.The Atlanta georgia Falcons had pretty probably the boldest offseason in the NFL, authorizing quarterback as well as four-time Pro Bowler Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million bargain ($ one hundred million assured) as well as also composing Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.Team proprietor Arthur Empty produced the instance for why the Falcons, whom he labeled "private thinkers," were a good idea to assign considerable sources to a pair of quarterbacks." Our team made it very clear to Kirk as well as others that our team perhaps were going to compose a quarterback during this draught. As it turned out, Michael Penix, for our training personnel and our workers division, classed extraordinarily higher. They viewed him as a significant player," Empty told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. "Our team have actually been actually with a circumstance, post-Matt Ryan, when our team are actually finding that movie when we really did not possess a franchise business quarterback. We didn't desire to duplicate that again. I mean, I certainly failed to. I'm super conscious all kinds of sequence organizing. After 60-odd years of company, in any kind of company, that is actually vital. At the key position, the quarterback position in the NFL, that's very necessary. " Therefore, just listening to our training workers as well as our employees department, they truly decided. Michael was going to be on call at number 8. They found an amazing skill. Kirk Cousins is our franchise business quarterback, is our starting quarterback, and also he seems to be carrying out terrific from a health care viewpoint." Relatives, that will definitely be actually 36 at the start of the 2024 period, possessed his 2023 initiative cut short after eight games as a result of a torn Achilles. He spent the previous 6 times of his job with the Minnesota Vikings, which was actually preceded through six times in Washington, with him being the permanent starter the last 3 years (2015-17). Just before the Achilles tear, Relatives totaled 2,331 passing yards, 18 passing goals, five interceptions as well as a 103.8 passer score, while finishing 69.5% of his passes.Meanwhile, Penix completed second in 2023 Heisman Trophy ballot, a year after finishing eighth. Over his 2 periods in Washington (2022-23), Penix averaged 4,772 passing yards, 33.5 passing goals, 9.5 interceptions and also a 154.2 passer ranking every time, while finishing 65.4% of his passes.The Huskies went a consolidated 25-3 along with Penix under facility, highlighted by achieving final time's University Regulation football Playoff Championship game game.Atlanta is actually going over a 3rd successive 7-10 season, which resulted in scalp instructor Arthur Smith's dismissal for former Los Angeles Rams protective organizer and former Falcons interim coach Raheem Morris. In addition, the Falcons haven't made the playoffs or even possessed a gaining report given that 2017. Eagles under 10.5 success, Cowboys, Falcons over feature Danny Parkins' succeed overall wagers Atlanta has begun three quarterbacks over the past 2 years, which followed trading the professional and also four-time Pro Bowler Ryan to the Indianapolis Colts in 2022: Desmond Ridder, Marcus Mariota as well as Taylor Heinicke." We wish and hope he's [Relatives] received 3 to 4 wonderful years facing him, perhaps past that. Who recognizes? Yet our company also recognize that at some point, there will be a factor that our team'll require a transition," Space said concerning Atlanta's future at quarterback. "Our team desire to ensure our company carry out that efficiently." Empty referenced the Veggie Gulf Packers, who traded approximately choose quarterback Jordan Love in the 2020 NFL Draught as well as rested him behind Aaron Rodgers for 3 seasons, as a possible version for the Falcons Love helped the Packers get to the NFC divisional round in his first total time under center (2023) and made a four-year, $220 thousand extension from Environment-friendly Bay recently. [Want terrific tales supplied straight to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Athletics account, adhere to organizations, crews as well as players to acquire an individualized e-newsletter daily.] FOLLOW Follow your faves to individualize your FOX Athletics adventure Atlanta Falcons Michael Penix Jr. Kirk Cousins Acquire a lot more coming from National Football League Observe your favorites to acquire information regarding games, information and also even more.