This is one of those weeks where it’s easy to tell what everyone is going to be talking about. It’s the NFL, and the Atlanta Falcons do not have a proven long-term option at quarterback right now. The quarterback that the team is trying to prepare for that role just lost, and he didn’t play his best ball in the process.
You can guess where a good bit of the blame is going for why that loss went down how it did. A year ago, Desmond Ridder was the most popular man in Atlanta as the backup quarterback sitting behind a struggling starter.