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Matt Ryan NOT a top 10 QB?


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According to Rod Woodson he's behind Donovan Mcnabb and Tony Romo and not a top 10 QB.

All I want to know is what's he smoking and can I get $10 worth?

The funny thing is, he said it's because the guys he mentioned have been doing it for years. He mentioned YKW. Let's look at his stats from the last few years and then explain to me how the last few years prove he's a top ten QB.

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They said he was in the 12-13 range, and I agree with that.

1 Manning

2 Brady

3 Brees

4 Rivers

5 Rodgers

6 Big Ben

7 McNabb

8 Eli

Id probably put Matt around 9 - 11 if it was be, but 12-13 isn't that off. I'd only be mad if they said Hasslebeck was better.

McNabb isn't even in the Top 20 for QBs right now, the guy is doing horrible.

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Just off the top of my head, These guys in my opinion are just better

Rivers

Manning

Manning

Brees

Brady

Rodgers

Roethlisberger

Ryan is in a group with

Orton

McNabb

Romo

Schaub

Flacco

Young

He's somewhere around 8 to 15ish

That's why I don't like number rankings, I use a 3 Tier ranking

Tier 1

Peyton Manning

Tom Brady

Drew Brees

Phillip Rivers

Tier 2

Ryan would be in this tier

Tier 3

Garrard

Delhomme

Most Rookies

ect.

I would take rapelisberger out of the tier one group.

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The host (can't remember his name) was kind of shocked and seemed to think Rod and Jamie were wrong.

The look on his face said it all. He couldnt believe that they didnt think Ryan should be top 10.

If the light trusses in the studio had fallen and crushed Rod and Jamie into goo at that very moment, he would have just turned to the camera and said: "Well...there you have it folks. Karma is a real b*tch."

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TBH there are a lot of good QB's in the NFL right now... much more than there were 5-6 years ago. It's also difficult to evaluate some guys like McNabb and Favre who have been extremely good in the past by who could be on the decline.

For me, the Elite guys are Brees, Manning, Brady and possibly Roethlisberger. After that, it's a lottery. Some guys have fantasy numbers but little or no playoff success to elevate them to the elite status (Rivers, Romo, Rogers & Schaub), some have rings but not the numbers (Eli),and some are being rated on the primarily basis of past achievements (Favre, McNabb).

For me, Ryan is anywhere from about #8-#12, but IMO there isn't much between #5 and #12. The media also overlook just how young Matt Ryan is, and the fact the fact that he has played so much better in years 1-3 that just about every other QB on the list (except Manning and possibly Roethlisberger). With the exception of Flacco, every other top 12 QB has 2-3 years more experince that Ryan.

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Matt Ryan is a Top 10 QB. Trust me.

Dude is like 6th in winning% as a starter amongst all active NFL QBs with 30 or more starts. Most talking headed experts say that is the ultimate stat for a QB. As of today he leads the league in that category at the halfway point of the 2010 season.

Here are his current NFL rankings:

1st - winning%

4th - passing TDs

6th - total passing yards

8th - 20+ yard passes

8th - 40+ yard passes

9th - pass yards per game

10th - passer rating

What the hail about that ain't Top 10? Can somebody tell me?

Dude is also at the top of the class of young under 26 year old QBs like Flacco, Freeman, Bradford, Henne, Sanchez and Stafford. The only one even close is Flacco.

Top 10 bro. Trust me.

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The only reason they could come up with for not putting Ryan in the top 10, was that he doesn't have enough 300 yard passing games to be considered a top 10 QB. The first thing I would say, is when have 300 yard passing days become the benchmark for being a great QB?I must have missed that meeting. It certianly used to be the case that QBs with 300 yards passing days lost games more often that they won them - although admittedly I'm not sure that's still the case.

