Comments on: Matt Ryan gets plenty of work before exiting

By: mannyicey

mannyicey — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 14:13:14 +0000

Well, I am someone who is critical of Matt Ryan because he doesn’t throw the deep ball as much as I think he should. And I also saw the offense as too predictable last year. In short, I saw Matt Ryan is someone with good completion percentages, but they yardage was small.

It was the same way in the beginning stages of yesterday (I think he started off with 7 completed passes for about 37 yards or so.) It had me groaning that it’s the same old Ryan.

But then, I saw something that really made me feel good about the season. I saw three passes to Julio Jones that turned my whole expectation around. The first pass was when Jones was double-covered and Ryan threw that pass into Julio. It bobbled around, but Jones made the play. The second one was that long bomb to Julio that was laid perfectly, but Julio couldn’t get there. I was shocked! And the last one was that long pass he threw to Julio that set up the touchdown. Yes!

Those passes showed me that Ryan is learning to trust his playmakers. He got some strong weapons in Gonzalez, Roddy White, Julio Jones and Harry Douglas. Trust them. And Julio Jones looks like a hard days’ work! I’m really excited about his year! Feed him!

Oh, and here’s something else that made me really excited. I saw a screen pass to Michael Turner! I was like “What was that?! A pass to the Bowling Ball?!”

Uh, can I just say that this new offensive coordinator made me smile?

By: chuckyd317

chuckyd317 — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 13:24:54 +0000

Check Down Charlie leading the Falcons… I have never seen so many screen name passes and dump offs in on half of football my entire life… what a scam the Ryan guy is…

By: daknight93

daknight93 — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 04:09:23 +0000

Falcons want to be a passing team obviously, they will have some success…Matt Ryan needs to learn how to manipulate safeties by moving his head at all angles, instead of looking dead at Julio Jones, Roddy and Tony G…more interceptions will happen if he doesn’t change that bad habit he has.

By: genericuser8888

genericuser8888 — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 03:32:53 +0000

I sort of feel bad for the Falcons. They try their best to get better every year, and sometimes, they succeed.

But, Drew Brees + Jimmy Graham + Darren Sproles will crush these guys every time.

It’s kinda like years ago when the Saints had Bobby Hebert and Co. competing against Joe Montana and Jerry Rice on the 49ers. You gotta give them credit for trying, but it’s just not gonna happen.

By: stealersfannot

stealersfannot — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 03:29:24 +0000

Relax folks. It’s just the preseason. It’s about conditioning guys’ minds and bodies on the fundamentals and whittling the roster down to 53.

While the Falcs first team O looks good, no Defensive coordinator is gonna go out there and display his blitz schemes and complex coverages, most of which many of the defenders don’t even know yet.

So its no shocker that a group thats been toghether for a while like the falcons (jj excluded ofcourse) is looking sharp against base defensive calls.

You’d judge them for NOT looking sharp.

Please dont make the rookie fantasy mistake of drafting Matty ice just based on his preseason performance. Sadly too many of us have been down that deadend.

By: thedownwardspiral

thedownwardspiral — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 03:22:48 +0000

Everyone knows MVP’s and Super Bowl champions are determined in the first two games of preseason.

By: therillest

therillest — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 03:16:13 +0000

Dominique Davis > Blaine Gabbert

By: freethinker13

freethinker13 — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 03:13:04 +0000

Good lord, the Falcons are looking bad, they are gonna have a hard time in the NFC South.

By: dfalcon3522

dfalcon3522 — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 02:55:07 +0000

My buddy text me halfway thru the game to say that the falcons officially are a passing team and I agree! I really like what I am seeing so far even if it’s only preseason. Another thing is Ryan will be a GREAT mid round pick for fantasy this year

By: gloryfromheaven

gloryfromheaven — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 02:52:29 +0000

Matt Ryan has been looking SHARP against the Ravens and Bengals. Could we be lookin at a potential MVP candidate?

By: novoodoo4409

novoodoo4409 — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 02:43:17 +0000

Falcants are a joke….second tier team…Saints rule…fact….

Falcants will always be ringless in ATL…

Who dat, we dat, two dat….Saints win it all this year..Falcants watch us from their couch….

By: therillest

therillest — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 02:37:11 +0000

Could it be that Dirk Koetter wasnt the problem in Jacksonville and Murlarky was the problem in Atlanta? If that’s true then the Jaguars got seriously hosed….

By: jaystus

jaystus — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 02:35:14 +0000

Atlanta going to put up some numbers with the new great offensive Coordinator.

By: deathonwings410

deathonwings410 — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 02:20:50 +0000

All those weapons for Matt Ryan, it’s time for him to live up to the hype!

By: nflfollower

nflfollower — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 02:19:13 +0000

I’m sure Matt Ryan will have a decent regular season.

By: touchdownroddywhite

touchdownroddywhite — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 02:16:35 +0000

If this were a healthy Bengals D, I’d feel better about this. I don’t take it lightly though, since J.J. did go 100 and a TD against the Ravens last week…

By: gammynomnom

gammynomnom — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 01:57:42 +0000

And his first two incompletions were in the redzone.
Go figure.

By: dogluverssuck

dogluverssuck — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 01:51:54 +0000

But you forgot to mention A.J. Green had the only bomb for a touchdown.

So you think maybe Marvin Lewis is pleased?

By: burm61

burm61 — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 01:49:07 +0000

I’ve been the first to say Atlanta has been overrated the last few seasons, but Ryan and the rest of the first team looked sharp.