Desmond Ridder throws a horrible interception & Arthur Smith's reaction is priceless

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[@KingBall259]

Bro was flabbergasted😂

[@kylem1112]

You could say he was bamboozled.

[@joshpetty7686]

Flummoxed!!

[@ItsJustBigMe123]

😐these comments bro

[@BlakeAlexander12]

That’s the same thing he always does - have his hands/fingers on his face near his mouth and nose (almost will look like he’s smelling his fingers) and fiddle with his mustache

[@sleepytre]

LMFAOOO dude was absolutely disgusted

[@zacchaeuswilson6116]

Shoutout to Benjamin St-Juste for recording his 1st interception since high school. Didn't record a single one during his 3 years of college and was still drafted in the 3rd round....that says a lot.

[@wowthatsinteresting8951]

Being a cornerback is more than interceptions lol if you cover well they don’t throw your Way after a while, and also there’s something called swatting a ball not everything is an interception

[@UnBR0k3enAngel]

​@@wowthatsinteresting8951you just agreed with him lol

[@LessGo7921]

@@wowthatsinteresting8951that’s literally his point lol

[@chrisp9046]

@@wowthatsinteresting8951That’s what the man was saying lol.

[@arjungunda6173]

@@wowthatsinteresting8951 that’s exactly what he was saying lol

[@DrSamwpepper]

Im more shocked that we manged to make prevent defense actually work lmao.

[@SonNguyen-zy2go]

This Game i only saw Bijan as an WR👀

[@Youisnothim]

@because look at the terrible interceptions that he threw.

[@gmenu8032]

​@@SonNguyen-zy2goBijan is a much better RB than WR get him on screens or check downs don't make him do everything

[@TheHeadincharge]

@Why does someone always have to race bait on every NFL video…

[@6destroyer9boi99]

@Justin waters is obsessed with caucasians

[@Squishmallows24]

That whole sideline threw the qb under the bus with that reaction lol

[@frankimaserati1395]

You how many chances they given Desmond and he never redeemed himself

[@SW15H]

Damn hella quick with it 😂😂

[@drake3872]

* For Context: Smith kept getting the plays calls in late so Ridder was out of sorts several times towards the end of this game Big picture: Dysfunction from the top down in ATL

[@User87_]

For more context: Ridder sucks

[@dhinton1]

that's what this play looks like to me. if the play gets in late ... bad things happen WAY MORE OFTEN than not. and THAT PART is 100% on the coaches. they would have been better off burning a timeout there. HAVING SAID THAT ... Ridder has to be better than attempting that pass falling away from it. it will NEVER get there in that scenario. THAT PART is 100% on him.

[@mutshane1575]

More like Ridder can’t call the plays right. Smith isn’t the one to blame here

[@jasonrichardson1999]

@@mutshane1575 smith called the plays so late

[@mutshane1575]

@@jasonrichardson1999 how do you know that? Ridder has been miscommunicating plays all season.

[@seamanship1203]

The look on the coach’s face says it all 😂

[@garrusvakarian6322]

They need to give Heineke a shot

[@tonypizzaro8919]

@ How do you know he lacks talent? Are you a scout?

[@mylesflores8248]

I’m picking heinicke over Ridder. Yeah he’s limited, but give me this guy over Ridder who’s making very costly mistakes on a consistent basis. There’s backup material, and then there’s third stringer material. Probably still a bit premature to pull Ridder tho atm

[@SW.Productions]

@He’s still better than Ridder

[@thekingbradable]

@And what kind of talent does Ridder have?

[@trilingualkid]

@ they both equally dogshit, so why not give another flavor of dogshit a try? lets be real Matt Ryan was the better QB the falcons had in the past decade, Arthur smith is an old school coach who thinks he can win games without throwing...he'll get a mediocre year at best....not a SB team/organization.

[@peace_of_mind_00]

The first mistake the falcons made was making ridder the franchise QB. Man is a backup QB!

