This is the Michael Penix show now. It came sooner than any of us anticipated, and it comes with Kirk Cousins still on the roster, which virtually none of us would have expected a year ago. It is here just the same.
The Atlanta Falcons have largely been blessed with quality quarterback play over the years, from the long Steve Bartkowski era to game stretches from Jeff George, Bobby Hebert, and Chris Chandler to the electrifying Michael Vick era to the sustained greatness of Matt Ryan. The in-between years are lean, whether they involve Tony Graziani or Byron Leftwich or Desmond Ridder, but the Falcons seem to have their franchise guy once again.