Falcons predicted to ditch Kirk Cousins, trade for $75M QB as Michael Penix Jr. insurance originally appeared on The Sporting News. AdvertisementAdvertisement AdvertisementThe jury is still out on Michael Penix Jr., who had a rocky second season in the NFL before suffering a partially torn ACL, which only complicates things further. With all that in mind, FanSided's Christopher Kline predicts the Falcons will pull off a trade with the Las Vegas Raiders for quarterback Geno Smith. Michael Penix is still recovering from an ACL injury. That just doesn't seem feasible for a Falcons team sitting with just $17.4 million in cap space going into the offseason to begin with.