.The Atlanta georgia Falcons had fairly possibly the boldest offseason in the NFL, authorizing quarterback and four-time Pro Bowler Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 thousand bargain ($ 100 thousand promised) and additionally preparing Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.Team owner Arthur Blank made the situation for why the Falcons, whom he designated "individual thinkers," were important to allocate sizable information to a set of quarterbacks." We created it clear to Kirk as well as others that our company probably were mosting likely to compose a quarterback during this draft. As it turned out, Michael Penix, for our coaching team and our personnel department, graded astonishingly higher. They viewed him as a significant gamer," Space said to The Atlanta georgia Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. "Our experts've been actually with a scenario, post-Matt Ryan, when our team're observing that film when our team didn't have a franchise quarterback. Our team failed to would like to repeat that once more. I imply, I absolutely failed to. I am actually very sensitive to all forms of progression planning. After 60-odd years of business, in any business, that's vital. At the crucial posture, the quarterback setting in the NFL, that is actually really important. " So, merely listening closely to our coaching staff and also our employees department, they actually made the decision. Michael was mosting likely to be readily available at amount 8. They viewed a remarkable ability. Kirk Cousins is our franchise quarterback, is our starting quarterback, as well as he seems to become doing wonderful coming from a clinical perspective." Cousins, that are going to be 36 at the beginning of the 2024 period, had his 2023 project stopped after 8 games because of a torn Achilles. He devoted the previous six times of his profession along with the Minnesota Vikings, which was actually anticipated by six periods in Washington, along with him being actually the permanent starter the final three years (2015-17). Prior to the Achilles tear, Relatives totted 2,331 passing gardens, 18 passing goals, 5 interceptions as well as a 103.8 passer rating, while accomplishing 69.5% of his passes.Meanwhile, Penix finished second in 2023 Heisman Prize voting, a year after completing eighth. Over his two periods in Washington (2022-23), Penix averaged 4,772 passing lawns, 33.5 passing goals, 9.5 interceptions and also a 154.2 passer rating per season, while finishing 65.4% of his passes.The Huskies went a bundled 25-3 along with Penix under facility, highlighted through achieving final season's University Regulation football Playoff Championship game game.Atlanta is actually coming off a third successive 7-10 time, which resulted in head instructor Arthur Johnson's dismissal in favor of former Los Angeles Rams protective organizer and previous Falcons acting train Raheem Morris. Furthermore, the Falcons have not made the playoffs or even had a winning report since 2017. Eagles under 10.5 success, Cowboys, Falcons over emphasize Danny Parkins' gain complete wagers Atlanta georgia has actually begun three quarterbacks over the past two years, which came after trading the expert and four-time Pro Bowler Ryan to the Indianapolis Colts in 2022: Desmond Ridder, Marcus Mariota and Taylor Heinicke." Our team hope and hope he is actually [Cousins] obtained three to four excellent years facing him, possibly beyond that. That understands? However our company additionally understand that eventually, there will certainly be an aspect that our experts'll need a transition," Blank said about Atlanta georgia's future at quarterback. "We desire to see to it our experts carry out that effortlessly." Space referenced the Environment-friendly Bay Packers, that traded approximately select quarterback Jordan Love in the 2020 NFL Draught and also sat him behind Aaron Rodgers for 3 periods, as a prospective design for the Falcons Affection aided the Packers get to the NFC divisional cycle in his very first complete season under center (2023) and got a four-year, $220 thousand expansion from Eco-friendly Gulf recently. [Want excellent accounts supplied straight to your inbox? Develop or visit to your FOX Athletics profile, observe organizations, staffs as well as players to get a customized bulletin daily.] Observe Observe your favorites to personalize your FOX Athletics experience Atlanta ga Falcons Michael Penix Jr. Kirk Cousins Get a lot more coming from National Soccer League Follow your favorites to receive information regarding activities, headlines and more.