Mularky Challenging Matt Ryan To Lead...

[pr0d1gy]

The theory is that Mularky is calling an obscenely conservative gameplan to challenge Ryan to step up. Ryan should want to make big plays downfield and be looking to do so regularly, but the thoery is Mularky believes Ryan will not become the player he needs to be until he takes control of Mularky's offense in the same way Peyton Manning has done in Indy. The theory is that Ryan has no marbles and is scared. Scared of the rush in the NFL, scared of making a bad throw, and scared to death to really lead this offense and call some plays.

Please discuss.

[The Don™]

Where are you getting this?

[Red Death D]

The theory is that Mularky is calling an obscenely conservative gameplan to challenge Ryan to step up. Ryan should want to make big plays downfield and be looking to do so regularly, but the thoery is Mularky believes Ryan will not become the player he needs to be until he takes control of Mularky's offense in the same way Peyton Manning has done in Indy. The theory is that Ryan has no marbles and is scared. Scared of the rush in the NFL, scared of making a bad throw, and scared to death to really lead this offense and call some plays.

Please discuss.

So you talked to Mularky face to face and he told you this? because i cant find this info anywhere else

[Red Death D]

Where are you getting this?

its just another ****** on these boards

[Chitown2ATL_Falcon]

The theory is that Mularky is calling an obscenely conservative gameplan to challenge Ryan to step up. Ryan should want to make big plays downfield and be looking to do so regularly, but the thoery is Mularky believes Ryan will not become the player he needs to be until he takes control of Mularky's offense in the same way Peyton Manning has done in Indy. The theory is that Ryan has no marbles and is scared. Scared of the rush in the NFL, scared of making a bad throw, and scared to death to really lead this offense and call some plays.

Please discuss.

Are you crazy? Excuse the pun, but where are you getting this Mularkey??

[pr0d1gy]

It's just a theory being tossed around. Do you really see the gunslinger in Ryan at all? Is this theory really so implausible? I was intrigued by it, just wondering what you folks think. No need to be a d0uche Red.

[Norwood all the way!]

ok ill go along with it....if this is what mularkey is trying to do, then i think we've seen enough of it for him to stop. the bad play calling has haunted this team for too long now. time to put in the real playbook but for some reason i dont think this is the case.....

[paulitik]

So Mularkey is challenging Matt to stand up and call the offensive coordinator a moron?

[The Don™]

So Mularkey is challenging Matt to stand up and call the offensive coordinator a moron?

I was thinking it, just didn't wanna say it.

[kirbyr]

Did year 1 not happen at all?

[Finally]

If it were true, and it isn't, the bigger challenge would be keeping his job for being so unbelievably stupid.

[President Frankenstein]

Extended plays win championships in today's game. Ryan seems to have a tendency to get rid of the ball immediately upon escaping pressure. Sometimes even throwing within in the field of play. Seems like he doesn't take that split second to regain composure and attempt to throw a strike. Most likely scenario being, pocket collapses, ryan steps up, and just gets rid of it, rather than, pocket collapses, ryan steps up, locates his man, and fires it home.

Anyways, just finished a drinking while paddle boarding adventure and figured I'd chime in before dinner. Take care.

[Hashbrown3]

I think prodigy is just looking for some input as to what is causing all this lack of offensive fortitude. To be honest Prodigy, I think ryan is a smart and gifted leader. He is a leader by nature and leads by example normally. That is why I beleive MM is slowing him down considerably. I would love to see Matty w/ a real QB genius who can teach strategy and how to read defenses. I feel ryan is on his own to some degree and he is stuck running the MM bland offensive style.

[kschreck]

The theory is that Mularky is calling an obscenely conservative gameplan to challenge Ryan to step up. Ryan should want to make big plays downfield and be looking to do so regularly, but the thoery is Mularky believes Ryan will not become the player he needs to be until he takes control of Mularky's offense in the same way Peyton Manning has done in Indy. The theory is that Ryan has no marbles and is scared. Scared of the rush in the NFL, scared of making a bad throw, and scared to death to really lead this offense and call some plays.

Please discuss.

Well that makes no sense because Ryan stood in the pocket, under attack play after play and delivered the ball. He didn't play great, but he definitely had a lot of heat coming at him and made some plays in spite of it.

[birds_till_death]

I question alot of this as well, especially what we've all read over the offseason. We've read that MM has given Ryan the reigns to the offense, that he's allowed to pick what he likes, throw out what he doesn't, etc...

We also heard about how much Ryan has been working on his arm strength and the long ball this offseason and during training camp.

Then we see no long balls in preseason and no long balls in the season opener. I don't think it's what the OP is saying that MM is calling conservative to get Ryan to step up, i question the validity of what we read in the offseason. We saw a good number of downfield passes in 08. i understand the MM likes the play action to open up his downfield passes. However sometimes you gotta turn it around. We can't roll over and die each time we face a team that shuts down our ground game. Sometimes, yesterday being an example, you need the passing game to open up the run game.....ala minnesota and and NO. Minnesota had to spread out to defend against NO's passing attack. when they realized that wasn't there, they used the ground game to get yardage and eventually put the game away.

