The Atlanta Falcons have their quarterback of the present in Kirk Cousins, a high-end veteran the team signed to a massive four year deal earlier this spring. For at least the next couple of seasons, Cousins is going to be expected to provide the kind of decidedly above average-to-great quarterback play that will help propel the Falcons to the playoffs and beyond after a six year drought with zero postseason appearances.
What happens after that, though, and who steps in if Cousins gets hurt? The short-term answer to the second question appears to be Taylor Heinicke, but that’s likely to be little more than a one-year solution.