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This is literally the most on point analogy I've ever seen in my life. #AtlantaSports

Me, among other media, out there during camp today.

@sonny_hayes3 Yes, he took a sack, and the misses were poor overthrows. Just one of the “drops” you can put on the WR since another was too high

@SayWhichWay So Penix struggled at 4-8 in the red zone with two drops?

#Falcons Training Camp 2026 News and Notes, Day 4: -Still no Bijan Robinson at practice, who seems to still be holding in. Kevin Stefanski said before practice there was no update. -No Tua Tagovailoa other than for some individual drills. -Michael Penix got some work in the 7 on 7 red zone portion, but still isn’t working 11 on 11 as expected (he noted a 4-week timetable before getting fully cleared during the first day of camp, on Wednesday). -Penix struggled in that portion. By my count he went 4-8, although one of the incompletions happened after he got sacked by the simulated pressure medicine ball (so 4-7 would be fair). One of these was a drop by Drake London which should have been hauled in and another did hit Chris Blair in the hands but it was a bit high. -Jack Strand got the majority of looks in 11s today, with some Cooper Rush mixed in. Strand was mostly accurate in this portion of practice but everything was thrown within 3-5 yards from the line of scrimmage. It reminded me of the Desmond Ridder days. -The defense was mostly suffocating and won the day. I don’t remember seeing Drake London have a catch today in team portions. Outside of an early Brian Robinson run that got a chunk gain, the run game was stuffed as well. -Brandon Dorlus had the best defensive play of the day with a strip sack of Jack Strand after handily beating his man off the edge. Azeez Ojulari also had a sack on a great bull rush move. -With Jawaan Taylor still on the PUP list, Michael Jarrell got the looks with the first team at right tackle. Right now he seems to be the next man up. -Maason Smith, De’Shawn Hand and LaCale London are getting plenty of run as starters along the interior of the defensive line. James Pearce is still off the edge with the second team. -Darnay Holmes is the primary nickel corner but Sidney Brown is a real player in this competition. -Not a very long practice in front of a packed house on the hill. -Off day tomorrow. The first practice in pads will be Monday.

Here’s a view of the Hill today. On the first day open to the public, the fans have showed out.

Defense just won the drill against Cooper Rush and the offense, every offensive player (those who were participated and those who didn’t) dropped down and had to do push-ups

Le’Meke Brockington just caught a touchdown pass from inside the 10

Something new in camp this year: an end of practice drill where some of the younger guys - led by Jack Strand on offense - have an opportunity for some team drills 11 on 11

Not a great red zone drill from Strand: got sacked, threw one out of the reach of Hooper and had a back of the end zone pass to Branch which was dropped but would have been a massive hit in a real game.

Azees Ojulari pushed his blocker back into Jack Strand for a sack. Great bull rush.

Cooper Rush did a nice job evading pressure and moving right before throwing a TD to Kyle Pitts from about 10 yards out

Michael Penix went 4-8 on the red zone 7 on 7 drill with the medicine ball being used as pass rush. May have gotten sacked a couple times. Finished with a TD to Cash Jones.

Near end zone drills. AJ Terrell breaks up a pass in the end zone intended for Austin Hooper, but it looks like he got sacked by the simulated pass rush from the medicine ball they’re using

Chris Blair, who’s firmly in that WR battle, just got a crossing route from Rush and took it for a nice gain

Defense just collapsed the pocket around Cooper Rush, Cameron Thomas among others got to him in the backfield

Offense just had a really well blocked play on a Zaccheaus screen where he had space and blockers for a big gain

Brandon Dorlus strip sacked Jack Stand near the red zone. Came off the edge explosively

CJ Henderson now downs it at the 1. The Punt team looks pretty good.

Cobee Bryant just had a great play in punt coverage where he downed the ball at the 1-yard-line

Special teams happening now. It’s Zachariah Branch, Olamide Zaccheaus and Dylan Drummond back here punt returning

Malik Verdon just had a great one handed pass breakup covering the intended target one on one. Best individual defensive play so far