[@jasonrichardson1999]

Peyton went 3-19 in his first 22 so

[@purplekoolaid]

@@jasonrichardson1999 peyton was a first round pick tho desmond he isn’t

[@jasonrichardson1999]

@@purplekoolaid and what I said still goes well,Peyton was 3-19 Desmond ain't that bad

[@Cw1047]

@@purplekoolaiddoes it matter what round you’re picked. Purdy was the last pick in last years draft and is outperforming nearly every other 1st round pick

[@litedawg]

@@jasonrichardson1999are you seriously comparing this man to Peyton Manning? Omg

[@jimdellavecchia4594]

Arthur Smith's father Fred founded FedEx. He should have gone into the family business

[@noahgonzalez8354]

Nobody picked up the blitzer and nobody got open. Ouch.

[@Darrakkii]

ah yes, because the ONLY option then was to turn the ball over😂

[@cqpzg]

@@Darrakkii don't think they said that at all. But what ever makes you feels better.

[@ericbush3399]

@@cqpzg They didn't fool, but you still don't throw it up like an idiot. You throw it away (even eating it is better than and int) smarta$$.

[@dhinton1]

there was no time for anyone to get open BECAUSE that blitzer was so free. Ridder has to eat that oncoming hit ... stand there ... and make that throw (yes, easier for me to say sitting here commenting on my tablet; trust I KNOW) 😂 because there WAS a window to get it over the defender and to the intended receiver. A SMALL ONE, but a window still.

[@jeremybrown9611]

@@dhinton1 That was good Defense and Ridder doesn't have the skills to hit that small window. Honestly his best option was an Intentional Grounding Penalty. Kick the FG and tried to get the ball back to score a TD to win!

[@thedude3065]

if only last offseason had a dynamic quarterback on the free-agent market

[@SweepSwapInUrWalls]

who?

[@jasonrichardson1999]

Desmond has played 10 times, even Peyton in his first 22 went 3-19

[@TheMissiIe]

​@@SweepSwapInUrWallsLamar Fucking Jackson.. this team would be superbowl contenders with Lamar

[@Jamster946]

​@@jasonrichardson1999im not sure if youre being serious

[@RawDiscovery]

@@SweepSwapInUrWalls referring to Lamar Jackson

[@llama_god4880]

One of the Atlanta Falcons moments of all time

[@starguy2718]

Still doesn't top blowing a 28-3 lead in the Super Bowl, though.

[@SamGleesh]

My favorite part of this video was rewinding and looking at all of the players reactions on the sideline lmaoo. They were all depressed.

[@AJdarkfire]

Ridder could have thrown the ball out of bounds and gone for it on fourth, but instead, he tried forcing a pass (which he does quite frequently) and made it an interception.

[@martavion873]

We need a qb Desmond ridder is a good backup but not a good starter what we need to do is to get matt Ryan back

[@Daryl_sniper24]

@@martavion873 Matt Ryan is washed

[@martavion873]

@@Daryl_sniper24 true but would you rather have a trash 3rd round QB or a washed QB who took us the the sb one time and still has some fight

[@Daryl_sniper24]

@@martavion873 Probably take him back for the nostalgia. Realistically though, Ridder is probably better. Doesn’t really matter at the end of the day. This team’s going no where with either.

[@martavion873]

@@Daryl_sniper24 yeah your right and at this point until we get a new head coach and a qb we a done

[@bradleybreslin945]

The way he released it you could just tell he knew that was gonna be a touchdown 😂😂

[@ClanSbC]

what

[@antoniojames9493]

One of the fascinating parts about that game was that the color commentator was Matt Ryan. He basically was saying the coaching staff is failing Desmond

[@elijahdoesstuff4600]

How sweet of Ridder to gift a struggling rookie his first career interception! What a guy!

[@harrislaurent429]

That’s my reaction to Arthur Smith not using bijan on the goal line

[@VicInNocal]

Look at how he has to run for his life the instant the ball is snapped. NFL coaches are like Henry Winkler in The Waterboy with his little green notebook of cool plays -they fall in love with their little play designs where they always have 5 different receivers going out into pass patterns. They really should run more max protect stuff more often, where 7 blockers stay in to pass protect, giving the QB plenty of time to find 3 receivers. 3 receivers should be enough on a lot of plays, assuming you have enough time.

