.The Atlanta Falcons possessed rather perhaps the boldest offseason in the NFL, authorizing quarterback and four-time Pro Bowler Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 thousand offer ($ 100 million guaranteed) as well as likewise making Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. along with the No. 8 choice in the 2024 NFL Draft.Team manager Arthur Blank produced the case for why the Falcons, whom he identified "independent thinkers," were important to assign substantial information to a pair of quarterbacks." Our team created it crystal clear to Kirk and others that our experts probably were actually going to make a quarterback throughout this draft. As it ended up, Michael Penix, for our coaching staff and our personnel team, rated extraordinarily higher. They viewed him as a remarkable player," Blank told The Atlanta georgia Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. "Our company have actually been by means of a condition, post-Matt Ryan, when our team are actually seeing that flick when our experts didn't possess a franchise business quarterback. We failed to would like to repeat that again. I suggest, I undoubtedly really did not. I am actually extremely conscious all kinds of sequence preparing. After 60-odd years of service, in any sort of organization, that's critical. At the crucial posture, the quarterback position in the NFL, that is actually really significant. " So, simply paying attention to our training workers and our staffs team, they truly decided. Michael was actually mosting likely to be actually accessible at number eight. They observed an amazing ability. Kirk Cousins is our franchise business quarterback, is our beginning quarterback, and he seems to become carrying out wonderful from a clinical point ofview." Relatives, that will definitely be actually 36 at the start of the 2024 period, had his 2023 initiative shortened after 8 games as a result of a torn Achilles. He devoted the previous 6 times of his occupation with the Minnesota Vikings, which was actually preceded through six times in Washington, with him being actually the full-time starter the final 3 years (2015-17). Just before the Achilles tear, Cousins amounted to 2,331 passing gardens, 18 passing goals, five interceptions and also a 103.8 passer rating, while finishing 69.5% of his passes.Meanwhile, Penix ended up second in 2023 Heisman Trophy voting, a year after ending up 8th. Over his pair of periods in Washington (2022-23), Penix balanced 4,772 passing lawns, 33.5 passing touchdowns, 9.5 interceptions as well as a 154.2 passer ranking per time, while completing 65.4% of his passes.The Huskies went a mixed 25-3 along with Penix under facility, highlighted by meeting last period's College Soccer Playoff Championship game game.Atlanta is coming off a third consecutive 7-10 season, which led to scalp trainer Arthur Johnson's termination for previous Los Angeles Rams defensive planner and also former Falcons interim trainer Raheem Morris. Furthermore, the Falcons have not created the playoffs or had a succeeding file considering that 2017. Eagles under 10.5 wins, Cowboys, Falcons over highlight Danny Parkins' win total wagers Atlanta has actually started 3 quarterbacks over the past 2 years, which came after trading the veteran and also four-time Pro Bowler Ryan to the Indianapolis Colts in 2022: Desmond Ridder, Marcus Mariota and Taylor Heinicke." Our team hope and pray he's [Cousins] acquired three to four fantastic years facing him, possibly past that. Who recognizes? However our company additionally know that at some point, there are going to be a point that our experts'll need a switch," Space pointed out regarding Atlanta's future at quarterback. "Our experts desire to make sure our team do that smoothly." Blank referenced the Veggie Gulf Packers, that traded around pick quarterback Jordan Affection in the 2020 NFL Draught and also rested him responsible for Aaron Rodgers for 3 times, as a prospective design for the Falcons Love assisted the Packers get to the NFC divisional cycle in his 1st full period under center (2023) and made a four-year, $220 thousand expansion from Environment-friendly Gulf last week. [Want wonderful tales delivered straight to your inbox? Create or even log in to your FOX Sports account, follow organizations, teams and also players to acquire an individualized email list daily.] FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports adventure Atlanta georgia Falcons Michael Penix Jr. Kirk Cousins Receive more from National Football Organization Observe your preferences to get relevant information regarding activities, news and more.