he reminds me a lot of tua. We’ll see it’s just dumb in the since that they could’ve got a really good defensive player

    • @andrewj6256
      @andrewj6256 15 днів тому

      My question is if the plan is Michael Penix jr than why sign Kirk cousins ? You could of gotten a guy like jacoby brisset let Penix sit or start and start to build the team around him with all that money y’all gave to Kirk

  • @trey1614
    @trey1614 28 днів тому +38

    All these clowns do is gaslight the Falcons

  • @elw092
    @elw092 28 днів тому +33

    They give anybody with a 50 inch waste line a podcast looks like

  • @MikeLarry910
    @MikeLarry910 27 днів тому +22

    These are really lazy takes 🤦🏾‍♂️

  • @terryclark3973
    @terryclark3973 28 днів тому +18

    These 2 dudes DO NOT what the hell their talking about full stop. Vegas thinks the Falcons have the 4th best odds of making the playoffs. Clowns 🤡

    • @Paula-mv8im
      @Paula-mv8im 25 днів тому +1

      Agreed and coaching makes huge difference. The Vikings had a 31st ranked defense in 2022. The DC got fired. Flores had the same players and the next season, the defense was ranked 16th overall.

    • @hitman9198
      @hitman9198 19 днів тому

      ​@@Paula-mv8imlol not really. They cut Eric Kendricks and actually had a very underrated draft. There was similar players. Also alot of different players. These two are saying the Falcons are basically trying to do two things at once that just doesn't add up. Yes signing cousins is an immediate upgrade over last year. Why waste a top 10 pick on the same position you just paid a ton of salary cap on. Makes zero sense. You do realize the Vikings tried to draft a QB high last year and Kirk had an issue with it. He didn't want Kyle Slotter there either. And when the Vikings said they were trying to draft a QB this year he basically said peace out. He doesn't like competition. You do realize Sean Mannion was his backup the majority of the time in Minnesota lol. Definitely not a great situation for the Falcons no matter how you look at it.

  • @user-sd4ft8oo5v
    @user-sd4ft8oo5v 28 днів тому +16

    This was very disrespectful

    • @jmapp31
      @jmapp31 22 дні тому

      this is a video that waisted my time. These two need to stop posting videos asap/

  • @plantshealthandtaste9294
    @plantshealthandtaste9294 28 днів тому +12

    The pundits still mad , go Falcons

  • @TeamBlandTravelFoodFun
    @TeamBlandTravelFoodFun 28 днів тому +12

    We'll see won't we fellas? And TRUST we will revisit your comments.......😊

  • @user-sd4ft8oo5v
    @user-sd4ft8oo5v 28 днів тому +10

    The defense is ranked 11th sweetie

    • @jmapp31
      @jmapp31 22 дні тому

      They did no home work just on here bumping they gums..

  • @joesears6503
    @joesears6503 27 днів тому +8

    I came back to just to look at the comments 😂 cause I knew that everybody was going to chew yall guys out. We was only terrible with the pass rush and generating turnovers and still was rank 11 on defense. We was in Majority of the games that we lost and that was due to bad play calling and bad play with the Qb. If you can’t decipher that then maybe yall in the wrong field

  • @nitehawk_100
    @nitehawk_100 28 днів тому +8

    Was a top 5 defense before Graddy Jarrett down. Then in the last 5 games there was only like 1 start playing because of all the injuries. But I'm sure you guys don't follow the team closely to know that. What's the lottery numbers going to be this weekend since you are clairvoyant to know every injury for every team and how every player will play.

  • @ronniewilliams9169
    @ronniewilliams9169 26 днів тому +3

    Everybody talking bout falcons should’ve taken an edge rusher but no edge rusher went in the top ten. Ponder on that.

  • @2xOGbeck
    @2xOGbeck 27 днів тому +6

    Love how united the comments are lol. When it all works out they’ll call us geniuses. Go figure

  • @joeschmo5782
    @joeschmo5782 28 днів тому +6

    The willful ignorance continues. Cool, the Falcons should've drafted someone other Penix at #8. Who? And what difference are you projecting that player to make from where you originally thought the team would finish? Also when Kirk's contract is up in 2 years, which is what it essentially is, what should the Falcons do for QB beyond that? At least be willing to answer those questions if you are going to put on the dumbfounded act.

