“We’ll move Zac down to the field,” Coach Raheem Morris told reporters this week, “to be able to get a little cleaner communication for him, to be able to get it to (Penix Jr.) if something does happen along those lines, to be able to be more visual and see the quarterback and to be able to do some of those different things to have him have a clear line of communication with Mike, to be able to help him out a little bit more.
“We definitely hold some responsibility in those things, and we’ll go out and do those things. We’ll correct those things this week, we’ll correct them throughout the process. It’s how we practice. It’s how we do walk-throughs. It’s how we do everything else. So, we’ll get Zac closer.”
Finally, Atlanta will continue to look for a long term kicker. This comes after Parker Romo missed two field goals in Sunday’s loss. The Falcons signed Romo to their active roster last week, after he went 5-for-5 in his debut during Week 2, and they then released long-time starter Younghoe Koo.
But given Romo’s 0-for-2 day against Carolina, the Falcons are keeping the competition open.
“That’s what we’ve got to do,” Morris said. “You have to do that until you get it right, and you cannot allow that to be the reason to have this stuff happen. Right? He went 5-for-5 the week before. He went 0-for-2 this week. You’ve got to bring competition in, and that is something we’re working diligently at.”