ESPN Analyst and former NFL Head Coach Herm Edwards on Atlanta’s Urgency in Getting the QB Choice Right

FILE – Atlanta Falcons quarterback Desmond Ridder, right, practices alongside quarterback Marcus Mariota, left. Neither proved the long-term answer for the Falcons. Can they get it right this year? (AP Photo/John Munson)

Can this system and what I want him to do, can we marry each other and can we work together? And that’s the question you’re going to have to ask. Well, that’s…that’s the hardest. That’s the hardest one to answer. 

HERM EDWARDS – On getting the Quarterback Draft Choice Correct
FILE – FORMER Arizona State head coach Herm Edwards during an NCAA football game against Eastern Michigan on Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, in Phoenix, Ariz. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)

ATLANTA – Cellini & Dimino were joined today by former NFL Head Coach Herm Edwards to discuss the quarterback woes in Atlanta. After the failures of Marcus Mariota, Desmond Ridder and Taylor Heinicke, can the Falcons get it right this year either in the draft or through trades?

Coach Edwards takes a look at the Falcons situation, offers some advice on what they need to do to get the position choice tight, and provided insight into the criteria that goes in to evaluating your starter.

Would the Falcons be wise to listen to Edwards, or will they “go their own way?” Listen and determine for yourself!

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