Desmond Ridder SUCKS.

[@JollyPolack]

I’m a diehard Bearcats fan and Ridder was a part of one of the best football years I’ve ever had as a Cincinnati sports fan. I was at the Notre Dame game where we got our sweet, sweet revenge over Brian Kelly and Ridder was a massive part of that. Love the dude. Even I knew he wasn’t an NFL-caliber QB.

[@christopherfava2529]

College vs NFL totally different Games

[@strongfoundation3692]

he may have played that game well but Cinny don't play nobody and if his offensive line was good they don't go against many power 5 teams. I don't believe in drafting any QBs that aren't from a Power 5 or a team that plays alot of Power 5 teams

[@straightoutofstockton]

Ridders the youngest old man ive ever seen 😂

[@oskinooa]

He looks like hes been through 2 divorces already😂

[@brooksorlando4881]

Born in 1999....wrap your head around that lol

[@euj0]

I've been saying he looks like a 48 year old CPA

[@12thMandalorian]

How on Earth is he only 24?!?!

[@jimbo_1312]

I suddenly feel less conscious about how old I look for my age.

[@kennycai8695]

The Falcons should also evaluate their coaching situation too, cause nearly 3 years in, and Arthur Smith is not "the guy" moving forward. It's kind of a travesty that this Falcons team is not competitive when you factor in the amount of talent on this team, and how weak the NFC South Division is. You have one of the best offensive lines to protect your QB, you have fantastic skill position players, the defense is still a work in progress but one step at a time, so how are you not sitting at the top of your division? The Saints and Buccaneers are slowly on the downslide without Brees and Brady, while the Carolina Panthers are in full rebuild. This is the prime position for the Falcons to assert themselves at the top, and yet, here we are. Ridder is not "the guy" at QB, but I also say Smith is not "the guy" at head coach, either.

[@prezzJ]

You do realize Arthur Smiths dad is founder & CEO of FedEx right. Who's to say somethings not going on under the table to keep him where he is? 😮

[@kennycai8695]

@@prezzJ Benefit of hindsight: business ties ain't enough to mask incompetence. Arthur Smith has been served his pink slip, literally past midnight after Sunday of Week 18.

[@prezzJ]

@@kennycai8695 I got a ping from ESPN about it

[@Hela99400]

As a Falcons fan, we should’ve never drafted him in the first place 😪

[@bigfootwalker5399]

The only useful thing Arthur Blank has done is drafting Matt Ryan

[@AllThingsInfamous1]

For me it was a bad sign when riddler didn’t look decent against bama’s defense.

[@oskinooa]

As a Steelers fan i feel ya pain

[@oskinooa]

As a Steelers fan i feel ya pain

[@gatabootz2106]

I don't have a problem with them drafting him. The problem I have is Arthur Smith giving him the starting job. He did not earn it. Taylor was supposed to start from the start. I feel it was Taylor's job to loose.

[@RyuGamerJapan]

Unfortunately for the Falcons Ridder is terrible but as a team they are not bad enough to land a top 5 pick in next year's draft. So they wouldn't be able to draft a top QB anyway.

[@jimbowlan5804]

This draft is going to be deep at qb they could definitely still draft a good qb in the 8 to 10 range should they falter the rest of the way

[@jarrettchristensen_music]

Penix Jr or Nix will be in range probably

[@DominicRogers-gs1fm]

Good thing it’s a pretty deep qb class tho

[@DominicRogers-gs1fm]

Michael panic to the falcons fs

[@HTV315]

Sam Howell is better than Ridder

[@Mythicmyllz]

This man made me borderline depressed every Sunday

[@javarismurray5758]

Author Blanks wants to WIN a Super Bowl on a budget and it’s showing heavily

[@Priest-19K]

You have to realize that most of these QB’s coming out of college don’t know how to read a playbook or study film and instead they just go off of talent and that alone is not enough in the NFL

[@tonyt2039]

You can’t keep blaming these QBs for the offense failures. The biggest problem is Arthur Smith trash ass offensive scheme. All you have to do is take a look at Kurt Warner’s evaluation of Smith’s offensive system.

