"If all things are the way it's supposed to be, the veteran guy should be the starter," Freeney said. Dwight Freeney thinks Tua Tagovailoa should win the Falcons' QB battleNow Freeney didn't diminish Penix's talent or draft position at all all. "If it's going to be more of a read-zone type of athletic situation, then you have Penix," Freeney explained. While Freeney has already picked his favorite, the competition between Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr. has barely gotten underway. Only time will tell who will be the Falcons starting QB, but Dwight Freeney thinks this is Tua Tagovailoa's job to lose.