FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Atlanta Falcons coach Arthur Smith is going back to Desmond Ridder as his starting quarterback, and they are going down the homestretch of the regular season together — a homestretch that could prove critical to their long-term futures in Atlanta. “He’s done a really good job of taking advantage of what could be perceived as a …
FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. — Taylor Heinicke played in his first big-time football game on Aug. 29, 2008. “I saw our kids getting up off the bench like, ‘He’s in,’” said Kevin Reach, Collins Hill’s then-offensive coordinator and soon-to-be head coach. “They were excited about it.” Fifteen years later and twenty miles up the road from that game against Parkview, Heinicke’s …