[@johnnyirons222]

Not surprised when I saw Kyle Pitts and Drake London stats I immediately knew Arthur Smith needs to do something like how is your best receivers have a combined total of 3 TDS? And were how many weeks into the nfl season?😭

[@regalcartoon5932]

Well Heinicke did everything he could to win against the Vikings today and they fell just short. And now we realize a truth. Arthur Smith must’ve stuck with Ridder as a safety blanket. For the first time since Ridder’s first start, Arthur Smith had a competent QB. Yet we still lost. Desmond Ridder certainly ain’t the guy. Heinicke proved that. But today also proved a dark, hidden truth. Ridder may not be the guy but he isn’t the problem. Arthur Smith is.

[@drew388]

ridder is only getting better. yall havent even gave him a shot

[@EthanNeal]

I'm with you on that it's a coaching problem. Going for 2 down 8 against the Commanders was the play that solidified that in my mind. Mind you, I like Arthur Smith, but he's just not the right guy for this team; he's a good OC for a run heavy team, but not a good HC. Also, I think a lot of people overrate our O-line. Statistically good, but in practice, not really. A couple of the Ridder fumbles against Tampa weren't entirely Ridder's fault, the center (Dalman) didn't really give Ridder a fair chance to take the ball from him, especially the one after that insane catch by London at the goal line. It's frustrating because we can be good, Ridder can be good, but the situations we're in just aren't conducive to being anything but mid.

[@heaven1189]

@@drew388bruh😂 they def have ridder a shot he just shit the bed and got benched

[@drew388]

@@heaven1189 for bad play calling. the truth is clear as day now. everyone was begging for heinekie and we lost against a 3rd string qb. easiest game we had all year and we lost with heinekie

[@webstercat]

Turn over machine

[@skyguy1230]

Luckily for Atlanta this draft has infinite amount of good qbs lol, penix jr, williams, maye,nix, etc as long as they’re willing to trade up a little bit

[@chaike9001]

Penix won’t translate a solid back up at best

[@attache675]

Nix would be a great choice. He can throw the ball down deep, solid pocket presence and can scramble.

[@okyep]

Penix Jr will get called penis Jr and that's not good

[@skyguy1230]

@@chaike9001 penix jr is the best qb in the draft in my opinion

[@chaike9001]

@@skyguy1230 We’ll see

[@TroyG43]

Fire Arthur Smith

[@franciscopimentel5065]

People actually thought he'd go undefeated at home for the rest of his career. Mind blowing that some people really thought he was like that

[@s.s.99]

They kept mentioning that statistic ad nauseam like it means anything. The NFL media gets really annoying trying to make something out of nothing

[@abyxis]

Idk. Has Arthur smith put a single falcons player in a good position to succeed? London, Robinson, Pitts all must be bums too because they have all been meh at best under smiths ancient playcalling. I think ridder is a backup, but I think smith holds all the blame for most of this

[@spencermiller2032]

As a Falcons fan I am currently laughing my ass off. 🤣🤣🤣

[@hancha6]

As a Bears fan, maybe trade for Justin Fields? Ryan Pace drafted him and is on the Falcons staff. Makes sense if the Bears move on from him. Although I would not like to see him go.

[@kenlynw]

Yeah if we get the first pick i have a feeling that’s what we will do

[@geebee6010]

And Fields can play for his hometown team

[@jamesbarker3328]

🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️🤦🏾‍♂️ man hell nah

[@aliciahewitt3317]

Falcons fans would love to have fields even tho he only won 1 out of his last 15 games. Meanwhile they say ridder can play even though he’s 6-6 in 12 games.

[@henzejj]

If the Bears have the top two picks (one from the Panthers), than they should draft Caleb Williams and Marvin Harrison Jr. I think that Justin would be a good fit for Atlanta

[@AllThingsInfamous1]

As a falcons fan I 100% agree.

[@prezzJ]

They should draft Jordan Travis or Carson Beck if they want a mobile Qb who can manage the game for you while they're maturing & just let your weapons be weapons.

[@budro2bgr3]

Usually, when you're that guy, teammates and others come out and say how they see the flashes of top tier play at practice....NOBODY said they saw DR lightning it up at any point or time. Nobody

[@ARealGopher]

The "Falcons" don't decide anything. Arthur Smith is ruining the Falcons, he's wasting 1st round picks to use them as distractions.

