Catch up with the latest on your Atlanta Falcons, and talk about it in the comments!
Good morning, Falcons fans, and welcome to Thursday. We’re one day closer to players reporting to training camp on July 23, and we’re 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.
We’ve still got plenty of Falcons-related stuff to talk about today, including the links below. And I’ll toss out a question to get y’all talking this morning: Which player do you think is the biggest breakout candidate for the Falcons this season?
On to the links, and scroll on down to the comments and chat about the Falcons!
Atlanta Falcons news
- Falcons QB Michael Penix Jr. made SB Nation’s list of the 50 most important people who will impact the NFL this season. Let’s hope he impacts this team in a GOOD way. – SB Nation
- “Why have the Falcons completely abandoned Kirk Cousins?” writes Josh Petry of Athlon Sports. I’m 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 tidbit from the new season of Quarterback on Netflix: Julie Cousins describes the day Kirk was benched for Michael Penix Jr. – Parade Magazine
- Drake London lands at No. 5 on Yahoo! Sports’ 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
NFL news
- The only Falcons player who landed on this Top 10 all-time quarterbacks list is Brett Favre, and he barely counts. – SB Nation
- The Falcons’ “triplets” (QB, WR1, and RB1) were ranked No. 20 (slightly below average) among the 32 NFL teams. Hilariously, the Saints’ group ranked 31st, above only the Browns. – CBS Sports
ICYMI
- The Falcons will be wearing throwback uniforms in three games this season, against the Rams, Buccaneers, and Bills. – The Falcoholic