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The Atlanta Falcons have two left-handed quarterbacks competing for the right to start in what is actually quite a promising offense.
Michael Penix Jr. is the incumbent. Tua Tagovailoa comes aboard from the Miami Dolphins. Both are trying to impress new head coach Kevin Stefanski to earn the QB1 nod.
Depending on who's analyzing it, there are plenty of takes out there on who will start and who should start. But the reality is that it's a good spot for the Falcons to be in.
Both southpaws have doubters, but they also have reasons to believe.
And in an offense with Bijan Robinson, Drake London and Kyle Pitts, there's plenty working in their favor.
"Nobody has high expectations for the Falcons' quarterbacks room in 2026," ESPN's Ben Solak wrote in a new article on Monday. "But quietly, this is an easy job to fill. Head coach Kevin Stefanski and offensive coordinator Tommy Rees worked wonders with a terrible quarterbacks room in Cleveland last year. In Atlanta, they have far superior skill players (RB Bijan Robinson, WR Drake London, TE Kyle Pitts Sr.) and a much healthier running game."
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So really, that's the good news for Falcons fans in the middle of the offseason -- looking ahead, it's an offense with lots of reasons to believe in it.
The only real question is which QB will get the chance to lead it.
"A risk-averse point guard like Tagovailoa could manage a solid offense at the helm ... and a new voice in Penix's ear could help his lightbulb turn on in a critical Year 3," Solak writes.
It does seem like the longer-term upside play is Penix, because if he takes a step forward, he could stick around for a long time.
Tagovailoa, though, could be the safest choice to getting the most out of the talented players on the rest of the field.
Atlanta still has plenty of time to choose, but it's not as rough a situation as some may make it out to be.
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