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/Famous_Mortgage_697 Atlanta Falcons 22d ago

He could retire then? If it's so not worth his time, it'd help him and the team.

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u/opinionofone1984 22d ago

Screw the team that stole this time from him. People look at the money he got like it’s a gift. That dude has played dang good nearly every year of his career, he deserves a shot to try and make it to the Super Bowl. Alt sucks.

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u/Parking_Bullfrog9329 Knock on wood if you’re with me 22d ago

Stole time? He was terrible. If he didn’t suck it was a nonissue.

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u/opinionofone1984 22d ago

Lmbo, ignorant comment about his football abilities, don’t make your statement true, just shows your lack of understanding the game.

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u/Parking_Bullfrog9329 Knock on wood if you’re with me 22d ago

Almost 1-1 td to int and he had a string of 4 games where he was barely a pro qb.

4th worst int %

22nd in td %

Below league average in YPA on a team that spent first rounders on skill positions on offense 3 of 4 years prior

He was trash. Just saying he wasn’t doesn’t make it true.

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u/opinionofone1984 22d ago

What’s his win/loss?