@maxf_c @Graham_SFN Nope. It was going with Garoppolo in the first place because that worked out well...oh wait, it didn't. Had the 49ers signed, they would have had success. You're forgetting why he got called Kirko Chainz in the 1st place
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Fan of underdogs, common sense, advanced passing stats and analytics. Not a fan of false narratives. The film don't lie.
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@Graham_SFN All those long offseasons filled with QB starting drama, all because of this man
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Funny enough, all this 49ers draft talk still comes back to being Kirk Cousins fault 😭👇
Brad@Graham_SFN
The worst mistake the Niners organization made under the current regime was heading into the 2017 draft thinking they were going to sign Kirk Cousins in free agency the following year Nearly every decision they’ve made since has haunted them: - No due diligence on Mahomes/Watson(at the time) - Trading for Jimmy G when they were locked in for #1 overall pick - Passing on Brady for Garoppolo - Missing out on Stafford trade - Trading multiple first’s to move up to 3 - Taking Trey Lance over Mac Jones - Only by the grace of the football gods getting Brock Purdy as the last pick in the NFL draft When I analyze a lot of the roster decisions especially at QB, you can draw the line back to Kirk Cousins
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@deuce_loose @Graham_SFN Come on now...the problem was pivoting to Garoppolo. Had they signed Cousins, the 49ers would have won a Super Bowl. Both Mike Shanahan & Sean McVay even said so. But I guess two SB winning coaches don't know anything...smh
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@Graham_SFN 9 years later it’s still impacting us. 2 lost SBs to Mahomes. And Kirk snatching another bag from a franchise over mediocre returns
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@JGreenway8 @Graham_SFN No, everyone knows it was going with Garoppolo after TWO starts who pulled himself out of game w/ an injury to his non-throwing arm & Brissett was forced to play with torn ligaments in his throwing hand. Had the 49ers got Kirk = Super Bowl win
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@Graham_SFN This genuinely remains one of the most baffling parts of the entire Shanahan/Lynch regime.
Kirk fucking Cousins. Dear me.
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@RohithKannan71 @Graham_SFN That would have been the smart decision. Instead they pivoted to injury prone Garoppolo
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@Graham_SFN I still can’t believe the 49ers were ready to sabotage themselves for Kirk Cousins of all QBs
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@Graham_SFN No, it was thinking that Garoppolo was the real deal after only TWO starts and not injury prone. Had the 49ers stuck w/ the Cousins plan, they'd won a Super Bowl. Now the 49ers have another injury prone QB in Purdy
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@Mark_A_Kosman @GraphkRaider Compared to Kirk, AOC is a practice squad QB. Kirk is also one of the best at play action & a master at going under center. PFF ranked him as the 13th best QB last yr (out of 43 QBs), with barely any play action & throwing to practice squad WRs
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@GraphkRaider Define big year. Sure if you just move over all the Seahawks production last year to the Raider. QB’s play great. The last 3 vet QB’s have been soo bad it makes me wonder what cousins will do. Are we 0-4 with vet qb’s yet shit on AOC for playing well when the starters suck
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I’m expecting Mayer to have a big year in the passing game. Kubiak will unlock him in 2026. So many defenders will be keying in on Brock and all the speed we have at WR will open things up for Big Mike #RaiderNation
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@Mark_A_Kosman @GraphkRaider The difference is that Kirk is the OG quarterback of the Shanahan/McVay/Kubiak offense and excels at running it. The Shanahans drafted him & he was McVay’s first QB. There is a reason Kyle Shanahan and Sean McVay both love the guy
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@yaboi_cj @NFLMAVERICK A rookie who did not run a pro-style offense in college or go under center is NOT gonna beat out a legit starting QB who excels at running the Shanahan/McVay/Kubiak offense and is a master at going under center
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@birrrdzz @MarkZinno Penix probably won't even make it through the whole season
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@MarkZinno I’m praying To God himself Penix comes back to destroy all of this mess cause the way yawl dog him is ridiculous with the OC we had
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Not the same situations AT ALL. Not even close.
