Kirk Cousins won’t play in preseason, per Falcons HC Raheem Morris | Pro Football Talk | NFL on NBC

Mike Florio and Chris Simms look into recent comments made by Falcons coach Raheem Morris about Kirk Cousins, evaluating why the veteran quarterback will not be playing in the preseason and previewing his unclear future. #NBCSports #NFL #ProFootballTalk #AtlantaFalcons #KirkCousins
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Kirk Cousins won’t play in preseason, per Falcons HC Raheem Morris | Pro Football Talk | NFL on NBC
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FROM LS SEASON FOR HIM. IS THERE A NEED TO GET HIM ON THE FIELD IN IN SOME PRESEASON GAMES? NO COACH COUSINS PROBLEMS LAST YEAR AND WE HAVE TO MAKE THE CHANGE WAS TURNOVERS, RIGHT? ALL THINGS THAT I CAN EVALUATE WITHIN THE STEADY CONFINES OF WHAT WE’RE DOING RIGHT NOW. SO LIKE IF WE FEEL LIKE WE WANT TO GET THEM OUT THERE, JUST GET THEM SOME WORK. AND I’M GOING TO DEFINITELY COMPROMISED WITH THE GUYS HAVE BEEN PLAYING THE LEAGUE FOR THAT LONG, THAT’S BEEN PLAYING THE KNOWS THE AMOUNT OF WORK HE REQUIRES HE KNOWS EXACTLY WHAT HE NEEDS TO BE READY AND I’M GOING TO COMMUNICATE WITH MICHAEL PENIS, RIGHT DIFFERENT THAN WITH ANYBODY ELSE IN THE FOOTBALL TEAM. YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT THAT RAHEEM MORRIS ON WHETHER KIRK COUSINS WILL PLAY IN THE PRESEASON. THERE’S ALSO A BUBBLE WRAP ELEMENT TO IT. WHERE IF YOU WANT TO BE ABLE TO TRADE HIM, YOU GOT TO KEEP HIM HEALTHY. SO KEEP HIM OUT OF THE FRAY. THAT’S BASICALLY WHAT THEY’RE DOING. THEY’RE KEEPING HIM AROUND BECAUSE THEY ARE BETTING THAT BETWEEN NOW AND THE WEEK 9, AN OPPORTUNITY IS HIM. THAT’S THE ONLY REASON HE’S STILL THERE, HE’S GOT 27 AND A HALF MILLION IN BASE SALARY, FULLY GUARANTEED THIS YEAR, THEY PAID HIM. 62 AND A HALF MILLION LAST YEAR, 10 MILLION, FULLY GUARANTEED 100 MILLION TOTAL. THEY WANT SOMETHING IN RETURN. AND AFTER THE DRAFT, THEY THOUGHT THEY WERE GOING TO WORK SOMETHING OUT. BUT THE PROBLEM WAS, THERE WERE NO SEATS AND THERE STILL ARE NO SEATS AND THEY’RE WAITING FOR AN INJURY TO CREATE A SEAT. I THINK IT’S THAT SIMPLE. YEAH, I I, I’D AGREE WITH YOU THERE, RIGHT? I MEAN, THEY, YEAH, THEY DON’T WANT TO THROW THEM OUT THERE. THEY DON’T WANT THEM TO GET HURT. ALSO, THEY’RE, THEY’RE LOOKING AT IT AND GOING, HEY, THIS IS A BIG YEAR FOR OUR FOOTBALL TEAM, AND WE ARE PLAYING A QUARTERBACK, THAT’S BASICALLY A ROOKIE, RIGHT? I KNOW HE PLAYED THE LAST 4 SO THE WE’RE THEY WANT SOMETHING IN WE PLAYED THE LAST 4 GAMES OF HE’S A NICE LITTLE INSURANCE POLICY TO BE A BACKUP OF MICHAEL PENNIX IN CASE, MAYBE HE GETS HURT FROM 1 WEEK, WHATEVER. WE NEED TO WIN THAT GAME. KEEPS US IN. YOU TALK ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME, THE IMPORTANCE OF WINNING A GAME IN SEPTEMBER EARLY, OCTOBER. AND