For everyone who thinks that Brock Purdy is elite, you should know that Kirk Cousins has basically averaged over his last 6 full seasons what Purdy just did last year. If you think Purdy had an elite year, you should know Cousins has basically been doing that for more than half a decade. And he’s never had such a complete set of weapons around him as Purdy had, between the WRs, TE, and RB, and his teams defenses have been much, much worse.
I don't think Purdy is elite. Only a few players are "elite" Usually you have good, great, elite. And Shanahan LOVES Cousins. He's wanted him for years.
The knock on Cousins has always been he plays terrible in prime-time games. And the criticism was warranted. But his last 4 he's went 7 TD's to 1 Int. And good yardage in 3 of the 4. If I remember correctly, I think he was leading the league in a couple of categories when he went down. And that's with a bad oline and bad defense last season. I think he could be elite with that top 5 line in Atlanta and all those weapons.
@@Joeknows09 The criticism really is not warranted. Seems like a lot of people want to believe that Kirk has always played bad in primetime for the simple reason that the team lost. His quarterback rating averages out to be 96.0.Most of those losses were when Kirk was in Washington, a dumpster fire team, whose defense ranked 15th, 18th, and 23rd. and had no run game. Per PFF’s article…..”Kirk Cousins is at his best when the whole nation watches” “Per advanced stats, Kirk plays better in primetime games. He is 43-36-2 since he became a full-time starter for the Washington Redskins at the start of the 2015 season, but he's only 8-15-1 in prime-time games (or island games), which we define as any game that was not slated on Sunday afternoon. So, does this mean Cousins has played significantly worse in those games? To investigate this, we looked into the data and found that to be false, and according to our PFF passing grades, it is even the other way around which suggests that his supporting cast hasn’t helped him as much in prime-time games.” www.pff.com/news/nfl-vikings-kirk-cousins-is-best-in-primetime
He had a pretty good group of WRs, TEs and RBs in Minnesota, but...his defense have stunk for most of his career. When Kirk was the starter in Washington, the defense ranked 15th, 18th, and 23rd. With the Vikings, the defense was 13th, 18th, 27th, 30th 31st, and 31st. And then there is coaching. O'Connell has been a great coach, but before him there was Zimmer. His job as head coach was to get the most out of his quarterback. Instead, he undercut his play in coaching meetings and didn’t build around him. He fired his OC every year, he had terrible clock management, had conservative and predictable play calling (run, run, run, pass) that led to many losses in one score games, was 32nd out of 32 teams in situational football, and had an outdated and prevent style defense that gave up more points in the final 2 minutes of each half than any team in history. Instead of building around his quarterback and surrounding him with talent to consistently win (like every other successful team does), Zimmer did the opposite. He thought the best way to win was by building hard-hitting and punishing defenses that can shut opponents down. That failed miserably. He also created a toxic environment attested to by pretty much everyone in the whole organization.
I completely agree, the Falcons will definitely be a legitimate team this season! Before, I think most teams looked at us like a joke, like you said "We play the Falcons this week, basically practice game!" Now I think teams like the Chiefs and Eagles are going to be actually concerned and plan to try to beat us. We haven't even seen COMPETENT play the last 3 years, so it's going to be SO nice seeing the Falcons play AT LEAST like everyone else, like real football lol. Even if Cousins gets hurt, I have 100% confidence in Penix to run a component offense as well, so I'm super excited to see this team! The QB and fresh coaching is what we needed in my opinion, and we have that now!
I want the noise about Pennix to continue because Kirk will be even more motivated to prove people wrong. He plays better with a chip on his shoulder. Pennix will only play if play-offs are no longer possible. I dont see Pitts, London and Robinson having stellar numbers individually but collectively it'll be very good. I see us winning Division and one play-off game. SuperBowl is dreamland. Falcons fan in the UK.
@@Brownishcows10 You gotta have the right (and clutch) QB, great o-line, great defense, clutch kicker and a great coach. Seems like the Falcons have all five.
Falcons clearly have the best roster in the division now. Almost won the division with the worst QB play in the nfl. The division gets won running away.
