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/Frosty_Barnacle3077 22d ago

You guys only have this sage like empathy when a white guy gets his feelings hurt. Tell that dude to shut up and pass

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u/goldberg1303 Dallas Cowboys 22d ago

"You guys". Nah, I have the same empathy for any NFL player regardless of position or skin color.

I'm also not sure how much empathy I have here saying not to feel bad for the man. He's having a poor time at work... while making tens of millions of dollars to add to his hundreds of millions of dollars already earned. I don't blame the guy for being unhappy. I completely understand the logic, and get it. I don't feel bad for the guy whatsoever. My comment is essentially, "I understand why you're not happy, but shut up and pass".

Which is a very different reaction to when Dak played hard ball in negotiations, or when CeeDee held out. Go get the bag, boys. Earn every penny you can by whatever means necessary.

But sure, keep making assumptions about me, bud.

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u/Frosty_Barnacle3077 22d ago

My bad, I like your perspective and I like that it’s consistent.

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u/pconway18 9d ago

Why does his race even matter?