Chris Simms: Desmond Ridder resembles Ryan Tannehill.
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The Falcons will start Desmond Ridder with the hopes that he would develop into the franchise quarterback who will follow Matt Ryan.
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Most people question it since he was chosen in the third round for a reason. He needed some practise,
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which he acquired throughout his first season while studying from Marcus Mariota until the last four weeks of the 2022 season (for better or worse).
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Despite the mixed results of the mini-four-game test, Ridder accomplished nothing to secure his starting quarterback status in 2023.
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Even though he had a couple plays that should have resulted in turnovers, he did make minor progress each week.
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week and did not turn over the ball. That is all you can ask of a third-round rookie.
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Ridder has the potential to be an average starter in this league, but Chris Simms' assessment of the Cincinnati native does not seem to concur with mine.
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Sports Illustrated's Daniel Flick said of Ridder, "I look at (Ridder) as almost like a poor man's Ryan Tannehill and what he did for Tennessee and Arthur Smith," said Simms.
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