Oldtimer - I think that Des might just inject the Falcons with a bolt of energy that they need. Des reminds me of Magic Johnson when Magic was a rookie and was a rah-rah kind of player that the veterans first were sinical of. Magic's rookie year, he had to play center in the finals when Kareem was injured/sick, and they won. I am hopeful that Des can bring life to their offense.
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Comparison of the situation with Des in the UC at UCLA game and his upcoming first start for the Falcons. ($)
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Piling a little more pressure on Des: Mariota has left the team. Ridder can handle it.Comment
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A nice article about the change. Falcons Coach Arthur Smith Reveals Motives for Desmond Ridder, Marcus Mariota QB Swap (msn.com)Comment
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https://sports.yahoo.com/falcons-qb-...183430011.html
His benching was performance related, not injury.Comment
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From a Sports Illustrated article, it sounds as if he may be placed on IR.Comment
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His first career start and really only reps, the Falcons loss to Baltimore 9-17. Des did not play all that bad.
PASSINGRUSHINGDesmond Ridder 22/33 218 0 0 Tyler Allgeier 18 74 0 4.1 Cordarrelle Patterson 8 17 0 2.1 Avery Williams 3 16 0 5.3 Desmond Ridder 4 8 0 2 Comment
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Brent Wyrick
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Some local coverage on the win. Former Bearcats quarterback Desmond Ridder picks up first win as NFL starter (wlwt.com) They are definitely keeping things simple for him with zero TD and zero INT.Comment
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Haven't watched this yet -- but Des Ridder mic'd up
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Netflix is releasing a series this summer called Quarterback featuring "unprecedent access" to Patrick Mahomes, Kirk Cousins and Marcus Mariota. You'd have to think Des gets some air time given his sharing of the QB room with and eventual replacement of Mariota as starting QB in Atlanta.Comment
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