The Atlanta Falcons’ worst moves of the offseason

Let’s ignore the choice itself and just focus on how the decision was made within the organization. Your last franchise quarterback left the team after being blindsided by your misguided attempt to chase Deshaun Watson. It cost your team two seasons of quarterback misery with Marcus Mariota and Desmond Ridder.

You would think that you would learn from your mistakes and that if you landed another franchise quarterback, you would handle the situation a little differently. Kirk Cousins ​​​​is the ultimate pro and is under contract for at least the next two seasons. However, it was clear that the quarterback was blindsided by the choice and was only made aware of it when the Falcons were on the clock and the decision was long since made.

You failed to learn from your mistake in what would have been an easy decision to make. It’s a lot easier to swallow for the veteran quarterback if you’re just direct and give enough warning.

This is not to argue against the pick but against its handling and how Cousins ​​was handled throughout the process. It was messy and could have easily been avoided if the Falcons had just picked up the phone a little earlier.