.The Atlanta georgia Falcons had rather potentially the boldest offseason in the NFL, signing quarterback and also four-time Pro Bowler Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 thousand bargain ($ one hundred thousand promised) as well as also composing Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.Team manager Arthur Space produced the instance for why the Falcons, whom he labeled "independent thinkers," were actually a good idea to allocate significant sources to a set of quarterbacks." We created it clear to Kirk and also others that our team most likely were actually heading to make a quarterback throughout this draught. As it ended up, Michael Penix, for our mentoring team as well as our staffs department, rated astonishingly high. They viewed him as a tremendous gamer," Blank informed The Atlanta georgia Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. "Our team have actually been via a condition, post-Matt Ryan, when we are actually seeing that movie when our company didn't possess a franchise business quarterback. Our team really did not wish to repeat that again. I mean, I surely really did not. I'm very sensitive to all kinds of sequence organizing. After 60-odd years of business, in any sort of organization, that is actually essential. At the key posture, the quarterback posture in the NFL, that is actually extremely important. " So, simply listening to our training staff and our employees division, they actually decided. Michael was visiting be actually available at variety eight. They observed a phenomenal talent. Kirk Cousins is our franchise business quarterback, is our starting quarterback, as well as he seems to become carrying out wonderful from a health care standpoint." Relatives, who will definitely be actually 36 at the beginning of the 2024 period, had his 2023 campaign halted after 8 activities because of a torn Achilles. He spent the previous 6 times of his occupation along with the Minnesota Vikings, which was preceded by six times in Washington, along with him being the full time starter the last 3 years (2015-17). Prior to the Achilles tear, Cousins totaled 2,331 passing yards, 18 passing goals, five interceptions and a 103.8 passer score, while finishing 69.5% of his passes.Meanwhile, Penix completed second in 2023 Heisman Prize voting, a year after finishing 8th. Over his pair of seasons in Washington (2022-23), Penix balanced 4,772 passing yards, 33.5 passing goals, 9.5 interceptions and a 154.2 passer score per time, while accomplishing 65.4% of his passes.The Huskies went a consolidated 25-3 with Penix under facility, highlighted by achieving last season's University Football Playoff Championship game game.Atlanta is coming off a third consecutive 7-10 period, which caused scalp instructor Arthur Smith's termination for previous Los Angeles Rams protective planner and previous Falcons acting train Raheem Morris. Additionally, the Falcons have not created the playoffs or even had a winning document because 2017. Eagles under 10.5 success, Cowboys, Falcons over emphasize Danny Parkins' succeed complete wagers Atlanta has actually begun three quarterbacks over recent two years, which followed trading the veteran and four-time Pro Bowler Ryan to the Indianapolis Colts in 2022: Desmond Ridder, Marcus Mariota and also Taylor Heinicke." Our team really hope and also wish he is actually [Relatives] acquired three to 4 excellent years in front of him, maybe beyond that. That recognizes? Yet our experts additionally recognize that at some point, there are going to be actually a factor that our company'll need a transition," Blank stated about Atlanta ga's future at quarterback. "Our team wish to ensure we perform that properly." Empty referenced the Eco-friendly Gulf Packers, who traded as much as decide on quarterback Jordan Love in the 2020 NFL Draught as well as rested him responsible for Aaron Rodgers for 3 seasons, as a prospective model for the Falcons Passion helped the Packers hit the NFC local round in his initial total season under center (2023) as well as got a four-year, $220 million expansion from Environment-friendly Bay recently. [Want fantastic accounts supplied right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Athletics account, adhere to games, teams and players to acquire a customized e-newsletter daily.] Adhere to Observe your favorites to personalize your FOX Athletics adventure Atlanta ga Falcons Michael Penix Jr. Kirk Cousins Get more coming from National Football Organization Follow your faves to acquire information concerning games, news and additional.