[@juanmonster6232]

I jjst saw this today and the first thing I said was that this guy had zero protection at all

[@verde7595]

@VicInNocal Ridder absolutely has the talent to succeed. He has zero confidence and zero competent coaching. He is gunshy and scared shitless at all times and it leads to either terrible off-platform throws out of fear, or hesitation. Not to mention he plays hero on literally every single pass whether it's necessary or not. None of that is a recipe for success and instead of it being coached out of him he is simply thrown to the wolves as a scapegoat time and time again, then benched. It's honestly insane to watch.

[@Kylora2112]

C'mon, that was a PERFECT pass to a wide-open Benjamin St. Juste!

[@Enry-9624]

Atlanta being atlanta

[@spiritboxyxbox]

Desmond "get rida him"

[@OctoberRust02]

The exact moment when he realized that Desmond Ritter is NOT HIM.

[@Rsnist365]

Desmond Ridder=🗑️ Arthur Smith=🗑️ Whole Falcons team=🗑️

[@Rynos8771]

Yeah I'm sure he just figured that out...

[@TheHeadincharge]

Everybody knew that, they just don’t have another option. They’re still a rebuilding team with no QB and a bunch of young guys.

[@jasonrichardson1999]

@@TheHeadincharge except he's not trash,because if that blitz was picked up he would have got the touchdown

[@Alucard16184]

@@Rsnist365Bijan.

[@PT-oi4nh]

Run the ball!! They were at the 1

[@ratedRblazin420]

I know cowboy fans aren't the smartest bunch, but that's the 7 not the 1

[@owenloveridge279]

@@ratedRblazin420😂😂

[@VlogGum]

@@ratedRblazin420obviously you didn’t watch the game, before this play was a delay of game penalty on the falcons

[@teleamor]

0:03. Ridder paid $979 MILLION/year to throw silly, game-losing picks like this

[@jummyran]

Those red falcon helmets are very nice 👍

[@yungslim93]

As a Falcons fan I can say Ridder AIN'T that guy.

[@nathanielduncan4692]

yeah he’s not.

[@brandensimmons653]

The look of a disappointed father during high school football

[@bettyapolinar2555]

eveybody lost today funny

[@Bluedaniel88]

Sam Howell vanquishes ATL to the Shadow Realm

[@SadSackGaming]

That’s when you walk past the sideline, into the locker room, take off your gear, put on a hoodie and walk home knowing you finally made a good choice for the future

[@Lurkartiist]

Lmao I was at this game , when Ridder threw that pick the whole stadium started getting up and leaving . I felt so bad for my dawg , but he gotta be better man fr

[@BlakeAlexander12]

The only times I’ve seen the Falcons coach, he always has his hands/fingers on his face near his mouth and nose (almost will look like he’s smelling his fingers) and fiddle with his mustache

[@szn1580]

Pain. My only friend

[@TheVCRTimeMachine]

At least the Falcons had awesome uniforms on for a change

[@markangelocalica1478]

Any NFL Team: **has streak** Washington Commanders: "...and I took personaly"

[@sweetnessdabutta9985]

If anyone watched this game. This was Art worse Nightmare. Because Matt Ryan spilled the beans. Everybody keeps trying to blame Ridder. But Matt straight up told you Art wasnt putting Ridder or his defense in situations to be successful. He literally said on two of the INTs that it was Robinson fault for not running the route right. Ridder is throwing the ball with anticipation and Robinson on one play stop running the route mid route allowed the DB to smoother the route and pick the pass off on the sideline. Then on the slant he allowed the Defender to undercut the route again and the pass was Picked off. The he told you on multiple occasions that Art is getting the play calls in way too late. He explained that the Falcons offense has built in pre snap movement and when the play comes in late the way it has been for multiple games now. It doesn't allow for the pre-snap movements to take place which messes up the blocking and protection numbers in the box wise and it doesn't allow Ridder the time to check out of that play into a better play. Or allow for him to make the defense declair what coverage they are in. Then Matt said Art is putting his Rookie QB and his defense in bad situations by not punting or just taking the points. That Art was being way too aggressive on his 4th down attempts and his mismanagement of the clock down in the red zone was making it hard for his Rookie QB also. Because the plays were again getting in way too late. Then he said they ran out of red zone pass plays. You heard it out Matts mouth having been in this offense before under Art

[@sabishiihito]

That makes too much sense and is based on knowledge and facts and not emotion. The Intarwebz is all about feelings.

