Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated credits the quarterbacks Kirk Cousins and Michael Penix Jr. for making an awkward situation go smoothly.
. Breer credits the quarterbacks themselves for making what could have been an awkward situation appear to be business as usual in Atlanta.
"Yes, things were a little awkward after Michael Penix Jr. was drafted, and Kirk Cousins took in his new circumstance in real time,""Penix’s maturity, humility and emotional intelligence allowed the rookie to carry a tactful approach into what was a pretty unusual entry to the NFL for a top-of-the-first-round quarterback. Cousins, for his part, did what he’s done throughout his career in taking the high road.
" Maye’s camp declined to do a workout with the Falcons because they were certain he’d be gone by the Falcons’ pick at No. 8, and McCarthy’s team canceled theirs, looking at the landscape and seeing Cousins’s presence as making Atlanta a less realistic, less ideal landing spot,"Another factor Breer pointed to with helping set the pecking order in Atlanta is the Falcons appear to be getting their money's worth from Cousins.
Breer alluded to something we've discussed this spring. Penix should be taking all of the reps with the backups. No one wants Taylor Heinicke taking a practice or game rep away from Penix as the rookie develops. That undrafted rookieIf Paddock replaces Heinicke on the roster, it would be a clean sweep of the quarterback room with Desmond Ridder, Logan Woodside and Heinicke all gone from 2023.
"So while all this has been messy, the bottom line remains this—if Cousins is the quarterback for the next two to three years, and Penix is the guy for the 10 years after that, it really won’t matter how the Falcons got there," wrote Breer. "Of course, by stripping yourself of the ability to build aggressively the way most teams would with a quarterback on a rookie deal , Atlanta has narrow its path to get there.
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