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!

  • LookZestyclose1908BEnglish
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    1 year ago

    The difference between a backup QB and a starter is not talent, its consistency. The only thing that’s been consistent is his turnovers and having moments he holds onto the ball too long getting sacked. Otherwise, he’s shown absolutely nothing week to week. We literally have no idea who we are going to get each week bc there has been small flashes. The difference between Allen and Ridder is Allen will go out and make a play sometimes. Ridder has no “playmaking” abilities and is a very structured QB. (Which is shaky right now with our current play calling situation).

    I’m all for letting a guy get out there and develop, but against the titans he had 5 drives that were basically 3 and outs before he was benched/injured. The dude can’t even keep himself on the field long enough to get the experience he needs to develop. Right now, we have several young players on this offense who are trying to develop too. It really feels like Ridder is wasting this organization’s time by not showing any consistency or improvement week to week.

    The reality is neither Ridder nor Heinicke is an ideal option and we’re all pretty sour about that.