I love the if in this sentence. Dude has pretty much stayed healthy his entire career. I can’t even remember the last time he missed a game because of injury. Truthfully I don’t think he has besides his most recently one
Everybody believes having Cousins and Penix is the greatest thing ever. First round draft pick Penix is going to learn behind Cousins for a few years, then Cousins retires, Penix takes over and it’s nothing but unicorns farting SB trophies for the next decade. These are the Atlanta Football Falcons. The same Falcons that had a safety more interested in prostitutes than the game plan the night before our first SB. The same Falcons whose All Universe QB decided running a dog fighting ring was more important than football. The same Falcons that blew a 28-3 lead in the third quarter of our second SB. These are my Falcons. As a long time fan, I see a QB controversy dominating the 2024 season. As soon as Cousins throws an incomplete pass, there will be cries for Penix. Guaranteed!
the only thing i cant wait to see is how the pass protection is. it will be much different with cousins because he is a pocket passer. but he makes up for that by having a better arm and finding a target he can hit much quicker then ridder or heinekie. so if the ol gives him enough time i believe with the weapons we have we can give chiefs and eagles a run for there money. not that worried about the steelers either smith as a playcaller 😂😂. yeah our defense knows how he thinks
@@JN-ye8qo very true. but im also a long time falcon fan that is knows a little about stats. matt ryan was also know for being great under pressure. but you need a ol that knows how to protect the pocket. mcgary isnt best at pass protection. chris limstrom is good but thats still not his strong point. our ol is built on run protection. so time will tell. i do believe regardless kirk is a upgrade from ridder 100%
@@drew388 There is something to be said about wanting to play better to protect your QB. Kirk has been gelling with the o-line by taking them out to eat at various chain restaurants. Fun story: when Kirk was a senior at MSU….”"Guys," Cousins began, "I've never met an offensive lineman ..." Then he called down the thunder. "... who was not a good eater," Cousins said. "If we want to win, we've got to prepare to win -- by going on a buffet crawl." When the plates were cleared, Cousins, like a true leader, took his offensive linemen for ice cream at the MSU dairy store. Is it any wonder Michigan State's linemen have allowed a Big Ten-low five sacks this season? They would do anything to protect their captain -- the man who brought deep dish and sesame chicken and fried okra -- who tried to keep pace but who simply couldn't stuff enough into his 205-pound frame.” www.si.com/more-sports/2011/10/21/kirk-cousins-michigan-state
@@drew388 Longtime falcons fan and season ticket holder here as well. I've watched almost every home game live as well as traveled to quite a few away games. Matt Ryan with a top 5 offensive line and a run game won MVP. Looking at the advanced metrics this o line is better than the one we had even in 2016. A proper QB means light boxes and a LOT of play action. Not to mention the pre snap motions that were almost non existent last year. Trust me. This line is more than capable of giving Kirk enough time to cook. As for the stats. Chris lindstrom allowed 15 pressures 3 sacks and 2 qb hits. Brother thats better than joe bitonio 32/2/3, joe thuney 33/2/6, zack martin 22/4/7! All while being one of the best run blockers in the league. For comparison Kaleb McGary 17/4/4. Some of the top tier pass rushers got good tape on us last year but that happens even to the best o linemen. We still had a top third line in pass pro. Id honestly expect this offense to be top 10.
Falcons win division 100%. Qb away from being top tier team. Defense is good too . The whole league worried and why tf you think got tampering . Even the people running nfl don’t like falcons and they rise up from the hate this year and many after
@@BrothaKays All those games lost only to turnovers? Sure buddy. FYI, Saints defense got better. ESPN just ranked their LB as SIXTH best and the secondary is elite.
@@kevinblount267 Not in the least. The so called experts have the Saints finishing two games WORSE than last year, despite improving on both sides of the ball. Makes no sense whatsoever.
Based on what exactly? Mayfield has thrown over 4000 yards just once in his career. He's never thrown over 30 TDs in the regular season. His career completion percentage is 61.9 (that’s not very good, btw). The most interceptions Kirk has ever thrown in a season was 14 while Mayfield threw 21 INTs. Meanwhile…Kirk throws 4000+yards and 30+ TDs every season like clockwork. Kirk’s career passer rating is 98.2. which is the 8th highest passer rating in NFL history…..in NFL history. He’s 5th all-time in completion percentage. His passing yards per game also ranks 10th all-time in the history of the NFL. And the only reason Baker even went to the Pro Bowl was that Kirk got hurt.
