FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. (Atlanta News First) – Atlanta Falcons quarterback Kirk Cousins threw the ball in the air quite a bit during training camp on Wednesday, and the long ball was the name of the game.
His wide receivers responded. After practice, Cousins highlighted Drake London, tight end Kyle Pitts, Darnell Mooney and even former Georgia tight end Charlie Woerner. There’s no doubt he liked what he saw: “I think it’s important that we do that to evaluate, you know? ‘Hey, how does this guy go in a one-on-one, tight-window situation?’ I think I’m happy with the results today, considering how the guys handled the football.”
Cousins is completing his first training camp with the Falcons, but it’s his 13th in the NFL. In Atlanta, he’s starting over and says it starts with his head coach: “It starts with Raheem. He’s a happy person. He doesn’t have the weight of the world on his shoulders, which is understandably the case with a lot of head coaches. He comes to work. He enjoys being a head coach. He enjoys dealing with people. When I left the field today, he gave me feedback with a smile on his face. That permeates the whole building.”
Falcons head coach Raheem Morris will learn even more about his quarterback and his team this weekend as they face the Baltimore Ravens in their second preseason game on Saturday night.
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