.The Atlanta ga Falcons had rather perhaps the boldest offseason in the NFL, signing quarterback and four-time Pro Bowler Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 thousand deal ($ 100 thousand guaranteed) and also composing Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 selection in the 2024 NFL Draft.Team manager Arthur Blank helped make the situation for why the Falcons, whom he classified "individual thinkers," were a good idea to designate sizable information to a set of quarterbacks." Our team produced it clear to Kirk as well as others that our team possibly were actually mosting likely to prepare a quarterback during this draught. As it ended up, Michael Penix, for our mentoring workers and also our staffs team, classed very higher. They watched him as a remarkable gamer," Space said to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. "Our experts have actually been actually via a scenario, post-Matt Ryan, when our company're finding that motion picture when our team didn't have a franchise business quarterback. Our team failed to intend to repeat that once again. I suggest, I surely didn't. I'm extremely sensitive to all forms of sequence organizing. After 60-odd years of company, in any type of service, that is actually critical. At the essential placement, the quarterback placement in the NFL, that is actually quite crucial. " So, only listening closely to our mentoring staff and our workers division, they actually made the decision. Michael was actually going to be actually on call at variety 8. They found an extraordinary ability. Kirk Cousins is our franchise business quarterback, is our starting quarterback, and also he seems to be to become doing terrific from a health care perspective." Relatives, who are going to be actually 36 at the start of the 2024 season, possessed his 2023 project halted after 8 video games because of a torn Achilles. He invested the previous 6 seasons of his profession along with the Minnesota Vikings, which was anticipated by six periods in Washington, with him being actually the full time starter the last 3 years (2015-17). Before the Achilles tear, Cousins amounted to 2,331 passing yards, 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 Trophy voting, a year after completing eighth. Over his pair of times in Washington (2022-23), Penix balanced 4,772 passing yards, 33.5 passing touchdowns, 9.5 interceptions as well as a 154.2 passer score per time, while completing 65.4% of his passes.The Huskies went a bundled 25-3 with Penix under center, highlighted through reaching final season's College Regulation football Playoff Championship game game.Atlanta is actually coming off a third consecutive 7-10 period, which resulted in scalp coach Arthur Smith's dismissal in favor of past Los Angeles Rams defensive planner and previous Falcons interim trainer Raheem Morris. Furthermore, the Falcons haven't made the playoffs or even possessed a winning record due to the fact that 2017. Eagles under 10.5 triumphes, Cowboys, Falcons over emphasize Danny Parkins' succeed complete wagers Atlanta has actually started three quarterbacks over the past two years, which came after trading the veteran and four-time Pro Bowler Ryan to the Indianapolis Colts in 2022: Desmond Ridder, Marcus Mariota as well as Taylor Heinicke." Our experts hope and also pray he's [Relatives] received three to four terrific years in front of him, perhaps past that. Who understands? Yet we additionally know that eventually, there will be actually an aspect that we'll need to have a shift," Space mentioned about Atlanta ga's future at quarterback. "Our company desire to be sure we carry out that effortlessly." Empty referenced the Eco-friendly Bay Packers, who traded around choose quarterback Jordan Affection in the 2020 NFL Draft as well as sat him responsible for Aaron Rodgers for 3 seasons, as a potential style for the Falcons Affection aided the Packers get to the NFC divisional cycle in his 1st complete season under facility (2023) and got a four-year, $220 thousand extension from Veggie Bay last week. [Want fantastic accounts provided right to your inbox? Produce or even log in to your FOX Sports account, comply with organizations, teams and players to receive an individualized e-newsletter daily.] Adhere to Observe your favorites to customize your FOX Athletics expertise Atlanta Falcons Michael Penix Jr. Kirk Cousins Get a lot more coming from National Volleyball Organization Follow your preferences to get details about games, information as well as more.