(12-21-2023, 11:20 AM)Caldrac Wrote: It's funny, they referenced Matt Ryan and that's exactly what I said about him last year in the off season, as a worst case scenario. BUT, here's the catch. 

He's a lot more athletic than Matt Ryan, he's got a better arm in my opinion than Matt Ryan, and, Matt Ryan played with a lot better protection, a more competent and consistent running game and with the likes of guys like Julio Jones, Roddy White and Tony Gonzalez. 

Mind you, this is inside a dome at least nine times per year between the home games in Atlanta and the road game in New Orleans. I think his floor is Matt Ryan, but, his ceiling is a combination of John Elway / Peyton Manning / Brett Favre for me. 

That's just how I see him. He'll have these years, where, he's a gunslinger and highly productive, doing the gritty running stuff that a guy like Elway and Favre did from time to time. He'll make the pre snap reads and make some money ball throws and high IQ stuff like Manning, etc. 

It all starts with this front office though. He's a gold mine that you can get a ton of ore out of, provided, you get the right protection in front of him. Time is clearly on his side. Like they said, he's 24 years old. He can easily hit a light switch next year in the off season and for the next 6 - 12 years he's a monster.