.The Atlanta ga Falcons possessed pretty possibly the boldest offseason in the NFL, signing quarterback and also four-time Pro Bowler Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 thousand package ($ one hundred thousand promised) as well as additionally making Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. along with the No. 8 choice in the 2024 NFL Draft.Team proprietor Arthur Space produced the situation for why the Falcons, whom he identified "independent thinkers," were important to designate significant information to a pair of quarterbacks." Our team produced it clear to Kirk and also others that we perhaps were actually visiting draft a quarterback in the course of this draft. As it ended up, Michael Penix, for our mentoring workers and our workers division, classed extremely higher. They saw him as an incredible gamer," Blank told The Atlanta ga Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. "Our experts've been actually via a situation, post-Matt Ryan, when our team are actually finding that movie when our company really did not possess a franchise business quarterback. Our company failed to would like to repeat that once more. I suggest, I undoubtedly really did not. I'm tremendously conscious all forms of sequence preparation. After 60-odd years of organization, in any sort of organization, that is actually important. At the essential posture, the quarterback posture in the NFL, that is actually really essential. " So, only paying attention to our training team and also our staffs department, they definitely made the decision. Michael was actually mosting likely to be actually on call at number eight. They saw an extraordinary talent. Kirk Cousins is our franchise business quarterback, is our starting quarterback, as well as he seems to be to become carrying out great coming from a medical perspective." Cousins, that will definitely be 36 at the beginning of the 2024 period, possessed his 2023 initiative shortened after eight video games as a result of a torn Achilles. He devoted the previous six times of his career with the Minnesota Vikings, which was actually come before by 6 periods in Washington, with him being the full time starter the final three years (2015-17). Before the Achilles tear, Relatives amounted to 2,331 passing yards, 18 passing goals, five interceptions and also a 103.8 passer rating, while completing 69.5% of his passes.Meanwhile, Penix completed second in 2023 Heisman Trophy voting, a year after finishing 8th. Over his two seasons in Washington (2022-23), Penix balanced 4,772 passing lawns, 33.5 passing goals, 9.5 interceptions and a 154.2 passer score every season, while finishing 65.4% of his passes.The Huskies went a combined 25-3 along with Penix under facility, highlighted by achieving final season's College Soccer Playoff Championship game game.Atlanta is actually going over a third successive 7-10 period, which resulted in scalp train Arthur Smith's dismissal for former Los Angeles Rams defensive coordinator as well as former Falcons interim instructor Raheem Morris. Additionally, the Falcons haven't created the playoffs or even had a gaining report given that 2017. Eagles under 10.5 victories, Cowboys, Falcons over highlight Danny Parkins' gain total wagers Atlanta has started three quarterbacks over recent two 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 really hope and wish he's [Relatives] obtained three to 4 fantastic years in front of him, maybe past that. That recognizes? But we also recognize that eventually, there will definitely be a point that we'll need to have a transition," Empty mentioned about Atlanta ga's future at quarterback. "We wish to see to it our company do that properly." Blank referenced the Eco-friendly Bay Packers, that traded up to decide on quarterback Jordan Passion in the 2020 NFL Draught as well as rested him behind Aaron Rodgers for three seasons, as a prospective version for the Falcons Love aided the Packers reach the NFC divisional cycle in his 1st total time under facility (2023) as well as gained a four-year, $220 thousand extension coming from Environment-friendly Bay last week. [Want terrific accounts provided straight to your inbox? Generate or even visit to your FOX Athletics account, follow leagues, groups as well as players to receive an individualized newsletter daily.] Comply with Follow your favorites to customize your FOX Sports knowledge Atlanta Falcons Michael Penix Jr. Kirk Cousins Obtain even more coming from National Football Game Observe your preferences to acquire details concerning games, news as well as additional.