Yahoo Sports NFL on Michael Penix Jr.

ArticleWeek 6 Snap Reactions: Too little, too lateOctober 18, 2026

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Penix deserves a fair share of the blame when it comes to responding to pressure. He keeps locking in on his first read, and he has a bad habit of taking sacks and being careless with the football.

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Penix locks onto first read, takes careless sacks; poor pressure response.

Josh Woods critiques Michael Penix Jr. for locking in on his first read too often and taking careless sacks; Penix deserves blame for poor pressure response, a problem that persisted from the Ravens game until the 4th quarter against the Bears, indicating inconsistent decision-making and ball security issues.