Yuck
As season opener nears, Falcons still don't have a QB1
Tua Tagovailoa will not start at quarterback Saturday in the Atlanta Falcons' second preseason game; that much we know about the team's quarterback hierarchy.
And that's about it with just over three weeks from the Falcons' opener at Pittsburgh on Sept. 13.
When will Michael Penix Jr. (knee) be allowed by doctors to practice fully? Unclear.
What does Tagovailoa have to show coach Kevin Stefanski to win the job? Uncertain.
When will Stefanski decide on the Week 1 starter against the Steelers? Unsure.
The Falcons play a preseason game at the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday afternoon. Undrafted rookie Jack Strand and veteran Cooper Rush will get all the snaps at quarterback. Tagovailoa did his work in Indy already, participating in 11-on-11 team sessions in joint practices Wednesday and Thursday. Penix, as he has done in Flowery Branch, Georgia, worked in 7-on-7s.
Espn
Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger!
See? we could be in a worse situation...the Falcons certainly are.
Please God, just one Lombardi before I die.
Who remembers tank for Tua. What will it be called this year? Canning for Manning? Layin for Sayin?
“The Party told you to reject the evidence of your eyes and ears. It was their final, most essential command."
—George Orwell
MaroonBells wrote:
Who remembers tank for Tua. What will it be called this year? Canning for Manning? Layin for Sayin?
Dogging it for Dante?
Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger!
I went into yesterday pretty certain that Deshaun Watson was going to be the Browns starter. Now I’m not sure he’s going to be on the team. That press conference is going to be difficult to come back from.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) August 23, 2026
We’ll see how the decision-makers reckon with it.
Deshaun Watson on getting booed by the Browns home crowd today:
— Daniel Oyefusi (@DanielOyefusi) August 22, 2026
“I think the whole world knows it has nothing to do about the performance. It’s a little bit more personal than that. So, I think it’s a disrespectful thing.” pic.twitter.com/3okcTuVD4x
Absolutely shocked that the Falcons unhealthy QBs aren't healthy, and that the Browns' bad QBs are bad. No one and I mean no one saw this coming!
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