Has Matt Ryan Been "Crowned" Too Early?

[Maestro]

I like Flacco, but Ryan is the better QB. Ryan is much more accurate, and more poised in the pockett. Flacco has some good footwork and one hell of an arm but his accuracy is still a work in progress. I was very impressed by him this week, but not enough for me to put him above Ryan in a ranking of the top QB's. Ryan is a top 15 QB in the NFL, while Flacco is in the top 20.

[Archer]

While I enjoy an inflate/deflate move as much as the next guy, I have to admit that was one of the weaker moves.

My take is that Matt Ryan was seen as an integral part of Atlanta's turnaround, whereas Flacco was more of 'on the periphery' of Baltimore's success. If this is correct or not, I don't really know, but I think that is the difference in perception of the two QBs. I think Flacco is a lot like Roethlisberger in that he can make plays at key times, even if he isn't the best statistical QB.

This .....

The Ravens were always seen as a competant qb away from being a superbowl contender (or at least a QB not named Kyle Boller) . The Falcons also got more hype last season because of the Mike Vick shit

[Deviant]

I raise the question yet again.

[j.hen]

I dont think its that he's been "crowned too early" at all. What happened was Matt Ryan was in the right situation at the right time to succeed early. The guy put in the work and didnt slack at all his rookie season and got us into the Wildcard round.

He's going to be an elite QB, he just needs more experience and he'll continue to grow into the QB that the league expects him to be. The thing he has going for him is his work ethic, hes the hardest working player on the Falcons and he really wants to be a great player.

[Sharkweather]

GOAT

[Bmore]

I read through this thread and couldn't get through the whole thing without laughing.

I'm still trying to find out how Matt Ryan is better. Every week Flacco's stats get better, Ryans seem to be getting worse.

Ryan has now dropped to a 78.8 Qb rating... Flacco is still sitting high at 90 qb rating.

Ryan has 14tds- 12ints - 2008yds
Joe has 12tds - 7ints - 2044 yds (has yet to play this week ((monday night game)))

Ryan has better weapons and a far easier schedule and somehow is doing worst... I can't figure it out.

[Bear Pand]

Every thread about either of these guys and you got Falcons and Ravens fans going back and forth. I don't know why it's important who's better between Flacco and Ryan. There's no rivalry. They don't even play in the same conference and will play each other like once every four years.

That being said, I co-sign what Archer posted earlier. Ryan was a huge beneficiary of the Mike Vick situation. Him coming in and doing well after that disaster gave him a lot of extra shine he didn't deserve.

[Esjay]

he (ryan) doesnt play well on the road, falcons are 1-4 on the road i believe

pretty common for a rookie though

he's not a rookie

[SethMode]

hes a young player same difference

So call him a young player then.