Adam Schefter: 'When will Michael Penix Jr. play?!' will be asked SOONER than later! | NFL Live
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Adam Schefter joins NFL Live to discuss the Atlanta Falcon's decision to draft Michael Penix Jr. with the 8th overall pick in the 2024 NFL Draft despite already having Kirk Cousins on their roster.
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ESPN trying so hard to make this a story
@leir2005
24 күн бұрын
It is a story though. If Atlanta is under .500 halfway through the season people will start to call for Penix
@AliAli-rp7gl
24 күн бұрын
Yea bozo this is a big story wth Kirk finally got some pressure on him to win now
@jamesdobbins7312
23 күн бұрын
Ain’t no pressure when he guaranteed pay this shii chess not checkers .. Kirk don’t care about a superbowl he care bout that big pay
The fact that this is still a story is beyond me. Penix will take over for Cousins when the time comes. Right now, there is zero friction between the two and both want the same goal that our team and us want: to win.
@JaRW7
25 күн бұрын
It's the off-season and they can't find anything better to talk about. It's also kind of our fault for watching this stuff.
@truthbearer7891
25 күн бұрын
@@JaRW7Well said
@user-ec7ex4nr5r
22 күн бұрын
Lol yeah right theirs friction penix is their to beat him our and that's friction. He's going to be given the opportunity to do it to
@user-ec7ex4nr5r
17 күн бұрын
He's not his worshipers can't get over the fact that two nfl teams told him to hit the door and don't look back. They put him in the weakest division for a reason lol.
The only drama i see is coming from the media 😒
@A_A_Ron_Burgundy
21 күн бұрын
Exactly. This is a non factor. Penix won’t start this season at all barring injury.
Kirk Cousin : comes out & says we’re good , doesn’t mind teaching penix , i just wanna win a trophy .. Media : Drama , Drama , Drama 😂🤦🏽
@NickyTesla
25 күн бұрын
Kirk Cousins: "They just called to tell me while we were on the clock. I'm shocked."
@Slimkidd730
24 күн бұрын
ANd with a straight face, saying that when the regular season starts that it won't go away? Why won't it if they aren't beefing and everything is fine and ATL is winning? If ATL is winning media is going to ask when Pennix is starting?? SMH. Make it make sense
@Royal_404
24 күн бұрын
@@NickyTesla & what was his response ? by all means tell me 😂😂
@Royal_404
24 күн бұрын
@@Slimkidd730 you’re right bro ! the nfl is turning into a reality show reality show right before our eyes .. drama/mess for views & ratings 😂 .
Adam has been beating the drama and negative drum since draft day!! Time to move on Adam!!!
As long as the Starting QB and the TEAM gets the Job done, why do you care so much. You guys don't have anything else to talk about. I mean really.
@user-ec7ex4nr5r
22 күн бұрын
Exactly it's a brainwashed insanity that is like politics these people are gone in the mind
This still a story 😂
@DeAngeloYoung6
23 күн бұрын
Your mom is a story
I love PENIX!!!
Yall ain't tired yet
Media: We don't have to blow this out of proportion. Kirk Cousins is the guaranteed starter for this season and the next few years. Also the Media: Kirk's days may be numbered!
Its crazy Kirk has the most 4000 yards 25td seasons since 2015, and he gets about as much hate as I have ever seen anyone get. They use the well he has won one playoff game, ya and how did he play in those playoff games, he has 5 tds and 1 interception in those games. I would love to see him get the monkey off his back, like Steve Young. But he will have to win, and people will still probably hate on him.
@whambalamb
25 күн бұрын
Minnesota was honest with him about drafting a qb this year. He wasn't willing to "be on the same page as his Gm and coach" so he left and got what he deserves, to be put in a real qb room with young competition to prove he's the guy. No more Justin Jefferson to bail him out.
@drakedawson3455
25 күн бұрын
@@whambalambthat’s the dumbest comment ever. Look at Vikings 2023 season. We did our best with Kirk and without jj( beat the 49ers Monday night without jj) then when jj came back and Kirk was out our qbs threw multiple int games. Kirk is way better than anyone thinks and people like you are the issue
@xman9190
25 күн бұрын
There's no crying in football. Every QB who hasn't won gets that. There's a guy with TWO MVP's who gets the same hate.
