Desmond Ridder, Arnold Ebiketie and John FitzPatrick speak to the media at Falcons rookie minicamp.

@America First! oh and joe burrow?

@America First! Tom Brady ? High draft pick? Time will tell and there’s a long list first and second round Qb’s that didn’t show case the skills to make it. News flash Matt Ryan isn’t here anymore. He was good and bad at times. Even a interception machine at times. No one is perfect. Time will tell!

@America First! dak and Russell Wilson were literally 3 round picks . And they are literally franchise Qbs …

@America First! how many top QB’s that were hyped up that actually lived up to the hype? Most were busts or average at best! There are no guarantees in these picks…Mariota was drafted #2 overall and has to worry about this Ridder kid taking his spot lol

@America First! got to be negative, how about give him the opportunity to prove himself before you write him off. I swear I cannot stand some of our own fans because of being negative smh

@The Joker Q bro: What happen to the ones, who did nothing but pray on Ryan’s downfall claiming to be Falcons fans for years? *Crickets* 😂

@GhOsT PePpErS questions irrelevant lol because they would have gotten what they wished for. I thought Ryan was great up until a year after the SB. Then I saw the decline and wanted them to draft a qb to learn under his wing. Unfortunately the old regime refused and now we are in this predicament but thankfully we have ARTHUR SMITH AND TERRY stretching out what they got.

@The Joker Irrelevant questions…Nah I call BS on that because Ryan is gone now, so what’s the excuse for them not having any Atlanta Falcons talking points?😂 Let’s call a spade a spade, They weren’t Falcon fans from the beginning, only pessimistic pretenders. Also I completely understand about wanting to go a different direction earlier. However, when Ryan put up similar numbers to his MVP season in 2018, that justified his extension/stay. Before/After Ryan & Julio contract extension, defensive side of the ball for the most part was hot garbage. As a matter of fact…From 2011 to 2020 Ryan’s numbers where pretty identical.

@GhOsT PePpErS he had all those weapons around. His numbers should be similar 🤣 I don’t think am aging qb needed to be the highest paid qb during a decline especially with no Superbowl wins.

@The Joker I could’ve sworn I said, “I completely understand about wanting to go a different direction earlier.” Q: How can decline be the reason after the SB, when Ryan put up similar numbers as his MVP season in 2018? Another thing…I find it hilarious people love bragging about the 2017 defense, but completely avoid discussing the Falcons wide receiver core lead the league in drops and ended up ranking 7th overall in drop passes.

@$LibrixJones Exactly, I did not want to draft Malik Willis because in my eyes he’s a bust, Willis’s last three regular season collegiate games were all losses at Mississippi where he threw 3 interceptions, versus Louisiana Lafayette and versus Army where he threw 3 interceptions

The pick was already great from a from a value standpoint.
Even if he shouldn’t get the job we only gave up a 3rd round pick.

Lmaooo he sounds mature

@Tony Wright Exactly…Ole Miss the zone blitzed him lol…He couldn’t read the coverages…

I’m more concerned with how he plays than how he talks

Great comment💪🏼

Facts!

When mariota inevitably gets hurt I’m curious to see what he can do

It’s gonna be interesting to see how much patience they have with him especially with the quarterback class next year

He’s actually got about a year but I’m not rooting against him. Our schedule is crazy and if we are bad enough to be in position to draft a top tiered QB in next year’s draft it will happen . He’s only a third round pick so their isn’t a big commitment to him .so he’s got his work cut out for him . Needs to get on the field and show enough to dissuade the organization from using a high first round pick on a QB

@6ixszn these clowns thinks any QB drafted is “our qb of the future”.

@Ali how about have confidence in your QB we drafted opposed to be negative

@Ali I bet you wanted Willis lmao

One nfl game won’t cut it.. no we need to see what he’s like for 1 year atleast

@Rick don I think it’s fair to give it about 5 years because who knows what happens

@qbvick yeah. The mvp, future hof qb has no alpha.
I found the casual, probably teenage Falcons fan.

I was gna comment the same thing lol he does sound similar to Matty Ice. Definitely sounds like a future leader for sure! Love the pick, hated it draft night but I hope Ridder becomes starter sooner rather then later so the pick makes sense…if he needs an entire year why didn’t we just wait and go after Stroud etc? Ya know

The cadence of their voice is very similar

@Michael Graham im just naturally optimistic lol

Well if you give any QB a oline, weapons, and defense they’ll obviously succeed

He definitely had weapons?
Cincinnati had 8 players drafted this year not included Ridder. And yes only 2 were offensive players but you can’t say that Pierce and Jerome Ford aren’t weapons.

He still is going to have a lot to prove he’s talking like he already knows the playbook. He’s definitely going to get his chance this year though. No way Mariota stays healthy the whole year. And he was upset by the fact he was drafted so late but hopefully that gives him a chip on his shoulder.

Dirty bird uprising!! Love this class

Holy is not crap

@Frederick Hunter-_- just had to be that guy.

I wanted Malik but I’m behind my Falcons and Ridder.

@LaValle Barlow Willis is a great combine athlete but my concerns were his lack of ability to win the starting job at a quality school & throwing 18 picks in 2 seasons against mid comp. His decision making/reading defenses need some work.

@A. Stoner I was intrigued by his escape ability but it’s hard for any rookie to prosper

Gives me Mahomes vibes

Facts

I like the mentality that the guys are drafting