Cooper Rush Is Starting Because Nobody Else Could
Tua is hurt, Penix says he isn't ready, and Cooper Rush starts at Pittsburgh on four days' notice. Atlanta's QB plan survives on the guy nobody picked.
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The Falcons Just Told On Themselves With Tua
Atlanta named Tua Week 1 starter over an ACL-recovering Penix and called it clarity. After watching Rodgers torch a season in four snaps, I'm not buying it.
Bijan Robinson's 59-Spot Jump Is a Confession
Bijan Robinson jumped from No. 62 to No. 3 on the NFL Top 100, the biggest single-year climb ever. That's players admitting they misjudged him.
Sean Payton Is Still Tormenting the Falcons
Sean Payton spent 15 years torturing the Falcons as Saints coach. In his first shot at them as Broncos coach, he just kept going — with a joke about empty seats.
Nobody Setting Preseason Lines Reads a Practice Report
Bo Nix didn't play. The Broncos won by 20 anyway. Every book had the injury report days out, and the number still didn't catch up.
The NFL Did the Math on Pearce's Suspension
James Pearce Jr. got eight games for a felony case that's still pending. The number isn't about severity -- it's about when the Falcons get him back.
Jahmyr Gibbs Just Won the Running Back Market
Jahmyr Gibbs watched Bijan Robinson and Jonathan Taylor sign extensions first, then landed the biggest guarantee of the three running back deals this week.
Falcons, Saints, Bears All Lost Key Players in Camp
Falcons, Saints and Bears each lost a key piece to a serious camp injury this summer, but one of the three has a lot more reason to panic than the other two.
Atlanta Just Paid Bijan Robinson Like a WR1, and the Numbers Back It Up
Bijan Robinson's $75 million extension makes him the NFL's highest-paid running back. The receiving numbers behind the deal show exactly why.
Robinson and Gibbs Sat Out Camp. Nobody's Shocked.
Bijan Robinson and Jahmyr Gibbs sat out training camp's first practice without new deals, and the league is pretending it didn't see this coming.
The Falcons Paid Kyle Pitts $54M to Find Out
Atlanta gave Kyle Pitts $54 million and $36M guaranteed to answer a question they have spent four years asking. The answer might still be nothing.
The Falcons Made This Bijan Robinson's Problem
The Falcons spent two years unable to find a quarterback while Bijan Robinson carried their offense. Now they're stalling on his extension. Bad math.
The Falcons Drafted Bijan 8th and Won't Pay Him
Training camp is two weeks out, Bijan Robinson has no extension, and the Falcons are about to learn what it costs to lowball your best player.
The Falcons Paid for Two Quarterbacks and Won't Say Which One Starts
The Falcons signed Tua Tagovailoa while Penix recovers from an ACL. Nobody in the building will name a starter. That's not a competition—that's cover.
The Atlanta Falcons Have Two Starting Quarterbacks. Nobody Has Explained Why.
The Falcons drafted Michael Penix Jr. in the first round, then signed Tua Tagovailoa anyway. Training camp starts in 17 days. Nobody in Atlanta will say who's starting.
Kyle Pitts Got His Money. Atlanta Burned Five Years First.
The Kyle Pitts Falcons extension is the right outcome, delivered five seasons late. Atlanta paid him $54M to lock up proof of their own dysfunction.