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[Stymietee]

It would be so Redskins for Kirk to come in and end our season. It would be so Redskins for Penix in his first career start to have a coming out party and end our season. I'm still unsure. Thanks for answering @deanpet21

Thank goodness both will be playing against the Commanders instead of that other (former) team!

 

[Breed]

As someone who has watched every snap i truly believe Kirk just lost all confidence. There were plays all over the field the past 5 weeks that he simply was not making

Holding the ball. Not coming off the top of his drop AT ALL. Awful footwork. Forced passes. Missed easy easy throws.

Its kind of baffling as he was quite good weeks 2 through 9

Ultimately this was the right move at the right time

3 games left. If we win all 3 we have a 75%+ shot to make the playoffs either by winning the division or as a WC

Starting MPJ this week gives him a soft landing at home vs a bad team for his first start. And to be frank there was simply no shot we were beating you guys with Kirk playing how he's been playing. Do i know we can win out with MPJ? No. But i know we COULDN'T with Kirk .


So that's reason enough

And we will likely get that initial bump in excitement teams always get with these kinds of moves

Dan Orlovskey(sp) opined that KC isn't trusting his eyes anymore. He also said KC's forte was play action passing and in play action the OL is responsible for calling out protections. And the Falcons for whatever reason have went to straight drop back passing and in that offense. The QB is responsible for the protections. If that's the case he's having to think about a lot more shit instead of simply hitting his mark n letting passes rip.

 

[rmilia1]

Dan Orlovskey(sp) opined that KC isn't trusting his eyes anymore. He also said KC's forte was play action passing and in play action the OL is responsible for calling out protections. And the Falcons for whatever reason have went to straight drop back passing and in that offense. The QB is responsible for the protections. If that's the case he's having to think about a lot more shit instead of simply hitting his mark n letting passes rip.

Play action was good like half the season but had gone to shit recently. Kirk may actualily be hurt ( over expressed that thought over the past month ) as he's much much slower to get to his drop out of play action over the past month which leads to pressure being right on his face as soon as he hits the top of the drop AND the timing on the plays is way way off because the WRs are too far into their routes by the time he's ready to throw

That's led to a lot of times where the play is dead before it even starts

Only reason i can think of that that's occurring now is of he's hurt and Zac is trying to cover for it by not putting him in play action

 

[Breed]

Looks like the Michael Penix Era is set to get crackin.

Falcons say Penix to start at QB moving forward

The Falcons are making a change at quarterback, with coach Raheem Morris announcing Tuesday night that rookie Michael Penix Jr. will be the team's starter moving forward.

www.espn.com

Michael Penix Jr. is the new starting quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons and Kirk Cousins is heading to the bench, coach Raheem Morris announced Tuesday night.

"After review we have made the decision Michael Penix will be the Atlanta Falcons starting quarterback moving forward," Morris said in a statement released by the team. "This was a football decision and we are fully focused on preparing the team for Sunday's game against the New York Giants."

The Falcons beat the Las Vegas Raiders 15-9 on Monday night to snap a four-game losing streak. But Cousins was just 11-of-17 passing for 112 yards with a touchdown and an interception. He has nine interceptions and just one touchdown pass in his past five games.

Cousins didn't throw on first down in the first half Monday night, the first time that has occurred in his 13-year career. He threw on first down to open the second half and it resulted in an interception by Raiders linebacker Robert Spillane. Running backs Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier combined for 34 carries, which was the bulk of the team's offense.

After the game, Cousins said he had to play better. Morris indicated as much in his postgame news conference, stating the "obvious."

Cousins, 36, is completing 64.7% of his passes with 18 touchdowns and a league-high 16 interceptions. He also has 12 fumbles, tied for most in the NFL with Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield.

The Falcons signed Cousins, who was coming off a torn right Achilles that ended his 2023 season in Week 8, to a four-year, $180 million contract in the offseason. About $100 million of that is guaranteed, though most of that money comes off the books by 2026. The Falcons will pay Cousins $62.5 million this season.

Penix, 24, led the Washington Huskies to the national championship game last season before the Falcons selected him at No. 8 in April's NFL draft. He completed 65.4% of his passes with 36 touchdowns and 11 interceptions in his final year with the Huskies, and his 4,903 passing yards were the most in the nation.

When it comes to playing Penix, Morris said earlier Tuesday before the switch, that the Falcons are "being really smart and cautious in how we go about our business," but he doesn't believe there is a downside to playing him now.

"You could never say there's a [downside] to turn it over to somebody that you put a lot of investment into, somebody that you brought in here, somebody you've done some things with, somebody that [has] said nothing but the right things since they've been here," Morris said of Penix.

"I have to be [ready] because you never know when the opportunity [comes]," Penix said earlier this month. "So, I always stay ready, but at the end of the day, like I said, it's not up to me. I just got to continue to be ready, continue to stay ready for that moment, whenever that is."

 

[skinsdad62]

Play action was good like half the season but had gone to shit recently. Kirk may actualily be hurt ( over expressed that thought over the past month ) as he's much much slower to get to his drop out of play action over the past month which leads to pressure being right on his face as soon as he hits the top of the drop AND the timing on the plays is way way off because the WRs are too far into their routes by the time he's ready to throw

That's led to a lot of times where the play is dead before it even starts

Only reason i can think of that that's occurring now is of he's hurt and Zac is trying to cover for it by not putting him in play action

Achilles injuries are hard to comeback from fully it may have stripped him with just enough mobility to make him ineffective

 

[Skin'EmAll]

Giants defense has had some great moments, im not sure Penix is going to look great this weekend

 

[Sportster 72]

Just a few weeks ago Cousins was 3rd in yardage, 17 TDs to 7 Ints .... you sure he lost it all one or two weeks?

I like what both QBs said in this article: Cousins backs Penix, 'didn't forget how to play QB'