The Worldwide Leader isn't impressed with the moves the Atlanta Falcons made this offseason.
and general manager Terry Fontenot. Walder worships at the alter of statistics and perceived positional value. He called using the No. 8 overall pick on running back Bijan Robinson inexcusable last year., I was going to have to spin the scroll wheel to get to the bottom of the rankings like I was"Signing Cousins made sense because it allows the Falcons to take advantage of their weak division with improved quarterback play,".
"On the flip side, the value of a quarterback on a rookie contract allows a franchise to invest in the roster around him because rookies come so cheap. But in this case, they pay a veteran QB price for Cousins in the first two years of Penix's contract. To make the two moves together shows a lack of vision."It's a valid point to think the Falcons should have gone one way or the other at the quarterback position. Especially if they were targeting a 24-year old in the draft.
However a coaching change in January gave the Falcons and Raheem Morris a late start on the college evaluation process.That said, of 32 teams in the NFL, Walder's decision to put the Falcons 29th would come as a surprise if it weren't so predictable. If a team fills its biggest need, at the game's most important position, with the No. 2 ranked free agent, on a financially manageable contract... it warrants a grade significantly better than bottom five in the NFL.
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