.The Atlanta ga Falcons had pretty potentially the boldest offseason in the NFL, signing quarterback and also four-time Pro Bowler Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 thousand deal ($ 100 thousand assured) as well as also drafting Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 selection in the 2024 NFL Draft.Team proprietor Arthur Blank produced the case for why the Falcons, whom he tagged "private thinkers," were actually wise to assign sizable sources to a set of quarterbacks." Our company made it crystal clear to Kirk as well as others that our team perhaps were visiting prepare a quarterback in the course of this draught. As it turned out, Michael Penix, for our coaching team and also our staffs team, rated extraordinarily high. They saw him as a significant gamer," Space told The Atlanta ga Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. "We've been actually with a condition, post-Matt Ryan, when our team are actually seeing that movie when our experts really did not have a franchise quarterback. We really did not intend to repeat that once again. I suggest, I definitely really did not. I am actually incredibly conscious all forms of sequence preparation. After 60-odd years of company, in any sort of organization, that is actually crucial. At the vital setting, the quarterback setting in the NFL, that's really necessary. " Therefore, just listening closely to our mentoring personnel and our workers division, they really decided. Michael was heading to be available at number 8. They found an extraordinary talent. Kirk Cousins is our franchise business quarterback, is our beginning quarterback, and he seems to be to be carrying out great from a health care point ofview." Relatives, who will certainly be actually 36 at the start of the 2024 period, had his 2023 campaign interrupted after eight games due to a torn Achilles. He spent the previous six seasons of his occupation along with the Minnesota Vikings, which was come before through six seasons in Washington, with him being the full time starter the final three years (2015-17). Just before the Achilles tear, Cousins completed 2,331 passing gardens, 18 passing touchdowns, five interceptions as well as a 103.8 passer rating, while finishing 69.5% of his passes.Meanwhile, Penix ended up second in 2023 Heisman Prize ballot, a year after finishing eighth. Over his two periods in Washington (2022-23), Penix balanced 4,772 passing gardens, 33.5 passing touchdowns, 9.5 interceptions as well as a 154.2 passer score per period, while accomplishing 65.4% of his passes.The Huskies went a consolidated 25-3 along with Penix under facility, highlighted by reaching final period's College Football Playoff National Championship game.Atlanta is going over a third successive 7-10 period, which led to scalp train Arthur Johnson's termination for former Los Angeles Rams protective coordinator and also previous Falcons interim coach Raheem Morris. In addition, the Falcons have not made the playoffs or possessed a gaining document considering that 2017. Eagles under 10.5 victories, Cowboys, Falcons over feature Danny Parkins' gain total wagers Atlanta ga has started 3 quarterbacks over recent 2 years, which happened after trading the expert and four-time Pro Bowler Ryan to the Indianapolis Colts in 2022: Desmond Ridder, Marcus Mariota as well as Taylor Heinicke." Our experts really hope as well as hope he's [Relatives] obtained three to four excellent years before him, maybe beyond that. Who knows? However our experts likewise know that eventually, there are going to be actually an aspect that we'll require a switch," Empty mentioned concerning Atlanta's future at quarterback. "We want to see to it our company carry out that easily." Space referenced the Green Bay Packers, who traded around decide on quarterback Jordan Love in the 2020 NFL Draught and rested him behind Aaron Rodgers for 3 periods, as a potential design for the Falcons Love helped the Packers get to the NFC divisional cycle in his very first full period under facility (2023) and also made a four-year, $220 thousand extension from Green Bay last week. [Want wonderful stories supplied right to your inbox? Create or even log in to your FOX Athletics account, observe organizations, crews as well as gamers to receive an individualized e-newsletter daily.] Observe Observe your preferences to personalize your FOX Athletics experience Atlanta Falcons Michael Penix Jr. Kirk Cousins Obtain even more from National Football Game Observe your favorites to receive information concerning activities, updates and also additional.