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Dan Patrick: "Are you trying to tell me that Michael Penix Jr. will top any other quarterback candidate that you might have an opportunity to draft over the next 3 years? There's a lot of quarterbacks every year. If you drafted him because you don't know if Kirk Cousins is going to be playing, then I'm going to put that on you, cause why did you sign him in the first place? And you're going to wait 3 years. Yes, it worked out for the Packers, but they could have still armed Aaron Rodgers offensively with a wide receiver, and they never did that when he was there. It's Kirk Cousins, that's a winnable division, and you've got a lot of talent. That could be the sneaky team this year. But I think you did Kirk Cousins dirty there."
Dan Patrick reacts to the Atlanta Falcons' surprising decision to draft QB Michael Penix Jr. eighth overall despite signing Kirk Cousins to a lucrative contract. Dan believes the Falcons made a mistake by prioritizing the future over the present, as the acquisition of Cousins puts them in position to compete for a division title in a winnable division. Dan explains why the Green Bay model for drafting and developing quarterbacks is not quite applicable to this situation, and even then, the Packers' selection of Jordan Love a few years ago could still be seen as a poor decision by refusing to support Aaron Rodgers during his elite window.