For all the radical transformation this Atlanta Falcons roster has undergone, quarterback was noteworthy for how little the top of the depth chart changed. Desmond Ridder is, as anticipated at the end of last year, the starter for this time, and both Logan Woodside and Feleipe Franks are still lurking in the roster’s unfinished basement. The only major change is that Taylor Heinicke has been added as the backup, with Marcus Mariota cut and off to Philadelphia.
That has led to an offseason of strife in this fanbase—what else is new—over whether riding with Ridder was ridiculous or ridiculously clever.