.The Atlanta georgia Falcons had very potentially the boldest offseason in the NFL, authorizing quarterback and four-time Pro Bowler Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 thousand deal ($ 100 thousand guaranteed) and additionally drafting Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.Team owner Arthur Space created the situation for why the Falcons, whom he classified "private thinkers," were actually smart to assign substantial resources to a pair of quarterbacks." Our team made it very clear to Kirk as well as others that our experts most likely were actually visiting draft a quarterback throughout this draught. As it turned out, Michael Penix, for our coaching workers and our workers department, classed extraordinarily higher. They saw him as an enormous player," Space told The Atlanta georgia Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. "We have actually been by means of a condition, post-Matt Ryan, when our team are actually seeing that motion picture when our experts failed to have a franchise quarterback. We didn't wish to redo that again. I imply, I surely failed to. I'm super conscious all forms of succession preparing. After 60-odd years of organization, in any type of business, that's essential. At the key posture, the quarterback posture in the NFL, that is actually extremely significant. " Therefore, just paying attention to our mentoring staff and our workers division, they truly decided. Michael was actually going to be actually on call at amount 8. They viewed an amazing skill. Kirk Cousins is our franchise business quarterback, is our starting quarterback, as well as he appears to be doing great coming from a health care point ofview." Relatives, that will be actually 36 at the beginning of the 2024 period, possessed his 2023 campaign shortened after 8 video games due to a torn Achilles. He invested the previous six times of his career with the Minnesota Vikings, which was actually come before through six periods in Washington, along with him being actually the full-time starter the last 3 years (2015-17). Before the Achilles tear, Relatives amounted to 2,331 passing backyards, 18 passing touchdowns, five interceptions and a 103.8 passer score, while finishing 69.5% of his passes.Meanwhile, Penix finished second in 2023 Heisman Trophy ballot, a year after finishing 8th. Over his two seasons in Washington (2022-23), Penix balanced 4,772 passing gardens, 33.5 passing touchdowns, 9.5 interceptions and also a 154.2 passer score per time, while accomplishing 65.4% of his passes.The Huskies went a bundled 25-3 with Penix under facility, highlighted by reaching final season's College Soccer Playoff National Championship game.Atlanta is coming off a third successive 7-10 season, which led to scalp train Arthur Smith's termination for past Los Angeles Rams defensive planner as well as past Falcons acting train Raheem Morris. Moreover, the Falcons haven't created the playoffs or even possessed a winning report given that 2017. Eagles under 10.5 victories, Cowboys, Falcons over emphasize Danny Parkins' succeed total wagers Atlanta ga has started three quarterbacks over the past pair of years, which happened after trading the expert as well as four-time Pro Bowler Ryan to the Indianapolis Colts in 2022: Desmond Ridder, Marcus Mariota as well as Taylor Heinicke." Our experts really hope and also pray he is actually [Relatives] received 3 to 4 great years before him, possibly past that. Who knows? Yet we additionally recognize that at some point, there are going to be a factor that our experts'll require a switch," Blank claimed about Atlanta georgia's future at quarterback. "Our experts desire to make sure our company do that smoothly." Empty referenced the Eco-friendly Gulf Packers, that traded approximately pick quarterback Jordan Passion in the 2020 NFL Draught as well as rested him responsible for Aaron Rodgers for 3 times, as a potential design for the Falcons Affection assisted the Packers reach the NFC divisional round in his 1st full period under facility (2023) and earned a four-year, $220 million expansion from Eco-friendly Gulf last week. [Want excellent accounts supplied straight to your inbox? Develop or log in to your FOX Sports account, adhere to games, groups and also players to get an individualized bulletin daily.] Adhere to Follow your faves to personalize your FOX Athletics adventure Atlanta georgia Falcons Michael Penix Jr. Kirk Cousins Receive even more from National Football Game Follow your favorites to receive relevant information concerning activities, headlines as well as even more.