.The Atlanta georgia Falcons had rather potentially the boldest offseason in the NFL, authorizing quarterback and also four-time Pro Bowler Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million package ($ one hundred thousand ensured) as well as likewise composing Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.Team proprietor Arthur Empty made the scenario for why the Falcons, whom he designated "independent thinkers," were actually wise to allocate considerable information to a set of quarterbacks." Our company made it clear to Kirk and also others that our experts possibly were heading to prepare a quarterback during this draft. As it appeared, Michael Penix, for our coaching personnel and our personnel division, classed amazingly high. They saw him as a significant gamer," Empty said to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. "Our team've been by means of a condition, post-Matt Ryan, when our team are actually seeing that flick when our company didn't have a franchise business quarterback. Our team didn't want to duplicate that again. I imply, I surely failed to. I'm incredibly sensitive to all types of succession preparing. After 60-odd years of company, in any sort of service, that's critical. At the crucial setting, the quarterback position in the NFL, that is actually really essential. " Thus, merely listening to our training staff and our employees team, they actually decided. Michael was going to be readily available at number 8. They saw a phenomenal skill. Kirk Cousins is our franchise quarterback, is our starting quarterback, as well as he seems to become carrying out wonderful coming from a health care perspective." Cousins, who will be 36 at the beginning of the 2024 time, had his 2023 project shortened after 8 games because of a torn Achilles. He spent the previous six times of his career with the Minnesota Vikings, which was preceded through 6 seasons in Washington, with him being the permanent starter the final three years (2015-17). Prior to the Achilles tear, Relatives amounted to 2,331 passing gardens, 18 passing touchdowns, 5 interceptions and a 103.8 passer ranking, while completing 69.5% of his passes.Meanwhile, Penix ended up second in 2023 Heisman Prize ballot, a year after completing eighth. Over his pair of seasons in Washington (2022-23), Penix balanced 4,772 passing gardens, 33.5 passing goals, 9.5 interceptions and also a 154.2 passer ranking per period, while completing 65.4% of his passes.The Huskies went a consolidated 25-3 with Penix under facility, highlighted through meeting final period's College Regulation football Playoff National Championship game.Atlanta is actually coming off a third successive 7-10 time, which led to scalp coach Arthur Smith's dismissal for former Los Angeles Rams protective coordinator and also past Falcons interim train Raheem Morris. On top of that, the Falcons have not made the playoffs or even possessed a succeeding document due to the fact that 2017. Eagles under 10.5 triumphes, Cowboys, Falcons over emphasize Danny Parkins' succeed total wagers Atlanta ga has actually begun 3 quarterbacks over the past pair of 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 also Taylor Heinicke." Our experts really hope and also pray he's [Relatives] got three to 4 wonderful years before him, perhaps beyond that. Who knows? But our team additionally recognize that eventually, there will definitely be a point that our experts'll need to have a shift," Blank claimed concerning Atlanta georgia's future at quarterback. "Our company want to see to it our company perform that efficiently." Empty referenced the Eco-friendly Bay Packers, who traded as much as choose quarterback Jordan Passion in the 2020 NFL Draught and also sat him behind Aaron Rodgers for three periods, as a possible design for the Falcons Passion assisted the Packers hit the NFC local round in his first total season under facility (2023) as well as made a four-year, $220 thousand expansion coming from Veggie Bay last week. [Want great tales delivered straight to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Athletics account, follow organizations, staffs as well as gamers to acquire a tailored bulletin daily.] Observe Follow your faves to individualize your FOX Sports knowledge Atlanta georgia Falcons Michael Penix Jr. Kirk Cousins Receive much more coming from National Soccer League Observe your faves to obtain info about activities, headlines as well as even more.