Kirk Cousins is slumping badly and the Atlanta Falcons’ season is slipping away fast. But there won’t be a quarterback change yet.
Falcons coach Raheem Morris told the media on Monday that Cousins remains his quarterback.
“Kirk’s our quarterback,” Morris said, via Aaron Ladd of Atlanta News First. Kirk is the guy that’s going to lead us.”
That’s not a big surprise. But it probably is disappointing to some Falcons fans who wanted to see if rookie Michael Penix Jr. could turn things around.
Cousins has no touchdowns and eight interceptions in his last four games, and he threw two more in Atlanta’s loss Sunday to the Minnesota Vikings. The Falcons looked like a cinch to win the NFC South at 6-3, but have lost four in a row and are now a game behind the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for first place.
Cousins started the season slowly, then turned things around for a while before having one of the worst stretches …