{"id":138744,"date":"2024-12-19T10:40:55","date_gmt":"2024-12-19T03:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=138744"},"modified":"2024-12-19T10:40:55","modified_gmt":"2024-12-19T03:40:55","slug":"michael-penix-on-replacing-kirk-cousins-as-the-falcons-starter-im-ready-to-go","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hotvideos24.online\/?p=138744","title":{"rendered":"Michael Penix on replacing Kirk Cousins as the Falcons&#8217; starter: I&#8217;m ready to go"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"fluid\"\r\n     data-ad-layout-key=\"-fb+5w+4e-db+86\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"7910942971\"><\/ins>\r\n<script>\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Falcons rookie Michael Penix was in line at Costco, waiting to buy a hot dog when offensive coordinator Zac Robinson called to tell the quarterback he was starting this week.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI got a lot of feelings,\u201d Penix said, via Terrin Waack of the team website. \u201cI don\u2019t know what they are, but <span class=\"LinkEnhancement\"><a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atlantafalcons.com\/news\/michael-penix-jr-starting-quarterback-reaction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">I\u2019m just ready to play<\/a><\/span>.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Falcons benched veteran quarterback Kirk Cousins after five weeks of offensive struggles, with Penix\u2019s time coming before anyone expected.<\/p>\n<p>The No. 8 overall pick has appeared in two games this season, playing 20 snaps and going 3-of-5 for 38 yards.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI ain\u2019t going to lie, I\u2019m going to be nervous running out of that tunnel,\u201d Penix said. \u201cBut whenever I get on the field, it\u2019s a whole different mentality, a flipped switch. I\u2019m ready to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Penix worked solely with the first-team offense for the first time Wednesday, taking some 70 reps.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just got to be myself,\u201d Penix said. \u201cI don\u2019t feel like I got to be anybody else. I don\u2019t have to try too hard to be the big leader, the vocal leader. Just be myself. Trust in my preparation and bring everybody along with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He has the full support of Cousins, who called Penix on Tuesday night to tell him that.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just let him know I\u2019d be in his corner and supporting him and trying to help him any way I can,\u201d Cousins said. \u201cThe quarterback room when I\u2019m playing, it\u2019s a working force to help us all, and it\u2019s the same now. 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