Just like it was foolhardy to assume much about quarterback Desmond Ridder after his sloppy first start, it’d be unwise to coronate him as a franchise savior after one promising afternoon.
Sure, the Atlanta Falcons couldn’t keep pace with the Baltimore Ravens in the throngs of winter’s worst. Ridder didn’t look half bad, though. While the team never reached the end zone, it might’ve reached some new pockets of optimism that this Ridder kid might be onto something. If they get two more weeks of that, the Falcons might be cooking with gas.
Ridder’s Saturday won’t earn him Hall of Fame honors.