Falcons HC doesn’t rule out benching Cousins for Ex-Husky Michael Penix, Jr.

December 17, 2024

By Mike Florio, Pro Football Talk:The quote that landed on Twitter wasn’t particularly ominous. The full comments definitely were.

Speaking to reporters after Monday night’s sluggish and ugly win over the Raiders, Falcons coach Raheem Morris did not rule out benching quarterback Kirk Cousins. If anything, Morris strongly hinted that it’s going to be considered.

The first question on Cousins ended with this: “Can you assess Kirk’s play tonight and where you’re at . . . in terms of him as the starting quarterback moving forward?”

“He’s got to play better,” Morris said. “[…] You go and look at the tape, you review with the people it needs to be reviewed with, you know, we get all the coordinators in the room, we’ll talk with everybody and we’ve got to play better at the quarterback position.”

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Raheem Morris doesn't rule out benching Kirk Cousins for Michael Penix, Jr.

The quote that landed on Twitter wasn't particularly ominous.

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