@giffondhall9214
25 күн бұрын
He sucks
@maya_coqsalonga
25 күн бұрын
@@whambalamb this is a lie. Kirk wanted 3 years @ 99 mil. They offered him 1 year.
Well first of all Cousins is the starter. He has a recent injury History. Achilles. So it's fair to think he could get injured again. Hence the Penix pick. Hes the backup. There is No confusion here. I dont expect Poor play from Cousins but that's another way Penix could get on the field. If London and Pitts dont shine then bring in Penix. There will be No Excuse for that.
@jordangreen1221
25 күн бұрын
i mean this is just a question, but will Pitts and London’s failure to shine be on Kirk, Coaching or Pitts and London personal failure?
@wemakecookie
25 күн бұрын
Kirk is one of the most durable QBs in the league. This was his first injury ever that caused him to miss games.
@user-ec7ex4nr5r
16 күн бұрын
@@wemakecookie that's because he falls to the ground when pressured
Gonna be tremendous
Hopefully not soon, Atl was only a few Ridder botched plays from getting into the playoffs. Cousins will be good. He’ll actually use Pitts, London.
He'll play about week 9 or 10 when Cousins goes down again.
This is the biggest story in the NFL right now !
I feel like penix should be starter tbh Kirk is ok but I feel like penix will change the falcons fr I hope he starts sooner than later has Alot of talent 😊
This has Drew Bledsoe and Tom Brady potential all over again 😂
Not a falcons fan but I definitely feel like Penix will end up being a good QB. If cousins can stay healthy… even better… let his body get used to a year or two if minimal hits… heal up even more from his injuries all while getting to study and prepare for his starting role… maybe im hating but i feel like his supporting cast on both sides of the ball aint what it could be for him
Kirk ain't get done in Washington he didn't get done in Minnesota what we talkn abt here...
Whenever God willing he will get his time!
ATL brought this on themselves.
@myspiritanimalisacostanza
25 күн бұрын
What? Having a plan for the future? There is no drama here, it's just the media doing their usual bs
@Royal_404
25 күн бұрын
😂 what having a good qb & good back up ? stop yapping
@coreyrosd9754
25 күн бұрын
@@Royal_404 look how many top 10 picks they call bust because the got put up into the fire too early. Atl is a lil different but good teams don’t get high picks. They need to stop throwing these guys in the flame.
@alexamerling79
22 күн бұрын
@Royal_404 why spend #100 million on Cousins when you could have signed Minshew for less and still add a pass rusher?
@Royal_404
22 күн бұрын
@@alexamerling79 your guess is as good as mines , i wanted pass rush but im happy with the decisions that were made & will support . ppl gotta stop saying why spend this or that .. why does it matter. it’s not from your pockets nor mines or anybody else’s man 😂😂
He’ll play the day he takes the field. You heard it here first 😜😹
Don’t talk about the Dirty Birds like y’all KNOW us. The mainstream media ain’t never liked us. Iron sharpens iron. Penix is there is learn regardless the situation. Got the best QB in free agency and got the best QB in the draft. One is 35 and one is 24. Terry Fontenot a GOAT. #RiseUp.
The drama won’t go away because you guys as in the media gonna keep dragging it…
Is Kirk's feelings really a story?
Kirk cousins has had great supporting cast a vast amount of his career. He’s a sub par qb who can’t get over the hump.
Jim brown, NFL GOAT, Otto graham aka automatic Otto, second place NFL GOAT.
It was a crazy pick but i see the strategy, qbs get injured in this league, if you really like Michael Penix why not, Cousins got 3 years left tops.
@Mdh-tm9eb
21 күн бұрын
Exactly I remember when tua got hurt I was my dolphins had this guy hanging around
Vegas really should think some way how to get Kirk. 😅
After the first 5 games, people will begin to decide if Kirk should remain the starter. If the W-L is 3-2 or more wins, they’ll say he can continue. If the W-L is 2-3 or less wins, people will begin to ask for Penix.
