So I’m going to throw this out here, saw an article positing that the Falcons can’t do better than Ridder at this point in the season (correct) and we’re stuck with him. It then listed Matt Ryan as one of the top FA QBs available.
I know it isn’t happening. I don’t necessarily even think it would be good because he’s a statue now. And for some ungodly reason I cannot explain, I still find myself believing in Ridder’s upside. But for the sake of conversation, how would everyone feel as fans if he made a Cam Newton-esque return?
Matt Ryan had an average arm and made a great career out of being the smartest guy on the field and being able to process a defense quickly and get the ball out. Due to age, he can’t overcome the worn, aged arm anymore, so he needs to stay in the booth.
Ridder needs to finish this season regardless of whether he’s our long term starter. If we have to trade a lot of draft capital to trade up, or we have to sign a FA QB, we’ll continue to be a mediocre team. We need to draft a QB and O-line, and hopefully we can continue to add pieces on defense. FWIW, I’d love to have a QB like Jalen Milroe assuming he continues to develop well; he’s got great size and throws a nice deep ball. I can’t listen to another year of people complaining about Ridder or , though.