YEAH, THEY’LL WAIT FOR THAT MOMENT. BUT YEAH, RAHEEM AND HAS SHOWN HERE, YOU KNOW, HE’S KIND OF GOT THE MCVAY APPROACH TO THE PRESEASON. HE DOESN’T LIKE TO PLAY ANY OF HIS PLAYERS. HE’S JUST NOT GOING TO DO THAT. ANYBODY THAT’S VALUABLE TO THE ORGANIZATION. JUST DOES NOT GO ON THE FIELD. THEY WAIT TILL WEEK 1 AND THEN KIRK COUSINS. OF COURSE HAS VALUE BETWEEN. WHAT? THEY’VE PAID THEM BACK. UP QUARTERBACK, TRYING TO TRADE HIM, ALL OF THOSE TYPE OF THINGS? YEAH, I DON’T EXPECT TO SEE HIM AT ALL THIS PRESEASON, BUT HE IS, HE IS WITH THE TEAM AND HE IS PRACTICING RAHEEM MORRIS. ALSO ADDRESSED YESTERDAY, HOW COUSINS HAS LOOKED DURING HIS SECOND TRAINING CAMP WITH THE ATLANTA FALCONS? HE’S BEEN REALLY GOOD. YOU KNOW LIKE YOU’RE TALKING ABOUT GOING THROUGH PROGRESSIONS AND ABSOLUTELY THROWING A BALL WHEREVER YOU NEED TO THROW IT, YOU KNOW. OBVIOUSLY HE’S HAS THE ABILITY TO COME OUT THE POCKET A LITTLE BIT BETTER THAN THIS TIME. LAST YEAR, YOU KNOW, COMING OFF THE SIGNIFICANT INJURY. THAT’S THAT, THAT’S DRAMATICALLY IMPROVED LIKE LIKE IT SEASON. SO WINDOWS OF TIME. AND WHAT HE HAD LAST YEAR OTA DAYS. IT WAS FRESH TRAINING CAMP, IT WAS BETTER IN THE SEASON. HE WAS FINE AND THEN THEY WENT TO DO WHAT WE HAD TO DO. BUT YOU KNOW I I REALLY LOVE WHERE HE’S AT FROM A COMMUNICATION STANDPOINT WITH MIKE FROM HIS COACHES. I REALLY LOVE WHERE HE’S AT WITH THE COMMUNICATION THAT LIKE, WITH US AND AND LIKE, IT’S 1 OF THE THINGS THAT YOU JUST CAN’T. UM, GIVE HIM ENOUGH CREDIT FOR LIKE, LIKE I KNEW, YOU KNOW, OBVIOUSLY THE SWIRLING WINDS OF THE BAD HUMAN OF EVERY PEOPLE THAT, THAT, THAT THAT COME OUT, HE’S NOT THAT. AND THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT I WAS REALLY CONFIDENT IN WHEN I WHEN I KNEW HE CAN BE HERE AND BE DO WHATEVER WE NEED TO GET DONE. AND AND AND AGAIN, LIKE I DON’T BLAME HIM FOR WANTING TO GO SOMEWHERE ELSE AND TRY TO START LIKE I DO TOO, RIGHT? LIKE IT IS WHAT IT IS THAT THOSE THAT’S NOT HIS FAULT IS. I THINK IT’S ABOUT THE EXPLANATION OF US BEING ABSOLUTELY UPFRONT AND PERSONAL WITH HIM AND WE’VE GOT THE BEST RESULTS FROM HIM. I LOVE HIM. BUT WHY WOULD YOU BLAME HIM? YOU YOU, YOU SCREWED HIM. YOU, YOU GUYS ARE THE ONES THAT GAVE HIM THE CONTRACT THAT CRIED OUT AT LEAST 2 YEARS AS THE STARTER, AND THEN USE THE EIGHTH OVERALL PICK IN THE DRAFT ON A QUARTERBACK AND STUNNED. EVERYONE INCLUDING KIRK COUSINS. THEY’RE LUCKY THAT HE’S NOT INCLINED TO BE A JERK. THAT HE’S NOT WIRED THAT WAY. THIS IS A TESTAMENT TO HIS CHARACTER. HE’S SHOWING UP FOR WORK, HE’S NOT CAUSING ANY PROBLEMS. HE’S NOT TRYING TO SOW DISSENT, I’M SURE THERE’S NO WAY. HE’S IN THE LOCKER ROOM, ROLLING HIS EYES OR TALKING CRAP OR TREATING MICHAEL PENNIX JUNIOR A CERTAIN WAY. HE’S HE’S THERE. HE’S GETTING HIMSELF READY. HE’S STAYING IN SHAPE. HE’S READY TO GO AND HE UNDERSTANDS OPPORTUNITY MAY