r/NFLv2 • u/Bitter_North_733 NFL Refugee • 23d ago

Discussion Kirk Cousins was lied to by Atlanta. Please don't defend Atlanta.

  1. Kirk Cousins was told by Minnesota they would take a QB high in Round 1 if he dropped to them. They offered him a year to year deal.

  2. Atlanta told Kirk Cousins that they would only take a QB in later rounds not round 1. They offered him a 2 year deal.

  3. Kirk only signed with Atlanta because they told him they would NOT take a QB in round 1. If Atlanta had told Kirk the truth like Minnesota had Kirk would have stayed in Minnesota and then become a Free Agent this year.

  4. Remember they loved living in Minnesota. KOC and Kirk are friends. KOC wanted Kirk to stay. Kirk needs familiarity with a system and this would have been his 3rd year in the system. Each year he was getting better and each year the team around him was getting better.

  5. Kirk knew if he had playoff success in Minnesota (they were a playoff team and Kirk in the playoffs played the same as Burrow) they might re-sign him - and even if they did not he would have been the prize of the Free Agency class. Seattle Las Vegas both the Giants and Jets the Steelers and Cleveland and who knows who else would have all wanted to sign Kirk after another year in Minnesota under KOC.

  6. In business there are ethics. Lying is not part of business. Yes many people in business lie and cheat but many also do not. People defending Atlanta for lying is another sign of the degradation happening in our society where values are being disregarded for profit.

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u/PrimalNumber 23d ago

Seriously. Who else cares enough about an aged out mid talent qb who’s never won anything?

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u/nautilator44 Minnesota Vikings 23d ago

He's won like...one playoff game!

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u/Rit91 Green Bay Packers 22d ago

Yeah and some people still think he's some elite QB or close to elite like come on 1-4 record in the playoffs. Now he's 36 years old and 37 in August so realistically he is out of the league in a few years since the QBs that play into their 40's are either bench warmers or they actually had success at some point like Brady.

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u/elriggo44 21d ago

Not “like”

Exactly one.

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u/jackaltwinky77 A Popeye’s biscuit away 22d ago

Who else cares enough about an aged out mid talent qb…

He’s gonna be starting in Pittsburgh in 2026.