  • @michaelbrooks5563
    @michaelbrooks5563 28 днів тому +7

    Y’all boys some real haters wym falcon not supposed to have long term plans lol

  • @drew388
    @drew388 28 днів тому +3

    we had top 11 defense last year. not sure why you think thats a bad thing. not to mention a good offense that can stay on the field longer will also make the defense better also.

  • @BlahBlah-hv9se
    @BlahBlah-hv9se 26 днів тому +3

    Charles McDonald sounds like he spends more time eating cheeseburgers than watching football.

  • @Jediknight4jc
    @Jediknight4jc 26 днів тому +2

    They probably would have won 10 games last season with even an average starting NFL QB.

  • @CJay_XD
    @CJay_XD 26 днів тому +2

    Falcon's Defense finished top 10 last year.
    The team's biggest problem was QB play.
    When Grady went down it left a big hole on DL so now we drafted 3-4 players
    We added more Offensive power. Our OLine played well
    also the drafted didn't have any defense players drafted top 10.
    All we need to do is add a CB

  • @torrencehudson2465
    @torrencehudson2465 26 днів тому +3

    Bruh shut up you pick 6 more defensive players after the first round yall just want to hear yall self talk

  • @kingshon3618
    @kingshon3618 26 днів тому +2

    You have to be a falcons fan to understand why they drafted a QB.

  • @wilbertbarrett433
    @wilbertbarrett433 28 днів тому +3

    OK if the offense got better that doesn't make the defense better it is a TEAM game last year defense stayed on the field too long do you guys understand football?

    • @timtimbly2433
      @timtimbly2433 28 днів тому

      Yep. They don’t know basic football principles. I don’t know if they were born this stupid or if they took lessons?

  • @956-SportCards
    @956-SportCards 27 днів тому +3

    Was looking for any falcons news and found this "waste of time " video. Brady is noncomparable and what Tampa did you can substitute brady for 30 other qbs and their was good chance they don't win it all.
    Second point is they stated the defence took a step back unless expecting our 2nd round pick to be impactful can be said about any defensive player we could have drafted in first. Example Turner he would be drafted to be what the savior of our defence is not likely to happen.

    • @joeschmo5782
      @joeschmo5782 27 днів тому +1

      Right, but here's the thing about your second point, Turner was the media "consensus pick", maybe even Latu. And these guys are part of the consensus. Rather than do an objective view of why the team went against their thought process, they've all gotten passive aggressive in attacking the team because they dared to go against the media consensus.

  • @grill9067
    @grill9067 24 дні тому +1

    These guys are upset because their team didn’t get the opportunity to draft Michael Penix Junior

  • @jamarworthy4065
    @jamarworthy4065 26 днів тому +2

    Glad these guys aren’t running the team

  • @garybonds1286
    @garybonds1286 27 днів тому +1

    We don’t get Penix, Kurt gets hurt week 2. You guys “talk” about how dumb it was to sign Kirk.

  • @egotgame1723
    @egotgame1723 25 днів тому

    They upgraded at the most important position but u dont see how much better they got lmao

  • @user-ec7ie1sk3v
    @user-ec7ie1sk3v 27 днів тому +2

    Is He Gaslighting Or Are These Takes Just Lazy And Simple Minded 😂😂

  • @a-t-lheatsquad5029
    @a-t-lheatsquad5029 27 днів тому +4

    Y’all watch clips, highlights, and look at final scores. Neither of you are qualified to speak on Falcons football. Stop with the watered down half AS$ takes that coincide with the narrative that the national media created. It’s thoughtless, lazy, and real football fans will always call you out on your BS💩

  • @user-sd4ft8oo5v
    @user-sd4ft8oo5v 24 дні тому

    Fan pride isn’t the only kind of pride you have

  • @grill9067
    @grill9067 24 дні тому +2

    Trice is better than Dallas Turner

  • @djbabyfaceatl
    @djbabyfaceatl 27 днів тому +1

    Let me help you guys out. They took Penix to keep his form the saints and having to play him for the next 10 years.

