.The Atlanta ga Falcons had rather perhaps the boldest offseason in the NFL, authorizing quarterback and four-time Pro Bowler Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 thousand package ($ one hundred million guaranteed) and also drafting Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. along with the No. 8 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.Team proprietor Arthur Blank produced the instance for why the Falcons, whom he classified "private thinkers," were actually wise to designate significant sources to a pair of quarterbacks." Our experts made it clear to Kirk and others that our company perhaps were actually going to prepare a quarterback throughout this draft. As it ended up, Michael Penix, for our mentoring workers as well as our personnel team, classed astonishingly higher. They saw him as an incredible player," Space said to The Atlanta ga Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. "Our company've been actually by means of a scenario, post-Matt Ryan, when our company are actually finding that movie when our team didn't possess a franchise quarterback. Our company didn't intend to duplicate that again. I suggest, I certainly really did not. I'm incredibly sensitive to all forms of sequence organizing. After 60-odd years of company, in any kind of organization, that is actually crucial. At the key placement, the quarterback placement in the NFL, that's very essential. " So, only paying attention to our mentoring team and our staffs team, they truly made the decision. Michael was heading to be actually accessible at number eight. They saw a remarkable skill. Kirk Cousins is our franchise quarterback, is our beginning quarterback, and also he seems to be to become carrying out wonderful from a clinical standpoint." Cousins, who are going to be 36 at the start of the 2024 period, possessed his 2023 campaign stopped after eight games due to a torn Achilles. He devoted the previous 6 seasons of his job with the Minnesota Vikings, which was actually anticipated through 6 seasons in Washington, along with him being the full time starter the last three years (2015-17). Just before the Achilles tear, Cousins amounted to 2,331 passing lawns, 18 passing goals, five interceptions as well as a 103.8 passer score, while completing 69.5% of his passes.Meanwhile, Penix finished second in 2023 Heisman Trophy voting, a year after ending up eighth. Over his pair of seasons in Washington (2022-23), Penix balanced 4,772 passing yards, 33.5 passing goals, 9.5 interceptions as well as a 154.2 passer ranking per period, while completing 65.4% of his passes.The Huskies went a mixed 25-3 with Penix under center, highlighted by reaching final season's College Soccer Playoff National Championship game.Atlanta is actually going over a 3rd successive 7-10 season, which caused scalp train Arthur Johnson's termination for former Los Angeles Rams protective organizer as well as previous Falcons acting coach Raheem Morris. On top of that, the Falcons haven't created the playoffs or had a succeeding document because 2017. Eagles under 10.5 victories, Cowboys, Falcons over feature Danny Parkins' win complete wagers Atlanta georgia has actually begun three quarterbacks over the past pair of years, which came after trading the veteran as well as four-time Pro Bowler Ryan to the Indianapolis Colts in 2022: Desmond Ridder, Marcus Mariota as well as Taylor Heinicke." Our team really hope and wish he's [Cousins] got 3 to 4 fantastic years in front of him, possibly beyond that. That knows? However our company additionally recognize that at some time, there will be actually a factor that our company'll require a switch," Space pointed out about Atlanta georgia's future at quarterback. "We wish to ensure we carry out that properly." Empty referenced the Eco-friendly Gulf Packers, who traded around choose quarterback Jordan Love in the 2020 NFL Draught as well as rested him behind Aaron Rodgers for 3 seasons, as a prospective version for the Falcons Love aided the Packers arrive at the NFC local round in his first full time under facility (2023) as well as got a four-year, $220 thousand expansion coming from Eco-friendly Bay recently. [Want excellent accounts provided right to your inbox? Generate or even visit to your FOX Athletics account, follow leagues, crews as well as gamers to obtain a customized email list daily.] Adhere to Follow your faves to tailor your FOX Sports knowledge Atlanta georgia Falcons Michael Penix Jr. Kirk Cousins Obtain much more from National Volleyball Organization Observe your preferences to receive relevant information about video games, updates as well as more.