Last summer, the Atlanta Falcons picked Calvin Ridley with their sole first round pick and didn’t trade up to get anyone else. At the time, it left some fans wondering if this was a result of stalled Julio Jones negotiations? Don’t the Falcons have enough weapons? Why didn’t they address the defense?
In his rookie season, Ridley balled, relatively speaking, producing 64 catches for 821 yards and 10 touchdowns. Like you can expect from most first year players, there were two seasons for him. He came out the gate blazing, seven of his touchdowns came in the first eight weeks of the season.