birdz4i 9,735 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Posted by Darin Gantt on October 13, 2015, 2:49 PM EDTThere are quarterbacks in the NFC South who can put a shoulder into a tackler and drive them backward, or at least one.Matt Ryan is not that guy.The Falcons quarterback said he may have made a mistake, when trying to run for a first down, he lowered his shoulder and tried to drive Washington safety Kyshoen Jarrett back instead of sliding or running out of bounds. It wasn’t much of an effort, as Jarrett didn’t really move and Ryan fell to the side.“I thought I was closer to the first down than I actually was,” Ryan said, via Michael Cunningham of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “I thought I was going to get it and it turns out I was a couple yards short.”Ryan called the decision “an error in judgement,” and added “It happens.”He had reason to want to make a play. The Falcons were trailing 16-12 inside the two-minute warning as he scrambled, so there was urgency.But he’s far more valuable to the 5-0 Falcons in the pocket than he is on the run, so it’s probably best he realized he’s no Cam Newton.http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2015/10/13/matt-ryan-calls-effort-to-run-over-a-safety-an-error-in-judgment/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gazoo 20,698 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 That play tells you just how competitive the Ice Man is with game on line. I loved it, but admittedly do not encourage more of it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SavvyFalcon89 4,690 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Just as long as Matt remembers that he is a smartcar and not a freight train,Then he should be alright. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xiv_T_E_C_O_ 776 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 The outcome wasn't the greatest but I appreciate the effort. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Butudontseeme™ 9,929 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Well, I hate to say it, as funny as that looked, Matt could have trucked that dude if he would have gotten a little lower. Buddy was standing straight up but I guess when you're 6'4", getting low is easier said than done. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tim Mazetti 12,102 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 It's football. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xFalconLord 353 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I think the play fired the team up.. well done Matthew. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carl927 3,376 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I'm surprised they didn't throw a flag on Matt for roughing himself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ParanoidAndroid 3,619 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 How many times has Matty been criticized on this board for not having the balls to get that extra yard? Props to Matty for stepping up in that last drive despite his play earlier in the game. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
TheeTKOBeatz 288 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I'm surprised they didn't throw a flag on Matt for roughing himself.I have to admit I lol'd ... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
va2ga 44 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 That play was the result of the criticism he received two years ago when he slid on the 6 yard line against the Saints. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
likeriver 6,234 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 How many times has Matty been criticized on this board for not having the balls to get that extra yard? Props to Matty for stepping up in that last drive despite his play earlier in the game.Trudat. Matt Ryan went hard in the paint. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aggressive Pacifist! 341 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 The outcome wasn't the greatest but I appreciate the effort. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DonOfThemBirds 18,503 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 That play was both awkward and awesome all at the same d@mn time. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Carl927 3,376 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 That play was both awkward and awesome all at the same d@mn time.Lmao Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sideline 28 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Bless his heart!Folks in my section were cthu and "flexing muscles" to the redskins fans. His attempt was cute. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
YoungHeezy 9,259 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 He should never do that again Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AtlantaFalconPokerPro 2,084 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I loved it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Joe™ 3,517 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 Boo, I was hoping he'd have practiced lowering the shoulder ahead of Thursday. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bossFALCON™ 2,178 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I remember when matt ryan did a flip into the endzone vs Minnesota his rookie year. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Malachore 9,235 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 He was trying to make up for once again sliding a yeard short of the marker, I love me some Iceman but **** he frustrates me with that in the open field. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SavvyFalcon89 4,690 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I will say one thing. Matt has been doing things I never would of expected him to do. From putting on the slow motion juke during the Dallas game, to the light truck stick this past Sunday Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PriMeTiiMe 7,464 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 (edited) I think he did it because earlier in that drive he slid too early and it costed us a 1st down. Luckily he got the 1st on a QB sneak the very next play. We all remember what happened the last time Ryan slid too early with this fanbase. Edited October 14, 2015 by PriMeTiiMe Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dirtybird2k5 3,173 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 I'm surprised they didn't throw a flag on Matt for roughing himself. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DirtyBird8711 895 Posted October 14, 2015 Share Posted October 14, 2015 http://gfycat.com/SnoopyLateComet?_sm_byp=iVVs4zR2j5sSQj2q Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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