The Falcons benched Ridder… AGAIN

The Atlanta Falcons announced plans to start Taylor Heinicke for their game against the Indianapolis Colts; thereby sending embattled quarterback Desmond Ridder to the bench for the second time this season, according to various sources.& Ridder has committed 16 turnovers, tied for fifth-most in the NFL. Yes, turnovers aren’t ideal, but the occurrences of the turnovers have been catastrophic, with six of them coming in the red zone. Ridder has been exceptionally poor on the road. He’s completed just 59.4 percent of his passes for 162.6 yards per game as a road starter in his two seasons. During the fourth quarter of the Falcons’ last game against the Carolina Panthers, Atlanta had the ball on the Panthers’ 18 yard line. A field goal would have surely iced the game given the inept play by Carolina up to that point.& Ridder rolled to his left and threw back toward the middle of the field toward Cordarrelle Patterson. It was a horrific decision. Panthers safety Xavier Woods would pick off Ridder’s pass with 7:35 left in the fourth quarter. The Panthers wouldn’t give the ball up as they drove for a game-winning field goal as time expired. “I was trying to get...