[@nickmiller2065]

The thing is Ridder has only been under center for about a year and a half. He hasn’t been really given much of a chance to improve.

[@heaven1189]

Stfu omg kids been babysat holding the team back n shit like dude ridder is a 4th rounder for a reason kid is a Walmart mariota

[@jasonpatrick5655]

Only 12 games thats it. And I guess he's supposed to know it all within that timeframe

[@JR-500]

yea all this hate is bogus as hell.. alot of all time greats had a worse start than but he cant catch a brake. he has to look like a veteran in less 12 starts its crazy.. our fanbase will forever be trash

[@bendoverbichiminspleen]

Such a diamond in the rough. They need to scheme around his strengths and get some competent coaches to cater to him.

[@Nicho_Ldn]

You know what sucks? This video and the analysis. I just wasted eight minutes of my life. If you’re not going to highlight the abysmal performance of the offensive line, both run blocking and pass protection, you’re not doing your job. If we’ve been winning games in spite of anybody, it’s actually Arthur Smith. Casual watchers and fantasy people won’t like to hear this, but Allgeier has been the more effective RB. Inconsistency is holding Bijan back, both on his part and Smith’s.

[@Ne0_-nFieldz]

This ⬆️ "fans" are so quick to blame a glorified rookie qb when he makes mistakes but don't point out how he's basically being set up to fail in the first place by what you brought up.

[@TerryDuo]

I put more blame on Smith than a second year QB.

[@michaelmcguigan5278]

Very solid college qb but could tell it was a system at Cincy and the perfect storm . I’m surprised he was given the opportunities ATL gave him…

[@heaven1189]

Fr threw mariota under the bus for this kid everyone swore this kid was the next mahomes 😂😂

[@CodyPaul-fd1jz]

Mariota gets you at least 10 wins with this roster LOL 😂!!!!!

[@dezthegem9522]

He was 3round pick in a bad qb class that should have told everyone from the jump

[@GuySmithSmoke]

Atlanta is where careers come to die.

[@Tazz-x1q]

Kyle Pitts can’t block my grandma

[@krazydae]

Nah as a falcons fan it’s our fan base bro we didn’t appreciate Matt, everyone wants a new Vick in Atl. History shows Atl can’t develop qbs. Vick had it Matt had it. Des needs to be truly developed you can’t expect the man to be tht guy in one year no qb should be evaluated in 1 year💯🗣️idc if he had all them turnovers he got us to the top of our division.

[@cristianchavez1699]

what? its the ATL fan base fault that Desmond Ridder sucks? you want them to appreciate Ridder the same way they appreciated Vick? makes no damn sense

[@krazydae]

@@cristianchavez1699 what bro I didn’t say we made him suck😂bro what I’m sayin is at tht position we falcons fans look for the greatest qb ever that’s how falcons fans expectations get crushed🗣️des was neutral in his play imo it’s about development now. The QB position in any level of football takes time all I’m saying

[@dylansinyamom]

Des sucks and that's facts

[@nav9867]

The thing is Arthur smith is on the hot seat back to back 7-10 seasons so he’s has to WIN this year no excuses, we don’t have time for des to develop, we have a top defense this year( they kinda sold against Minnesota) but you get my point lol, but Arthur smith play calling is god awful and Taylor should of been starting from the beginning

[@antdaman8353]

💯 I know exactly what you mean. I’m from Atlanta and noticed the same thing. The fans don’t have any camaraderie around the QBs. I think they made Matt Ryan stopped caring. But I personally am always supportive of every QB just wild be nice to see the fans really support. We need that tool from Men in Black 😂

[@Toast2222]

I’m a bama fan and knew this after they played us in the playoff got around the top tier college players and looked like jv

[@JadeontheGame]

The falcons should have been drafted a QB when Ryan was declining.

[@ATL_Blader]

I feel like he is actually being asked to do too much. He was supposed to be a game manager, throwing max about 25 times a game. We were supposed to be a run heavy team with 3 really good running backs. Instead we throw like 40 times a game and bijan is only getting 9 carries. It doesn’t make sense. Ridder was never going to succeed under this aurther smith run offense.

