Stephen A Smith Just BLASTED Michael Penix Jr & The Atlanta Falcons…

ESPN First Take host Stephen A. Smith was talking about Atlanta Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr. stats and highlights from a source. Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr. stats and highlights through his first few NFL seasons of his career have been almost non-existent with multiple season-ending injuries since the Atlanta Falcons drafted him in the 2024 NFL Draft. Atlanta Falcons Today host Trace Moustakas looks at Stephen A. Smith said on ESPN’s First Take and reviews Michael Penix Jr.’s NFL career so far on the Atlanta Falcons. Atlanta Falcons head coach Kevin Stefanski has a difficult decision to make regarding who he wants as the Falcons starting QB after the track record that Michael Penix Jr. has shown with his previous injuries through his college football and NFL careers.

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ESPN’s First Take host Stephen A. Smith on Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr.:
“I think so. and it’s not about his game, because the brother can play… Here’s what I was told, You see him lined up in the shotgun most of the time because it’s difficult for him to line up under center because he has to bend his knees too much. I mean, damn.
You need a quarterback! If you’re Matt Ryan, what you’re saying is that clearly we’re not good enough… Atlanta, you’re in a good spot [speaking about Ryan], because you’ve got an executive that is already honest enough to tell you what you already know: which is, dammit, you ain’t good enough. We’ve gotta take care of some business – and primarily, it’s the quarterback position, and the likelihood is that we don’t have either guy that’s good enough for what we need.”

Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr. highlights:
Fact #1: 5 season ending injuries in 8 years
Fact #2: Kirk played WAY more under Center
Fact #3: He panics against the blitz

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Michael Penix Jr. career injuries:
2018 torn ACL
2019 shoulder surgery
2020 torn ACL
2025 torn ACL

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– What is Michael Penix Jr’s biggest problem?

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45 comments
  1. Injury is our biggest concern and his biggest problem. That alone is not worth the risk to find out. If we do we waste another season on a hope and idk if you guess understand no one wants that type of year. Scrambling to find a trade to save the season. Go get or find the QB you believe in so we can truly say we are making a real push.

  2. 'Here's what I was TOLD," He's going by hear say. That's pathetic! Dude making millions and don't know srap about a team he's reporting on other than what he was "told." This season SAS, keep same energy when the Falcons Rise all the way to the top. We going to make you eat them words. MF!

  3. TRADE BIJAN TO THE RAIDER'S FOR 3 NUMBER 1'S AND TOSS IN PENIX. THEN RAIDER'S SEND JEANTY TO CHIEFS FOR THEIR NUMBER 1. THEN FALCONS DRAFT MENDOZA. DO THE FALCONS HAVE A BETTER CHANCE TO GO TO SUPERBOWL IN 2 YEARS WITH MENDOZA OR BIJAN HAVING TO RE SIGN HIM AND CANNOT DO IT? BIJAN IS NOTHING BUT ICING ON A NON EXISTANT CAKE! RESIGN ALGEIRS AND DRAFT ANOTHER RUNNER WITH HIM. DRAFT A GOOD NUMBER 2 RECEIVER AND A NOSE TACKLE AND A RIGH CORNER BACK….ALSO GET ANOTHER O-LINEMAN, YOU CAN NEVER HAVE ENOUGH O-LINEMEN PERIOD. THE RAIDER'S MIGHT NOT GO FOR 3 NUMBER 1S FOR BIJAN AND PENIX OR EVEN WANT PENIX, BUT THEY WILL SURE SELL MORE TICKETS WITH BIJAN AND PENIX OVER DRAFTING MENDOZA, WITH BASICALLY NOTHING ELSE ON THAT TEAM. SO DANGLE BIJAN OUT THERE WHILE HE IS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE NFL. SOME TEAM WILL PART WITH 3 NUMBER 1;S FOR HIM, HE IS THE BEST AND YOUNG ! FALCON'S WILL NEVER BE ABLE TO RE-SIGN BIJAN PERIOD! THINK ON THIS FALCONS BRASS!

  4. What baffles me is that the league seems to love Zac Robinson. There's no way they actually watched the falcons. They just see all the superstars on offense and assume the offense was good. The offense did average IN SPITE of piss poor coaching and below average QB play.

  5. MPJ was not a good draft choice at Number 8 overall. Not the best player available. He was not even the best quarterback available. We will be moving on from him in the next two years

  6. My two issues with Penix are both mental, first when I hear him talk he just seems like a dumb guy which would explain why he can't attack the blitz, and secondly he seems mentally weak, like once he has a bad drive or two he just shuts down like a grounded child

  7. If you think an NFL quarterback can have knees so bad that he can't bend them enough to get under center you have never touched a football or even seen the inside of a gym in your life😂😂😂😂 If your knees can't accommodate a 45⁰ bend you are officially disabled! If you think Matt Ryan doesn't understand what is expected from a QB moreso than SAS you don't need to be on this channel. UNSUBSCRIBE

  8. I think Penix is the biggest problem simply because it's the hardest problem to fix. He's never going to be our long term solution at QB. He's a huge problem.

  9. Y’all will rather hate than have faith. Don’t pay Stephen A. Smith any attention or anyone else from ESPN, besides Elle Duncan. They don’t like anything about Atlanta. (Side note) I just found out Elle is not at ESPN anymore, so screw them

  10. If "making the playoffs" truly is the absolute goal, as you clam. Then figuring out a way to keep CUZZZ is the only option!! With CUZZZ @ Q.B. we win 12 games & the division! Without him who knows. Fingers crossed?

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