Colin Cowherd REACTS to Atlanta Falcons selecting Michael Penix Jr. in NFL Draft | 3 & Out

So far, my big takeaway coming into this

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was that JJ McCarthy was being overrated, that was my big takeaway, then the Giants Diana Rini reported that the New York Giants were involved with Drake May or no one, um, so this it's so people just tune in and everyone is watching. this Caleb Jaden Drake It may not be a big surprise Marvin Harrison for um oh the Falcons go holy that's interesting we've had our first big surprise this is live by the way Michael Pennock Jr is going to Atlanta at 8 oh that's interesting, well what are they? saying Kirk Cousins ​​is going to be a RNG, a two year player, a one year player, by the way, how lucky is Penx, that old line Drake London, Kyle Pittz, two running backs, how lucky is Michael Penn, wow, that's shocking. uh I think just because a lot of people I knew the Scouts during the season that had Penck as a second rounder I thought it was crazy, but a couple of months ago there was a lot of talk about him not being a top 15 pick and then he left. to Atlanta after spending all that money on cousins, they're also getting a guy who comes from a right Tor Achilles and who isn't much of an athlete, so I completely understand what they're doing, maybe they're doubling up, I mean, no , May be.

Doubling down on the quarterback position, they feel good about their defense, they have a, I mean, they've

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ed 75 guys with offensive skills these last two years, their offensive line is good, it's hard for me to hate, how about this? Raheem Morris was an NFL coach. I misunderstood the quarterback, they fired him and he went to the Rams. He becomes incredibly friends with Shawn McVey and Shawn McVey made it very clear, man, we had Goff and he left, so if Raheem Morris, who is a very smart guy, learned something that you know as Mcvey's best friend. can't be good enough or deep enough at quarterback, we had Goff and we walked away, so I think this is Raheem Morris saying, listen, this is what I love about this movement, a lot of these defensive coaches can have difficulty with this quarterback's urgency.

It's like when Washington had the opportunity to go out and catch people and Ron Rivera didn't make the move. Raheem says: Listen, I'm not just going to get Kurt Cousins ​​with this stacked offense, I'm going to get him backed up, so I have to be honest. I like the move, think about this, Raheem Morris had a front row seat as coordinator two years ago and Stafford went down and they were absolutely right, I mean it derailed his season so you're signing a guy with a lot of money who He was a really good player when he was healthy, but this is coming from Toren Achilles and think about one of his guys in Green Bay who benefited a lot from having a young quarterback on the roster.

When things got weird for Rogers, they didn't miss a beat. and now they're a team that everyone is going to love, so this is Ron's old wolf thing and Andy followed him. I mean, all these Kyle Shanahan guys just drafted these quarterbacks. You could argue that you know if you totally agree with Kirk Cousins. year trying to win, take a defensive play, especially a defensive lineman, their productions have been terrible, that's why a lot of people thought they would take a running back or the Texas defensive tackle, but if you're going to go off the beaten path in this position.

This guy is good, Colin, I mean, listen, he got hurt a lot, but he didn't get hurt in the last two years. For me, I love this guy. The worrying thing is that when he played against Michigan, which happened to be an NFL team, they were shaking him down. and he was way off, but that's a one-game scenario, he's got a ton of work, no one throws a better deep ball, no one would just say from start to finish, these last two years he's probably had a better two-year stretch. that Jaden had. a better season this year Caleb had a better season last year, same with Drake, but in the two years of work you would have to say Pennx was the best, yes, and I also think I have a lot of big game experience.

I defended him at Michigan. You know, my conclusion is that a lot of NFL quarterbacks faced Alabama and Nick Sabin and looked horrible. Many NFL quarterbacks can face Georgia over the last four years and not look very good. I mean, CJ Strad couldn't beat Michigan either. so I mean they had a stacked deck, one of the most talented teams of the last decade, listen and I'm a fan of Michael Penck, he's one of my favorite players in this draft. I think the troubling part about it specifically is that he was fired. 11 times during the season he had one of the best offenses, so he was never touched, so he played in a situation like a lot of the Ohio State and Alabama guys have had throughout their careers, where it's a Pretty real situation with amazing wide receivers and he dominated and then they started getting pressure, they started hitting him and it's not like he's small like me.

