Michael Penix draft pick still has shockwaves going through Atlanta as the Falcons made the biggest splash in the 2024 NFL Draft. The Falcons draft rumors following the Michael Penix draft selection are swirling around. Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer broke down what happened behind the scenes in the Falcons draft room. Join Falcons Today host Matthew Peterson for your daily Falcons rumors and news recap!

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Terry Fonenot On taking Michael Penix:
“Fontenot is right to point out that there are fair comps to what the Falcons did, in putting a first-rounder behind a 36-year-old (or so) quarterback. Matt Ryan was 35 when the GM was considering whether to take a quarterback in 2021. Alex Smith was 32 when the Chiefs took Mahomes, and he was 34 when Washington tabbed Dwayne Haskins. Aaron Rodgers was 36 when the Packers drafted Jordan Love… Long story short, the Falcons’ new staff saw it in Penix’s deep-ball accuracy, his ability to anticipate throws, and how quickly and naturally he processed what was in front of him… We do something else right here, and then we win for the next few seasons and then Kirk decides to hang up the cleats, whenever that is, then Michael Penix is somewhere playing at a really high level and we’re in quarterback purgatory, we don’t have a quarterback. We knew in our heart if we had a lot of people in the building that loved him and expected him to be that player, and he’s somewhere else, then that’s unforgivable.”

Albert Breer On Falcons drafting Michael Penix:
“They then went through the history, which showed, based on their work, that outside of an outlier year such as 2020, only one or two quarterbacks per draft class, and very few drafted outside the top 10, make it. Blank, for his part, had just lived two years in quarterbacking purgatory, and had talked about wanting a succession plan—like he’d have in his other businesses—for Atlanta’s post-Cousins reality.

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