PatternMaster

They are just insecure and know that when Burrow is healthy it's a problem for everyone else.

I don't understand how they can give an accurate gauge of the strength of the schedule based on the previous years' rosters. NFL rosters experience huge turnover every season so based on new coaches and players that are on teams, the previous years' performance doesn't give you a good indication of the upcoming season.

It's sickening to see politicians justify this genocide, the Dems are going to lose the election and America will get what it deserves...Donald Trump as president and everything that comes with it.

6 maybe 7..no way all 10 make it

Sure but when you get there and you can't wrap up and make a tackle, you can't blame another player because they weren't in the correct pre-snap alignment. If a player has an opportunity to make a play and they don't, that's on that player, not his teammate. They didn't move on from him, they just said he's only going to play CB instead of playing CB and FS. You made it seem like he was cut and not on the team.

Both LBs signed long term extensions before the season started, that's why nothing was done because the Bengals just committed 50 million dollars to the position. The LBs struggled with tackling and getting off blocks, that has nothing to do with setting up the defense...it's pre-snap vs post snap...also LBs should be able line up the defense so that excuse does make sense to me.

I would love to see Ossasi play LB and have him be a joker who switches sides on passing downs to rush the passer or helps out in the run, he's a crazy athlete who needs to be on the field more, IMO.

Agreed, this defense is built to play with a lead and defend passing attacks. They struggled against physical teams that focus on running the ball, which is what the teams in our division love to do; if you can't stop them from doing that then it's going to be a long day at the office.

He helped create Hamas and funded them over a decade..he refused to deal with the PLO and decided to prop up Hamas because it gave Israel the enemy that it needed to justify its extermination of the Palestinians. Hamas was a fringe radical group until Netanyahu started giving them 30 million dollars a month, that kind of money goes a long way and buys influence and power. He set them up so he could have a boogeyman to go after, they allowed for the October 7th attack to occur so they could justify what they are doing now...all of this is according to the Zionist plan. https://apnews.com/article/new-york-times-hamas-attack-israel-gaza-6088cad78f5e4153d671fe9b5b819308

Exactly, I don't see what young DBs have to do with Pratt not knowing how to tackle or stop from getting blown up...it's more of a defensive line thing if anything..but everyone knows our LBs are just big safeties that play the pass well but struggle vs the run.

Jeez..he's crashing out literally and figuratively....

I think Boyd was never coming back, he made some weird statements about Burrow's contract to the media and his drops in big games sealed his fate. Boyd's in a good place though, he's with a HC that knows what he can do and loves passing the ball..if he balls out then he will be able to get a big deal next year.

Netanyahu has never wanted peace, his goal is to rid the region of Palestinians and you can't do that peacefully. Isreal is doing exactly what they have been wanting to do for decades, control Gaza and kill Palestinians.

AI is just a tool, it's only as good as the person that's controlling it.

I'm interested, thanks for doing this

So no one put there names on this story...just a bunch of "anonymous sources" talking shit like some middle school mean girls...that's some hard hitting journalism.. Only time will tell if this was a smart move or not..

I think the Bengals did a great job adding depth the to offense, I would have loved to seen them draft Frazier in the second round but outside of that it was a good draft.

The writer doesn't say it's not it true either, once again you are making up stuff to fit your perspective. Why would writer put Kiper's quote in his article if he didn't believe it was true? I read the article, it also says this.. So clearly the Raiders, per their GM, tried to trade up to draft a QB...Their GM said it and a guy who has spent the last 40+ years of his life covering the draft reported it as well. Posting an article from other GMs saying the Falcons screwed up doesn't disprove that other teams were trying to trade up to draft Penix, so post whatever you want that's not going to disprove my point that there was interest from multiple teams to draft Penix in the top 10 of the draft...that's a fact and it happened...welcome to reality!! Just because you or others didn't expect it doesn't mean it's stupid, maybe you should lay off the draft experts who are not experts but guys with a PFF subscription and too much free time.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/40065214/raiders-quarterbacks-draft-gardner-minshew-aidan-oconnell "In fact, ESPN NFL draft insider Mel Kiper Jr. reported during the first-round broadcast that the Raiders attempted to move up for Penix." Just stop, it's getting embarrassing at this point. The reality is Penix was a sought after prospect and was drafted higher than you expected, that doesn't make professionals NFL talent evaluators dumb...accept this reality and stop making up stuff to fit a narrative.

