BREAKING NEWS: Tee Higgins Have finally Sign a “HUGE” Deal with Taxes…….
There is no lack of receivers available to teams in need throughout the offseason. However, Mike Evans and Tee Higgins are likely the two biggest names available in free agency season.
The 25-year-old Higgins has finished an amazing four years with the Cincinnati Bengals. Alongside Joe Burrow and Ja’Marr Chase, the 2020 second-round pick recorded two seasons of 1,000 yards of football. Should he dodge the franchise tag, he will now be eligible for free agency.
Fields’s running skills will make him appealing in fantasy football if he begins. In comparison to Fields’ experiences playing in Chicago, this scheme offers significantly greater potential for the quarterback run game than what we witnessed from Smith’s offense with Marcus Mariota in 2022. Additionally, I believe that Fields’ relationship with DJ Moore regarding man-coverage-beating routes aligns nicely with George Pickens. All of this is purely speculative, of course, as it seems Fields won’t be able to play unless Wilson loses his position, which seems likely considering how the previous two seasons have gone.
His prospects of helping fantasy football players are significantly lower than his chances of becoming Pittsburgh’s long-term quarterback solution. But it is unruly.
The Falcons did what they had to do to get this done. Atlanta was too good last year to land one of the top quarterback prospects in this year’s draft, and with the talent on the roster, that was likely to be the case next offseason, as well. Cousins was the only veteran on the market who has shown he can offer well above replacement-level quarterback play over multiple seasons.
Cousins wasn’t just the Falcons’ best hope at quarterback this season; he was their only hope.
Cousins isn’t without his warts — he’s deep into his thirties and is coming off an Achilles injury. Yet, if he’s healthy, he’s the perfect quarterback for this offense. He has familiarity with Raheem Morris dating back to their days in Washington. There is plenty of schematic crossover with what Kevin O’Connell asked of Cousins in Minnesota and what former Rams passing game coordinator Zac Robinson will install with the Falcons.
At the bare minimum, we’ll see a grownup NFL passing game in Atlanta.
Everyone on the Falcons’ roster is a huge winner. Drake London has the skills needed to be a prototypical No. 1 star-caliber X-receiver. After dealing with bottom-barrel quarterback play in his first two seasons, Cousins’ arrival puts London at the top of any wide receiver breakout list. Cousins’ willingness to target wideouts in tight coverage and work over the middle fit like a glove with London. Bijan Robinson was already destined to be a high fantasy draft pick but being paired with a quality quarterback only cements his positive outlook. You can even feel free to hold out hope for Kyle Pitts after several injury-marred seasons. The ecosystem trending up can be the rising tide that lifts all boats for the Falcons offense.
Again, there are some risks with Cousins at this stage of his career and there is a lot of newness that needs to gel around the talented skill-position players. It might take some time for us to reach the tantalizing ceiling proposition this move now brings into view. However, the fact that that ceiling is even realistic is a welcome change of pace.
