.The Atlanta Falcons possessed pretty perhaps the boldest offseason in the NFL, authorizing quarterback and also four-time Pro Bowler Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million deal ($ one hundred million ensured) as well as also composing Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. along with the No. 8 choice in the 2024 NFL Draft.Team manager Arthur Empty created the instance for why the Falcons, whom he designated "independent thinkers," were important to allot significant sources to a pair of quarterbacks." Our team produced it very clear to Kirk and others that our company perhaps were actually visiting make a quarterback throughout this draught. As it appeared, Michael Penix, for our training personnel and also our personnel team, classed extraordinarily high. They saw him as a significant gamer," Blank said to The Atlanta ga Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. "Our experts have actually been via a circumstance, post-Matt Ryan, when our company're finding that film when our team didn't possess a franchise business quarterback. Our company failed to intend to duplicate that once again. I indicate, I definitely failed to. I'm tremendously conscious all kinds of sequence preparation. After 60-odd years of business, in any company, that is actually critical. At the key posture, the quarterback posture in the NFL, that is actually extremely important. " Thus, only paying attention to our training team and our employees team, they really decided. Michael was heading to be available at number eight. They observed an extraordinary skill. Kirk Cousins is our franchise quarterback, is our beginning quarterback, as well as he seems to become performing wonderful from a health care perspective." Cousins, that are going to be 36 at the start of the 2024 period, possessed his 2023 project cut short after eight video games because of a torn Achilles. He invested the previous six seasons of his occupation along with the Minnesota Vikings, which was come before through 6 seasons in Washington, with him being actually the full time starter the last three years (2015-17). Prior to the Achilles tear, Cousins completed 2,331 passing backyards, 18 passing goals, 5 interceptions and a 103.8 passer score, while accomplishing 69.5% of his passes.Meanwhile, Penix finished second in 2023 Heisman Prize ballot, a year after completing eighth. Over his 2 seasons in Washington (2022-23), Penix balanced 4,772 passing backyards, 33.5 passing touchdowns, 9.5 interceptions and also a 154.2 passer ranking every time, while completing 65.4% of his passes.The Huskies went a mixed 25-3 with Penix under center, highlighted through meeting last period's College Soccer Playoff National Championship game.Atlanta is going over a third consecutive 7-10 time, which caused head trainer Arthur Smith's dismissal in favor of past Los Angeles Rams protective coordinator and also previous Falcons interim train Raheem Morris. On top of that, the Falcons haven't created the playoffs or had a winning file due to the fact that 2017. Eagles under 10.5 wins, Cowboys, Falcons over emphasize Danny Parkins' gain overall wagers Atlanta has begun three quarterbacks over recent two years, which happened after trading the veteran and also four-time Pro Bowler Ryan to the Indianapolis Colts in 2022: Desmond Ridder, Marcus Mariota and Taylor Heinicke." Our team really hope as well as pray he is actually [Cousins] got 3 to four great years in front of him, perhaps past that. Who recognizes? However our team additionally know that eventually, there will certainly be a factor that we'll need a switch," Empty mentioned concerning Atlanta georgia's future at quarterback. "Our team want to be sure our team do that smoothly." Space referenced the Veggie Bay Packers, who traded as much as select quarterback Jordan Affection in the 2020 NFL Draught and also rested him responsible for Aaron Rodgers for three times, as a possible version for the Falcons Affection assisted the Packers hit the NFC local cycle in his initial full time under facility (2023) and made a four-year, $220 thousand expansion from Veggie Bay last week. [Want excellent tales supplied right to your inbox? Develop or even visit to your FOX Athletics account, comply with games, teams and also players to obtain an individualized email list daily.] Comply with Follow your preferences to customize your FOX Sports expertise Atlanta Falcons Michael Penix Jr. Kirk Cousins Receive more coming from National Volleyball Organization Observe your favorites to acquire information about video games, updates and also more.