It's been reported that 3 teams were trying to trade up to draft Penix, wtf are you talking about. https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/not-a-draft-shock-3-teams-tried-trading-into-top-10-for-michael-penix-jr-before-falcons-took-qb-per-report/ Stop making up stuff just to fit a narrative

So here's some context for you, I live in Atlanta, follow the Falcons, and have met Terry a few times...he didn't think Ridder and Heinicke were good enough but Arthur Smith did, which is why he got fired and Terry still has a job. His experience with Ridder getting hurt and having to turn to Heinicke is why they made this pick and signed Cousins. They have had a bad QB room for the past 4 years and don't want to experience that ever again, it's not that hard to comprehend unless you refuse to do so. Again, I trust Terry and other professional NFL evaluators' judgment on this topic more than you and BJ. If he and Raheem Morris think that Michael is the 2nd best player for what they want to do then that's their perspective. They have more success and experience evaluating, coaching, and playing football than any of us on this website or in the media, for the most part. They know what they are trying to accomplish and if they feel like Penix was the best fit, then why not draft him? Penix was going to be a top 10 pick because if the Falcons didn't draft him then another team would.

They took Frazier in the second round, which we should have done because he's going to be a good player. The Stealers had a good draft for what they want to do, which is control the line of scrimmage and run the ball.

Exactly, and Drake Maye isn't as good as Penix so the Patriots blew that pick if you ask me. The Pats have no offensive line, no WRs that are dynamic and scare opponents, and a rookie QB with sloppy feet and inconsistent accuracy. That's a bad situation for him and the team, if anyone should have traded down it was the Pats. If you listen to Lapham's podcast with Boomer Esaison, at the very end Boomer mentions how much he liked Penix, unsolicated btw...I've heard that on a few podcast with former NFL players about Penix. When you add in that all these teams that were trying to trade up to draft him then it shows that the people who get paid millions of dollars to do this for a living were high on Penix so it's not surprising that Atlanta make that pick.

He hasn't been injured in 2 years, so he's relatively healthy by football standards.

Every team has its unique ranking of players for how they feel will fit in their systems, the new coaching staff of the Falcons felt that Penix was an ideal fit for what they wanted to do and ranked him high on their big board. Many other teams and ex-players, including former NFL MVP and Bengals QB Boomer Esiason, are very high on Penix as a prospect. Do you know the style of offense that the Falcons are going run under HC Morris and OC Robinson? Do you know what type of QB would be best in that offense? What skill sets do they value and what do they want their QB to do at a high level? I would say that the GM, HC, and OC who get paid millions of dollars to study these draft picks and design these offenses know what players fit their systems better than any of us. If you have NFL talent evaluators and former players all saying "This guy is special" then maybe, just maybe, they know what they are talking about. As for the Cousins deal, it's really a 3-year deal in which he could be cut after 2 years with only $35MM in dead money. After year 3 the dead money is $12.5MM and he will be 39 years old, so the Falcons won't have to wait 5 years. Cousins is coming off a serious Achilles injury and the Falcons don't want to be suck with Taylor Heinike if he gets injured again. Arthur Blank wants to win a Super Bowl before he dies, he's going to be 82 years old in a few months and he knows that he needs a good QB to win a Super Bowl. Drafting a potential franchise QB is the best way to ensure that the Falcons will win a Super Bowl in the 5 to 10 years....simple as that.