KNOCK FOR THE FALCONS A POTENTIAL. AND THEN HE GETS TO GO AND PLAY SOMEWHERE AND IF NOT IF NOT, HE FINISHES THIS YEAR, HE MAKES HIS 27 AND A HALF MILLION TO GO ALONG WITH THE 62 AND A HALF. HE GETS CUT AFTER THE YEAR AND HE GOES SOMEWHERE ELSE. YEAH, YEAH THAT’S RIGHT. YOU YOU SAID IT. ALL RIGHT. I MEAN, HE’S A TEAM GUY. HE’S A GOOD GUY. HE’S A GOOD PERSON. HE’S SO GOOD AND ALL THAT. I WONDER SOMETIMES IF HE’S MEAN ENOUGH IN A JERK TO GO TO THE SUPER BOWL AND DO THAT, RIGHT? AND I I DON’T SAY THAT TO TO BE DISRESPECTFUL BUT THAT JUST HOW GOOD OF A HUMAN HE IS AND HE’S OBSESSIVE LIKE A PSYCHO. I I KNOW THAT TOO, THAT’S WHY MCVEIGH AND THE SHANAHANS AND ALL OF THEM LOVE KIRK COUSINS BECAUSE HE’S ALMOST LIKE A COACH. HE’S LITERALLY, I’M GOING TO WORK ON EVERYTHING. I’M ALWAYS TRYING TO MAKE MYSELF BETTER AND AND THEN I WOULD IMAGINE EVEN IN THIS SITUATION HERE WHERE HE KNOWS HE’S NOT THE STARTER. YEAH HE’S KEEPING HIMSELF READY FOR IN CASE HE DOES GET IN A GAME IN ATLANTA, THIS YEAR OR FOR THE NEXT STOP, HE’S GOING TO BE SHARP AND HE’S A MOTIVATED GUY. I’M SURE HE’S MAD AS HELL ABOUT LAST YEAR AND HOW EVERYTHING TURNED OUT. UH, BUT YEAH, RIGHT? AND AND SUPPORT, MICHAEL PENIX JR. AND AND BE THE THAT’S FOR SURE. REPORT I THINK FROM ALBERT BREER THAT HE WANTED TO WAIT AND SEE WHAT HAPPENED SOMEWHERE AND THEN FIND OUT LIKE HE FOUND OUT LAST YEAR. OOPS. YOU’RE NOT GOING TO START THIS YEAR OR YOU’RE GOING TO HAVE TO DEAL WITH A FIRST ROUND PICK WHO MAY POTENTIALLY? RESULT IN YOUR BENCHING AT SOME POINT DURING THE SEASON. SO IT’S JUST UNFORTUNATE THE WAY IT HAPPENED. HE WAS VERY CANDID ABOUT IT IN THE OPENING EPISODE OF THIS YEAR’S QUARTERBACK SERIES ON NETFLIX AND UH, YOU KNOW, IT’S IT’S LOOK HE’S NOT GOING TO BE A PROBLEM FOR THE FALCONS. AND THE QUESTION IS WILL THERE BE THAT INJURY THAT CAUSES A TEAM TO CALL CHANCES? ARE, IT’LL HAPPEN BUT, YOU KNOW, SOMETIMES IT DOES AND SOMETIMES IT DOESN’T SOMETIMES TEAMS JUST SAY WE’RE GOOD WITH THE GUY, WE HAVE THAT’S THE OTHER SIDE OF IT TOO TEAM MAY JUST SAY. WE’LL GO NEXT MAN UP, WE DON’T NEED TO CALL THE FALCONS. IT’S GOING TO DEPEND ON THE TEAM, WHERE THE INJURY HAPPENS. THAT’S RIGHT. THE TEAM WHO THE BACKUP IS, IS IT REALLY A BACKUP THAT THEY BELIEVE IN WHERE THEY ARE AT IN THE SEASON? HOW COMPETITIVE ARE THEY, DO? THEY HAVE A CHANCE TO MAKE A REAL RUN AT THE PLAYOFFS, ALL THOSE TYPE OF THINGS. THOSE ARE ALL THE FACTORS THAT ARE GOING TO WHETHER A TEAM, WHAT, WHAT? OR IF THEY’LL TRADE FOR FOR KIRK COUSINS. I HATE EVEN TALKING ABOUT IT AND SPECULATING ON IT BECAUSE I DON’T WANT TO BE ACCUSED OF PUTTING THE KIBOSH OR THE JINX OR THE DREADED MALOCCHIO. I WANT TO DO THAT QUARTERBACK BY TALKING ABOUT THE POSSIBILITY OF HIM GETTING INJURED. NO, WE DO NOT. THE MOKYO IS ONLY USED FOR VERY, VERY LIMITED SITUATIONS BECAUSE I’M NOT QUITE SURE, I