It’s been a rough summer for Atlanta Falcons fans. While the rest of the division got better, they’ve had to watch an ugly future develop at quarterback between Tua Tagovailoa playing poorly and Michael Penix Jr. patiently recovering from a knee injury, and with the regular season just weeks away they’re no closer to an answer than when they started. So it shouldn’t surprise anyone if the dirty birds go looking for help under center.And there could be a solution playing backup for the Los Angeles Rams, at least according to ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky. Orlovsky was so impressed by Stetson Bennett IV’s work against the New Orleans Saints in a 34-0 preseason shutout that he argued the should be playing in the NFC South. What if the Falcons tried to pivot to Bennett? That would probably be a popular move among Georgia Bulldogs fans — he led the Dawgs to two national championships in 2021 and 2022 — but it’s tough to see him replicating his success against a Saints team playing their starters.The @AtlantaFalcons should try and trade a late pick for Stetson Bennett— Dan Orlovsky (@danorlovsky7) August 23, 2026Bennett went 19-of-31 for 181 yards through the air, but his rushing production (two touchdowns and 9 yards on two red zone carries) made the biggest difference in Saturday’s exhibition game. But as we said, the Saints didn’t have many starters in this game: Chase Young, Carl Granderson, Nathan Shepherd, Davon Godchaux, Kaden Elliss, Kool-Aid McKinstry, Justin Reid, Jonas Sanker, Julian Blackmon, Pete Werner and Danny Stutsman all sat this one out. So did injured contributors like Cameron Jordan and Quincy Riley.Credit where it’s due: the Rams’ backups outplayed the Saints’ backups. And Bennett might be available with the Rams drafting Ty Simpson to sit behind Matthew Stafford. But if the Falcons want to trade for him and anoint him their starter? That could be good news for New Orleans. This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: ESPN analyst: Falcons should trade for Rams QB after he lit up Saints
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