I don't see him as light as Jaden Daniels, but you were at the Oregon game in Seattle, that Michigan game a couple of times. Will he be able to get up? That's the one that's getting a little bigger now. He doesn't have to play right away. Is he immediately one of the best backup quarterbacks in the NFL? I mean, he's making 6.7 million. a good deal, he is the most talented backup in the NFL officially, we can accept that he throws a magnificent ball, by the way, the joal chosen by the Chargers this morning, I did a mock draft until 8:30 in the morning.

I had the Chargers shaking Joe Al. I said Harbaugh was just going to take the best tackle and then talked myself out of it for JC Leam, who Tennessee took the best right tackle in the draft. I thought no, he's got Slater on the left and then I spoke up. Alex, one of my producers at Herd on FS1, can back me up on this. I had Joe Al until 8 and told him I was going to get a right tackle, but learn, you know I can see Harbaugh just saying, just get me the best tackle. We'll figure out where to play him, plus Slater had an injury before, if Slater goes down, Joe Al is a natural left tackle, so the thing about alt is he's super athletic, he was a tight end and defensive end in high school, Brian Kelly told me.

The other day on the show, his only concern was whether they could put weight on him. He was so athletic. We thought: can we take it to 310? We're not sure we can do it, so Al isn't a bulldozer, but he really is. Agile, very athletic and he's just a house, but he's one of those guys with good feet, it's like the man above doesn't give you a lot of 68 320 PB guys with great feet and Joe alz that I never bought now, who knows. Guess if Arizona had traded and someone had taken a quarterback there and Harrison was on the board too?

Anyone who's watched Jim Harbaugh operate for 15 or 20 years wants to play defense and run the ball, and you know, he's a former 15-year-old Captain return quarterback. If you talk to anyone in the NFL, they'll tell you that he's actually more like an offensive lineman than a former quarterback. He gave that long kind of lecture at the owners' meetings about the importance of that group. They already have the left tackle. One worrying part is doing my research. You know, he's never played right tackle in college. Sometimes when a guy transitions with his feet, he can confuse you a little bit, but I mean, I'm not even making an educated guess.

I bet Jim loves it. that his father was an NFL player, he saw the size when they hugged those two men. Jim has to be very excited, you get his general manager from Baltimore, big, physical guys, we all know the way he'll want to look. the people he picked there were four question marks with the Chargers Bosa Mack and the two wide receivers found a way to keep the two pass rushers and got rid of the two wide receivers. I don't think it's a coincidence, right? and Chicago. Caleb Williams at 1 simply picks Roma Dun, so back-to-back Huskies at 8-9 Chicago go with another receiver.

I have to tell you something. I thought they would go defensive here. I thought they would switch down or go on defense, so. Matt Eber flu, I thought he would hit the table because they have a great corner and Montz Sweat, I thought he would hit the table for the edge rusher, but now look at this, we don't have a defensive player through nine picks. The world changed in this league, so, Roma, who for me is the best, as if there was nothing he combined, he is productive, one of the things as a strong fan, he improved every year, he made a notable leap, I don't know has stagnated.

What was interesting, a lot of people thought the Jets would get a receiver, but Aaron Rogers and Tom Brady don't like young receivers, so I just don't see it, I just don't see it, so Rome goes to the Bears. they watched live, they watched 15 of their games. I like Fr. I uh was texting with a friend who is a wide receivers coach in the NFL, he's one of the best and clearly most people in some order had neighbors or Harrison or Harrison and the neighbors Rome was. The guy with the three clears and my question to him was who is the best character you know in terms of the wiring off the field and his answer was Rome and it's not close and those guys because there are some question marks with his speed and this guy . he said there's a big difference in pure speed, which neighbors are faster than all of them and your ability to run routes and get open and that's not a problem with Rome, the other thing is that it has a lot of cables and this guy compared it a lot with Devonte.

Seriously, it's all in the football, we'll do whatever it takes, the Bears clearly know what they're looking for from a character standpoint, we've all been saying it for a while and I don't even think it's debatable in this moment. There has never been a better situation, at least in my lifetime, for a number one quarterback in terms of your roster, so now you have Keenan Allen DJ Moore, who are established high-level players, add a receiver at the top 10, you have a good defense with a Pro Bowl level guy, what else can most guys do? Bryce, young Carolina Trevor Lawrence Jacksonville.

I mean, it's usually even Pton Manning. They only won three games. This guy goes to a team. It's not inconceivable if Caleb is solid right away. They're a 10-win team, yeah, no, I think you have to feel like this is the best day for the Chicago Bears since the Super Bowl win in the mid-80s.