Michael Penix Jr. deserves credit for being truthful with Falcons

0:00I just, I, some days you wake up and you get on social media and you talk about Stukes about and you talk about things and you read and you're like I just you feel like you're in another dimension Yeah, like Rin Bizarro world. I had another guy. I just saw on Twitter mad props to Michael Penex What to make the right decision? You're a plaudin' a guy for not doing his job What he's been clear to do his job? I'm like I just you gotta be kidding me. I know the guy today Carl Yeah, I'm homes. He's had a schedule. What happens if he looks like terrible? You're really gonna compare a first ballot hall of favor You know who's one of the greatest quarterbacks to ever dress out with a guy who hasn't established his brand yet The NFL being I mean you guys the analogy doesn't make sense another one Aaron Donald's not flying to Australia Because he doesn't want to he's also earned that right because he's also a first ballot hall of favor And he ramped up his his work to start so he's he'll be starting next week If you can't tell the difference from where Michael Penex is in his career and where Aaron Donald is in his career I really don't know what to say to you. Yeah, they're on a different plane that this is true

1:02Um, and you know the quarterbacks you tell a day day shaking his head They're not on a different plane day day. No, no, they're on a different plane But you brought up a very good point And you think about it. What you're right? The careers Michael Penex could also be worried about his career Third ACL what career doesn't have a career yet And he may and and if he rushes back he could never have a career Well if he doesn't get on the field he's not gonna have a career either. You think about that? I'm just saying. I mean this is for dating. This is the same I'm sorry now you've you guys have pulled it out of me. I was gonna leave it alone bring it bring the heat Me but I am sorry. I disagree When Kirk cousins hampered this team you all were upset that he did not come forth and come forward Here it is Michael Penex Jr. literally said it is not fair to this team or Organization for me to go out there Not a hundred percent why would I jeopardize this team getting off to a oh and one oh and two maybe even oh and three start

2:11Knowing I can't give them a hundred percent. It was never mental with Kirk cousins He didn't say mental He don't have to he didn't say mental He's been cleared physically by the doctors. Oh, you want to add something go for it There's a difference here though cousins didn't tell John Crude new February that he be back for training camp. Oh, it's good point or tell everybody during OTA He was he not was he was he at training camp? I'm just saying it wasn't a fool. What was he at training? But that's the doctors but the doctors physically did not clear him to be a fool. He was clear. What what was he doing? Or it was out there for three days 11 11 He was out there for three days He when he got cleared by the doctors. He was out there for three days and the appendix followed up with yeah during training camp I'll be ready for week one. It's a four week. It's a four week. I got four weeks to my next appointment But I might get cleared before then at every single stop of this it's been Penex it's been Penex It's been Penex is the one is been pushing the narrative

3:14That's the difference day day. It's been him you think him as the fans the fans. He's like what do you want to do? They have they didn't declare a start of this offseason and for that reason right there because they did not know When Mike had the press conference before training camp it was oh the doctors didn't know my ACL was torn until they had the surgery Then later on it was like yeah, they did this different procedure like every other time with Penex It's been something else to either say like this is why I'm not ready yet I told you guys what I was gonna be ready but my point is he's telling you he's not ready When is he gonna be ready? It doesn't matter when he's gonna be ready the point is you're arguing you Are pissed off matter no no listen you guys were Saying not being truthful now you got a guy being truthful And now oh he's To lie Maybe he's a little bit he has a great relationship with God

4:17You can't tell the difference We're gonna get a wonderful relationship with God. He's not gonna live good to hear good great dear You can't tell the difference with a guy who got side for a hundred million dollars Right and a guy who hasn't done anything yet in this league and he wants to do something He's not gonna jeopardize never Do anything so if if you had a kid and your kid is gonna go to school like the guys that Your kid that say you're starting to feel like dabbo you ever play football Your kid your kid your kid do you you make your kids go to school in the morning? Yes, when they don't feel right your kids say they don't feel good it depends because when you're a parent you know your kid And that's the point when you're a parent you know your kid and you know what coaches know their players So if they're not pressing the issue why are we because they can't? He's making the decision controlling the narrative, but they put that in his hand. He's They have to okay, so we got to trust that they know what they're doing No, no, no, no, no, no, no, it's not about trusting them It's about trusting the guy who doesn't have confidence to do what he needs to do right now