Nobody’s bringing up the fact that Kirk has never really had a defense since they wanna keep bringing up his playoff success
@runrafarunthebestintheworld
25 күн бұрын
Yep the Redskins didn't have a defense when he made the playoffs the Vikings also really didn't have one either but yet the Lions have a great defense with a Mid QB.
@BoHorn
25 күн бұрын
First two seasons with MN were good Ds, the rest? Nope.
Kirk screws will never be fully tightened!
Cousins is disgusted that the Falcons drafted a QB instead of a WR or offensive line or better yet defense. But anyways here are Cousins stats if he’s the starting QB Cousins 2024 stats: 5,600 yards 45 TD 5 INT 120.0 Rating 7-10 record
No unless Kirk gets hurt. But I don’t see Penix playing at all this year unless the falcons have already clinched and the last game doesn’t matter.
These talking heads are the only drama!
In two years. That's the minimum plan. Reporters are just out of new stories.
We seen Mahomes do the sit a year and learn while being a top 10 pick but it’s only a 2 year deal they can get out next year so let it play out
No, it won't e asked sooner than later. Cousins deal has a 2 year out. ATL isn't going to pay Cousins and then let him go 5 mins in the future because Pennix looks good.
So it took acho to explain it to yall
The only reason Michael Penix plays within the next 2 years is if Kirk gets injured. Otherwise he will be on the bench waiting on his turn without causing problems. The dude isn't some immature kid.
Why is this anyone's concern? They already told us that this was the worst decision in football
Cousin was great because of JJ and without him let’s wait and see
two years most of cousins guarantees are paid at that point.
@jordanw1649
25 күн бұрын
Cousins may not last this year alone, just my opinion. Penix might be qb2 of the draft
@jameswinslow8540
25 күн бұрын
@@jordanw1649 Yeah like some people were high on him and then the falcons drafted him. I get it if you think he was a reach but if people thought he'd be a good player why do they suddenly hate the pick? kirk cousins is not Superbowl winning qb sol why not draft the future.
@jordangreen1221
25 күн бұрын
@@jameswinslow8540thank u somebody understands
@runrafarunthebestintheworld
25 күн бұрын
@@jameswinslow8540There's no trade clause for Cousins though so there future too far out.
@ELI_Randall
25 күн бұрын
@@jameswinslow8540because they wanted their team to get him. And also they just need something to talk about.
Still doesnt make sense to give Cousins #100 million lol
He will start when we get a tackle to protect his blind side 😊
@maya_coqsalonga
25 күн бұрын
They need to redo the O-line for a lefty
If Cousins plays like he did in Minnesota Pinix 2nd contract is screwed. I hope he gets traded to a team that will let him show his worth
@pantyzoup
25 күн бұрын
tiktok brain
@marktristanviguri7308
25 күн бұрын
Right how many Super Bowls did Kirk win in Minnesota?
@jordangreen1221
25 күн бұрын
Kirk will be gone within two years regardless and Penix will come in. Let’s be real Kirks time is almost up and he’s nowhere near as mobile as Penix and has already reached his ceiling. We just want Penix to sit and learn and come in and ball out similar to Love or Mahomes. It’s clear sitting and learning can be extremely beneficial to QBs coming into the NFL and help them transition, not every QB can come in and have an immediate impact like CJ Stroud did. And i bet youll see a lot of rookie QBs next year struggling because they were thrown in the fire.
@mazzi.ozborne
25 күн бұрын
you’re not an atlanta fan so of course you don’t want Penix smh. another hater
@nicknelson7824
25 күн бұрын
We found a Raider fan!
You guys are beginning to run out of material of talking about the same thing
Answer: • every pre-season game 2024-2025 • Game 1 if Cousins isnt healthy • Season 2 g1 if Cousins isnt healthy • moving forward if Cousins fails • if Cousins starts, but is ineffective • all scenarios: Cousins fails
Scheftner just says his "opinion" and makes ish up.
They have to keep pretending to not understand for clicks
Penix day one starter.
Great job upgrading the QB Room🎯The last time I remember the Falcons having a Great QB was Mike Vick.
@slumdogrio
25 күн бұрын
LMFAOOOO
@LovelyRobotFigurine-lr5pu
25 күн бұрын
And overlooking what the team actually needs way to grab the # 89 prospect / # 8 qb prospect on the board
@nicknelson7824
25 күн бұрын
@@LovelyRobotFigurine-lr5pu none of the defensive prospects were better than the top 4 qb prospects.
