Report: I Just Need Time For Myself, Falcons star player Decline new contract proposal.

It has finally dawned on someone just how badly the public has overreacted to the Falcons quarterback choices.

Since Matt Ryan was moved in 2022, the Atlanta Falcons have made quarterbacking a recurring subject. Desmond Ridder taking the starting job, Deshaun Watson returning home, Lamar Jackson being a trade target, and eventually the Falcons overcommitting to fixing the position this offseason have all been discussed.

With the opening of free agency, Kirk Cousins made a significant move to Atlanta. At least in the perspective of the media, this eliminated them from the first-round quarterback conversation. And sure enough, Terry Fontenot and Raheem Morris selected a gifted passer with the eighth overall pick, disregarding the opinions of others.

There has been an endless stream of criticism directed at it. The fact that the Falcons have two players in the most crucial positions has led some people to believe that they won’t be competitive going forward.

We must thus pay heed when someone eventually says that this is all overdone.

Falcons quarterback dilemma the most “overblown” storyline, according to NFL.com’s Eric Edholm.
Is it typical for a team to invest a significant amount of funds to acquire two quarterbacks who can start for the team in a span of two months? Definitely not, but context is important and has so far escaped critics and admirers.

NFL.com’s Eric Edholm, who called this plot the most exaggerated of the offseason, is aware of the circumstances.

He begins by expressing the widely held belief that it took him some time to get to this conclusion. But he’s not blind to the fact that having two quarterbacks is a good thing and that Cousins can handle the situation.

I have no concerns regarding Cousins’ mental health. He’s seen and made too much money to be phased by this at this point. And even though Penix is a rookie, having spent six years and 45 starts in college, the Falcons have real hope with their backup plan if Cousins is sidelined.”

A significant contributing cause to all of this is the NFC South’s winnability. The Falcons were granted the opportunity to compete immediately and to forgo resources in order to ensure that they will be able to do so in five years.

“The NFC South is very winnable, let’s face it. The Falcons’ schedule is in their favor. It’s difficult to argue against their choice to add an insurance layer to safeguard their most valuable asset, even though you might not have liked it.”

It’s good to have a well-known author recognize the circumstances. This plot makes the Falcons seem bad in a vacuum, but that is not the world in which we live. Terry Fontenot made a wise choice in making this given the several extenuating circumstances.