[@CamCeez]

Thank you . Everybody is ignoring Arthur coaching is not good on top of the fact our o line is not what we thought it’d be

[@heaven1189]

Nah he’s just ass

[@solomonbeauchan2256]

I don’t understand why ridder doesn’t use his legs more…runs a 4.5 soo he’s pretty fast. Also ridder needs to understand you don’t have 5 seconds to pass unless you move around…coach smith also needs to stop being stubborn and use his player’s strengths to the teams advantage😅

[@davidcook680]

Well he has arthritis. Seeing how he looks middle aged.

[@jasonpatrick5655]

Yes he does. His pocket awareness has to increase bc the Atl o line isn't that top 5 line like last year

[@cinaedmacseamas2978]

A solid defense; a stellar set of offensive weapons, and this team is losing….LOSING. Ridder’s play is cold and hot, with a sprinkling of fumble-roosky at annoying intervals.

[@quickjab33]

That game you basically gave it to the Vikings.HORRIBLE play calling. Arthur Smith is your problem and lets remember London,the Falcons best WR, did not play against the Vikings.

[@darkcity2004]

Ridder looks like a PE teacher

[@yoyesmybrotga7096]

I don’t think he “sucks” tho. He was a third round pick and is 6-6 as a starter. If you draft a qb in the third round, there’s like a 98% chance he’s not a long term starter. Given ridders play, he’s played to around a third round qb. He could be a backup for years to come. Not like he a first round pick or something.

[@heaven1189]

He sucks. Put Bryce young or chill stroud those are rookies they are better shit even take Josh Dobbs and over ridder turnover prone ass

[@jasonpatrick5655]

I guess most people think every qb that comes out and get drafted supposed to play like CJ stroud

[@SummerhillNard]

Brady was a 3rd pick 😂😂

[@mercnsiku15]

@@SummerhillNardnope Brady was a 6th or 7th rd pick

[@prophetmaster4997]

Folks thought that because Russell Wilson was a 3rd round pick, that means Ridder will be a stud.... Yeah most fans are that clueless 😂😂

[@rozi2089]

Not a Falcons fan by any means, but dude hasn't played a full season yet. Not every QB starts their career like Stroud. Some QB's its a process. Let dude play, hopefully improve and get better. Let's see what happens later in the season and maybe next.

[@truthseeker5863]

It's crazy people is saying he sucks you would suck too with a sorry offensive line that can't hold for 2 seconds and a coach who is a bumbling mess who can't call plays for peewee football

[@michaelray689]

Let’s not forget how many sacks he done took to because of holding the ball to long or not throwing it away

[@Division_78]

Why are you making this video? He’s not the starter anymore. You’re not saying anything we all think. Some of y’all KZbinr are weird as hell 😂

[@scitzoplaya1]

Imagine if the colts woulda determined Payton Manning "Not It" after he threw 28 ints and 3 fumbles his first full season as a starter 😂😂 3-13 season too.

[@budro2bgr3]

You think Ridder has that potential? Seriously

[@travishouse6295]

It's crazy how fast "fans" turn on these young QBs

[@scitzoplaya1]

​@@budro2bgr3 I mean how do you determine potential He's made some good plays that unfortunately do not overshadow the bad ones but still you should at least give any young player a full season to prove himself unless you got a crystal ball. A lot of the great ones have sucked their first full seasons and coaches just went based off flashes That's all I'm saying 😁

[@scitzoplaya1]

@@travishouse6295 could be worse Falcons could have drafted Bryce Young 🤣🤣

[@aceofspade4258]

They should have NEVER let the texans game be a measuring stick for anything. The Texans are known for allowing teams that shouldn't beat them to beat them

[@qbvick]

Ridder is not a natural leader of men. It seems forced and robotic. Ridder is mid.

[@jakeseifried6819]

That was a horrible QB class that he came out of.

[@s.s.99]

There’s a guy named Prock Burdy…..I think…..

[@bigfootwalker5399]

The only thing Arthur Blank did for the Falcons was drafting Matt Ryan!

[@gregoryfequiere6773]

And Vick lol

[@bigfootwalker5399]

@@gregoryfequiere6773 Vick was drafted before Blank bought the team, and Jones needed too much help to be considered a legitimate Elite WR.

