Arthur from Decatur, GA
Hey Beek, Matt Ryan should be traded and you, Beek, should go with him so you can continue to drink Matt Ryan’s Kool-Aid. It’s sad to hear you say Matt is playing at a high level with three losing seasons, and with six chances to win a championship which he failed each time, during the SUPER BOWL meltdown. The young, inexperienced DEFENSE played three quarters of great DEFENSE on the biggest stage playing against the greatest quarterback of all time, Tom Brady. All the young DEFENSE needed was help from the top scoring offense in the NFL, a DEFENSE with 3 rookies (2 one year, 1 two year and 2 three-year players). What the hell did anybody expect from this inexperienced DEFENSE against Tom Brady they played their hearts out and when they needed help, Matt Ryan and the coaching staff failed them.
Matt: Oh boy, here we go. Arthur, it’s time to let go of Super Bowl LI, bud. I could go into that game and dissect your points, but I’m not going to because nothing is going to change the outcome. You cannot pin that game on one player though, and certainly not Matt Ryan. When I note that Ryan has thrown for more than 4,000 yards in 10 straight seasons, that’s not an opinion on his production – that’s a fact. He’s thrown for 55,767 yards and 347 touchdowns. He’s already in the top-10 all time (Ryan is currently ninth) when it comes to passing yards – and he’ll probably end his career in the top five. All time. He’s a great quarterback, and that cannot be disputed. How much longer he plays in Atlanta, well, I have no idea. But as I noted above, he’s not going anywhere anytime soon. You need to look past quarterback and look at the offensive line (Ryan has been sacked 42, 48 and 41 times the last three seasons), the running backs, the lack of a pass rush, the number of long passes (15-plus yards) surrendered by the secondary, and so forth. To just point at one position – the quarterback, in this case – and say that’s the problem is a lazy argument, in my opinion.