  • @keithmurrah6517
    @keithmurrah6517 24 дні тому

    The whole world bout to be at our knees watch,we gonna enjoy too🤦🏾‍♂️🤣

  • @brandoncarmichael5104
    @brandoncarmichael5104 24 дні тому

    Manne we won against GB and Texans. Both good team with a healthy offense. Rank #11 but we overrated

  • @marcuscamp2829
    @marcuscamp2829 26 днів тому

    We should have went all in the the Buc's? What did the Buc's accomplish? A single playoff victory. Cousin is a sufficient enough move for a single playoff victory. Penix Jr. will be the best pick in Franchise history.

  • @Paula-mv8im
    @Paula-mv8im 25 днів тому

    Kirk's "bad Achilles" was looking pretty good when he was doing 7 step drop back and throwing bombs at only 4 months after his surgery...Besides that, he takes care of his body better than Brady. Kirk gonna be fine. He's aging like a fine wine.

  • @kodisworld1481
    @kodisworld1481 9 днів тому

    We don’t have time with a 36 year old Quarterback but then criticize the Pennix move🤡

  • @rodneyvaught303
    @rodneyvaught303 26 днів тому

    strongly disagree. i mean ifk how pep dont remamber the qb coussions has been the past few years. he can and will win games for them no question

  • @jessejames4599
    @jessejames4599 26 днів тому +1

    I'm just here for the comments. I knew 30 seconds in this would be nothing but bad takes. So I stopped the video

  • @555calex
    @555calex 27 днів тому

    The Falcons pick of Penix actually when looking at the thought process wasn't bad at all. Cousins has about two seasons in him and it actually takes a young qb 3-5 years to develop into a pro with some exceptions but those are very few.
    I didn't like getting rid of Ridder because if Cousins isn't ready to play then we would have a young qb in there with some experience from the prior year Penix may be force into the lineup faster than expected and that's a bad move.

    • @Paula-mv8im
      @Paula-mv8im 25 днів тому

      Kirk is not a normal 35 year old. Kirk takes care of his body better than Brady. There are all sorts of things that he does to stay healthy which is why he had never missed a game to injury in 12 seasons. He'll be playing for a lot longer than 2 years.
      Some cool things that he does.....#1 he changed his diet to be more like Brady and then modified it to so it was the best fit for him.
      #2 Since college, he has had a year-round fitness regimen that focuses on flexibility and agility and prioritizes lengthening his muscles rather than bulking up as quarterback’s muscles must be long and elastic. He also trains for all three planes of motion in his body: the sagittal plane, frontal plane and transverse plane. The goal is to build strength, stability, power, endurance and mobility in each, all of which are taxed by the quarterback position.
      #3 He also has a hyperbaric chamber and a #4 full-time body coach (like Mahomes has). #5 he had stem cell therapy at the beginning of the year.
      And the only reason that Kirk even tore his Achilles was that he wore the longer spikes for the first time in his 12 year career and said that his cleat got stuck in the ground. The Vikings slipped on the turf the year before at Lambeau and the whole team decided that they needed to wear them for the next Packer game.

  • @user-sd4ft8oo5v
    @user-sd4ft8oo5v 27 днів тому

    I know they ain’t trying to judge nothing especially the first dude😂

  • @isagoes6156
    @isagoes6156 4 дні тому

    So I have two guys that all they bring is opinions, never coached a team. At least see how they are going do.