[@AJ-zt6mf]

taylor heinicke is not winning this team games man. man makes the same twp as ridder. I'd rather have a "rookie" that was clearly improving as a passer, shown that he can lead a game winning drive, and try to fix his turnover issues then start a vet qb that makes the same mistakes as my 2nd year qb and the offense stays the SAME. how about you talk about the main issue here and thats ARTHUR SMITH.

[@wesley1782]

They should play Heineke he jus gives the offense a spark

[@DravisACard]

A spark which goes nowhere

[@hendrix7948]

ATL needs to TRADE for JF and bring the home town kid home

[@jamesvaughn4126]

Same here

[@kendraftman]

Same Here

[@cip7068]

You want Jimmy G ? You can have him for a washing machine

[@elijahwilliams638]

I’d rather have younghoe koo at qb

[@Ggjefe]

​@@elijahwilliams638😂 mnee wtf I'm dead 😂🤦

[@Moremoneysyndrome]

make one for daniel jones

[@Ne0_-nFieldz]

Lol this aged well. Blaming ridder for making rookie mistakes when he has arthur smith setting him up for failure. Dislike 👎 Edit: this looks even worse with Taylor Heineke looking just as if not worse than him last sunday.

[@edub90]

Let Joe Flacco go play a game for them and you'd see a true pro turn Kyle Pitts into the stud people envisioned. Flacco proves that the Browns made the biggest mistake in the world with the Massage Parlor King. Desmond Ridder has two great recievers and can't do shit. Baker Mayfield is competent with good talent in Tampa. That's the water line. Desmond is well below. it.

[@henzejj]

Is Taylor Hineke better than Desmond? Idk, as a Bears fan I do feel the pain of young QB's trying to work it out.

[@mrtrella83]

Honestly I think he is better than him

[@wandameadows5736]

I know young players struggle but Ridder hasn't even shown any glimpses of hope. Ridder has 14 Total TDs & 15 Turnovers with many offensive Weapons at his disposal. He''s a 3rd round pick so the Falcons won't lose much by moving on but if the Falcons get stubborn & hang on to the idea that Rdder can blossom into something they can lose a lot. What the Falcons need is a pocket passing QB that can get the ball to Pitts & London.

[@brad4687]

He is who the league thought he was. Arthur Smith the only guy who thought Ridder was a franchise guy. It’s his fault not Ridder’s Ridder literally playing as good as you could expect a career backup with little experience to play.

[@LorDust-]

Been calling him Desmond cant be Midder all season.

[@Michael_eagle99]

I mean, he looked good in the buccs game, minus the fumbles In the red zone if they’d run the ball in the red zone that would’ve been his best game

[@bespushkule3136]

What’s worst is, the coach actually put him out there.

[@brandond.6636]

Ridder is a better passer of the football thab Heineke

[@elroco4827]

The offense was better with Mariota. It hurts me to say that

[@anniemouse8450]

It’s the truth.. OL was one of top in league. Run game was so strong.. same RBs did so much better last yr. It wasn’t the greatest team, but it clicked. Passing offense is just as bad this year. Maybe has to do with route design… not enough separation. But team was much better with Mariota.

[@matthewmartinez6922]

Considering he’s had Arthur smith as his head coach for his career, we don’t really know what he is.

[@themushroomman5585]

Bro people are so down on him, but he’s not a starter y’all just thought he was. Which is absurd he’s obviously a back up and a damn good one.

[@larrylitmanen9877]

He is a third round pick, so it's not a huge investment. Look at Jets with Wilson or 49rs with Lance.

[@derekfultz3285]

Madden loves this dude though, for whatever reason. He takes ATL to Super Bowl at least once in all my franchises the past two Maddens 😂😂

[@codygreen8829]

Im 34 and have been watching football since i was 7 i have not heard this of this guy in my life until now.

