It’s looking more and more likely that for the first time since 2009, the Falcons won’t have Matt Ryan starting under center in a regular season game. Ryan suffered an ankle injury in Week 7’s blowout loss to the Rams, and while he did manage to practice in some capacity on Friday it seems that the team decided it was best to rest him this week.
For the record, I’m totally in favor of this move. There’s no point in rushing Ryan back from injury when the Falcons are 1-6 and facing a 5-2 Seahawks team that’s likely to dominate on both sides of the ball.