I hope he stays too and they get this figured out
I think Penix will be a strong franchise QB, he showed a lot of potential in his 3 starts last year, I think we should have a great offense next year, it’s the D that is the question mark - we need better corners - Terrell is good but Alford and Hughes are not starting caliber players, and we need a star edge rusher, hopefully we get one in the first round of the draft, Judon didn’t produce as much as expected and while Ebiketie is decent he’s not a star. If we can improve our edge rush and corner play we should have a very good team. We should’ve had a winning record last year, we lost several close ones, and I think Penix will be better than Cousins, can’t wait to see a full season of Penix at the helm. We kind of disappointed last year but I think we‘re moving in the right direction and I’m hopeful about the future.
As I've always said, it wasn't the trade so much that made me grade that pick an F-, it was the contract afterwards.
Anyway, what do you think Penix will do?
I don't blame you but make no mistake...atlanta badly wanted him.
I mean, sure the Watson trade was a killer but a bunch of teams wanted to make that deal. That kind of limited him in draft picks.
Yeah we’ve been trying to boost our edge rush for a while and our draft picks at that spot haven’t produced - Takk McKinley was an epic bust that we took in the 1st round, and Vic Beasley had one really strong year in 2016 and then didn’t do anything, and there have been a few more guys who just didn’t produce. Our high round draft picks have actually been very strong lately with one notable exception, Kyle Pitts - it’s too early to tell how good Penix will be but I think he’ll be very good, Bijan is great, London is great, the O-Lineman we’ve selected high (Lindstrom, McGary, Bergeron) have been good, Terrell is good - Pitts was the major misfire when it comes to our recent high draft picks, he just hasn’t been nearly as good as expected and we could’ve had Micah Parsons or several other great players with that pick, Pitts was a big mistake.
Pitts just hasn‘t produced at nearly the level you would expect from #4 overall pick - he hasn’t been a total bust, he had a 1000 yard season as a rookie and has had moments of making big plays, but overall he’s been a major disappointment - he’s played in every game the last 2 seasons but didn’t even reach 700 yards receiving in either one, very underwhelming for such a high pick. I expected him to be better this past season now that we had a competent QB but he was exactly the same, and he was probably the #4 receiving option on the team behind London, Mooney and McCloud. I bet we trade Pitts this offseason.
not saying just yet, but many can't hang at this level when all are as big, quick, and fast. Dedication ain't easy for many.
Pitts also needs an above avg QB which he has not had. Maybe Penix is the guy to get him rolling.
Aaron Curry comes to mind
