Hey, y’all!

I’ve been watching the game recaps for the Falcons the last couple weeks and was surprised to see Ridder benched.

As someone who knew absolutely nothing about him, just from seeing some of the condensed games: he seemed to have an it-factor. Great mechanics. Strong throws. Can run. Takes a lot of sacks but wasn’t sure if that was on him or not.

Back in 2018, I was one of the few people promulgating Josh Allen as the best of his group. I like to think I have a pretty good eye. But…obviously Ridder can’t be as good as he seemed to me, right?

Would love to hear some more thoughts about Ridder’s gameplay from people who obviously know more about it.

Thanks!

  • ssovmBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    There are times he’s sharp and does everything right. And then there are just careless mistakes and boneheaded decisions. He actually seemed to be getting better until last game. The first half once again the offense looked out of sync.

    Now you can blame this on Ridder or on others. However there was a definite sense of spark when Heinicke started the second half. Guy just straight up looked like he knew what he was doing.

    In any case I do think it’s strange to bench Ridder at that moment. He wasn’t playing well but he has shown he can flip a switch when needed. I think there was a sense of master vs apprentice scenario for Arthur Smith. He badly wanted to beat his old HC so he got a little desperate and put Heinicke in. Unfortunately we saw the offense clicking at a much greater rate when Heinicke came in. Can’t ignore how that felt.