.The Atlanta ga Falcons possessed rather perhaps the boldest offseason in the NFL, signing quarterback as well as four-time Pro Bowler Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million bargain ($ one hundred million promised) as well as additionally drafting Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. along with the No. 8 selection in the 2024 NFL Draft.Team manager Arthur Space made the scenario for why the Falcons, whom he designated "independent thinkers," were actually smart to allocate substantial resources to a pair of quarterbacks." Our company created it clear to Kirk and also others that we probably were actually mosting likely to compose a quarterback during the course of this draft. As it ended up, Michael Penix, for our training staff and also our workers division, graded extraordinarily high. They viewed him as a significant gamer," Blank told The Atlanta georgia Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. "Our experts've been actually with a situation, post-Matt Ryan, when our company're observing that motion picture when our experts failed to possess a franchise quarterback. Our experts didn't want to repeat that once more. I mean, I certainly didn't. I'm super sensitive to all kinds of sequence preparing. After 60-odd years of company, in any kind of service, that is actually important. At the crucial position, the quarterback setting in the NFL, that's extremely significant. " Therefore, just listening to our training personnel and our personnel team, they actually made the decision. Michael was actually heading to be readily available at amount 8. They saw a phenomenal ability. Kirk Cousins is our franchise quarterback, is our starting quarterback, as well as he seems to be to become carrying out terrific coming from a medical point ofview." Relatives, that are going to be 36 at the start of the 2024 season, possessed his 2023 initiative stopped after 8 activities as a result of a torn Achilles. He devoted the previous 6 seasons of his profession along with the Minnesota Vikings, which was anticipated through 6 times in Washington, with him being the permanent starter the last 3 years (2015-17). Just before the Achilles tear, Cousins amounted to 2,331 passing backyards, 18 passing goals, 5 interceptions as well as a 103.8 passer score, while completing 69.5% of his passes.Meanwhile, Penix completed second in 2023 Heisman Trophy ballot, a year after finishing 8th. Over his pair of seasons in Washington (2022-23), Penix balanced 4,772 passing backyards, 33.5 passing touchdowns, 9.5 interceptions as well as a 154.2 passer score every time, while accomplishing 65.4% of his passes.The Huskies went a combined 25-3 along with Penix under center, highlighted through meeting last period's College Regulation football Playoff National Championship game.Atlanta is actually coming off a 3rd successive 7-10 period, which caused scalp train Arthur Johnson's termination in favor of past Los Angeles Rams defensive planner as well as former Falcons interim coach Raheem Morris. Additionally, the Falcons haven't made the playoffs or even had a winning document due to the fact that 2017. Eagles under 10.5 victories, Cowboys, Falcons over emphasize Danny Parkins' gain overall wagers Atlanta georgia has actually started 3 quarterbacks over recent two years, which came after trading the pro and also four-time Pro Bowler Ryan to the Indianapolis Colts in 2022: Desmond Ridder, Marcus Mariota and Taylor Heinicke." Our team really hope and also wish he is actually [Relatives] got 3 to 4 great years in front of him, maybe past that. That recognizes? Yet our experts also know that at some point, there are going to be a point that our company'll need to have a transition," Space stated about Atlanta's future at quarterback. "Our company desire to make sure our experts carry out that perfectly." Empty referenced the Veggie Bay Packers, who traded approximately choose quarterback Jordan Love in the 2020 NFL Draft and sat him responsible for Aaron Rodgers for 3 times, as a prospective design for the Falcons Passion assisted the Packers reach the NFC divisional round in his first total season under center (2023) and gained a four-year, $220 million expansion from Green Gulf recently. [Want wonderful stories supplied right to your inbox? Develop or even log in to your FOX Sports profile, adhere to organizations, groups as well as gamers to get a customized e-newsletter daily.] Observe Follow your faves to customize your FOX Athletics experience Atlanta ga Falcons Michael Penix Jr. Kirk Cousins Acquire more coming from National Volleyball Organization Follow your preferences to acquire relevant information regarding video games, information as well as additional.