22. Michael Penix Jr., Atlanta Falcons
Michael Penix Jr. has definitely not played all that well over the past two weeks, as he has amassed one touchdown pass against five interceptions, and it feels like the early-season surge we saw from Penix is now being flushed down the drain.
With where the Atlanta Falcons are right now, though, there is still plenty of time for Penix to heat up again, and there is plenty of time for the Falcons to win the NFC South, which is again a horrible division and appears to be wide open this year.
Penix is very clearly someone who can win from the pocket, but he brings a near-zero threat as a runner and can really only win from the pocket, so he’s a limited player overall, and that could cap his ceiling in the NFL.
With how efficiently he started the season, though, Penix could very easily heat back up, but he’s falling in our latest rankings.
21. Carson Wentz, Minnesota Vikings
Wentz started for Minnesota on Monday Night Football
It’s never a good thing when the backup QB has played better than the intended starter, as Carson Wentz, at least leading into Week 9, has played better than Kyler Murray this year. Murray is hurt, so Wentz will get the reins for the time being, and if he plays reasonably well, I would have a hard time thinking that the Vikings quickly go back to Murray as soon as he is healthy.
Wentz has three passing touchdowns and a 106.4 passer rating across 39 passing attempts this year for Minnesota. He’s far from a player who should be starting for a team across an entire season, but he should hold his own against Buffalo on Monday Night Football.
The Bills defense is quite porous, so Wentz could move the ball down the field, and with how stingy the Vikings defense is, this game could be quite close and could fall in the Vikings favor.
The Vikings QB situation being the way it is right now is a major indictment of the coaching staff and the front office. This team does not have any sort of long-term QB solution on the roster, and I would not be shocked if Minnesota had or has interest in a different QB on another team.
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