Quote:You make good points, but this one might be askew. I think the book is still being written on Ryan. He was quite good when throwing to three hall of fame talents. Without Roddy and Julio and Tony G another year older he is looking like the game manager type that most teams pegged him as coming into the draft. 

 

But yes I agree with your first point and that's what I was said in my next post...if everything is close to equal. I don't see how anyone can say that Teddy is not at least close to equal to Clowney. 

 

Thanks.

 

The question that jumps out that we probably will never know the answer to is could any QB overcome the loss of Julio Jones,  Roddy White being limited at best practically all season,  the loss of LT Sam Baker,  and Steven Jackson being sidelined a good portion of the season?   This on top of the injuries and personnel issues on the Defensive Side of the ball.   

 

As much adversity as Tom Brady has had around him this season in New England,  the way the Falcons were constructed,  it seems like Matt Ryan has faced noticeably more hurdles than even Brady.  It's realistically possible that Ryan can only win consistently with teams that have above average or better personnel.    I probably rate him as a top 10 QB,  yet can understand the other point of view.   But how many QB's that have played over the years could win if they were the QB of the 2013 Falcons?    My guess is it would be a very low number at most.

 

If Teddy Bridgewater continues on his current path,  you could easily be proven correct.   I'm certainly looking forward to watching Teddy on the NFL level against the high level competition he will be facing weekly.

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