FLOWERY BRANCH -- Falcons coach Raheem Morris expects quarterback Kirk Cousins to bounce from his poor debut with the team.
“There is not going to be a big change in Kirk’s process,” Morris said on Thursday as the Falcons prepare to play at the Eagles on Monday. “Like, he’s been doing it for so long. He has a way that he wants to do things.”
The Falcons signed Cousins to a four-year deal worth up to $180 million over the offseason. They were so eager to sign him that they were fined by the NFL office for tampering.
Cousins, who started his 13th season in the league, completed 16 of 26 passes for 155 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions in Sunday’s season-opening 18-10 loss to the Steelers. He finished with a passer rating of 59.
“We did not have a good game,” Morris said. “He did not have a good game. We were very clear about that. There was no sugarcoating it. I think that’s what men do. He steps up to the challenge. Accepts it like we all do.”
The loss was also Morris’ return to the head coaching ranks.
“My fault that I played in that, the fault that (offensive coordinator) Zac (Robinson) played in that, the fault that he played in that,” Morris said. “The fault of the people around him played in it. There was no blame game.”
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