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At least it\u2019s just the preseason.<\/p>\n

Tua Tagovailoa\u2019s first chance to impress with the Falcons did not go as planned, with the quarterback lamenting his team\u2019s performance in a 27-7 home loss to the Broncos in the preseason opener on Friday night.<\/p>\n

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The ex-Dolphin completed 3 of 5 passes for 22 yards.<\/p>\n

\u201cDefinitely not up to standard, not even up to par,\u201d Tagovailoa said after leading two drives that ended in punts. \u201cWhat we put out there is not a reflection of the hard work we\u2019ve put in the first two weeks into training camp and it does no justice for the work that our coaches as well have implemented.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt starts with me, I got to be better with that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tagovailoa joined Atlanta this offseason after a poor end to his time with the Dolphins, and there are plenty of questions about his effectiveness.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s competing with Michael Penix Jr. for the starting role in one of the more underwhelming quarterback battles in the sport.<\/p>\n

Penix is sidelined at the moment in his return from a torn ACL suffered last November, affording Tagovailoa a chance to grab an early lead in the competition.<\/p>\n

He did not do that Friday night.<\/p>\n

Tagovailoa harped on the second play of the game, a fumbled snap that put the Falcons in a 3rd-and-15 and ultimately led to a punt.<\/p>\n

Atlanta\u2019s second opportunity featured a completion for a first down, but two incompletions and a penalty stalled the drive.<\/p>\n

\u201cBoth frustrated and disappointed with the way things happened tonight, as we went out there,\u201d Tagovailoa said.<\/p>\n

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Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski didn\u2019t specifically evaluate Tagovailoa\u2019s performance due to the limited amount of snaps, but he noted that they could have been better.<\/p>\n

He also cited the fumbled snap.<\/p>\n

Stefanski is an offensive-minded coach and will be tasked with elevating either Tagovailoa or Penix to be quality starters and afford the Falcons a chance to claim a winnable NFC South.<\/p>\n

Tagovailoa is only 28 years old and once seemed like the Dolphins\u2019 quarterback of the future, but multiple concussions and a dip in production led to Miami parting ways.<\/p>\n

After posting career-highs in passing yards and touchdowns in 2023, Tagovailoa threw for fewer than 3,000 yards in each of the last two years and tossed a career-high 15 interceptions last season.<\/p>\n

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Tagovailoa is hoping to play in the team\u2019s final two preseason games in hopes of cleaning up the sloppiness.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith this being preseason, that gives you no excuse to go out there and put a performance like that out there on tape,\u201d Tagovailoa said. \u201cNot satisfied, not happy at all whatsoever. We\u2019ll learn from this.\u201d<\/p>\n

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