Falcons' Easton Stick Bounces Back After Rough First Half

Two plays earlier, Stick ran for a 12-yard gain on second-and-8. Those two plays were the quarterback's longest throw and run of the evening.

Blair's touchdown tied the game at 20. Falcons No. 4 quarterback Emory Jones replaced Stick on the team's next possession.

Stick Salvages Bad Night With Touchdown Pass

One snap can make a player's night in the NFL. Having said that, if one looks at the rest of Stick's "tape" from Friday, one wouldn't be particularly impressed.

More than a third of Stick's passing yards came on the touchdown to Blair. It's not as if he only played a couple possesses in the preseason contest either. Stick played three quarters and finished with only 145 passing yards. He also had 14 yards on the ground.

The Falcons No. 3 signal-caller completed 15 of 25 passes, averaging 5.8 yards per attempt. In addition to the Blair touchdown, Stick tossed a pick-six in the first half.

Stick completed 12 of 19 passes in the first two quarters. However, he only threw for 78 yards with the interception.

I have argued that whether or not the Falcons trade Kirk Cousins is completely dependent on if the team receives a suitable offer for the quarterback. A Cousins trade likely has very little, if anything, to do with Stick.

But anyone who wanted Stick to prove Friday that he could be Michael Penix Jr.'s backup this season instead of Cousins was likely quite disappointment with the results from Week 2 of the preseason.

Last week, Stick threw for roughly the same amount of yards -- 149 -- but with only 18 attempts, 15 of which were completions. He also had a touchdown with no interceptions in Week 1 versus the Detroit Lions.