When the NFL Combine comes around, there are generally two things going on at the same time. There is what is going on at the surface: college players working out and interviewing with NFL teams in order to improve their draft status. Then there is what is going on in the background: serious negotiations between teams. It is a great place for coaches and general managers to converse on players that may be available for trades, etc. Something that was picked up by reporters throughout the week of the combine was that the Atlanta Falcons were thinking of retaining Kirk Cousins as the backup quarterback.
While this may make sense from a financial standpoint, as you will probably pay a backup the same $10 million that you will save by cutting him (if you want a good one). It is also nice to have a veteran backup quarterback on your roster with a quarterback that has only played in a handful of games at the NFL level. About that young quarterback though, would this not be a disservice to him? If the Falcons truly want this to be Michael Penix Jr’s team, they have to move on from Kirk Cousins, and for more reasons than the fact that he played hurt and cost the team several games. Andy Bunker and Randy McMichael discuss why it makes zero sense for the Falcons to retain the services of Kirk Cousins.