That's incorrect, Kirk has never struggled in big games, his terrible O-line and Defense on the Vikings did though. It takes a whole team to win "big games" or any game for that matter, not just one player.
Saints got worse. That o line is horrendous. Over paying for chase young when no other team wanted him doesn't move the needle. Saints probably win 6 games next year.
@@JN-ye8qo You clearly don't follow football. O line, while the weak part of the team, will actually be better. New OC is MUCH better. Chase's contract has a one year deal and is incentive laden. He'll ball out when he returns. We have two ends that might be pretty good who haven't hardly played yet due to injury issues, a first and second rounder. Strong LB's and elite secondary. SMH
@@SenorJuan2023 I don't follow football? Your offense isn't doing shit with a bottom 3 offensive line. Doesn't matter who's calling the plays or throwing the ball. 😂 Yall had one of the worst d-lines last year and added a known quitter who literally nobody else wanted. Chase young isnt even a decent run defender another one of yall weakness. That's not enough. Yall screwed up your cap so much you're also stuck with aging defenders who are clearly in decline. As far as the offensive line Andrus peat is GONE. Ryan Ramczyk not coming back anytime soon and you replaced these two guys with a ROOKIE? Penning got BENCHED for being sorry. Your QB is learning a NEW offense from scratch and playing behind a HORRENDOUS o-line and he's literally one of the worst QBs in the league under pressure. Looks like I know more about your team than you do lmao. Look up everything i said you'll see that its true. I follow these teams YEAR ROUND. Football is won in the the trenches and despite having the 9th best pass defense (falcons are 7th btw) yall lines are yall weak points on both sides of the ball.
The Falcons wont win the division... they have an injured, to be 39 year old QB, in his first year with them. A new coaching staff, new offensive system, new defensive system. The Bucs will win the division for the 4th year in a row, no reason to think they wont.
You’re wild. Falcons outplayed Bucs everytime and lost to qb turnovers . Also yall barley hung by last few years while falcons were qb away to be absolute great. Hatin ass shit f up bout your Bucs lol
I hope they keep using Allgers, it would be foolish to overuse Bijan.
definitely need that dynamic duo
Agreed Tyler is really good
Damn bro, you got good energy & analyst. It also helps that you're talking about my favorite team😂
Haha I appreciate it! I'm sure you wouldn't be saying that if I had the same energy and said the Bucs were winning the division!
Atlanta Falcons for president
Haha lets go!!
For everyone who thinks that Brock Purdy is elite, you should know that Kirk Cousins has basically averaged over his last 6 full seasons what Purdy just did last year. If you think Purdy had an elite year, you should know Cousins has basically been doing that for more than half a decade. And he’s never had such a complete set of weapons around him as Purdy had, between the WRs, TE, and RB, and his teams defenses have been much, much worse.
I don't think Purdy is elite. Only a few players are "elite" Usually you have good, great, elite. And Shanahan LOVES Cousins. He's wanted him for years.
The knock on Cousins has always been he plays terrible in prime-time games. And the criticism was warranted. But his last 4 he's went 7 TD's to 1 Int. And good yardage in 3 of the 4. If I remember correctly, I think he was leading the league in a couple of categories when he went down. And that's with a bad oline and bad defense last season. I think he could be elite with that top 5 line in Atlanta and all those weapons.
@@Joeknows09 The criticism really is not warranted. Seems like a lot of people want to believe that Kirk has always played bad in primetime for the simple reason that the team lost. His quarterback rating averages out to be 96.0.Most of those losses were when Kirk was in Washington, a dumpster fire team, whose defense ranked 15th, 18th, and 23rd. and had no run game.
Per PFF’s article…..”Kirk Cousins is at his best when the whole nation watches” “Per advanced stats, Kirk plays better in primetime games. He is 43-36-2 since he became a full-time starter for the Washington Redskins at the start of the 2015 season, but he's only 8-15-1 in prime-time games (or island games), which we define as any game that was not slated on Sunday afternoon. So, does this mean Cousins has played significantly worse in those games? To investigate this, we looked into the data and found that to be false, and according to our PFF passing grades, it is even the other way around which suggests that his supporting cast hasn’t helped him as much in prime-time games.”
www.pff.com/news/nfl-vikings-kirk-cousins-is-best-in-primetime
He had a pretty good group of WRs, TEs and RBs in Minnesota, but...his defense have stunk for most of his career. When Kirk was the starter in Washington, the defense ranked 15th, 18th, and 23rd. With the Vikings, the defense was 13th, 18th, 27th, 30th 31st, and 31st.
