N/S Falcons benched QB Kirk Cousins and will start Michael Penix Jr (7 Viewers)

[504gks]

With wins against the Giants and the Panthers?

Our fans feel it makes Rizzi a head coach

The Penix is not the part of the anatomy that would "bust" during use in the parlance of our times.

In other notes, the dead cap on cutting Cousins is apparently $65M according to Sportrac. Which means the Cousins-Penix rivalry/dilemma will be with the Falcons all offseason and next season.

not much worse than Carr

 

[SystemShock]

Our fans feel it makes Rizzi a head coach

Apples and oranges, and no one's saying Rizzi is building his legend.

 

[B4YOU]

Tweet leaves off that Cousins has a no trade clause so he has to want to be at the new place.

 

[sfidc3]

I'm not a betting man, but if I were I would bet the farm on TB winning the division....Penix may turn out to be good, he may not.....but I see this more as a desperation move to give the team "a spark" at the end of the season.....that rarely works out.....

 

[SirLoinSaint64]

I actually think Penix is going to do really well. I would start by feeding the two RB's, the TE, and go from there. They have talent at the skill positions. I think their Head Coach is their biggest negative.

 

[BreesIsMyFather]

After struggling with the autocorrect on that one, I’m glad we don’t have a QB named penix…

I kind of what a QB with that name actually.

Mammoth Penix.

 

[Domeination]

I'd much rather the Saints have a winning season, but the second best outcome is for Atlanta to continue to be the Failcons.

 

[tinman]

Kirk and Dak

Chase Daniel says, "I'll hold your clipboard, while you hold my beer".

 

[Rexman100]

I can't wait to see how terrible this guy is. I love they benched a Kirk after a win too

Benching Cousins when Cousins finally dug himself out of the hole. Only to be chopped down. Such a fail-clown move. They’ll realize, like we realized when Carr went down, how losing that experience will show immediately.

 

[B4YOU]

 

[Rouxble]

Cousins when he was informed about the benching:

 

[No2DC]

Cousins when he was informed about the benching:

Exactly, Kirk will go down as one of the highest paid non-elite QBs ever.

 

[WNSaints]

Penix getting thrusted into action by the Falcons.

 

[SaintTupelo]

I can't wait to see how terrible this guy is. I love they benched a Kirk after a win too

How bad can he be this weekend playing the Giants?

 

[Kingston]

With wins against the Giants and the Panthers?

If he wins a division some kind of way a game down sure that builds his legend or at the very least it manufactures one for him. He came in and pushed them into a division title. That builds locker room support for him long term with 2 easy wins on the board for him and if he gets that win vs. the Redskins/Football Team/Commanders even more so.

Hopefully TB drops a game or 2 and Penix plays poorly and they can all blame the Rookie QB for missing the playoffs.