@jwarrior1612
25 күн бұрын
@@LovelyRobotFigurine-lr5pu This team had no QB last year and they will be better with these 2QBs on the Roster. Just made the QB Room seriously competitive. Who could care less about the rest of Roster because without a QB you have nothing.
Penix should be asking for a trade right now. He just shouldn't be benched and Kirk won't leave mid season either.
@skysimba8953
25 күн бұрын
😂😂😂 Are you really a football fan or remotely aware of how the NFL works?
@khylenance
25 күн бұрын
Ummm… why? Gets gets some GREAT money to sit and learn and let his body heal up a bit…. He’d literally be leaving THE ONE TEAM… that was willing to spend a high first round pick on him despite him not starting… unless theres an injury… for probably atleast two years…they believe in him 👀
@cspngaming
25 күн бұрын
@@skysimba8953😂😂😂😂😂
@clynn6602
25 күн бұрын
Seems like you (and I suspect most of the media) are just impatient & are pissed you won't be able to see Penix play football for a couple of years. Everyone's talking about the falcons having a QB controversy, but it appears the media & folks like you are trying to stirr it up when it doesn't exist. Penix will not be traded for the foreseeable future & Kirk is here for at least 2 years. Like, get over it ppl, what are we even talkin about?
Jordan Love was not the #8 pick, and Rodgers was fully entrenched in that position. Completely different scenario, there was a point where you did need to replace rodgers.
@runrafarunthebestintheworld
25 күн бұрын
Yep plus Rodgers sometimes got injured and some years he didn't have a great backup QB.
@gsp3428
25 күн бұрын
@@runrafarunthebestintheworld you dont draft a backup anything with the #8 pick.
@truthbearer7891
25 күн бұрын
@@gsp3428Mahomes was the 10th pick. You draft a franchise QB with a top 5 pick if you can get one. Falcons wouldn’t be in position to get QB of future in the next few years with Cousins. Now they can have both
Penix will replace kirk asap
@Farcehole
25 күн бұрын
I could see them trade Cousins to a desperate team before week 8 if the price is right.
@jesusm2159
25 күн бұрын
@@Farcehole kirk on border line of retirement don't see teams desperate to trade for him
@jordangreen1221
25 күн бұрын
I genuinely think he will sit unless Kirk goes out there and plays terrible
@jesusm2159
25 күн бұрын
@jordangreen1221 kirk won't play that terrible but will be frustrating to watch and it will be seen as it's time to play penix
@chestonsmith1316
25 күн бұрын
I don't see cousins staying healthy...penix will play
Acho compare Kirk to Superbowl Aron Rogers 😭
When did Kyle Pitts become one of the best TE's in the league?
@MrTerrell966
25 күн бұрын
When he had a good qb
@Yourwifesbf458
23 күн бұрын
Rookie year was good
🤔
Week 3
“Kyle Pitts one of the best tight ends in the league”. I know we’re excited about his talent being unlocked hopefully….. but he hasn’t done anything at all to be called one of the best in the league
@ShaGzz
24 күн бұрын
He dont gotta Qb😭😂
Forcing Penix into the starting role doesn't mean he's ready or going to be successful 😂let the plan play out and see if it works or fails😂it's been a few weeks since the draft
Kirk will be traded to the raiders. At the deadline and Atlanta will pay a portion of his Salary
Fishing for a story that’s not there
When Kirk gets hurt duh😅😅😅
Kirk might get hurt who knows if he's really 100% healthy
Y'all need to acting like Kirk cousins win big game men never made it pass the sec round in the NFL or a pro bowl
We gotta start thumbs downing these videos that continue to talk this topic of Penix PLAYING Kirk is our starter. Penix is NOT expected to play right now get over it
Maybe Kirk cousins gets injured again and he will have to play this season
Cousins will be hurt this year
They made a 🎪 of this... there's an elephant 🐘 in the room... if cousin's gets hurt and penix plays well ,omg gonna be fun... good 4 cousins,this is why you get high garenteez... they screwed cousins.. but he got $$
Slow sports day huh? Cover us when it’s good.
