Kirk Cousins’ latest chatter paints the Falcons in an even worse light

As the Falcons prepare for a Sunday Night Football date with the Commanders that will feature the first primetime matchup in NFL history to feature two first-round rookies with postseason implications, rumors are swirling about Kirk cousins.

According to NFL insider James Palmer of Bleacher Report, the Falcons believe Cousins ​​is physically unable to play the quarterback position anymore, which has led the staff to believe he is unplayable and his career may be over.

“If you talk to anyone in Atlanta, they’ll tell you they just fell off a cliff, which is what happens to some older quarterbacks,” Palmer said. “They believe he can no longer physically play the position. In the eyes of the Falcons, he simply couldn’t play it physically anymore. That led to some problems in the way he played the position mentally as well…It led to them believing he was unplayable.”

This is obviously a terrible sight for the Falcons organization. Arthur Blank, Rich McKay and the rest of the executives who so desperately sought relevance must be held accountable. Terry Fontenot and his front office must be held accountable for the contract. Raheem Morris and his coaching staff must be held accountable for their assessment of Cousins’ physical ability.

Everyone in Atlanta should have to answer for the veteran’s persecution. Not only were the Falcons willing to go beyond what the Vikings were from a dollars and cents perspective, but they also tampered, resulting in the loss of a fifth-round pick. Kirk Cousins’ acquisition has financial, capital draft and public relations implications.

Why did the Falcons wait so long to bench Cousins ​​in favor of Michael Penix Jr.? Over a four-game stretch, Cousins ​​threw eight interceptions and no touchdowns, while the Falcons lost all of those games.

It completely contradicts everything the Falcons, especially Raheem Morris, have told the media since the start of the season. Atlanta’s head coach defended Cousins ​​at every moment, especially physically, even if everyone could see that he had lost a few miles on his fastball, which was never particularly strong anyway.

Perhaps the Falcons were so excited about Kirk Cousins ​​during the free agent process and desperate to regain prominence that they overlooked the possibility that he wouldn’t be the same after Achilles surgery.

Of course, the Falcons had their own medical team examine Cousins, but perhaps the entire organization realized they had made a serious mistake after signing the veteran, leading them to make a drastic decision to draft Penix Jr.

Regardless of when the Falcons realized that Cousins ​​wasn’t who he was before Achilles, it’s all a terrible sight for an organization that’s constantly caked in cake and has been an absolute disaster.