The Atlanta Falcons should consider Josh Rosen as a backup to Matt Ryan

The Atlanta Falcons next backup quarterback isn’t currently on the roster.

As part of their cuts Saturday, the Atlanta Falcons cut Kurt Benkert again in favor of 17-year veteran Matt Schaub. Most fans disagree with this move, while most media believe that this was the right decision.

However, there is another option that the franchise should consider – sign Josh Rosen.

Yes, he has had a rough outing his first two seasons in the NFL but consider the franchises that he played for.

The Cardinals traded him after Rosen publicly announced that he would not simply bow to Kyler Murray, that he was going to fight for the job. The Cardinals have been a terrible franchise for most of the 30 seasons that they have been in Maricopa County and a prime example of that is the fact that Josh Rosen had two head coaches in less than a year with two different systems, thoughts, and ideas shouldn’t be a held against him.

Being traded to Miami was supposed to be a new chapter in his life, but it’s still the Dolphins. Since the turn of the century in 2001, they have made the playoffs just three times and current head coach Brian Flores is their 10th head coach in that same time span.

In his two NFL seasons, Josh Rosen has played for two terrible head coaches and had zero mentorships.

The Atlanta Falcons offer Josh Rosen things that many franchises do not.

Rosen is just 23 years old and still has a lot of football ahead of him. Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is 35 and has more than a decade’s worth of knowledge waiting to share with someone younger. Bringing in an understudy like Rosen would potentially solve several issues for the Falcons.

One, they would have a young capable backup. Sure, Matt Schaub is “like another coach” but if he wants to coach then he should go coach. Matt Ryan entering year 13 doesn’t need another coach and regardless of how well Schaub played last season in his one start last season, father time is undefeated.

This also potentially solves the future quarterback question that the Atlanta Falcons front office has to be asking themselves.

Unlike the drama taking place in Green Bay, Rosen could come in and learn the ways of the NFL and how to prepare as an NFL quarterback from a future hall of famer. There is no pressure for him to play right away. We have seen many situations over the last 15 years that this can lead to successful QB play from the understudy.

Aaron Rodgers had that with Brett Favre, Tom Brady had that with Drew Bledsoe and more recently Patrick Mahomes had that luxury with Alex Smith – who he has repeatedly praised as a big reason for his NFL success.

The chances of the Atlanta Falcons signing Josh Rosen are slim to none, but this is something that they should at least consider as they try to put together the best roster they can for 2020.