In reply to: Saban not only defended it but said it was a wise move. Said posted by MBOIrish
When the Packers drafted Rodgers, they had Favre waffling about retirement every offseason.
When the Packers drafted Love, they had Rodgers starting to get kooky and talking about darkness retreats.
They were also mid 20s selections. Not a top 10.
The Falcons just paid 100 million to their immediate future at QB (and then didn't even bother to let him know about the Penix selection). They are supposedly in "win now" mode. They needed to pick someone who could contribute immediately.
Rodgers has always been kooky. But he wasn’t going anywhere and was still playing as well as ever. But he was also the same age as Cousins is now.
I also don’t think they took Favre seriously about retiring.
The Falcons are supposedly in "win now" mode and they have a ton of holes. The defense is Swiss cheese. Penix, who is older and has had a plethora of injury issues, also seems like a big reach at that point in the draft. I was very wrong about Matt Ryan, so maybe I'm very wrong about Penix.
I was agreeing with the concept more than the actual player. But who knows, he could turn out to be great - if he stays healthy. In an average quarterback year he may well have been picked that high.