And then there is coaching. O'Connell has been a great coach, but before him there was Zimmer. His job as head coach was to get the most out of his quarterback. Instead, he undercut his play in coaching meetings and didn’t build around him. He fired his OC every year, he had terrible clock management, had conservative and predictable play calling (run, run, run, pass) that led to many losses in one score games, was 32nd out of 32 teams in situational football, and had an outdated and prevent style defense that gave up more points in the final 2 minutes of each half than any team in history.
Instead of building around his quarterback and surrounding him with talent to consistently win (like every other successful team does), Zimmer did the opposite. He thought the best way to win was by building hard-hitting and punishing defenses that can shut opponents down. That failed miserably. He also created a toxic environment attested to by pretty much everyone in the whole organization.
Brock Purdue will be elite if he throws for 30 touchdowns and make it to at least the NFC Championship or the superbowl
We got our offense together with Cousins & Penix Jr. There should be no doubt that we shouldn’t win the division and head back into the playoffs.
I completely agree, the Falcons will definitely be a legitimate team this season! Before, I think most teams looked at us like a joke, like you said "We play the Falcons this week, basically practice game!" Now I think teams like the Chiefs and Eagles are going to be actually concerned and plan to try to beat us. We haven't even seen COMPETENT play the last 3 years, so it's going to be SO nice seeing the Falcons play AT LEAST like everyone else, like real football lol. Even if Cousins gets hurt, I have 100% confidence in Penix to run a component offense as well, so I'm super excited to see this team! The QB and fresh coaching is what we needed in my opinion, and we have that now!
Win ‘now’ with Cousins and win ‘just in case’ with Penix jr. 🥳Rise Up🚀
we shall see!
@@JWLSports Invite me on your show and let’s talk about it.
I want the noise about Pennix to continue because Kirk will be even more motivated to prove people wrong. He plays better with a chip on his shoulder.
Pennix will only play if play-offs are no longer possible.
I dont see Pitts, London and Robinson having stellar numbers individually but collectively it'll be very good. I see us winning Division and one play-off game. SuperBowl is dreamland.
Falcons fan in the UK.
It’s wild to discount the Bucs
Vegas has them as one of the lowest odds just to make the playoffs
I agree they only needed a qb great line. Defense #11 new play callers and coach and all those weapons that just needed a qb
Yeah I think Falcons will be a lot better than people realize!
Good news they got 2 QBs 😂
One day the Atlanta falcons will win multiple superbowls 🖤🤍❤️ i believe it
Haha one day. One day!
How about starting with just one. Even one will do, but they’ll blow it again, if they ever get close
@@Brownishcows10 You gotta have the right (and clutch) QB, great o-line, great defense, clutch kicker and a great coach. Seems like the Falcons have all five.
@@Paula-mv8im the falcons have a great defense? And Raheem is unproven.
You still speaking it!
nice video man!
Thank you so much! I appreciate it!
Falcons win the division without a doubt!!
I agree!
Lets go!!!!
Coach would win ,coach of the year if he ran duo qb
What do you mean?
Falcons clearly have the best roster in the division now. Almost won the division with the worst QB play in the nfl. The division gets won running away.
Cousin will get it done! If he stays healthy, they win the division!
I agree!
I love the if in this sentence. Dude has pretty much stayed healthy his entire career. I can’t even remember the last time he missed a game because of injury. Truthfully I don’t think he has besides his most recently one
The "if" is because of his recent injury, not his career. I feel like that should have been a given!?