[AtlantaFalconPokerPro]

So Mularkey is challenging Matt to stand up and call the offensive coordinator a moron?

I needed a good laugh!

[pr0d1gy]

I needed a good laugh!

Acutally the idea is that he would stand up and overrule the OC, not question him. Sometimes a QB has to do that when things change on the field from what they prepared for.

[Da_Truth]

LMAO!!! Are you serious?

[Daniel Cox]

to quote someone else...i find this a bunch of mularkey. why would mularkey put his job on the line to do such a thing? his job is to call plays, no matter what. if you've ever been in a position of leadership anywhere, you understand that there's a time and a place to teach lessons. when your own personal job is on the line is not that time. watch the game again closely. you'll see ryan staring down the steelers fierce pass rush.

[The Don™]

to quote someone else...i find this a bunch of mularkey. why would mularkey put his job on the line to do such a thing? his job is to call plays, no matter what. if you've ever been in a position of leadership anywhere, you understand that there's a time and a place to teach lessons. when your own personal job is on the line is not that time. watch the game again closely. you'll see ryan staring down the steelers fierce pass rush.

Danny(may I call you Danny?), this proposed "theory" by the OP is kind of dumb(no offense to the OP, just that the theory was dumb)....

But seriously, what is your opinion of Mularkey? Is he on the hot seat? BVG got an extension but Mularkey didn't. There's a lot of fans on this board(and probably outside the boards) that don't like Mularkey. People have been getting tired of his conservativeness, predictability, and repeated plays.

I would like to hear it from you since you're closer to the team then rest of us...

Edited September 14, 2010 by The Don™

[DirtyBirdSupabowl]

Its hard to throw it deep when your receiver runs a 5 yard out on third and 10.

[Disco Bush]

The theory is that Mularky is calling an obscenely conservative gameplan to challenge Ryan to step up. Ryan should want to make big plays downfield and be looking to do so regularly, but the thoery is Mularky believes Ryan will not become the player he needs to be until he takes control of Mularky's offense in the same way Peyton Manning has done in Indy. The theory is that Ryan has no marbles and is scared. Scared of the rush in the NFL, scared of making a bad throw, and scared to death to really lead this offense and call some plays.

Please discuss.

Your theory is unfounded. Ryan plays the rush well. He doesn't dance around and he'll throw the ball away or into the hands of a WR on a quick slant. I've seen absolutely nothing that suggest he's scared of the rush.

The no huddle, the audibles at the line, the play fakes and pocket awareness are all good traits of a good leader. He is still young and he's trying to execute the game plan that is put before him. He still has room for a lot of improvement, but to say he is scared or to suggest he doesn't have the head for the job is crazy.

[TeamPlayer1]

The theory is that Mularky is calling an obscenely conservative gameplan to challenge Ryan to step up. Ryan should want to make big plays downfield and be looking to do so regularly, but the thoery is Mularky believes Ryan will not become the player he needs to be until he takes control of Mularky's offense in the same way Peyton Manning has done in Indy. The theory is that Ryan has no marbles and is scared. Scared of the rush in the NFL, scared of making a bad throw, and scared to death to really lead this offense and call some plays.

Please discuss.

An unbiased observer would look at this post and say you are as full of s**t as a Thanksgiving turkey.

[Daniel Cox]

Danny(may I call you Danny?), this proposed "theory" by the OP is kind of dumb(no offense to the OP, just that the theory was dumb)....

But seriously, what is your opinion of Mularkey? Is he on the hot seat? BVG got an extension but Mularkey didn't. There's a lot of fans on this board(and probably outside the boards) that don't like Mularkey. People have been getting tired of his conservativeness, predictability, and repeated plays.

ee

No you may not call me danny. i appreciate you asking though. Daniel or D or DC will work just fine.

I always err on the side of the coaches. they have the benefit of film and hours of prep that no one else does. there are so many things that happen on the field that we may never know or see. i'll say this though. there's a reason the no huddle works so well at the hands of ryan. i believe we'll see it more. you can't argue with the success ryan has had operating out of it. i think that speaks volumes for his abilty as a QB in this league, reading defenses and getting his guys in the right position to make plays.

i can't argue with mularkey's percieved cautiousness. but like i said, i believe there were reasons for it that we may never know. i look to what coach smith said today. in week 1 you're still operating off what you know your team does or doesn't do. there's not a lot of film out there on other team's tendencies.

Edited September 14, 2010 by Daniel Cox

[The Don™]

ee

No you may not call me danny. i appreciate you asking though. Daniel or D or DC will work just fine.

I was just kidding. I should have made the sarcasm obvious.

And I like what you said about Ryan operating the no huddle. We move the ball when Ryan operates it. I find it interesting that the no huddle moves the ball better than what Mularkey calls most of the time.

And you gotta be a little curious about BVG getting an extension and Mularkey not getting one right?

Edited September 14, 2010 by The Don™