King's Landing@___theKing___
They say this and roasted the Falcons for taking Penix. It's truly wild seeing this in real time.
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@SpeakSoftMike @MarkZinno No, the Falcons were stupid for drafting a old injury prone QB right after signing Kirk instead of drafting a player to help win now. FYI: Kirk was top 10 in MVP odds & had a 500+ yd game not even a year after that major injury. Come on now....smh
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@MarkZinno Yeah one has Stafford coming off an MVP season for a team that’s in a Super Bowl window and one was a team who stupidly paid Kirk coming off a major injury. What they did was worse. They are in a slowly closing ring window
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@Crypto_SamuraiX @MarkZinno It didnt work out because ATL pivoted to Penix too fast (named him the starter for 2025 before he even played one game). And they stuck to that even though Kirk was better in the off-season. Had Kirk been QB1 all yr = playoffs
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@MarkZinno Actually to keep this simple. Falcons paid QB for win now while drafting QB of the future. Same concept. And I concept that was clearly stated. It didn't workout but I understand what they were trying to do. Raiders did the same thing and not a word.
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@Crypto_SamuraiX @MarkZinno The Falcons lied to Kirk to get him to ATL. Had he known, he never would have signed in the 1st place. The Raiders were honest. And Kirk signed a one yr deal OR a 3 year deal depending how long they want to sit Mendoza
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@Crypto_SamuraiX @MarkZinno The Falcons situation is not even remotely close BECAUSE they signed Kirk to a huge 4 yr deal. Read the media articles. He was signed to be the guy. Now, had ATL signed an actual bridge QB to a one year deal, then it'd be the same
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@MarkZinno Okay what scenario? It comes down to the same thing. Present QB and Future QB. What keeps happening is the bias changes based on the team. Now answer the questions. I think you will realize that the concept is the same.
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@MLFootball Now he's gotta learn how to protect himself to stay healthy and not miss games
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THIS HIT ON FERNANDO MENDOZA IN THE NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME COMPLETELY ACTIVATED HIM.
The #Raiders have an absolute dawg at quarterback and the perfect man to lead the organization for the next decade.
Fernando Mendoza = The Answer
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@beenone_nez @___theKing___ No they didnt...smh. They already had a QB in Cousins to win now. But instead getting a defensive player to help them win now, they draft an old injury prone rookie
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They say this and roasted the Falcons for taking Penix. It's truly wild seeing this in real time.
Get Up@GetUpESPN
"The best time to get your franchise quarterback is when you don't need him." @LRiddickESPN speaks on the Rams drafting Ty Simpson to succeed Matthew Stafford.
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@BobaFetterman2 @___theKing___ It's a completely different situation...smh. Stafford has been w/ the Rams for 5 yrs. Kirk had just signed & ATL made him think he was the guy & then they drafted Penix instead of drafting someone (like defense) to help the team win now
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@___theKing___ LA will get more grace as they have a proven front office with a championship pedigree.
ATL had a dysfunctional front office so the criticism hits harder.
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@atlslugga @___theKing___ When you sign a QB to a big 4 year deal and treat him like he's the guy...
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@BrubakerPreston @___theKing___ Or they signed a back-up QB and will sign Cousins as their starter for 2027. McVay LOVES Kirk, said he was starter & wanted him to join the team
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@___theKing___ Stanford likely playing his last season so the rams drafted his replacement Passos the packers with Jordan love. Falcons signed a ma to a MASSIVE 4 year deal and drafted penix first round the same year. Pretty significant difference
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@snailmail410 @___theKing___ If they had told him (and not lied to him), he never would have signed in the first place
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@___theKing___ They roasted us because apparently our GM didn't think to explain this to the QB we'd just signed, bht supposedly here this plan had already been laid out for every major person involved, including Stafford
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@___theKing___ @BodeeLo1 Mr. Glass knees Penix ain't either. Kirk could have been the long term answer (he's only been a QB1 for 11 yrs & takes care of his body better than Brady) but the Falcons screwed that up royally
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@BodeeLo1 100%. Falcons did it at the same time, which was new. We all knew Kirk wasn't the long term answer.
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