Ian Rapoport makes Kirk Cousins, Atlanta Falcons prediction

The quarterback from Atlanta Falcons, Kirk Cousins, made it clear that he wants to go to a place where he can start. He even expressed the falcon owner Arthur Blank in the same way.

But the head coach of Falcons, Raheem Morris and General Manager Terry Fontenot were transparent to do the best for Atlanta – and their values ​​seem to get into conflict with those of cousins.

So who is better? The falcons have a leverage because they naturally control whether cousins ​​remain or go – and Ian Rapoport, insider of the NFL network, because Atlanta use this leverage and cousins ​​will convert into an insurance candidate for other teams in several months.

“You can carry out the fake as long as you want because you already pay the salary,” said Rapoport on Wednesday at NFL Network. “No matter what happens, the falcons pay the salary for Kirk Cousins. He can be the backup quarters back, not a big deal.

“He can be the backup quarters back until September if someone else has a quarterback injury and they say: ‘Hello, we have a guy. Send us a selection in the third round for a start quarters and we go here.'”

The falcons paid cousins ​​62.5 million US dollars in 2024 and gave it another 27.5 million US dollars, which are guaranteed in 2025. If Cousins ​​are still on the roster on March 17, Atlanta owes him 10 million US dollars in 2026.

But in any case, the Falcons will probably pay 10 million US dollars – or somewhere near – for an experienced backup to combine with Michael Penix Jr. before his second professional season.

The button in the fact that Penix, who was collected last 8 last April, plays with a Rookie contract with a CAP goal of only 5.2 million US dollars, and Atlantas financial commitment to the quarterback position is comparable to other franchise companies.

“You can do it as long as you want because it doesn’t hurt them at all,” said Rapoport. “As soon as you arrived on Sunday, you pay the $ 27 million, the $ 10 million will pay next year, and it doesn’t matter because Michael Penix is ​​cheap. And you are already committed to this contract.”

As a result, Rapoport believes that Fontenot and Morris do not air when they publicly said that they felt comfortable to keep cousins ​​as a backup.

“For me, I don’t think it’s a fake at all,” said Rapoport. “I think the falcons can wear it. I think they will wear it. I think if Kirk Cousins ​​will change the teams next time, it will be if someone acts against him. And if I am wrong, they will still publish this on old take.”

The 36-year-old cousins ​​were launched after week 15 in his first season with the falcons. During the season he started only 14 games and completed 66.9% of his passports for 3,508 yards, 18 touchdowns and 16 interceptions.

In his last five starts, Cousins ​​only threw a touchdown and nine interceptions, while the falcons only went 1-4. The four-time Pro-Bowler later said that in a defeat in week 10 against the New Orleans Saints, who began his film, he suffered the right elbow and right shoulder injuries.

Cousins ​​believes that he still has a lot of high -quality football ahead of him, and he only needs the opportunity to show it. Atlanta can’t do much to help his cause.