[@peelslowly28]

Thats the look of a man thinking: "He's not waking up tomorrow"

[@globaldayz]

He threw that Shadeur Sanders Special 🤣🤣🤣

[@Skinslyfe]

I was so happy this game lmaoo HTTR

[@jimdellavecchia4594]

Ridder won me a ton of $$ when he was at Cincinnati

[@NilbogBg]

I still have hope..😢

[@sekiko7183]

Falcons: LOL Cow of the week contender.

[@nujxad]

Holy shit that was hilarious! Straight out of a comedy movie lol

[@starguy2718]

Great play by the Skins, uh I mean Commanders.

[@macdazzy5776]

All you Falcons fans said that Mariota is not the guy and this ridder kid is the future LMFAO

[@garyspence2128]

Instead of Ridder, this guy should be called Desmond Riddler, since the riddle is how the heck did he get the starting job?

[@Rowsy91]

tbf Mariota is obv not the guy either I do agree with you ofc that Ridder isnt on the same planet as anyone that can be referred as "the guy"

[@anniemouse8450]

Yea, Falcons deserve this QB for the way they treated Mariota. Mostly, fans believed Ridder had the intangibles needed to be QB. But not the accuracy, anticipation, mobility to be real dual threat. Ridder has bull-shit, great on interviews, but below average QB skills.

[@jasonrichardson1999]

@@anniemouse8450 he also only played 10 games,so stop thinking every QB can be great after 10 games

[@sabishiihito]

@@jasonrichardson1999I think 2008 Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco got people thinking rookie QBs should have success immediately

[@CarolinaBlood704]

That's gonna be a meme.

[@bruteforce69]

Arthur Smith's reaction gave off the same energy of nearly winning the jackpot but not getting matching numbers for the max reward.

[@maximus4600]

And just like that Kyler Murray is an Atlanta falcon

[@martavion873]

Eww don't bring that overrated dude in here

[@Supperdude9]

That's the "I'm with the Atlanta Falcons" look.

[@youcantseeme3818]

Arthur Smith has that Middle School gym teacher look

[@JoshAllenberg]

I dont understand what QBs are thinking when they throw these kinds of INTs. If a guy is anywhere near your receiver, you either have to laser it in there, or you throw it high out of the endzone. Yeah I get he was pressured, but your first reaction should be to sling that thing out of bounds

[@BlgFatMonkeyMan]

“Why do all my quaterbacks suck”

[@ronthatus]

Still haven’t learned to just run the ball

[@robwebster1098]

Ive been saying it all season: Ridder ain't him

[@hmongty37]

It's time to bring kirk cousins home!!!!

[@domedo3840]

Looks like Washington needs some lessons from that QB from Penn State Chad Powers

[@chrisoakley5830]

Great to see the Redskins get the win.

[@deiondre0]

Well look on the bright side, those helmets are nice tho

[@ogtre746]

Damn! We’re becoming a meme!

[@senseofjustice0218]

That was the duckiest of ducks I've ever seen thrown. Good lord.

[@douglashenry6996]

I think Arthur Smith set an NFL record for the most face plants in one game.

[@ryannelson5287]

Blowing the season! Bench him now!

[@cwizzy13]

hahaha #81 was so done

[@joenobody5631]

Fate sealed.

[@JayRockLA]

Jonnu Smith was like c'mon my nigga

[@dejournetkelly6745]

You can't blame that on him ... No pass protection

[@BigstickNick]

Where was that route even going?

