Yahoo Sports NFL writer Charles McDonald is joined by The Ringer’s Steven Ruiz to discuss Atlanta’s offseason and their decision to draft Michael Penix Jr. instead of a defensive player. Hear the full conversation on “The Exempt List with Charles McDonald” – part of the “Zero Blitz” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.
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So the Falcons, my favorite team, I was gonna say that sounded personal.
That sounded like something you really felt.
No, it is, it is personal.
It is personal because I still am not over how hard my phone and my Twitter Betches blew up when they pick Pennix and they did have an absolutely puzzling off season.
And then I think when you look at where they were last year and where they are now and what they’ve added, I don’t know how much better they’ve gotten.
Like you add her cousins, which is obviously a big upgrade from where they were.
You get Darnell Mooney.
So like your offense in theory should be set, but like on defense, they didn’t add anything unless you’re, you’re banking on like group, the Clemson defensive tackle, they draft around to becoming something right away, which I think is a little foolhardy to believe that you have Grady Jarrett coming off an AC L injury and he’s, you know, 30 plus.
So who knows how that’s going to turn out and quietly, you know, II I felt this during the season, but my fan pride wouldn’t let me say it.
That defense was pretty overrated last year.
They were beaten up on a lot of bad offenses and they kind of wasted the off season.
I don’t think they’re nearly as good as they think they are.
I, I think this could be a pretty rude awakening for them once they start playing some of the better offenses in the league.
Yeah.
And there is a model for the Kirk Cousins off season.
Like, look at what Tampa Bay did when they got Brady.
They didn’t waste their, their resources on a backup.
They didn’t waste the resources on kind of like building the foundation.
They’re…
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