pontiacj Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 I was breaking down Matt Ryan's numbers from Sunday, and it is pretty clear that he is not an elite Quarterback. Here goes, reference pro-football-reference.com:Its pretty clear that when you look at an Adjusted Yards per Attempt (AY/A) of 4.70, he's clearly not moving the ball with any consistency, I mean that puts him behind Tavaris Jackson so far. The only way he is going to get that number up is by taking a few chances and letting his receivers make a play. Besides, when you're passing 44 times for a 61.4% completion rate, you need to do better. What also worries me is that with that many dropbacks, he had 1 INT and no TDs, besides, he only had 4 passes defended, so the coverage couldn't have been that great (or maybe he's just scared of taking chances/doesn't trust his receivers).I know that he was up against a top-5 defense from 2010, but that's still no excuse for putting up a QB rating of 67.6. Only throwing for 252 is not going to cut it in the NFL, I mean, Chris Redman puts up those kind of numbers when he plays in preseason. I think the time is now to make the switch....er, wait...Hold on, I was actually looking at his line from the first game of 2010, you know, the season where he lead his team to a 13-3 record?His actual line from this Sunday is actually better (of course he didn't loose a fumble against the Steelers).2010: 27/44, 61.4%, 0 TD, 1 INT, 5.73 YPA (against a top five defensive team from the 2010 season)2011: 31/47, 66.0%, 0 TD, 1INT, 6.79 YPA (against a top five defensive team from the 2010 season)To put it in perspective, Aaron Rodgers had a similar (but decidedly better) line in his week 3 loss to the Bears from last year:34/45, 75.6%, 1 TD, 1 INT, 7.02 YPA, the Packers lost 17-20 @Chicago.Sometimes you lose games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ditchdoc57 Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Thanks for a voice of reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlfanstckndenver Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Im guessing you meant Rodgers went 34 of 45??? It says he went 34 of 35 for 75.6% Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontiacj Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 Im guessing you meant Rodgers went 34 of 45??? It says he went 34 of 35 for 75.6%Thanks for catching that. Updated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomak Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Dang there's alot of WEB COACHES who have missed there calling! Some of you just need to chill and get real. Some of you are gonna analyze yourselves up someone's butt for cripe sake! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blizzard_falcon Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 (edited) Sometimes you lose games.I think that sums everything up nicely. We played very uncharacteristically on Sunday (3 turnovers, 7 penalties, 15 missed tackles), but I don't expect that to carry over the rest of the season. Some days you just don't play well, especially on the road and against a defense as dominant as Chicago's. Edited September 16, 2011 by virginiafalcon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mid-Nite-Toker Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 I was breaking down Matt Ryan's numbers from Sunday, and it is pretty clear that he is not an elite Quarterback. Here goes, reference pro-football-reference.com:Sometimes you lose games.Jeopardy? : Obvious on TATFContestant: What is a Troll?Trebek: Right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pontiacj Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 Jeopardy? : Obvious on TATF Contestant: What is a Troll? Trebek: Right.Whoops, sorry, forgot the sarcasm tag.</sarcasm>There, now it should be plain. Please reread the post before calling me a troll. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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