[@rickywatters4439]

He was a beast at university of Cincinnati

[@Willp03]

Ridder isn’t a bad qb, they wont open up the play book. Its bullshit to think he’s just dog water

[@jameshollister8294]

I hate channels that trash players . especially when they don't understand how hard the NFL is

[@Willp03]

@@jameshollister8294 in my opinion they haven’t really given him a chance. 12-15 pass attempts per game

[@heaven1189]

He is dog water dude got mahomes treatment for the past 2 years and everyone threw mariota under saying that ridder would be better LMAO ridder got benched sooner than mariota did and ridder had more time and better team 😭😭 truth hurts but ridder done lost the locker room he’s in fact 🐶 💧

[@Willp03]

@@heaven1189 your a casual. They haven’t given him a real chance. And thats cool. It’s football. But he only gets to throw 12-16 passes a game. Thats not enough to make an impact as a starting qb in the nfl.

[@jaymogul25]

Desmond Ridder is product of his coaching, and training staff, ish glows down hill. Arthur Smith has to be one of the last few terrible head coaches in the league right now.

[@heaven1189]

Nah ridder is just garbage

[@jaymogul25]

@heaven1189 What you say don't matter you don't even have a icon picture.

[@stevegroh4520]

Ridder somehow looks old and young at the same time

[@ashleyforte2885]

**** Week 18 was against Tampa Bay's 2nd and 3rd strings ****

[@JollyPolack]

I’m a diehard Bearcats fan and Ridder was a part of one of the best football years I’ve ever had as a Cincinnati sports fan. Even I knew he wasn’t an NFL-caliber QB.

[@kennethkellett3474]

Arthur Smith 18W-25L, Ryan 7W-10L, mariotta 5W-8L, Ridder 6W-6L, Heinicke 0W-1L. Now perhaps you should have waited before jumping into this battle, since I just provided proof that ryan, mariotta, and heinicke per record are worse than Ridder and now that Heinicke has lost its finally proof that Arthur Smith and his play calling is tge problem and not forcing him out on a medical or keeping him from playing changes the truth. The problem is not the qb, the players, or the fans, it's Arthur Smith.

[@jfiggy7145]

Arthur Smith’s play calling is even worse

[@corynapolitano6074]

Kid doesn't suck. His coach was trash. Put him in a situation with a good coach and he shines. The talent is there.

[@heaven1189]

Kid doesn’t suck he’s just ass juice* 😂 reason why ATL moved on from him instantly lol now he’s doordashing my meals 😂

[@Prexjt]

He suck just like that old coach we had😂

[@michaeldanielespinoza5033]

So if im hearing this right your judging a rookie for making rookie mistakes in whats basically his first true year in the NFL? Also taylor heineke played mid today its clear that he isnt anything special, Falcons fan want sum to change the second sum goes wrong, it took josh allen, tua, and a bunch of other good nfl qbs at least a full season to be good, josh allen was garbage as a rookie, but we cant hold out a year for Ridder??? Our fanbase is so imaptient and dont get me wrong i wanna win, i want the falcons to be good, which is y benching a rookie midway through the season is a bad idea, what team has ever done good swapping qbs, putting in Heineke means that this is our 4 QB IN 3 YEARS

[@kimblandino]

Ridder, Purdy, Howell, Willis all better than small hands.

[@Lackalope]

so pissed the one time he balled out had to be against the Texans

[@SIGuy7480]

I never got the hype for him. his celling is a journeyman QB thats it

[@drew388]

ridder will be back. heinekie couldnt beat a 3rd string qb even when they tried to hand us the win 3 times

[@heaven1189]

Nah ridders fucking garbage😂

[@wandameadows5736]

Falcons still haven't cut or traded him. This Falcon's franchise is complete garbage. Had a chance to get the 2nd winningest coach in history & and opted for a DEI Hire. Amazing fail.

[@kholomalebane]

I didn't need to see him plat to know he wasn't the guy.He did an interview with Rich Eisen and I called it then. He just doesn't have the moxy to be a QB in this league. Will Levis has it, and you can see with significantly less snaps he has it.

[@jmoe5090]

I don’t agree with the video. Desmond Ridder has not started a full season. Matt Ryan said it himself, that on field experience is way better than learning behind a QB. Not to mention that he was progressing. Yes, he had some costly turnovers but you can clean those up. Drake London had a fumbling problem last year. Guess what he did the next season. Fixed it. Fumbles are easy to fix. You have ti build muscle. Those interceptions are from him forcing throws because the play calls are ass. There’s a lot of times where he literally has no option, so he just chucks it up and prays. If Arthur smith would run the ball more or used more screens to help him get warmed up. That would open up the playbook and get WR open. You can’t tell me that what Taylor did vs. The Vikings Desmond Ridder could not do. Also remember most of the great QB’s had years to develop. Look at Jalen hurts. It took him 3 years.

