.The Atlanta georgia Falcons had fairly possibly the boldest offseason in the NFL, authorizing quarterback as well as four-time Pro Bowler Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million deal ($ one hundred thousand assured) as well as additionally preparing Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 choice in the 2024 NFL Draft.Team owner Arthur Space helped make the situation for why the Falcons, whom he tagged "private thinkers," were important to allot significant information to a pair of quarterbacks." Our team produced it crystal clear to Kirk as well as others that our team perhaps were actually mosting likely to prepare a quarterback throughout this draught. As it turned out, Michael Penix, for our training staff as well as our personnel department, graded exceptionally higher. They saw him as an enormous player," Empty told The Atlanta ga Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. "Our company have actually been actually with a situation, post-Matt Ryan, when our company're finding that motion picture when our team failed to possess a franchise quarterback. Our experts didn't desire to redo that once again. I imply, I absolutely really did not. I'm tremendously conscious all forms of sequence preparation. After 60-odd years of service, in any kind of business, that's important. At the key position, the quarterback placement in the NFL, that's extremely significant. " So, only paying attention to our training personnel as well as our personnel division, they definitely decided. Michael was mosting likely to be actually readily available at number eight. They saw a remarkable skill. Kirk Cousins is our franchise business quarterback, is our beginning quarterback, as well as he seems to be doing fantastic coming from a health care standpoint." Relatives, that are going to be 36 at the beginning of the 2024 season, had his 2023 initiative shortened after 8 activities due to a torn Achilles. He invested the previous six seasons of his job along with the Minnesota Vikings, which was actually come before by 6 times in Washington, along with him being the full-time starter the final three years (2015-17). Before the Achilles tear, Relatives amounted to 2,331 passing gardens, 18 passing goals, five interceptions and also a 103.8 passer rating, while accomplishing 69.5% of his passes.Meanwhile, Penix completed second in 2023 Heisman Prize ballot, a year after ending up eighth. Over his two seasons in Washington (2022-23), Penix balanced 4,772 passing lawns, 33.5 passing touchdowns, 9.5 interceptions and also a 154.2 passer ranking every season, while accomplishing 65.4% of his passes.The Huskies went a bundled 25-3 along with Penix under center, highlighted by achieving final season's University Regulation football Playoff Championship game game.Atlanta is actually going over a third successive 7-10 season, which caused head coach Arthur Johnson's dismissal for past Los Angeles Rams defensive planner and also former Falcons interim train Raheem Morris. In addition, the Falcons haven't made the playoffs or had a winning report because 2017. Eagles under 10.5 victories, Cowboys, Falcons over highlight Danny Parkins' win total wagers Atlanta has actually begun three quarterbacks over the past 2 years, which happened after trading the expert and also four-time Pro Bowler Ryan to the Indianapolis Colts in 2022: Desmond Ridder, Marcus Mariota and Taylor Heinicke." We hope as well as wish he's [Relatives] obtained three to four great years in front of him, maybe past that. Who recognizes? Yet we additionally recognize that eventually, there will be actually a factor that our team'll need to have a shift," Blank said about Atlanta's future at quarterback. "We want to make certain our team carry out that properly." Empty referenced the Green Gulf Packers, that traded approximately decide on quarterback Jordan Affection in the 2020 NFL Draught and also rested him responsible for Aaron Rodgers for three times, as a potential style for the Falcons Affection aided the Packers reach the NFC local cycle in his very first total period under center (2023) as well as got a four-year, $220 thousand expansion coming from Environment-friendly Bay last week. [Want great accounts delivered straight to your inbox? Make or even visit to your FOX Athletics profile, comply with organizations, crews as well as gamers to acquire an individualized newsletter daily.] Observe Follow your favorites to individualize your FOX Athletics experience Atlanta ga Falcons Michael Penix Jr. Kirk Cousins Obtain more coming from National Soccer Game Follow your preferences to receive information regarding activities, updates and also more.