Falcons head coach Kevin Stefanski has expressed excitement for quarterback Michael Penix.
When Michael Penix suffered a partially torn left ACL in Week 11, it cast an ominous cloud over his future. Backup Kirk Cousins took over and the Falcons just missed the playoffs in a 3-way tie in the NFC South where the Panthers held the tie breaker.
New Falcons Head Coach Kevin Stefanski recently spoke to his excitement for Penix heading into 2026. Stefanski spoke highly of his rehab process and talked about things on tape that he excels, such as layering his throws and pushing the ball to different areas of the field.
Stefanski was a little bit more cool on Kirk Cousins acknowledging their existing relationship, but stopping shy of a ringing endorsement. From a dynasty perspective, Penix returning would be excellent for wide receiver Drake London. Just prior to Penix’s injury, London had 3 WR1 overall weeks in the span of 4 games.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
Atlanta Falcons veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins has two ...
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The Atlanta Falcons and Kirk Cousins agreed to modify the last two years of his deal, making it possible that Cousins hits free agency.
The Atlanta Falcons had a late season surge with Kirk Cousins at quarterback and they just fired head coach Raheem Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot. This leaves plenty of question marks around the organization.
Cousins could potentially hit free agency after the contract restructure, March 13th is the decision point. Cousins proved that he could still be a starting quarterback in the NFL in the second half of the season.
What happens with Cousins and how the Flacons address quarterback, head coach and general manager will have impacts on Drake London, Bijan Robinson and Kyle Pitts, who is also a pending free agent.
Author: David Leonard Jr. (@RealDelcoDave)
Drake London will need at least another week with recovery from a PCL injury.
Drake London will miss Sunday’s road matchup with the Jets as the Falcons aim to stay in playoff contention. At 4-7 and 2 games back of the Panthers and Buccaneers for the division, it appears those hopes are slipping away.
London is sitting as the WR7 overall in fantasy and has had 3 WR1 overall games this season. With Kirk Cousins taking over for an injured Michael Penix Jr., the Falcons will turn to Darnell Mooney and Kyle Pitts in the passing game. Expect the offense to primarily run through both Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier. The Falcons get the Seahawks at home in Week 14 where fantasy managers will cling to hope that London can return.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
Kirk Cousins is highly likely to start for the Falcons in Week 8 as Michael Penix is questionable with a knee injury.
Veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins is highly likely to get the start for the Atlanta Falcons in Week 8, as Michael Penix Jr is questionable with a knee injury. This would be the first start since Week 15 of last season. Cousins signed a four-year $180 million contract in 2024 with the Falcons and was not able to finish a full season before being replaced by Penix.
Cousins struggled with turnovers last season, throwing 16 interceptions in 14 games, but this matchup against a porous Miami Dolphins defense could make him a viable spot start in fantasy leagues. However, we can expect a heavy run game from the Falcons, as the Dolphins rank 32nd in run defense this season, allowing an average of 159.3 yards per game.
Author: Dane Madoche(@FF_DaMaddog)
Drake London has a hip injury and is now questionable versus the Miami Dolphins.
Fantasy managers got some unfortunate news that Drake London is now questionable with a hip injury and is in danger of missing a cake matchup versus the Dolphins. After an 8.2 fantasy point performance Week 7 against the 49ers, London will be in a great spot to rebound should he play Sunday.
Darnell Mooney and Kyle Pitts will be sneaky winners should London miss. With Kirk Cousins getting the start in place of an injured Michael Penix Jr., the Falcons will logically feed Bijan Robinson and Tyler Allgeier. The Dolphins defense is dead last against the run. Fire up all active Falcons this week versus the Dolphins.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
After previously reporting for offseason team functions, the Falcons veteran QB is now choosing to sit out of voluntary activities.
Kirk Cousins may be positioning himself for a trade, as the Falcons are likely to ask him to sit and back up second year Quarterback Michael Penix Jr. Cousins recent contract extension with Atlanta came at an awkward time, he signed a 4 year deal just before the team drafted the quarterback of the (near) future. Cousins now has $37.5 million left in guaranteed money on that contract, making it difficult for Atalnta to trade him without the team absorbing some, if not most, of that cost.
Potential trade partners with Atlanta are pretty thin, the teams with the most obvious needs are the Saints after Derek Carrs retirement, The Steelers, who have been losing steam in courting Aaron Rodgers, and the Browns – who have a shaky QB room and a connection to Cousins via Coach Stefanski. None of these teams are really strong destinations for an aging quarterback who’s production absolutely plummeted last year, making Cousins a fade in any fantasy format this year.
Author: Lukasz Stec (@Lukasz_FF01)
