Falcons’ Michael Penix decision could be a welcome change in fantasy football
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Giants scrapped Falcons plan thanks to Michael Penix QB swap
The Giants began preparing their defense for Sunday's game expecting to face a right-handed pocket passer with 169 games of NFL experience. Instead, they'll be facing a left-handed rookie with great mobility but less organizational knowledge gained from throwing just five career passes. When the Falcons changed quarterback from Kirk Cousins to Michael Penix Jr. […]
Brian Daboll concentrating on Falcons, not his Giants hot seat
Brian Daboll also stuck to the same script. The newspaper's Paul Schwartz reported earlier this week that the team's head coach, Daboll, and general manager Joe Schon are not part of a package deal, and despite joining from the Bills together in 2022, they will not be offered postseason jobs. It was reported that he […]
Michael Penix was at Costco when he got Falcons starter news
NFL players are just like the rest of us. Michael Penix Jr. was shopping at Costco with his girlfriend on Tuesday night when he learned he had been named the Falcons' starting quarterback for Sunday's game against the Giants. In fact, Penix, 24, was standing in line for a hot dog when he got the […]
How Kirk Cousins reacted to benching as Falcons start Michael Penix Jr.
Falcons head coach Raheem Morris said benching Kirk Cousins in favor of rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. on Tuesday was strictly a “football decision.” After a rocky 7-7 start, the Falcons' first-year coach told the media Wednesday, just hours after the organization decided to switch direction from Cousins to Penix, that the veteran quarterback He […]
Falcons benching Kirk Cousins, will start Michael Penix Jr. in response to 36-year-old’s poor play
The Atlanta Falcons have changed quarterbacks. Due to Kirk Cousins' recent poor performance, the team will use rookie Michael Penix Jr. The writing was on the wall recently. Cousins, who is in the first year of a four-year, $180 million contract, has only one touchdown pass and nine interceptions in his last five games. CLICK […]
Kirk Cousins benched by Falcons, Michael Penix Jr. to start against Giants
of atlanta falcons Thanks to Monday night's win, they are 7-7 on the NFL season. las vegas raiders. The win kept Atlanta within one game. tampa bay buccaneers After sitting atop the NFC South standings and sweeping the season series against the Buccaneers, the Falcons earned their first tiebreaker against their NFC South rival. They're […]
Falcons bench Kirk Cousins, name Michael Penix Jr. starter
The Falcons head to the bullpen. Atlanta announced Tuesday that Michael Penix Jr. has earned the starting quarterback spot in place of the struggling Kirk Cousins, with head coach Raheem Morris calling the move a “football decision.” . The Falcons were able to leave Las Vegas with a win on Monday night, but Cousins' productivity […]
The Falcons’ Kirk Cousins experiment is dead, and it’s time for Michael Penix Jr. to start
If you're a Falcons fan and think it's worth celebrating after a win against the Raiders, I don't know what to tell you. Atlanta had one of its most putrid performances of the season on Monday night, fighting tooth and nail against one of the NFL's worst teams, winning 15-9 in Las Vegas. It's amazing […]
Kirk Cousins benching feels close after ugly Falcons game
The Falcons easily defeated the lowly Raiders on Monday Night Football, and Kirk Cousins' battle is nearing a boiling point. Cousins, 36, went 11-of-17 for 112 yards, one touchdown and one interception in the 15-9 win, and head coach Raheem Morris scolded the veteran after the game. “He's got to play better and obviously he's […]