The Atlanta Falcons had a clear plan heading into the season, whether you believed it was a good one or not. They would roll with Desmond Ridder and hope he could prove to be the long-term starting quarterback, and if not, they would turn to Taylor Heinicke. Pretty cut and dry.
In practice, though, the quarterback situation has been anything but cut and dry. The Falcons have seen Ridder stumble and eventually benched him at halftime against the Titans in favor of Heinicke, who was the starter for 2.5 games before the Falcons turned back to Ridder.