New Orleans – No player in the NFL wants his initial role to be eliminated, especially the franchise field of a team.
The veteran of the Atlanta Falcons, Kirk Cousins, had to deal with that reality before week 15, in the middle of a race for the title of the division no less, when the chief coach Raheem Morris said he was resorting to Michael Penix Penix Jr. to play under the center.
Cousins had been fighting despite reaching a 15-9 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders the previous week. Before that game, four consecutive losses saw Atlanta go down below .500. Then, Morris made Penix face the New York giants for their first race.
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The Falcons Michael Penix Jr. and Kirk Cousins Campo Marshals in the field before the Pittsburgh Steelers game at the Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta. (Dale Zanine-Imagn)
Talking to Pak Gazette Digital on Radio Row before Super Bowl Lix, Penix explained the key advice he gathered from Cousins, whom he had seen and studied the whole season.
“Just let the game get to you and be patient,” Penix said and also discussed his association with Sharpie. “Even if you call a shooting play, or a great play, you don’t have to take the great play if you are not there. Many of the things I learned from it were many visual things, as it moved through its progression, Arriving at his fifth reading, it is difficult to do, especially at the level we are playing.
The first beginning of Penix did not see his first touchdown pass in his career, but it was 18 by 27 for 202 yards with an interception. With the help of his defense, which scored two touchdowns in the humble giants, the Falcons won 34-7, hitting 8-7 in the season.
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Penix said the usual concerns were not there thanks to seeing some snapshots in defeats at the beginning of the season, as well as the preseason game. But he also knows that nothing can prepare for that first beginning … unless you are acting as a holder every week.
He said that his greatest conclusion of the season was to have the mentality of always being ready, which may have to happen next year with Cousins that are under contract despite the fact that Morris turned to his young rookie at the end of the season .
“I feel that I always had to be ready because I didn’t know when my time was going to be,” he said. “When he arrived, I wanted to be ready for that moment. Every day, I prepared as if I were the head surprise for me. “
The Falcons Campo Marshal, Michael Penix Jr., extends against the Carolina Panthers, on Sunday, January 5, 2025, in Atlanta. (Photo AP/Mike Stewart)
Penix could not take the Falcons to the title of NFC South, losing their two final openings of their rookie campaign. However, he showed flashes of why the Falcons were so high with him with the eighth general selection in the NFL 2024 Draft.
Going to his second season, Penix will continue working hard with his mentality without changing. But his experience with Cousins shows that, although the veteran gunman wants to remain a headline in the league, he is willing to teach the next generation in his field marshal room.
‘Passing the pen’ with Sharpie
Penix was among the “Rookies of the Year” of Sharpie, who marked the inaugural class while they were going to their professional trips. From the day of signature, to his cause, my tacos this season, Sharpie has allowed Penix to add a personal touch to his rookie moments.
Now, he is ready to “pass the pen” to the next class, which includes the best NFL Ashton Jeanty de Boise State and Tetaira McMillan de Arizona prospects. He shared his love for his respective game.
“Those two in particular, I played against T-Mac, McMillan, just seeing it live, makes great plays,” he said. “He is a great receiver and is going to do a great job in this league, and with Sharpie. I am looking forward to it. With Ashton, the year he had, secondly in Heisman, I also did that last year, I also did the last year.
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As left -handed, Penix has had to deal with spots throughout his work from an early age. But he showed his appreciation for the Sharpie S-Gel with his “no smear, without spots technology.”
“It was crazy. I stink when you didn’t have that Sharpie pen in my hand, but now I found the solution, so I am very excited to be able to do it,” he said.