Everybody believes having Cousins and Penix is the greatest thing ever. First round draft pick Penix is going to learn behind Cousins for a few years, then Cousins retires, Penix takes over and it’s nothing but unicorns farting SB trophies for the next decade. These are the Atlanta Football Falcons. The same Falcons that had a safety more interested in prostitutes than the game plan the night before our first SB. The same Falcons whose All Universe QB decided running a dog fighting ring was more important than football. The same Falcons that blew a 28-3 lead in the third quarter of our second SB. These are my Falcons. As a long time fan, I see a QB controversy dominating the 2024 season. As soon as Cousins throws an incomplete pass, there will be cries for Penix. Guaranteed!
Y’all wasn’t excited y’all was hating
Who?
What about the defense
What about it?
If pitts played like how he does in madden he’ll be top 5 TE ever easy 😂
😂😂😂
Kirk Cousins will get CPOY!
I can see that!
the only thing i cant wait to see is how the pass protection is. it will be much different with cousins because he is a pocket passer. but he makes up for that by having a better arm and finding a target he can hit much quicker then ridder or heinekie. so if the ol gives him enough time i believe with the weapons we have we can give chiefs and eagles a run for there money. not that worried about the steelers either smith as a playcaller 😂😂. yeah our defense knows how he thinks
Yeah I think that offense will look completely different!
Kirk is an on time QB also one of the best in the league under pressure. Damn good with play action which I'd expect to also be extremely effective
@@JN-ye8qo very true. but im also a long time falcon fan that is knows a little about stats. matt ryan was also know for being great under pressure. but you need a ol that knows how to protect the pocket. mcgary isnt best at pass protection. chris limstrom is good but thats still not his strong point. our ol is built on run protection. so time will tell. i do believe regardless kirk is a upgrade from ridder 100%
@@drew388 There is something to be said about wanting to play better to protect your QB. Kirk has been gelling with the o-line by taking them out to eat at various chain restaurants.
Fun story: when Kirk was a senior at MSU….”"Guys," Cousins began, "I've never met an offensive lineman ..." Then he called down the thunder. "... who was not a good eater," Cousins said. "If we want to win, we've got to prepare to win -- by going on a buffet crawl." When the plates were cleared, Cousins, like a true leader, took his offensive linemen for ice cream at the MSU dairy store. Is it any wonder Michigan State's linemen have allowed a Big Ten-low five sacks this season? They would do anything to protect their captain -- the man who brought deep dish and sesame chicken and fried okra -- who tried to keep pace but who simply couldn't stuff enough into his 205-pound frame.” www.si.com/more-sports/2011/10/21/kirk-cousins-michigan-state
@@drew388 Longtime falcons fan and season ticket holder here as well. I've watched almost every home game live as well as traveled to quite a few away games.
Matt Ryan with a top 5 offensive line and a run game won MVP. Looking at the advanced metrics this o line is better than the one we had even in 2016. A proper QB means light boxes and a LOT of play action. Not to mention the pre snap motions that were almost non existent last year.
Trust me. This line is more than capable of giving Kirk enough time to cook. As for the stats. Chris lindstrom allowed 15 pressures 3 sacks and 2 qb hits. Brother thats better than joe bitonio 32/2/3, joe thuney 33/2/6, zack martin 22/4/7! All while being one of the best run blockers in the league. For comparison Kaleb McGary 17/4/4.
Some of the top tier pass rushers got good tape on us last year but that happens even to the best o linemen. We still had a top third line in pass pro. Id honestly expect this offense to be top 10.
Falcons win division 100%. Qb away from being top tier team. Defense is good too . The whole league worried and why tf you think got tampering . Even the people running nfl don’t like falcons and they rise up from the hate this year and many after
I definitely have the Falcons winning the division.
Who is this guy
The falcons not win the South WHO DAT FROM PHX,AZ
So who is winning?
They will not dominate lol. Baker's Bucs will give them a close fight, but ATL will win out at the end via tiebreaker
They dominating the NFC south. You heard it here first!
@@JWLSports uh, no. They will be lucky to finish second.
lol second to who? Don't say the Bucs because Vegas has them as one of the lowest odds just to make the playoffs!
Falcons outplay Bucs everytime and lose from qb turnovers
@@BrothaKays All those games lost only to turnovers? Sure buddy. FYI, Saints defense got better. ESPN just ranked their LB as SIXTH best and the secondary is elite.
