SO SAD: Kirk Cousins decides to leave the Vikings with the following reasons…
If Kirk Cousins decides to leave the Vikings, the Falcons are the favorites to sign him in free agency.
This offseason, Justin Fields has been associated with the Falcons more than any other quarterback, but Kirk Cousins may be the more likely candidate.
The general consensus in the league is that quarterbacks will be selected with the first three picks in the draft by the Bears, Commanders, and Patriots. This implies that the Falcons won’t be able to select Drake Maye, Jayden Daniels, or Caleb Williams in the draft. Naturally, all it takes for the Falcons to advance is for one of those top three teams to withdraw, giving them an opening. But that seems more like a pipe dream right now.
The Falcons may choose to sign a free agent like Russell Wilson, Baker Mayfield, or Kirk Cousins.
Justin Fields is currently even money to stay with the Chicago Bears according to DraftKings, which begs the question, “What in the hell do they know that we don’t?”
If you were to survey fifty NFL insiders, I’d bet that at least forty of them would wager that the Bears would trade Justin Fields. Here’s a short list of some of the industry elites that think Caleb Williams will be Chicago’s next quarterback.
However, Vegas is not giving up.
We do know that it will cost a king’s ransom if a team decides to trade for the Bears’ first overall pick. The Falcons might need to part with a top player like Kyle Pitts, three first-round selections, and additional assets. If the Bears aren’t in love with Caleb Williams, they should take a serious look at that enormous haul. However, if I were the Falcons, I would make that trade every single day of the week. Until they locate a franchise quarterback, everything else is irrelevant.
It is hardly shocking that the Falcons have the second-best chances of any team to sign Justin Fields. Since the start of the offseason, nearly all media sources have linked the two groups. The Falcons have a clear need, and Fields is a native of the Atlanta region. I am, however, a little less convinced than most with the fit.
Raheem Morris compared Sean McVay and Kyle Shanahan, the new offensive coordinator for the Falcons, to Zac Robinson. In addition, Robinson served as the passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the Los Angeles squad under McVay. Let’s consider the quarterbacks Shanahan and McVay have had success with: Matt Ryan, Kirk Cousins, Jared Goff, Brock Purdy, and Matthew Stafford. That is not Justin; that is a gang of incredibly precise passers.
While I wouldn’t be against Justin Fields moving to Atlanta, there may be more smoke than fire in that scenario. Over the next few months, I will be closely monitoring the buzz around the Bears and Caleb Williams. Should something transpire there, the Falcons may finally have the ideal chance to select their franchise quarterback of the future.
