Hilarious that the only two Ryan detractors are Ravens fans. Don't ever see any Falcons fans talking shit about Flacco.
I think Flacco is a great young QB, he reminds me of Ben Roethlisberger, with the great arm and the poise. But Matt Ryan has the aptitude and love for the game that should allow him to one day orchestrate his own offense and call plays on the field ala Peyton Manning. Everyone who speaks to him gets that he is one of the brightest football guys in the league and he has plenty of physical talent to go with that.
That is why people give him the edge over Flacco, his football IQ is considered to be on Manning/Brady's level. Not saying Flacco is a rockhead, he's definitely got some great leadership qualities. He's just not as widely revered as a football prodigy like Ryan is. And I think that is a big part of why Ryan is widely perceived as the better of the two.