Along with a new head coach, the Atlanta Falcons, have their new starting quarterback.

And here to help us break down the huge signing for the Atlanta Falcons and new starting quarterback, Kirk Cousins, is the one, the only Aaron Freeman, who you can find every single Monday through Friday and more, especially on days like this over at Locked

on Falcons. Aaron, was the signing of Kirk Cousins the right move for an Atlanta Falcons team that's

effectively going to look entirely different, it looks like, going into 2024?

It absolutely was the right move for the Atlanta Falcons who are, you know, we've been sort of

circling the drain these last couple of years at the quarterback position.

You know, the last three years, you're wondering, hey, how much more does Matt Ryan have left

than the take?

Okay, well, you moved on from him.

You traded him to the Colts.

Then you're like, okay, well, Marcus Mariotta is our bridge quarterback and maybe we'll develop

Desmond Ritter.

You know, Marioita lasted less than a year.

Then you turn the keys to Desmond Ritter.

You're thinking, okay, this guy has flashed some young potential.

And, you know, it didn't quite come to fruition for the Falcons this past year as they try to make a push in the NFC South.

And now that leads them down to the path to Kirk Cousins, where, you know, he's in a lot of ways similar to Matt Ryan, who was the last quarterback the Falcons had when they made, who was on that coaching staff back then when the Falcons last made

the playoffs, you know, are looking for that sort of veteran, that stable quarterback that can

allow this team to maximize their chances of getting to the postseason, right? They fired Arthur

Smith largely due to the fact that he didn't win enough games. And a lot of that is owed to

some decisions at the

quarterback position in his trust in Mariotta and Desmond Ritter. And now Raheim Morris is like,

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