Kirk Cousins during Atlanta Falcons v Minnesota Vikings - Source: Getty
After Kirk Cousins' lousy Monday Night performance, 11-of-17 passes for just 112 yards, a touchdown and an interception, against the Las Vegas Raiders, the team chose to bench him for the final three games. The team announced that rookie quarterback Michael Penix Jr. will start the final three games of the 2024-2025 season.
In his first career start, Penix Jr. will face the struggling 2-12 New York Giants, who many think is the worst team in the NFL.
Speaking about the Falcons' move to bench Cousins and Penix's first NFL game against one of, if not, the worst teams in the NFL, Stephen A. Smith said on "First Take" that the team could return to Cousins.
"The bottom line is this show you can go back to Kirk Cousins," Smith said. "You're wrong on this one. Here's why. If they're going up against the New York Giants, which is the definition of a bye week in this particular season, okay. It is nothing. I mean, the Giants are trash. That awful. You understand? I'm saying they stink just as much as the swamp."
