.The Atlanta Falcons possessed fairly potentially the boldest offseason in the NFL, authorizing quarterback as well as four-time Pro Bowler Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 thousand offer ($ 100 million ensured) as well as also composing Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 choice in the 2024 NFL Draft.Team manager Arthur Space produced the case for why the Falcons, whom he classified "private thinkers," were actually important to designate significant sources to a set of quarterbacks." Our experts made it very clear to Kirk as well as others that our team possibly were going to compose a quarterback in the course of this draft. As it appeared, Michael Penix, for our mentoring staff and also our employees team, rated exceptionally higher. They viewed him as an enormous gamer," Space informed The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. "Our team've been actually with a circumstance, post-Matt Ryan, when we are actually seeing that motion picture when our company didn't possess a franchise business quarterback. Our team really did not desire to duplicate that again. I suggest, I definitely didn't. I'm very sensitive to all kinds of progression preparation. After 60-odd years of company, in any sort of service, that's important. At the crucial position, the quarterback posture in the NFL, that's extremely important. " Thus, just listening to our training staff as well as our staffs team, they truly made the decision. Michael was going to be actually offered at number 8. They observed a phenomenal ability. Kirk Cousins is our franchise quarterback, is our starting quarterback, and he appears to become carrying out excellent from a medical point ofview." Relatives, who are going to be 36 at the start of the 2024 season, possessed his 2023 initiative interrupted after 8 video games as a result of a torn Achilles. He invested the previous six times of his career with the Minnesota Vikings, which was anticipated by six seasons in Washington, along with him being the full time starter the last three years (2015-17). Before the Achilles tear, Cousins amounted to 2,331 passing yards, 18 passing goals, five interceptions and also a 103.8 passer score, while finishing 69.5% of his passes.Meanwhile, Penix ended up second in 2023 Heisman Prize ballot, a year after ending up eighth. Over his pair of seasons in Washington (2022-23), Penix balanced 4,772 passing yards, 33.5 passing touchdowns, 9.5 interceptions as well as a 154.2 passer ranking per period, while completing 65.4% of his passes.The Huskies went a combined 25-3 with Penix under facility, highlighted by reaching last period's College Soccer Playoff Championship game game.Atlanta is going over a 3rd consecutive 7-10 season, which resulted in head trainer Arthur Smith's termination in favor of previous Los Angeles Rams protective organizer as well as previous Falcons acting instructor Raheem Morris. Furthermore, the Falcons have not made the playoffs or even had a succeeding report because 2017. Eagles under 10.5 victories, Cowboys, Falcons over emphasize Danny Parkins' win complete wagers Atlanta has actually begun three quarterbacks over the past pair of 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 also Taylor Heinicke." We hope and also hope he's [Cousins] acquired three to four fantastic years before him, perhaps beyond that. That knows? Yet we likewise understand that eventually, there will definitely be a point that our company'll require a shift," Space said about Atlanta's future at quarterback. "Our team want to make certain our company do that easily." Empty referenced the Environment-friendly Bay Packers, that traded approximately decide on quarterback Jordan Love in the 2020 NFL Draught and sat him responsible for Aaron Rodgers for three times, as a possible version for the Falcons Passion assisted the Packers reach the NFC divisional round in his 1st complete time under facility (2023) and also earned a four-year, $220 thousand expansion coming from Green Gulf recently. [Want wonderful stories supplied right to your inbox? Generate or visit to your FOX Sports account, comply with organizations, staffs as well as players to acquire a tailored e-newsletter daily.] Adhere to Follow your favorites to customize your FOX Athletics knowledge Atlanta ga Falcons Michael Penix Jr. Kirk Cousins Acquire much more coming from National Football Game Observe your faves to acquire info regarding activities, information and also more.