ATLANTA -- The tone was different Sunday afternoon when Atlanta Falcons coach Arthur Smith was asked directly whether or not he'd be making a change at quarterback.
Some of Smith's previous defiance and conviction on the issue were gone. Smith didn't definitively say he would. But he left open the option to go from veteran Marcus Mariota to rookie Desmond Ridder as the Falcons head into their bye.
"We'll evaluate everything," Smith said. "Every job."
What will go into that decision? Smith explained -- sort of -- what he and his staff might be looking for.