.The Atlanta georgia Falcons had quite perhaps the boldest offseason in the NFL, signing quarterback as well as four-time Pro Bowler Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million bargain ($ 100 million guaranteed) as well as additionally preparing Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. along with the No. 8 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.Team manager Arthur Empty helped make the scenario for why the Falcons, whom he identified "private thinkers," were smart to allocate sizable resources to a set of quarterbacks." Our company made it crystal clear to Kirk and also others that our company most likely were heading to prepare a quarterback during this draft. As it appeared, Michael Penix, for our mentoring personnel and our staffs department, rated extraordinarily higher. They viewed him as a remarkable player," Empty said to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. "Our team have actually been actually through a situation, post-Matt Ryan, when we're viewing that motion picture when our company didn't have a franchise quarterback. We failed to would like to duplicate that once again. I mean, I undoubtedly failed to. I am actually super sensitive to all forms of sequence preparation. After 60-odd years of business, in any type of business, that is actually important. At the vital setting, the quarterback placement in the NFL, that's incredibly important. " Thus, just listening to our coaching personnel and our workers team, they actually decided. Michael was actually going to be actually readily available at variety 8. They saw a remarkable skill. Kirk Cousins is our franchise quarterback, is our beginning quarterback, and he appears to become carrying out great coming from a clinical standpoint." Relatives, who will be actually 36 at the start of the 2024 period, possessed his 2023 campaign interrupted after 8 video games as a result of a torn Achilles. He devoted the previous 6 periods of his job along with the Minnesota Vikings, which was anticipated by 6 times in Washington, along with him being actually the full time starter the final three years (2015-17). Before the Achilles tear, Cousins totaled 2,331 passing yards, 18 passing touchdowns, 5 interceptions as well as 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 two periods in Washington (2022-23), Penix averaged 4,772 passing lawns, 33.5 passing touchdowns, 9.5 interceptions and also a 154.2 passer score every time, while finishing 65.4% of his passes.The Huskies went a mixed 25-3 along with Penix under center, highlighted through meeting final season's University Football Playoff National Championship game.Atlanta is going over a third successive 7-10 season, which caused head train Arthur Johnson's dismissal for former Los Angeles Rams protective coordinator as well as former Falcons interim train Raheem Morris. Furthermore, the Falcons haven't created the playoffs or had a winning record because 2017. Eagles under 10.5 wins, Cowboys, Falcons over highlight Danny Parkins' gain total wagers Atlanta has actually begun three quarterbacks over the past two years, which came 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 team hope and also hope he is actually [Cousins] obtained 3 to four terrific years in front of him, possibly beyond that. That knows? However our team additionally know that eventually, there will certainly be a point that we'll require a shift," Empty stated concerning Atlanta's future at quarterback. "Our experts intend to see to it our company perform that efficiently." Blank referenced the Eco-friendly Gulf Packers, that traded around choose quarterback Jordan Affection in the 2020 NFL Draught and also rested him behind Aaron Rodgers for 3 times, as a prospective design for the Falcons Love helped the Packers reach the NFC divisional cycle in his initial complete period under center (2023) and gained a four-year, $220 million expansion coming from Eco-friendly Gulf last week. [Want great accounts supplied straight to your inbox? Develop or visit to your FOX Athletics account, comply with leagues, groups and also gamers to receive a customized e-newsletter daily.] FOLLOW Observe your faves to customize your FOX Sports expertise Atlanta georgia Falcons Michael Penix Jr. Kirk Cousins Acquire a lot more from National Volleyball Game Observe your preferences to get relevant information regarding video games, updates and more.