  • @packofwolves9134
    @packofwolves9134 25 днів тому

    😭😭😭😂 We gone see Sept 8th I’ll be back

  • @NovaVsDon
    @NovaVsDon 27 днів тому

    What’s funny is. This guy has a take on not liking the Penix pick. And then gave a reason to why Penix is a good pick. And didn’t even know he did it. Lol. Saying you don’t have a lot of time with cousins because he’s 36 with a bad Achilles. But you want them to only have that on the roster lol we all believe cousins can play great if he’s healthy but we all know he’s hurt & it’s possible he’s still not fully healthy & also know he’s 36 & can be on the downside of his career so why only take the chance on cousins when there’s 2 possible chances things can go wrong. To 1 thing going right for cousins. I do believe either a really good pass rusher or Cornerback will really help this defense & there’s a great CB on free agent right now. But everything else is perfect defensively for cousins. With London, Moody, Pitts, Bijan, Allgeier, that’s a lot of help for a good QB

  • @ItsQ-qd3ig
    @ItsQ-qd3ig 27 днів тому +1

    You two guys don't know what the he'll your talking about. And Dallas turner isn't an instant impact player. So seriously shut up

  • @lovedasoldier
    @lovedasoldier 24 дні тому

    how is a top 10 defense overrated?

  • @levonluver
    @levonluver 24 дні тому

    Literally just hating on the team to compare the falcons to the Bucs who didn’t do much in the offseason and didn’t do that well last season is laughable. There’s no hard facts to back up anything just opinions.

  • @joeytoonz2754
    @joeytoonz2754 17 днів тому

    Rob and Big need to stop with the sports takes 😂

  • @kelvinoconner1660
    @kelvinoconner1660 27 днів тому

    So Green Bay, Houston and Detroit are crap offenses?

  • @mrshopjulius5840
    @mrshopjulius5840 25 днів тому

    I see then going 6-10

  • @tommieboleman4699
    @tommieboleman4699 24 дні тому

    So you're saying you don't know how the falcons are that much better look at their quarterback are you serious sorry I got to turn off the video that statement made no sense... It doesn't even matter after that.

  • @matthurt8593
    @matthurt8593 22 дні тому

    Mf get a microphone and swear they know sports 😂😂

  • @tjsatori
    @tjsatori 27 днів тому +2

    First and last watch. Yahoo lmao

  • @mrob202
    @mrob202 27 днів тому

    LOL

  • @djsmiley410
    @djsmiley410 23 дні тому

    😂 well ok sounds like a falcons hater

  • @QA912
    @QA912 27 днів тому

    And this ladies and gentlemen is why they are in broadcasting 👎🏿🤫 RISEUP

  • @lindseynathaniel4354
    @lindseynathaniel4354 23 дні тому

    This is the worst podcast I see why they doesn't get views 😅😅

  • @southsideatlanta9988
    @southsideatlanta9988 24 дні тому

    The worst take I’ve heard.

  • @jimsheppard3166
    @jimsheppard3166 26 днів тому

    I do not understand when people say "The Falcons think that they're Super Bowl contenders."
    The Falcons clearly do not think that, as evident by them not only selecting a QB for the future but outright telling everyone "we're drafting for the future".
    I'm sure the coaches and General Manager will tell everyone "we think we're a Super Bowl contender", but that's to be expected. Even the worst teams want to paint a rosey outlook for their fans.

    • @Paula-mv8im
      @Paula-mv8im 25 днів тому

      FYI: Vegas thinks Kirk can win a championship. After the news broke that Kirk was signing with the Falcons, Sportsbooks moved the Falcons to 30/1 to win Super Bowl 2025 after opening at 50/1 prior. Atlanta now has the 12th-best odds to win the Lombardi Trophy. The Falcons are also 14/1 to win the NFC Championship on BetMGM Sportsbook, the sixth-best odds.

    • @jimsheppard3166
      @jimsheppard3166 25 днів тому

      @@Paula-mv8im He absolutely helps, but 30-1 odds isn't exactly beaming with optimism. 😂

  • @egotgame1723
    @egotgame1723 25 днів тому

    The problem is the uniforms? Lmao this content is 🗑️

  • @grill9067
    @grill9067 24 дні тому

    Trash take with no research. Time will prove these guys know nothing about football.

  • @dr.andrewmiddlebrookssr.4318
    @dr.andrewmiddlebrookssr.4318 23 дні тому

    Who is you