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Mariota well ahead of Ridder

By Jared Smola | Updated on Thu, 13 Jul 2023, 2:27 PM EDT

Per ESPN’s Michael Rothstein, Falcons QB Marcus Mariota “appears to be far ahead” of QB Desmond Ridder. Unsurprisingly, Rothstein says it would be “a stretch” for Ridder to start the opener. Our current QB projections have Mariota for 12 games; the rookie for 5. Note that Atlanta’s bye week doesn’t arrive until Week 14.

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Marcus Mariota
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