Here we go again. It’s April and we’re excited about the Atlanta Falcons. This organization has teased us all for years.

But Michael Penix Jr. justifies optimism into 2025.

Everything that preceded this shocking draft pick hasn’t been ideal, but if Penix hits? Nothing else matters. (Although I suppose $100 mill is $100 mill.)

Let’s make sense of it all with our pal Justin Felder of Fox 5 Atlanta on the Go Long Pod. Against all conventional wisdom, at No. 8 overall the night of April 25, 2024, GM Terry Fontenot and head coach Raheem Morris selected the Washington bomber. Whether you’re a fan of the Falcons or simply fascinated by the inexact science of finding a quarterback, you’ll enjoy this conversation.

What’s next for Kirk Cousins? We offer thoughts.

Finally, we get into the Georgia Bulldogs. Once again, they’re sending blue-chippers to the pros. Felder covers the SEC power, too. One key defender makes a ton of sense for the Buffalo Bills in the first round.

Video and audio is available above, as well as Apple and Spotify.

Last week, icymi, I caught up with Matthew Coller of Purple Insider.

Here’s a column on Penix and these Falcons from the annual meetings.

All links to Bob McGinn’s 41st annual draft series below…

* Part 1, WR: Tetairoa McMillan, and then... what?

* Part 2, TE: Is Tyler Warren the next Great American NFL Tight End?

* Part 3, OT: Inside the hunt for the next great left tackle

* Part 4, G/C: Who let the dawgs out?

* Part 5, QB: Do NFL scouts view Cam Ward & Shedeur Sanders as franchise quarterbacks?

* Part 6, RB: 'Rare human being and a rare player,' but when to draft Ashton Jeanty?

* Part 7, DL: Meet the Brawlers

* Part 8, Edge: Herd of QB Hunters arrive with warnings...

* Part 9, LB: Jihaad Campbell, Alabama's latest ass-kicker, leads class full of playmakers

* Part 10, CB: The generational talent of Colorado's Travis Hunter

* Part 11, S: Why Malaki Starks, 'A+ across the board,' can run your defense

* Part 12, ST, Is it worth drafting a kicker anymore?

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