Yall r all so so so wrong. A team is finally doing what GB has done.
@TBmadeit
25 күн бұрын
Like dammm they just mad we got 2 good quarterbacks while everyone got one so they crying about it and saying we made a dumb decision 😭
@mrbilly9917
25 күн бұрын
Green Bay went 9-8, didn't win the division, and limped into playoffs with JLove. Don't let the stats fool you last year was hard to watch. ATL beat GB last year
@ctg404
25 күн бұрын
@@TBmadeitfacts
@jordangreen1221
25 күн бұрын
@@mrbilly9917But we all saw very well how much Jordan Love has improved and will continue to do so because he sat and learned. He probably would’ve been a bust had he stepped out and started immediately.
@rickmorales6226
25 күн бұрын
Love was younger than penix but yeah pretty much the same thing but admit it they could have waited till the 3rd round for penix no one was lining up for him early.
ESPN trying to bring friction. Schefter is a clown on this.
🤣simmer this is a simulation….we all seen the performance against michigan he will learn from a starter and be ready years from now jus like jordan love
excuse me but i’m struggling to see the problem in having 2 capable QBs. 🤦🏾♂️. All the controversy is coming from outside the building and not within. it’s getting old. they have no other storylines???
Penix will not finish the season if he start😂
Kirk cousin might not make it through the whole season
I don't see cousin staying healthy penix will play
@LovelyRobotFigurine-lr5pu
25 күн бұрын
Penix already had a more injurys than kirk and he was only going up against subpar talent in the pac 12 ? I don't see either one healthy long term that's why the pick is so bad
This has to be one of the biggest blunders in NFL history. You just got this great young QB you just drafted, oh yeah we paid 100 million dollars to another QB a month earlier. Just incredible incompetence. SIgn one or the other. You either a top 10 pick future QB star possibly just sitting on the bench or you literally thew away 100 million dollars in the garbage.
@mazzi.ozborne
25 күн бұрын
so you just regurgitate what you’ve been told essentially. i see why you would never be a GM. you don’t know about depth or insurance
@agt175
25 күн бұрын
I think NFL professionals know what they’re doing unlike you, who probably has no recruiting experience, front office experience, or coaching experience. Just relax
Penix will be the starter by the end of the year, easy money.
@runrafarunthebestintheworld
25 күн бұрын
No way.
Cousins never had a back up this good behind him. He's always wanted a back up that could never challenge him.
Sound like hate idk
casuals rn 😵😵😵😵💦💦💦💦
Yeah let’s just give 100 million to a QB that will never play for us 😂😂 ATL is wack bro
Penix will be 30 when he gets the start 😂😂😂
Penix will be best QB in this draft he was better than Caleb both years in the pac 12
@LovelyRobotFigurine-lr5pu
25 күн бұрын
😅😅😅 ok
Atlanta being a typical bottom tier NFL team.
@DravisACard
25 күн бұрын
What about that says bottom tier?
@jordangreen1221
25 күн бұрын
Nothing about having a QB sit and learn screams bottom tier
@jasonhunt2909
25 күн бұрын
@@jordangreen1221Drafting a QB with the #9 pick after paying Cousins all that guaranteed money is ridiculous. Even the owner of the Falcons was so confused.
@clynn6602
25 күн бұрын
@@jasonhunt2909I know that narrative sounds good, but that's 100% false. The GM had already told the falcons owner if Penix was still there at #8, he wanted to grab him. And guess what? The owner said bet, go get our guy. If you're referring to that video of Terry Fontenot having an "animated" conversation with Arthur Blank, he was explaining a situation where they could possibly trade back into the 1st round.
@jordangreen1221
25 күн бұрын
@@jasonhunt2909 he’s not confused, he watched Matt Ryan leave and we had no succession plan and we struggled as a result because we didn’t have a good qb and he himself was visibly frustrated at such. Additionally he doesn’t allow the GM to make decisions he didn’t even have a real part in hiring Raheem Morris according to reports during the time they were searching for the next HC
A slow news day? Conjure up some facts instead of this garbage.
ATL isn't trying to win, and they lied to Kirk. Classic bottom tier team move 😂