Atlanta Falcons quarterbacks Kirk Cousins and Michael Penix Jr. appear quite different but share much in common.
are from different parts of the country. Cousins hails from the Midwest in Barrington, Ill., while Penix is from Tampa, Fla., some 1,200 miles south of Cousins's roots.
But Penix battled injuries in each of his four seasons with the Hoosiers. A change of scenery proved necessary, so he transferred to the University of Washington - where he starred, finishing as the Heisman runner-up in 2023. "Two guys that have been second-guessed, doubted, always proving people wrong," Morris said. "Kirk is no different with that story and Michael Penix's story sounds very similar. There's something about people that can go through adversity, who can handle adversity and who can literally bounce back from all different types of walks of life and be here."
As such, when asked why the Falcons believe in Penix as a long-term answer after Cousins, Morris's answer was simple. While perhaps more subtle, Falcons quarterback coach T.J. Yates, who saw the two each day during OTAs and minicamp, feels there are plenty of traits in common, particularly within offensive coordinator Zac Robinson's scheme.
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