After being benched for Michael Penix Jr., what’s next for Kirk Cousins?

With Kirk Cousins heading to the bench in Atlanta, it's safe to say his time with the team is over. Unless Michael Penix Jr. suffers a serious injury down the stretch â" or unless the Falcons can't trade Cousins in the offseason and decide to keep him as the backup â" he'll be elsewhere in 2024.As we pointed out many times after the Falcons shocked the football-following world and used the eighth overall pick not on a player who would help Cousins win but on his eventual replacement, the front-loaded deal gives them an easy out after one year. If, that is, he's willing to waive his no-trade clause.The Falcons will pay Cousins $62.5 million for 2024. Cousins has a fully-guaranteed salary of $27.5 million for 2025, with another $10 million that's fully guaranteed in 2026. As veteran quarterbacks go, $27.5 million is less than the top of the current market, which hit $60 million with the Dak Prescott deal.It's also possible the Falcons would pay some of the money to facilitate a trade.First, someone has to want to trade for Cousins. Based on his performance this year, that might not be a given. Father Time quite possibly did what he inevitably does to all players after...