The Falcons were 4-3 and leading the NFC South when Ridder was pulled after a bad first half in the Titans game.
The Falcons (with Ridder no longer the starter) are now 4-6.
This year Ridder did show progression and signs of excellence (300+ yard and multi-TD games) as a QB relative to what other great quarterbacks of the past demonstrated as they improved.
Do you believe that it would be prudent to let Desmond finish the year as starter and evaluate from there? We are still just a game from leading the NFC South but now the Falcons are 4-6 instead of 4-3.
It is facts that the offense scores more points with Heinicke than Ridder. The run game and defense propped Ridder up for some of those wins. Since Grady got hurt the defense hasn’t been holding up. I expect disaster with Ridder starting and a leaky defense. The season is essentially over.