.The Atlanta Falcons had pretty possibly the boldest offseason in the NFL, signing quarterback and four-time Pro Bowler Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million deal ($ 100 thousand promised) and additionally drafting Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.Team proprietor Arthur Space created the situation for why the Falcons, whom he designated "individual thinkers," were wise to assign sizable information to a pair of quarterbacks." Our company made it clear to Kirk as well as others that we most likely were actually mosting likely to compose a quarterback throughout this draft. As it ended up, Michael Penix, for our coaching staff and also our personnel department, graded astonishingly high. They viewed him as a tremendous player," Space informed The Atlanta ga Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. "Our team have actually been via a circumstance, post-Matt Ryan, when our company are actually finding that flick when we really did not have a franchise business quarterback. We didn't would like to repeat that again. I mean, I absolutely failed to. I'm tremendously conscious all types of progression planning. After 60-odd years of company, in any sort of company, that is actually vital. At the crucial position, the quarterback placement in the NFL, that's very vital. " Therefore, just listening to our coaching workers as well as our personnel division, they really made the decision. Michael was actually going to be actually accessible at number 8. They observed an amazing ability. Kirk Cousins is our franchise quarterback, is our beginning quarterback, as well as he appears to be performing fantastic from a health care perspective." Relatives, who will definitely be 36 at the start of the 2024 season, possessed his 2023 campaign interrupted after eight games due to a torn Achilles. He invested the previous six times of his occupation with the Minnesota Vikings, which was come before by 6 seasons in Washington, along with him being the permanent starter the last 3 years (2015-17). Before the Achilles tear, Relatives amounted to 2,331 passing lawns, 18 passing touchdowns, five interceptions and a 103.8 passer rating, while accomplishing 69.5% of his passes.Meanwhile, Penix ended up second in 2023 Heisman Prize voting, a year after finishing eighth. Over his two seasons in Washington (2022-23), Penix averaged 4,772 passing lawns, 33.5 passing touchdowns, 9.5 interceptions and also a 154.2 passer ranking per season, while accomplishing 65.4% of his passes.The Huskies went a mixed 25-3 with Penix under facility, highlighted by reaching last time's College Soccer Playoff National Championship game.Atlanta is going over a 3rd consecutive 7-10 time, which resulted in head train Arthur Johnson's termination for former Los Angeles Rams defensive planner and past Falcons interim instructor Raheem Morris. On top of that, the Falcons haven't created the playoffs or even had a winning document given that 2017. Eagles under 10.5 wins, Cowboys, Falcons over emphasize Danny Parkins' win overall wagers Atlanta georgia has actually started 3 quarterbacks over recent two years, which came after trading the expert and four-time Pro Bowler Ryan to the Indianapolis Colts in 2022: Desmond Ridder, Marcus Mariota and Taylor Heinicke." Our team wish as well as hope he's [Cousins] received 3 to 4 wonderful years before him, maybe beyond that. Who knows? But our experts likewise recognize that at some time, there will definitely be actually a factor that our experts'll need to have a shift," Space pointed out regarding Atlanta ga's future at quarterback. "Our team intend to make sure our experts perform that easily." Empty referenced the Environment-friendly Gulf Packers, that traded approximately choose quarterback Jordan Passion in the 2020 NFL Draught and also sat him responsible for Aaron Rodgers for 3 periods, as a prospective model for the Falcons Passion assisted the Packers reach the NFC divisional cycle in his 1st complete season under center (2023) as well as gained a four-year, $220 thousand expansion from Veggie Gulf last week. [Want great stories delivered straight to your inbox? Produce or visit to your FOX Athletics profile, comply with games, staffs as well as players to receive a tailored e-newsletter daily.] Adhere to Observe your preferences to tailor your FOX Athletics knowledge Atlanta ga Falcons Michael Penix Jr. Kirk Cousins Get more from National Volleyball League Follow your faves to acquire information concerning video games, news and even more.