[@edwarddickson7731]

Dudes head almost exploded.

[@Wh4L205]

That classic Falcon uniform and helmet is 🔥

[@Wh4L205]

Deion sanders era

[@DystopiaFatigue]

The worst part is that he had an open window near the back pylon.

[@purplekoolaid]

that’s what they get for staying with a mid qb

[@ljpal18]

Ridder certainly isn't mid if that's what you are implying.

[@Beefy_McWhatnow]

Mid is a compliment for him

[@mcbltgaming3694]

@@ljpal18 hes literally the definition...

[@ljpal18]

@@mcbltgaming3694 no he's below that bar.

[@purplekoolaid]

@@Beefy_McWhatnow damn you right

[@theeditorrestrial]

glad this "era" is over for Atlanta this shit was so bad and that was one of their many games they should have won.

[@andan04]

Surrender cobra combined with turtling. Impressive maneuver.

[@robfalter2522]

HAIL TO THE REDSKINS!

[@prestonthomas2923]

He makes it even better by throwing the game sealing pick. Hoping we loose more games though. Then we can get a true QB.

[@jasonrichardson1999]

Bijan was the first option and he was held so

[@prestonthomas2923]

@@jasonrichardson1999 We can come up with all the excuses but the fact of the matter is that Ridder is just a bridge QB.

[@jasonrichardson1999]

@@prestonthomas2923 he's really not the bridge but whatever

[@ianwinfield929]

Poor guy gonna rip off his mustache in pure frustration

[@JimRPickens]

LOL same ol' Falcons

[@exoticsrusglobal9925]

Never seen somebody throw a pick with so much confidence

[@thanatos6902]

Wasn’t confidence it was “OH SHIT!”

[@eazy-t4833]

That’s my same reaction when I realize this bum is the head coach of my team.

[@idawg7332]

It's ok you're free now

[@JimUe1]

shades of pete carrol in sb xlix

[@Cw1047]

Bro was dumbfounded

[@pakkuman1]

There was a streak on the line. Washington breaking it was inevitable.

[@jwiese100]

I don't know who to blame anymore

[@GA.1022]

Me too, Arthur

[@junior214223]

I think Falcons fans would rather have Desmond Tutu at this point.

[@mikebailey9566]

LOL PRICELESS.

[@megadouche]

All this proved to me was that houston's defense last week did not show up.

[@BasedSpaceGoji]

He was tricked, backstabbed, and quite possibly bamboozled

[@Xivix427]

That's the look of a man who knows his ass is fired.

[@TheHeadincharge]

Y’all gotta chill with trying to fire head coaches after six fucking games. Y’all are ruining the NFL with this bullshit. We give young QBs 6 different coaches in 5 years and then sit and wonder why they don’t look good lmao. Give the team time to grow. The falcons are not supposed to be good, I don’t know what y’all are expecting.

[@martavion873]

Fr lol 😂 I want smith out of here he sucks at coaching

[@MaddMenSport]

Come back to TN

[@tacticalmattfoley]

The camera should have panned to the team owner instead. He probably had that "cow to the slaughter" look like he normally does.

[@julianmx13]

Some of these interceptions lately have been on a Bobby Boucher level

[@shonuf5152]

That was close to my reaction when coach went for two instead of kicking the extra point.

[@MojusPrime]

Yeah, they’re drafting a qb this draft

[@sidsrivastava6987]

They have to

[@jmbrock7]

Im shocked smith had ridder throw the ball 47 times today. Feed Bijan

[@Dust4Vomit]

Counting down til the next rebuild…

[@FernandoAlonso2077]

Arthur Smith looks like he could be the father to skateboarder David Gravette

[@10thletter40]

His first home loss since, middle school or never 😮

[@DOOMSLAYER2K24]

Smith is to blame for putting Ridder in that situation. Horrible coach. 3 yards from the end zone, you have Bijan & Algiers on your team, WHY ARE YOU THROWING THE BALL, GENIUS?

[@playaaafr]

Ridder sorry as hell bra 🤦🏽‍♂️