[@prophetmaster4997]

Dont agree that Ridder is the only problem. Doubt that Atlanta's OL is that good after being TERRIBLE last year. McGary has struggled as a pass blocker, Dalman is garbage, Matthews is mid, that kid from Syracus is a rook and even Lindstrom's (the best one) has bad games from time to time. Nobody at WR besides London. PITTS IS OVERRATED AF. The dude runs lazy ass routes and gets bullied by defenders half his size. Desmond will be a good backup QB like most 3rd round picks AND he is essentially a rookie. Mistakes in his game atp was inevitable. The real issue is Smith and his scheme that multiple ex NFL QBs have basically called his system out for being trash. They didnt even use a slot receiver last year. They have one this year and barely use him. They use Pitts as a blocker on passing downs. The FALCONS OVERALL TEAM is still rebuilding. Idk wth everyone is expecting from this unit. Playoffs is a major longshot (division is weak). Championship contender status is further than that. When they moved on from Ryan, that signalled the start of a rebuild. Mariota was a bridge, Ridder/Heinicke are backups, and now they need to pick the right QB or get set back for the next four years if they dont. New HC likely incoming next year 2.

[@joshualieberman2265]

life in atlanta was rough pre and during matt ryan as well. just saying

[@jasonpatrick5655]

If you're a true fan since the induction of the team in 1966, the Matt Ryan years were the best successful seasons the franchise ever had

[@DaMightyLamp]

You’re message should be more “Ridder hasn’t shown he can be in a starter yet….” He can grow into a starter in ATL or maybe that team just isn’t the spot for him. Labeling young QBs as bust before they truly get enough league experience is naive

[@codigosdearea]

Shit didn’t make it no better “Mariota” “mentored” him

[@Cambo14]

Desmond ridder Sucks but Mariotta was fine lol

[@anniemouse8450]

Yes, thats the point. Mariota did more with less of a team. His 2022 defense didn’t help him. His OL was one of the best cause MM would change the play at scrimmage when he saw what defense was doing. The run game under Mariota was one of best. His ability to run made the defense play11 men. Watch last yr tape again.

[@Cambo14]

@@anniemouse8450 in 2022 MM was 5-8 and Dez was 2-2. I'll beg to differ.

[@webstercat]

QB picks are always a gamble. He has talent but not consistency. Birds going nowhere this year, again. 7 wins maybe…

[@chrischuta2510]

Miss Matt Ryan

[@isaacmurillo9139]

I say before we give up on the kid, let's fire Dave ragon and the QB coach and get him a new one. Cause those coaches are useless.

[@jcsmith7790]

It would have cost the Falcons Bijann but they could have traded for Lamar Jackson 😂

[@treyg8148]

They’re 4-5 now Skol Vikings

[@justinrydar4253]

He didn’t even have to play. We all already knew this

[@drew388]

knew what? that ridder is actually doimg as good.as.matt.ryan 1st season. you.probably too young to remember howany ppl wanted matt gone

[@justinrydar4253]

@@drew388 bro he just doesn’t have it in him. It was insane they even drafted him. Daniel Jones/Josh Rosen pt. 2

[@SkiVaught]

Sucks? That gives you and him something in Common.....

[@norcal_voodoo]

Dude was a reach draft prospect, hasn't changed. Bruh is average at best.

[@G_ifted1]

Falcons wishing they drafted Sam Howell 😂

[@InterWebGuy99]

Ridder will probably wind up in the XFL or the USFL or maybe even the CFL and could do okay at that level of competition, but no way is he good enough to be an NFL QB1.....or QB2. Smith and Fontenot sold themselves on a dream of "stealing" a franchise QB in the 3rd round.

[@sharkyshark6760]

The dude looks like he’s 40

[@NeptuneGuy78]

I’m 26, and this dude looks at least 10 years older than me

[@pandaspirit6734]

Desmond Rider has fumble itise . He undoubtedly leads the team in fumbles. If not the entire NFL.

[@bennettthomas7531]

Is this where everyone says "Duh"?