Expectations can be a fickle thing, and no one in Flowery Branch is carrying more of them heading into 2025 than Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Penix Jr. The second-year starter, despite having played just 116 snaps in his rookie season, is expected to take this team to the postseason for the first time since 2017. According to Ray-Ray McCloud, a team that has not had as much as a winning season in that timeframe, is expecting a second-year starter to lead them to the promised land. Expectations are funny, but that’s how special Penix looked in his three-game cameo last season.