.The Atlanta georgia Falcons possessed very perhaps the boldest offseason in the NFL, authorizing quarterback as well as four-time Pro Bowler Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 thousand deal ($ 100 million assured) and also making Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 selection in the 2024 NFL Draft.Team proprietor Arthur Empty helped make the situation for why the Falcons, whom he labeled "individual thinkers," were actually a good idea to allot significant sources to a pair of quarterbacks." We made it very clear to Kirk as well as others that our company possibly were mosting likely to draft a quarterback during this draft. As it ended up, Michael Penix, for our training workers and our personnel team, rated astonishingly high. They saw him as a significant gamer," Empty said to The Atlanta ga Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. "We've been through a circumstance, post-Matt Ryan, when our company are actually observing that motion picture when our company really did not possess a franchise quarterback. Our team really did not intend to duplicate that once more. I imply, I definitely really did not. I am actually incredibly sensitive to all forms of succession organizing. After 60-odd years of service, in any type of business, that is actually vital. At the crucial setting, the quarterback position in the NFL, that is actually incredibly significant. " Therefore, just paying attention to our mentoring workers and also our employees department, they actually decided. Michael was actually visiting be actually readily available at number eight. They saw a phenomenal skill. Kirk Cousins is our franchise business quarterback, is our beginning quarterback, and he seems to be to become carrying out great coming from a health care viewpoint." Relatives, that will definitely be 36 at the start of the 2024 season, possessed his 2023 project stopped after 8 games as a result of a torn Achilles. He devoted the previous six periods of his occupation along with the Minnesota Vikings, which was actually preceded through six times in Washington, along with him being actually the full-time starter the final three years (2015-17). Prior to the Achilles tear, Relatives completed 2,331 passing lawns, 18 passing goals, five interceptions and a 103.8 passer ranking, while accomplishing 69.5% of his passes.Meanwhile, Penix ended up second in 2023 Heisman Prize voting, a year after finishing eighth. Over his two periods in Washington (2022-23), Penix balanced 4,772 passing gardens, 33.5 passing goals, 9.5 interceptions and also a 154.2 passer ranking every time, while completing 65.4% of his passes.The Huskies went a bundled 25-3 with Penix under facility, highlighted by achieving final period's College Soccer Playoff Championship game game.Atlanta is going over a 3rd consecutive 7-10 season, which caused head coach Arthur Johnson's termination for previous Los Angeles Rams protective organizer as well as former Falcons acting train Raheem Morris. Additionally, the Falcons haven't made the playoffs or even possessed a winning document considering that 2017. Eagles under 10.5 success, Cowboys, Falcons over emphasize Danny Parkins' win complete wagers Atlanta has actually started 3 quarterbacks over the past two years, which followed 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 team really hope and wish he's [Cousins] got 3 to four wonderful years before him, perhaps past that. That understands? But our company also understand that eventually, there will be actually an aspect that our team'll need a change," Empty mentioned concerning Atlanta's future at quarterback. "Our experts want to be sure our experts carry out that effortlessly." Space referenced the Environment-friendly Gulf Packers, that traded around choose quarterback Jordan Love in the 2020 NFL Draught and sat him responsible for Aaron Rodgers for three seasons, as a possible model for the Falcons Affection aided the Packers hit the NFC divisional round in his very first complete season under center (2023) and earned a four-year, $220 million expansion coming from Green Bay recently. [Want wonderful accounts provided right to your inbox? Create or log in to your FOX Sports account, adhere to games, staffs and also players to get a customized email list daily.] Comply with Observe your faves to personalize your FOX Sports adventure Atlanta ga Falcons Michael Penix Jr. Kirk Cousins Get much more from National Soccer League Observe your faves to acquire relevant information concerning games, news and additional.