FLOWERY BRANCH, GA - The Atlanta Falcons are one of the few teams in the NFL that don't have their starting quarterback settled for Week 1. With the Minnesota Vikings naming Kyler Murray their starter, they might be the only team in the league. Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr. are the two in contention for the spot in Atlanta. Tua is the much more proven commodity, but he's coming off his worst season and was cut by the Miami Dolphins.Penix was erratic as a starter last year before suffering a season-ending injury in Week 11, but the Falcons also invested a first-round pick in him, and he has shown flashes of why with a powerful left arm. The SurpriseFormer Carolina Panthers wide receiver Steve Smith Sr. saw plenty of the Falcons in his 16-year career, playing 21 games against Atlanta. He was recently on ESPN's Get Up show, expressing his surprise that Tagovailoa hasn't already won the starting job. "I'm shocked that Tua hasn't taken the bull by the horns, and I think that has to do with his inability to push the ball down the field as well as Michael Penix," Smith said. "When you look at Kevin Stefanski's offense, he wants to push the ball down the field. You wanna know how I know?