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Making sense of the Falcons paying Vic Beasley $12.8 million in 2019

The five stages of grief are, in order, denial, anger, bargaining, depression, then acceptance. Thanks to being die hard Falcons fans, we are very adept at processing through the stages of grief and have finally hit acceptance.

Sure, we looked for any way around Dan Quinn’s statement about keeping Vic Beasley, cursed Thomas Dimitroff for what feels like a Sam Baker-esque hold onto an underperforming first-round pick, tried to convince ourselves a comp pick is worth the $12.8 million, the familiar depression, and this morning, coming to terms of the decision.

How can the Falcons pay a pass rusher with only 5 sacks in 2018 $12.