.The Atlanta georgia Falcons had fairly possibly the boldest offseason in the NFL, authorizing quarterback and also four-time Pro Bowler Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 thousand deal ($ one hundred million promised) and additionally making Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 choice in the 2024 NFL Draft.Team proprietor Arthur Space produced the situation for why the Falcons, whom he tagged "private thinkers," were important to designate substantial information to a pair of quarterbacks." We created it clear to Kirk and others that our experts perhaps were mosting likely to compose a quarterback during this draught. As it ended up, Michael Penix, for our mentoring staff and our personnel team, graded astonishingly high. They watched him as an enormous gamer," Space informed The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. "Our experts have actually been with a circumstance, post-Matt Ryan, when our team're finding that motion picture when our company didn't have a franchise quarterback. Our experts really did not intend to duplicate that again. I indicate, I surely didn't. I'm super conscious all kinds of succession planning. After 60-odd years of company, in any business, that is actually critical. At the crucial posture, the quarterback position in the NFL, that's quite important. " Therefore, only listening closely to our mentoring personnel and also our staffs department, they actually decided. Michael was actually going to be offered at amount eight. They found an extraordinary skill. Kirk Cousins is our franchise quarterback, is our starting quarterback, and also he seems to become performing fantastic from a clinical perspective." Cousins, who will be actually 36 at the start of the 2024 period, had his 2023 initiative cut short after 8 activities as a result of a torn Achilles. He invested the previous six periods of his occupation along with the Minnesota Vikings, which was actually anticipated by six times in Washington, along with him being the full-time starter the last three years (2015-17). Before the Achilles tear, Relatives totaled 2,331 passing backyards, 18 passing goals, five interceptions and a 103.8 passer rating, while accomplishing 69.5% of his passes.Meanwhile, Penix finished second in 2023 Heisman Trophy voting, a year after ending up eighth. Over his two periods in Washington (2022-23), Penix averaged 4,772 passing lawns, 33.5 passing touchdowns, 9.5 interceptions as well as a 154.2 passer rating per time, while completing 65.4% of his passes.The Huskies went a consolidated 25-3 along with Penix under center, highlighted by meeting last period's College Soccer Playoff Championship game game.Atlanta is actually going over a 3rd successive 7-10 time, which led to scalp train Arthur Smith's termination in favor of past Los Angeles Rams protective organizer as well as former Falcons interim trainer Raheem Morris. Moreover, the Falcons have not created the playoffs or even had a gaining record considering that 2017. Eagles under 10.5 success, Cowboys, Falcons over feature Danny Parkins' win total wagers Atlanta georgia has actually begun 3 quarterbacks over the past two years, which followed trading the veteran and four-time Pro Bowler Ryan to the Indianapolis Colts in 2022: Desmond Ridder, Marcus Mariota and also Taylor Heinicke." We hope and also wish he is actually [Cousins] acquired three to four terrific years before him, possibly beyond that. Who understands? However we additionally understand that at some point, there will definitely be actually a factor that our experts'll need a shift," Blank pointed out about Atlanta georgia's future at quarterback. "Our team want to be sure our experts perform that efficiently." Empty referenced the Eco-friendly Gulf Packers, that traded approximately decide on quarterback Jordan Passion in the 2020 NFL Draft as well as sat him behind Aaron Rodgers for 3 times, as a possible version for the Falcons Passion helped the Packers hit the NFC local round in his initial total season under center (2023) and also made a four-year, $220 thousand expansion coming from Eco-friendly Gulf recently. [Want wonderful stories delivered straight to your inbox? Make or even log in to your FOX Sports account, observe leagues, crews and also players to acquire a personalized email list daily.] Observe Observe your preferences to customize your FOX Sports expertise Atlanta georgia Falcons Michael Penix Jr. Kirk Cousins Receive a lot more coming from National Volleyball Game Observe your favorites to receive information regarding activities, information and additional.