.The Atlanta Falcons possessed fairly perhaps the boldest offseason in the NFL, signing quarterback as well as four-time Pro Bowler Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 thousand offer ($ 100 thousand promised) and additionally making Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 choice in the 2024 NFL Draft.Team manager Arthur Space helped make the instance for why the Falcons, whom he designated "individual thinkers," were smart to allocate significant information to a pair of quarterbacks." We created it very clear to Kirk and also others that our company possibly were heading to make a quarterback during this draught. As it turned out, Michael Penix, for our coaching team as well as our staffs team, graded amazingly high. They watched him as a remarkable player," Empty said to The Atlanta ga Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. "Our company've been actually via a circumstance, post-Matt Ryan, when our team're observing that flick when our team failed to possess a franchise quarterback. Our company really did not wish to repeat that again. I indicate, I definitely didn't. I'm tremendously sensitive to all kinds of sequence organizing. After 60-odd years of service, in any sort of service, that is actually crucial. At the vital posture, the quarterback placement in the NFL, that is actually quite important. " Therefore, only listening closely to our training team and also our staffs team, they actually made the decision. Michael was going to be actually on call at number eight. They viewed an amazing ability. Kirk Cousins is our franchise quarterback, is our beginning quarterback, as well as he seems to be doing wonderful from a medical viewpoint." Relatives, who will certainly be 36 at the beginning of the 2024 period, had his 2023 project interrupted after eight activities due to a torn Achilles. He invested the previous 6 seasons of his career along with the Minnesota Vikings, which was actually come before through six seasons in Washington, along with him being actually the full-time starter the last 3 years (2015-17). Prior to the Achilles tear, Relatives totted 2,331 passing backyards, 18 passing touchdowns, five interceptions and also a 103.8 passer score, while accomplishing 69.5% of his passes.Meanwhile, Penix completed second in 2023 Heisman Prize ballot, a year after finishing eighth. Over his pair of times in Washington (2022-23), Penix averaged 4,772 passing backyards, 33.5 passing touchdowns, 9.5 interceptions and also a 154.2 passer score every season, while finishing 65.4% of his passes.The Huskies went a bundled 25-3 with Penix under facility, highlighted by achieving last period's College Football Playoff National Championship game.Atlanta is actually coming off a third consecutive 7-10 period, which led to head coach Arthur Johnson's dismissal for previous Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator and former Falcons interim instructor Raheem Morris. In addition, the Falcons haven't made the playoffs or possessed a winning document because 2017. Eagles under 10.5 wins, Cowboys, Falcons over emphasize Danny Parkins' succeed complete wagers Atlanta georgia has started 3 quarterbacks over the past two years, which came after trading the expert and also four-time Pro Bowler Ryan to the Indianapolis Colts in 2022: Desmond Ridder, Marcus Mariota and Taylor Heinicke." Our company hope as well as hope he is actually [Cousins] got three to 4 wonderful years before him, perhaps beyond that. That understands? But our team additionally recognize that at some time, there will be actually an aspect that we'll require a transition," Blank said concerning Atlanta georgia's future at quarterback. "Our experts intend to make certain we do that properly." Space referenced the Environment-friendly Bay Packers, that traded up to choose quarterback Jordan Passion in the 2020 NFL Draught and rested him responsible for Aaron Rodgers for three times, as a possible version for the Falcons Love assisted the Packers hit the NFC local cycle in his 1st full time under center (2023) as well as gained a four-year, $220 million expansion coming from Environment-friendly Gulf recently. [Want great tales provided right to your inbox? Develop or visit to your FOX Sports account, follow games, groups and also players to acquire a tailored email list daily.] Comply with Observe your faves to tailor your FOX Sports knowledge Atlanta Falcons Michael Penix Jr. Kirk Cousins Obtain extra from National Football Game Follow your faves to obtain relevant information about games, news and also additional.