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The Atlanta Falcons are having their two former top-10 picks battle for it out for the starting quarterback job, but things won't really begin until training camp kicks off late in July. Last week, Tua Tagovailoa pulled ahead of Michael Penix Jr. by simply being healthy enough to participate in 11-on-11 drills.
Tagovailoa guided the team through its three-day minicamp and made an impression on the coaching staff in the process. While Penix is ahead of schedule in his return from ACL surgery, he is still not 100 percent. This has given Tagovailoa the early advantage, but we don't want to make too big of a deal out of two light practices.
It will all come down to training camp for the two quarterbacks, however, national analysts are eager to name a starter as we enter the dead period of the NFL offseason. In a new minicamp roundup from NFL.com, Eric Edholm said Penix "had work to do" in the QB battle.
"Penix has been limited this offseason," wrote Edholm. "He has done 7-on-7 work. It's not nothing. If Penix had been stuck on the stationary bike during these June sessions, I'd be more concerned. Stefanski said that Penix is exactly where he needs to be at this stage. But consider me a little worried about his ability to get cleared, stay healthy and beat out Tagovailoa for the Week 1 starting job. Penix figures to play at some point -- Tua has only started a full season once in six years -- but winning the job from the outset feels like more of a reach to me right now."
The Falcons are off until the final week of July when players report from training camp. Penix expects to be healthy and cleared for 11-on-11 drills by then, but you never know with injuries. One thing the third-year QB has working to his advantage is he's going through this exact rehab two other times.
"I feel like you have a better understanding of your body," Penix said about his recovery. "You have a better understanding of where you're at in your rehab process and stuff like that but nothing about it is easy."
This article originally appeared on Falcons Wire: Atlanta Falcons: NFL analyst says Penix 'has work to do'
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Tagovailoa guided the team through its three-day minicamp and made an impression on the coaching staff in the process. While Penix is ahead of schedule in his return from ACL surgery, he is still not 100 percent. This has given Tagovailoa the early advantage, but we don't want to make too big of a deal out of two light practices.
It will all come down to training camp for the two quarterbacks, however, national analysts are eager to name a starter as we enter the dead period of the NFL offseason. In a new minicamp roundup from NFL.com, Eric Edholm said Penix "had work to do" in the QB battle.
"Penix has been limited this offseason," wrote Edholm. "He has done 7-on-7 work. It's not nothing. If Penix had been stuck on the stationary bike during these June sessions, I'd be more concerned. Stefanski said that Penix is exactly where he needs to be at this stage. But consider me a little worried about his ability to get cleared, stay healthy and beat out Tagovailoa for the Week 1 starting job. Penix figures to play at some point -- Tua has only started a full season once in six years -- but winning the job from the outset feels like more of a reach to me right now."
The Falcons are off until the final week of July when players report from training camp. Penix expects to be healthy and cleared for 11-on-11 drills by then, but you never know with injuries. One thing the third-year QB has working to his advantage is he's going through this exact rehab two other times.
"I feel like you have a better understanding of your body," Penix said about his recovery. "You have a better understanding of where you're at in your rehab process and stuff like that but nothing about it is easy."
This article originally appeared on Falcons Wire: Atlanta Falcons: NFL analyst says Penix 'has work to do'
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