Kirk Cousins had himself fairly the offseason, which included continued Achilles rehab and discovering a brand new house within the NFL.
Cousins ended up discovering that house down South as he joined the Atlanta Falcons on a four-year pact value $180 million with $100 million assured.
But all of the discuss what Cousins would do as the brand new chief of the Falcons’ offense stalled a bit when the franchise drafted Washington quarterback Michael Penix Jr. eighth general, simply seen as essentially the most shocking choose of this yr’s NFL Draft.
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Quarterbacks Kirk Cousins (18) and Michael Penix Jr. of the Atlanta Falcons look on throughout OTA offseason exercises on the Falcons coaching facility on May 14, 2024, in Flowery Branch, Georgia. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Talk then moved to how the choose would sit with Cousins, if there was a quarterback competitors to return in coaching camp, and far more hypothesis from the soccer world.
However, Cousins spoke to Fox News Digital about how his focus was on main this Falcons group by means of this new period, which incorporates Raheem Morris as head coach.
“You simply management what you may management,” Cousins stated whereas additionally discussing his rest plans on his Manitou pontoon boat earlier than coaching camp begins. “I’ve a whole lot of work, I’ve a full plate. When I stand up within the morning, and once you transfer to a brand new metropolis, you’ve acquired all new teammates to get to know each on the sector, what their strengths are, after which off the sector, attending to know them. Coaches, a lot of it’s the similar means, the system. There’s simply a whole lot of adjustments and that requires a whole lot of time to make up for these new adjustments.”
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Simply put, Cousins cannot fear about how the Penix choose appears for the franchise, even when he did have an opinion on it on the time. His agent, Mike McCartney, stated throughout the draft that Cousins’ camp was not conscious of Penix being the choose in GM Terry Fontenot’s thoughts.
While the Falcons are serious about the longer term with Penix, Cousins is aware of the group is leaning on his management heading into yr 13 to make this transition as fast and seamless as potential.
“I simply form of must be full-speed forward on the duty at hand, and I don’t suppose I might’ve been in a position to be the identical chief again in 2015,” he stated. “I feel a part of it’s I’m in yr 13 now, and I do know what to speak to [running back] Bijan [Robinson], I do know what I want from him, and that helps me lead him; most likely helps him as nicely, having a transparent message from his quarterback. I’m in that place now in yr 13, the place I’ve that capability to be assertive, take possession and actually talk nicely. I’ve been across the block lengthy sufficient to see what must be executed.”
Quarterback Kirk Cousins of the Atlanta Falcons passes the ball throughout OTA offseason exercises on the Falcons coaching facility on May 14, 2024, in Flowery Branch, Georgia. (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Cousins continues to be working by means of his Achilles rehab, however he has been excited to work together with his new teammates, a bunch of offensive weapons that many consider are primed for breakout seasons with him on the helm.
Fox News Digital requested Cousins if Robinson, Drake London, Kyle Pitts or anybody else on the roster evaluate to his elite weapons previously: Justin Jefferson, T.J. Hockenson and extra.
“You’re influenced by the folks you’ve been round previously, so it’s tough to not say so-and-so jogs my memory of one other previous teammate,” he stated. “I’ve been lucky to play with gifted talent gamers for the whole thing of my profession, and that features school and highschool. I’ve at all times felt like once I’ve gone to the road of scrimmage, I’ve had talent gamers on the skin who’re succesful and might get the job executed, which is a extremely good feeling as a quarterback. I feel that continues in Atlanta.
“You positively watch guys and say, ‘Oh, that jogs my memory of taking part in with Pierre Garçon’ or ‘That jogs my memory of taking part in with Justin Jefferson or Dalvin Cook.’ I feel that helps. And then you definitely additionally say, ‘Oh, I haven’t performed with a man who has that talent set mixed with this.’ You must form of, in that case, begin over and really feel like you will have so much to be taught.”
Kirk Cousins (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
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The outdoors noise will keep simply that: out of Cousins’ thoughts. He’s targeted on constructing chemistry and serving to the Falcons win soccer video games beginning Week 1 in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers at house.
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