.The Atlanta ga Falcons possessed fairly potentially the boldest offseason in the NFL, signing quarterback and also four-time Pro Bowler Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million package ($ 100 thousand assured) and also preparing Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. along with the No. 8 choice in the 2024 NFL Draft.Team owner Arthur Space created the scenario for why the Falcons, whom he labeled "independent thinkers," were smart to allocate significant sources to a set of quarterbacks." We produced it crystal clear to Kirk as well as others that our team probably were actually visiting make a quarterback throughout this draught. As it ended up, Michael Penix, for our training staff and also our staffs team, rated astonishingly high. They watched him as an incredible gamer," Blank informed The Atlanta georgia Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. "Our team have actually been actually via a condition, post-Matt Ryan, when our team're viewing that film when we really did not possess a franchise business quarterback. Our experts didn't would like to duplicate that once again. I imply, I undoubtedly didn't. I am actually tremendously conscious all types of sequence organizing. After 60-odd years of organization, in any type of service, that is actually vital. At the vital placement, the quarterback placement in the NFL, that is actually incredibly necessary. " So, just listening closely to our training team as well as our personnel team, they actually decided. Michael was actually heading to be actually available at variety 8. They saw a remarkable skill. Kirk Cousins is our franchise quarterback, is our beginning quarterback, and he appears to be carrying out terrific from a health care viewpoint." Relatives, that will be actually 36 at the start of the 2024 season, possessed his 2023 project interrupted after 8 games because of a torn Achilles. He invested the previous six times of his job with the Minnesota Vikings, which was actually preceded through 6 seasons in Washington, along with him being the full-time starter the final 3 years (2015-17). Before the Achilles tear, Cousins completed 2,331 passing gardens, 18 passing goals, five interceptions and also a 103.8 passer score, while finishing 69.5% of his passes.Meanwhile, Penix completed second in 2023 Heisman Trophy voting, a year after ending up eighth. Over his pair of periods in Washington (2022-23), Penix averaged 4,772 passing gardens, 33.5 passing goals, 9.5 interceptions and a 154.2 passer score per season, while completing 65.4% of his passes.The Huskies went a mixed 25-3 along with Penix under facility, highlighted by reaching final period's College Soccer Playoff National Championship game.Atlanta is going over a 3rd successive 7-10 season, which caused scalp instructor Arthur Smith's dismissal for former Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator and also previous Falcons interim coach Raheem Morris. Furthermore, the Falcons haven't created the playoffs or possessed a succeeding file due to the fact that 2017. Eagles under 10.5 wins, Cowboys, Falcons over feature Danny Parkins' win overall wagers Atlanta georgia has actually started three quarterbacks over recent 2 years, which happened after trading the expert as well as four-time Pro Bowler Ryan to the Indianapolis Colts in 2022: Desmond Ridder, Marcus Mariota as well as Taylor Heinicke." Our team wish and also wish he's [Cousins] got three to four excellent years in front of him, maybe past that. That recognizes? However our company also know that at some point, there will certainly be a point that our team'll need a transition," Space mentioned concerning Atlanta ga's future at quarterback. "Our team intend to make certain our team carry out that properly." Blank referenced the Environment-friendly Gulf Packers, that traded as much as choose quarterback Jordan Passion in the 2020 NFL Draft and sat him behind Aaron Rodgers for three seasons, as a potential version for the Falcons Love helped the Packers hit the NFC local cycle in his first full period under facility (2023) as well as earned a four-year, $220 million extension coming from Eco-friendly Bay last week. [Want excellent tales delivered right to your inbox? Produce or log in to your FOX Athletics profile, observe games, staffs as well as gamers to get a customized newsletter daily.] Observe Follow your favorites to customize your FOX Athletics knowledge Atlanta ga Falcons Michael Penix Jr. Kirk Cousins Receive extra coming from National Football Game Follow your preferences to acquire relevant information about video games, information as well as more.