5:19No, you guys and by the way as a coach I wouldn't run him out there either if he's denying ready. I'm not playing you Exactly for what? I'm gonna win games. All right, so if he doesn't play till October Okay, so then you're gonna have on an eight nine week Audition and you got to make a decision in May if you're keeping this guy you're gonna pick up that fifth year option What guess what Michael Pinnix knows that he knows the risk he's taking He knows that I've never heard people rally for a guy to not do his job I'm not I've never heard about rally I'm gonna call at the beginning of the day Two is the starter. Let's go you can rationalize any if these your guy you can rationalize any decision Regardless of how ridiculous it is in the in the in the In the snow and the entire in the entire picture of it is do you want to be a starting quarterback in the NFL? Do you want to have a career in the NFL? How is this yeah, cuz eventually you are gonna have to get out there on the field and most people would say you know week one

6:24I like to be out there start the season you know, I'm cleared medically When is he gonna be cleared mentally and when does that happen because it's so open in it And we're so freaking soft as a society that you just go. Oh, he's not ready. I he's not ready. He's not ready You know and Kirk cousins did do a disservice, but it's completely apples to our No honesty is not apples You guys wanted on did you not want did you not say looking at this but what I'm looking at this the wrong way But I'm saying you wanted honesty from Kirk cousins, right? No, and regard so you didn't want honest no no no no no no no no no What what we wondered about at the time was the decision right of I am going to risk it. This is what we're talking about. I'm willing to risk it. I'm already injured I know I don't feel right But I'm willing to risk it because I give the team the best opportunity to win and I'm telling you that gain respect from his team I didn't play well. He'd be the first one to tell you that but the idea was Mentally you are not going to pull him off the field. We didn't like it because we lost games

7:29We didn't like it, but I respect the mentality. So why can't you respect and that's the difference? I can't respect refusing to give yourself an opportunity to go achieve it cousins did that I Didn't like the result, but hell I got to respect the fact that he had the balls to go out there and say you know what I know I'm not a hundred percent, but I'm not coming off the field We're questioning whether this guy's got heart. Let's be honest Atlanta Can we be honest? You're questioning whether he's got heart and you're right That's not that's not the discussion. We should be happy you're rationalizing it any other walk of life And he other athlete you'd be saying what's up with that? It was another city another guy No, the reason why I'm not though in this instant is because Dude has been hurt. Yes, I don't need him going out there It's why but this is the reality check He's an often injured quarterback and the likelihood of finishing a season is probably five to one I don't know what the odds to quantify it. This way It's a mood point never should've been drafted here in the first place because of the injury history and now because he's coming off another

8:33Injury we're gonna sit here and wait till win Halloween to get him out there Mike fit came back for an meaningless season Bushed that his ass. I mean remember the bravest break his leg in the end so we all saw it and he rushes back because it meant something He's out there. I mean this guy was an all-world guy He's the face of the NFL at that point. That's right And he rushes back to come back early for a team that was eliminated from the playoffs And that's the kind of hard on what I just want to see that from Michael Penex You said he was the face of the NFL at that point Close he's got to get out there to establish his freaking brand the same argument with Patrick my homes Patrick my homes is out there because he's got he's a fighter. He's got that DNA I want to see that same juice from Michael Bennett junior. That's a question to Mike's thing right there When he's talking about was the fact that like Vic was the face of the NFL, but he still came back He did and he didn't have to my homes might be my homes one of the face of the NFL He didn't have to either he came back. He doesn't have to think you're gonna Andy ring I need three weeks and he's like cool. We'll roll with it because he doesn't have to let me ask you guys a question

9:36I'm so hurt Let me ask you guys a question. It's Duke's and Bell sports radio 92 9 the game guy hits us up Mikey says Penex was cleared for 11 on 11, but not for contact When does that happen? How does that happen? My point is this guys you don't get contact until you actually play real football That's how this works So the idea that he was cleared, but not for for contact. What are we talking about? He's not gonna be taking contact and practice at any situation any situation. All right, Mike What do we have in guy two? Hey man? Well? Usually the incompetence with Florida stages starts an ends of the sideline But it went to the whole stadium getting this what that was like to be down at Tallahassee last night Also hats off to CJ Nick Couss got to tell you about a guy thrown into a very difficult set of circumstances for a broadcaster I'll explain coming up and got to our