Kirk Cousins' comments prove he was the wrong fit for Falcons

The Atlanta Falcons ' signing of Kirk Cousins two years ago will go down as one of the worst quarterback contracts in recent NFL history. Despite being 35 years old and coming off a significant injury, Atlanta signed him to a four-year, $180 million max deal that turned heads around the league. Cousins went on to play just 24 games with the Falcons, posting a 12-10 record as a starter with 28 touchdowns and 21 interceptions.

For his efforts, Cousins collected a cool $100 million before he was released. Cousins recently made his first public comments since signing with the Las Vegas Raiders , and it's just more proof that he was the wrong fit for Atlanta all along. Here's the relevant portion of what he said, H/T Blogging Dirty .

"I think we all want to play, but I made this clear to Klint (Kubiak) that the best player needs to play. If that's not me, I don't want to be out there. I don't think that's the best thing for the team.

If I am the best option, then I believe it's important that those guys are out there. " This may sound like an unselfish vet volunteering to do what's best for the team, but if you read between the lines you'll see the subtle shot at the Falcons organization. From our vantage point, Cousins is effectively saying that he was the best option at QB in Atlanta, and therefore he should have been starting all along rather than giving Michael Penix Jr.