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https://www.si.com/nfl/nfl-training-camp-takeaways-why-the-steelers-could-start-justin-fields
Contrasting the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots shows how hard it is to sit a first-round quarterback. Both teams very clearly went into training camp with plans to sit their top-10 picks at the position. In Atlanta, there hasn’t even been a question. In New England, the discussion carried into Sunday night’s preseason finale against the Commanders.
The reason? It’s what those two teams had elsewhere at quarterback.
The Falcons signed Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million contract, including $100 million guaranteed, and got someone who has passed for 39,471 yards and 270 touchdowns in 12 years. You can criticize them for doubling down on the position after selecting Michael Penix Jr. at No. 8 in the draft. But no one, internally or externally, is questioning whether Penix should sit. The Patriots, meanwhile, got Jacoby Brissett at a fraction of the cost (one-year, $8 million deal), and the position is still open, even with Drake Maye needing development time.
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Contrasting the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots shows how hard it is to sit a first-round quarterback. Both teams very clearly went into training camp with plans to sit their top-10 picks at the position. In Atlanta, there hasn’t even been a question. In New England, the discussion carried into Sunday night’s preseason finale against the Commanders.
The reason? It’s what those two teams had elsewhere at quarterback.
The Falcons signed Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million contract, including $100 million guaranteed, and got someone who has passed for 39,471 yards and 270 touchdowns in 12 years. You can criticize them for doubling down on the position after selecting Michael Penix Jr. at No. 8 in the draft. But no one, internally or externally, is questioning whether Penix should sit. The Patriots, meanwhile, got Jacoby Brissett at a fraction of the cost (one-year, $8 million deal), and the position is still open, even with Drake Maye needing development time.
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