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most TDs against the Saints Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan probably scratched his head a lot after yesterday’s loss. In fact Custom Takkarist McKinley Jersey , he’s probably at Flowery Branch right now, with a blank stare on his face, sitting and staring at a wall. He’s wondering what’s it going to take; what’s it going to take to have success this season? Yesterday started out well. Ryan obviously came to play. But as he racked up touchdown passes, the Saints offense eerily kept pace. After the Saints secured their overtime win, an historical moment went overlooked: Ryan broke the record for most touchdown passes against the Saints. Joe Montana held the record (33) previously. Ryan went into the game with 32 touchdowns against the Saints; and we know what happened from there. 5 passing touchdowns later, Ryan cemented a legacy; a legacy of owning the Saints. All this said, his historic performance wasn’t good enough to secure a win. They still beat us fair and square. I’m sure this record means nothing to him, given the loss. But from a statistical standpoint, Ryan absolutely owns the Saints; that much is clear. If the Falcons want to continue to plug veteran stopgaps behind Matt Ryan, they’ll have options."The most straightforward, cost-effective thing the Falcons could do with their backup quarterback situation would be to just hand the reins to Kurt Benkert. If he’s at all ready to hold the clipboard and be the break-in-case-of-emergency option, Benkert would be the affordable choice and would give the Falcons a young QB who could hopefully be a long-term backup option.Of course, there’s no guarantee they’ll do that. Dan Quinn has already talked about re-signing Matt Schaub, potentially, and this is a fairly deep market for backup quarterbacks, as those markets go. Available Options Tyrod Taylor, 30, $15.2 million 2018 salaryJosh McCown, 40, $10 million Teddy Bridgewater, 27 Takkarist McKinley Jersey Discount , $6 millionMatt Schaub, 38, $4.5 millionRyan Fitzpatrick, 36, $3.3 millionRyan Griffin, 29, $1.125 millionMatt Cassel, 37, $1.1 millionRobert Griffin III, 29, $1.1 millionGeno Smith, 28, $1 millionJoe Webb, 32, $915,000Mark Sanchez, 32, $915,000Josh Johnson, 33, $915 Takkarist McKinley Jersey Super Bowl ,000Brock Osweiler, 28, $880,000Brandon Weeden, 35, $880,000David Fales, 28, $880,000Sean Mannion, 27, $812,724Tom Savage, 29, $790,000Austin Davis, 30, $790,000Taylor Heinicke, 26, $660 Takkarist McKinley Jersey For Sale ,000Brett Hundley, 26, $625,908Trevor Siemian, 27, $583,196Garrett Gilbert, 28, $510,000The actual optionsYou can eliminate a lot of these guys out of hands, either because they are unimaginably bad or they’ll cost too much on the open market. Taylor, Bridgewater, and potentially Fitzpatrick and McCown will be looked at as potential starters, and the first two in particular will therefore be expensive. Osweiler, Cassel, Weeden, and so forth are so bad and/or old as to not warrant real consideration.So who does that leave? Ryan FitzpatrickPrice will be a sticking point, one imagines, but Fitzpatrick would unquestionably be an upgrade on Schaub and Benkert as a quarterback. Fitzmagic throws too many risky passes but would give Atlanta puncher’s chance of winning if Matt Ryan ever got hurt, which can’t be said for many of the options on this list.Ryan GriffinGriffin was the third quarterback in Tampa Bay under Dirk Koetter, which makes him a beyond obvious candidate to come in and compete for a backup job. Griffin has spent time as a Saint and a Buccaneer and has worked with Koetter for four years (more than half of one of them spent on injured reserve). The biggest issue is that we have no idea if he’s any good Takkarist McKinley Jersey On Sale , as he’s still never thrown an NFL regular season pass. Colin Kaepernick He’s not listed above because while he’s technically a free agent, he hasn’t played in the league in multiple years. Even throwing his name into an article is sure to stir up some manner of hornet’s nest, but Kaepernick is much better (and still younger!) than several names on this list and would be a genuine upgrade as Matt Ryan’s backup. Is it a bit pie in the sky given the team’s habit of shying away from any sort of controversy? Yes. Matt SchaubHe would have to cost less than $4.5 million to come back, I suspect, as the Falcons are cutting costs with an eye on locking up key players. Schaub has been praised up and down the Falcons organization for his veteran leadership and locker room presence, and if Matt Ryan is perfectly healthy and he’s not expensive, he’s a fine addition. At 38, though, Schaub would be a poor bet to actually fill in for #2 if called upon.Geno Smith Smith isn’t an inspiring choice, but he’s gotten a bum rap partly because of the awful start to his career as a starter with the Jets. If you’re looking for a backup who can play, albeit not at the highest positive level, and won’t take up a ton of cap space, Smith is a legitimate option. I see now that I’ve made a mistake writing about backup quarterback candidates. Trevor Siemian If Griffin, Fitzpatrick and Schaub are crossed off the list, Siemian’s the logical choice. He’s had a half-decent run as a starter in the NFL and despite his lackluster arm has put together solid results everywhere he’s gone. He’s fairly young and fairly cheap, making him a real candidate for a team that suddenly seems cost-conscious at non-essential positions. Ultimately, though, I hope they stick with Benkert.