Bucs winning south but it’s ok keep sleeping on us 4peat loading up….
lol “4peat” 😂
Yall barely hung by last few years and falcons outplayed Bucs everytime just lost to turnovers from qb lol stfu
@@BrothaKaysdon’t matter they still lost clown lol like he said get ready for a 4peat 🤣
Falcons will finish third. Still have no defense. Saints have strong defense. TB wins the division.
You joking right
Lol vegas has TB as one of the lowest odds just to make the playoffs let alone win the division.
@@JWLSports TB has won the division three straight times and you will HAVE to win the division to make the playoffs.
@@kevinblount267 Not in the least. The so called experts have the Saints finishing two games WORSE than last year, despite improving on both sides of the ball. Makes no sense whatsoever.
@@kevinblount267 How did the Falcons improve in the offseason other than QB? SMH
He can’t win any higher games
That's not accurate
I really don’t think Kirk is that great!
He’s a really good qb.
1 playoff win is considered great lmao
Baker is the best qb in the division
No. It's Cousins and it's not even close
Not unless he’s part of the top 10 crew. Cousins RULES!!!!
Based on what exactly? Mayfield has thrown over 4000 yards just once in his career. He's never thrown over 30 TDs in the regular season. His career completion percentage is 61.9 (that’s not very good, btw). The most interceptions Kirk has ever thrown in a season was 14 while Mayfield threw 21 INTs. Meanwhile…Kirk throws 4000+yards and 30+ TDs every season like clockwork. Kirk’s career passer rating is 98.2. which is the 8th highest passer rating in NFL history…..in NFL history. He’s 5th all-time in completion percentage. His passing yards per game also ranks 10th all-time in the history of the NFL.
And the only reason Baker even went to the Pro Bowl was that Kirk got hurt.
Falcons roster is average at best as a whole Bucs easily have the most balanced roster in the division and Kirk struggles in big games
Vegas has the Bucs as one of the lowest odds just to make the playoffs.
That's incorrect, Kirk has never struggled in big games, his terrible O-line and Defense on the Vikings did though. It takes a whole team to win "big games" or any game for that matter, not just one player.
Everybody forgets the Saints won nine games last year and improved on both sides of the ball. SMH
Yeah, I do think the Saints can be pretty good honestly. I think Carr is very underrated.
@@JWLSports The new OC is MUCH better than last year.
Saints got worse. That o line is horrendous. Over paying for chase young when no other team wanted him doesn't move the needle. Saints probably win 6 games next year.
@@JN-ye8qo You clearly don't follow football. O line, while the weak part of the team, will actually be better. New OC is MUCH better. Chase's contract has a one year deal and is incentive laden. He'll ball out when he returns. We have two ends that might be pretty good who haven't hardly played yet due to injury issues, a first and second rounder. Strong LB's and elite secondary. SMH
@@SenorJuan2023 I don't follow football? Your offense isn't doing shit with a bottom 3 offensive line. Doesn't matter who's calling the plays or throwing the ball. 😂
Yall had one of the worst d-lines last year and added a known quitter who literally nobody else wanted. Chase young isnt even a decent run defender another one of yall weakness. That's not enough. Yall screwed up your cap so much you're also stuck with aging defenders who are clearly in decline.
As far as the offensive line Andrus peat is GONE. Ryan Ramczyk not coming back anytime soon and you replaced these two guys with a ROOKIE? Penning got BENCHED for being sorry. Your QB is learning a NEW offense from scratch and playing behind a HORRENDOUS o-line and he's literally one of the worst QBs in the league under pressure. Looks like I know more about your team than you do lmao. Look up everything i said you'll see that its true. I follow these teams YEAR ROUND.
Football is won in the the trenches and despite having the 9th best pass defense (falcons are 7th btw) yall lines are yall weak points on both sides of the ball.
Tampa wins the division
Lol I don't see it that way
The Falcons wont win the division... they have an injured, to be 39 year old QB, in his first year with them. A new coaching staff, new offensive system, new defensive system. The Bucs will win the division for the 4th year in a row, no reason to think they wont.
Well he’s not 39 so try again. 🤦♂️
You’re wild. Falcons outplayed Bucs everytime and lost to qb turnovers . Also yall barley hung by last few years while falcons were qb away to be absolute great. Hatin ass shit f up bout your Bucs lol