They split from Ryan because of pursuing Watson, not really that amicable. Cap space is nice, but sorta overrated. It is good to have if you have a solid core, but not nearly as valuable if you are a truly bottom 5-10 team. Look at Jaguars every year. They have a ton of cap, and not enough good FA to properly spend it on (Although even then they manage to do terrible job). Falcons best bet is being bottom 1-2 this year. Either Ridder is legit and they can trade back picking up a haul from a QB needy team or if Ridder flops take one themselves. They get Ridley back next year, him and an ascended Pitts would be good for a young QB.