.The Atlanta ga Falcons had very perhaps the boldest offseason in the NFL, authorizing quarterback and four-time Pro Bowler Kirk Cousins to a four-year, $180 million package ($ 100 million promised) and likewise drafting Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. with the No. 8 choice in the 2024 NFL Draft.Team owner Arthur Space made the situation for why the Falcons, whom he identified "private thinkers," were a good idea to assign significant information to a set of quarterbacks." We created it crystal clear to Kirk and others that our team perhaps were actually going to prepare a quarterback during this draft. As it appeared, Michael Penix, for our mentoring team and our personnel team, graded extremely higher. They viewed him as an incredible gamer," Blank said to The Atlanta ga Journal-Constitution on Tuesday. "Our experts have actually been actually by means of a condition, post-Matt Ryan, when our company are actually seeing that motion picture when our experts didn't have a franchise quarterback. Our experts failed to would like to redo that once more. I suggest, I certainly didn't. I'm tremendously conscious all types of progression planning. After 60-odd years of organization, in any business, that is actually crucial. At the key setting, the quarterback posture in the NFL, that is actually extremely important. " Thus, just paying attention to our training team as well as our employees department, they actually made the decision. Michael was actually going to be readily available at amount eight. They saw a phenomenal ability. Kirk Cousins is our franchise quarterback, is our starting quarterback, and also he appears to become carrying out great coming from a clinical point ofview." Relatives, who are going to be 36 at the start of the 2024 period, possessed his 2023 campaign stopped after eight games as a result of a torn Achilles. He devoted the previous six periods of his career along with the Minnesota Vikings, which was actually anticipated by 6 times in Washington, along with him being actually the full time starter the final 3 years (2015-17). Before the Achilles tear, Relatives amounted to 2,331 passing lawns, 18 passing touchdowns, 5 interceptions and a 103.8 passer score, while finishing 69.5% of his passes.Meanwhile, Penix completed second in 2023 Heisman Trophy ballot, a year after completing eighth. Over his pair of periods in Washington (2022-23), Penix averaged 4,772 passing yards, 33.5 passing touchdowns, 9.5 interceptions and a 154.2 passer score every season, while finishing 65.4% of his passes.The Huskies went a combined 25-3 along with Penix under center, highlighted by achieving final season's University Soccer Playoff Championship game game.Atlanta is actually coming off a 3rd successive 7-10 period, which led to scalp trainer Arthur Johnson's dismissal in favor of past Los Angeles Rams protective planner as well as former Falcons interim coach Raheem Morris. On top of that, the Falcons haven't made the playoffs or possessed a succeeding file considering that 2017. Eagles under 10.5 success, Cowboys, Falcons over feature Danny Parkins' gain complete wagers Atlanta has actually begun 3 quarterbacks over recent two years, which followed trading the veteran and four-time Pro Bowler Ryan to the Indianapolis Colts in 2022: Desmond Ridder, Marcus Mariota as well as Taylor Heinicke." We wish and also hope he's [Cousins] obtained three to four fantastic years in front of him, perhaps beyond that. Who knows? But we additionally recognize that at some time, there are going to be actually a factor that our experts'll need a transition," Space pointed out regarding Atlanta's future at quarterback. "Our team would like to see to it we carry out that properly." Space referenced the Green Bay Packers, who traded around select quarterback Jordan Love in the 2020 NFL Draft and sat him behind Aaron Rodgers for three periods, as a prospective version for the Falcons Passion helped the Packers reach the NFC divisional round in his first total season under facility (2023) and made a four-year, $220 million expansion coming from Green Gulf last week. [Want wonderful stories provided straight to your inbox? Create or visit to your FOX Sports account, follow leagues, staffs and also gamers to receive a tailored newsletter daily.] Adhere to Follow your favorites to individualize your FOX Athletics expertise Atlanta georgia Falcons Michael Penix Jr. Kirk Cousins Acquire a lot more coming from National Football Game Observe your favorites to acquire info concerning games, news and also even more.