NFL Preview: Atlanta Falcons Hoping Penix, Jr. Can Lead Them to Playoffs

NFL preview: Atlanta Falcons hoping Penix, Jr. can lead them to playoffs

Flowery Branch, Georgia, is hot this time of year. Really hot. The Atlanta Falcons are feeling that heat and the expectations that come with having a young franchise quarterback leading the way.  Head coach Raheem Morris said the players are starting to believe.  “You can already see it, you can already feel it within the weight room. You can feel it in the meeting room,” Morris said. “The excitement, the enthusiasm, you can feel it from the coa…

Rookie Pearce brings intensity to Falcon pass rush

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NFC Notes: Michael Penix Jr., Bijan Robinson, Falcons, Panthers

Falcons Falcons RB Bijan Robinson told reporters that the team is building chemistry with QB Michael Penix Jr. as their starting quarterback. “We’re all comfortable with Mike,” Robinson said. “We’re comfortable with how he places the ball, where he places the ball. Like I know where he’s going to throw it. I know how he’s going to get it there. So with me, with Drake, Mooney, Ray-Ray, Kyle, everybody on the offense, we all have a great feeling f…