From quarterback Michael Penix Jr. and receiver Casey Washington to the player Raheem Morris touted as a standout, here are the top takeaways from the Atlanta Falcons' preseason loss to the Miami Dolphins.
will fly back to Flowery Branch with a loss and three medical bills to front following a week of work against the
Penix said after the game he didn't have a monumental realization throughout the day he was making his NFL debut. It's still football, the same sport he's been playing since he was five. He navigated it all with a smile on his face.Takes shouldn't be formed about Penix off two joint practices and/or a preseason game. Still, after seeing his arm talent, fearlessness and exuberant charisma, there is definite reason for optimism about what he can become.
Granted, the Falcons' reserve defense played against a backup offense, and Dolphins quarterbacks Mike White and Skylar Thompson combined to go just 12-of-33 -- but the level of play from Atlanta's corners remained impressive.Penix wasn't the lone rookie to play, though he was the most impressive. Morris said postgame he'll have a better answer on Trice, who was Penix's college teammate at the University of Washington, when the Falcons return home Saturday.
Ruke Orhorhoro, Atlanta's second-round defensive tackle, made two tackles and registered a quarterback hit. The Falcons' other two defensive tackle draftees, fourth-rounder Brandon Dorlus and sixth-rounder Zion Logue, tallied one tackle apiece. Malone, while quiet and still inefficient defensively as a pass rusher, will have to make the team on special teams -- and Friday night, he proved he's capable of making an impact on fourth down.
The rest of Atlanta's hits came from Orhorhoro, defensive tackle Tommy Togiai, outside linebacker Bradlee Anae, defensive lineman Kentavius Street and linebacker Milo Eifler.
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