To put Ryan's numbers in perspective, Ryan has 4 x 300 yard passing games in 39 games. After 39 games played, the other top QBs were as follows:-

Romo 12

Manning 9

Rogers 8

Brees 5

Rivers 5

Ryan 4

Brady 4

McNabb 3

Favre 3

Flacco 3

Roethlisberger 3

Vick 1

Of course, its also worth mentioning that Ryan started as a rookie, whereas many of the other top Qb's were able to spend at least 1 season (and in some cases several seasons) learnign the game from the bench. I've excluded those missed seasons/games from the above numbers. Matt Ryan's 39th game come in the middle of his 3rd season, whereas Aaron Rogers 39th Game was actually the last game of his 5th season.

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The only reason they could come up with for not putting Ryan in the top 10, was that he doesn't have enough 300 yard passing games to be considered a top 10 QB. The first thing I would say, is when have 300 yard passing days become the benchmark for being a great QB?I must have missed that meeting. It certianly used to be the case that QBs with 300 yards passing days lost games more often that they won them - although admittedly I'm not sure that's still the case.

To put Ryan's numbers in perspective, Ryan has 4 x 300 yard passing games in 39 games. After 39 games played, the other top QBs were as follows:-

Romo 12

Manning 9

Rogers 8

Brees 5

Rivers 5

Ryan 4

Brady 4

McNabb 3

Favre 3

Flacco 3

Roethlisberger 3

Vick 1

Of course, its also worth mentioning that Ryan started as a rookie, whereas many of the other top Qb's were able to spend at least 1 season (and in some cases several seasons) learnign the game from the bench. I've excluded those missed seasons/games from the above numbers. Matt Ryan's 39th game come in the middle of his 3rd season, whereas Aaron Rogers 39th Game was actually the last game of his 5th season.

Yeah. I just left nfl.com and saw the discussion. Most of the Qb's mention are loosing despite the numbers. Ryan brings the Falcons back from the brink and wins. This season, Mcnabb Romo and Rivers(for now) haven't.

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I think the reason that alot of ESPN analysts and other writers don't consider Matt Ryan a top 10 QB is because they all know the history of this team. Alot of people know that Michael Turner is a huge reason that this team succeeds, and because of that Matt Ryans leadership qualities are shadowed. I love Matt Ryan but I still think he is somewhere between the 10 - 15 ranks for top QB.

My list in no particular order

1. Tom Brady

2. Peyton Manning

3. Drew Brees

4. Ben Rothelisberger

5. Philip Rivers

6. Aaron Rodgers

7. Eli Manning

8. Tony Romo

9. Donovan McNabb

10. Eli Manning

11. Brett Favre

12. Matt Ryan

13. Joe Flacco

14. Kyle Orton

15. Michael Vick

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That was the most ridiculous mess I have ever heard.

So apparently a QB is only considered top notch if he can throw 300 yards a game!?

And I disagree with Romo being on the list.

Romo is top 15...yes. But not top 10 in my opinion.

If you throw the ball 50 times a game Im sure he will throw for 300 or 400 yards each time.

Ryan doesnt do that because he doesnt HAVE to.

And because he doesn't HAVE to does not mean he can not contrary to this foolish logic Rod was talking about.

We are a run first team. Period.

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I'm pretty sure the Body of work comes into play big time. I would have to take a double take if he listed guys like Flaco, Sanchez or any other young QB that came into the NFL in the past few years.

But come to think of it I really couldn't give a rat's booty what anyone outside of the Falcons Front Office and Coaching staff thinks of any of our players...Shooooooooot, even the ones on the practice squad.

The **** with analyst!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Just off the top of my head, These guys in my opinion are just better

Rivers

Manning

Manning

Brees

Brady

Rodgers

Roethlisberger

Ryan is in a group with

Orton

McNabb

Romo

Schaub

Flacco

Young

He's somewhere around 8 to 15ish

That's why I don't like number rankings, I use a 3 Tier ranking

Tier 1

Peyton Manning

Tom Brady

Drew Brees

Phillip Rivers

Tier 2

Ryan would be in this tier

Tier 3

Garrard

Delhomme

Most Rookies

ect.

I can agree to this

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