Good morning, Falcons fans, and welcome to Thursday. We\u2019re one day closer to players reporting to training camp on July 23, and we\u2019re also one day closer to the NFL season kicking off. Thank goodness, because it is QUIET out there right now with regard to the Falcons. <\/p>\n
We\u2019ve still got plenty of Falcons-related stuff to talk about today, including the links below. And I\u2019ll toss out a question to get y\u2019all talking this morning: Which player do you think is the biggest breakout candidate for the Falcons this season? <\/p>\n
On to the links, and scroll on down to the comments and chat about the Falcons! <\/p>\n
Atlanta Falcons news<\/p>\n
Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr. made SB Nation\u2019s list of the 50 most important people who will impact the NFL this season. Let\u2019s hope he impacts this team in a GOOD way. – SB Nation<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cWhy have the Falcons completely abandoned Kirk Cousins?\u201d writes Josh Petry of Athlon Sports. I\u2019m not sure paying Cousins $27.5 million to ride the bench as the backup to Penix this season rises to the level of complete abandonment, though. – Athlon Sports<\/a><\/p>\n A tidbit from the new season of Quarterback on Netflix: Julie Cousins describes the day Kirk was benched for Michael Penix Jr. – Parade Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n Drake London lands at No. 5 on Yahoo! Sports\u2019 Top 15 WRs under the age of 25 list. Matt Harmon says London is a dark-horse bet to lead the NFL in targets this year. – Yahoo! Sports<\/a><\/p>\n NFL news<\/p>\n The only Falcons player who landed on this Top 10 all-time quarterbacks list is Brett Favre, and he barely counts. – SB Nation<\/a><\/p>\n The Falcons\u2019 \u201ctriplets\u201d (QB, WR1, and RB1) were ranked No. 20 (slightly below average) among the 32 NFL teams. Hilariously, the Saints\u2019 group ranked 31st, above only the Browns. – CBS Sports<\/a><\/p>\n