MATT RYAN RUMORS & GOSSIP

Falcons have to better protect Ryan

Over his first four seasons in the league, the Falcons have gone to great lengths to put weapons around quarterback Matt Ryan. Now, they have to round out the circle by getting him some top flight protection and some road graders to guarantee that the run game continues to flourish. The Falcons found out early that they would have problems throwing the ball deep off of five- and...
Via Fox Sports South  |  2 days ago
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The Future of Matt Ryan

Matt Ryan 2011 was an interesting year for Matt Ryan. While he had a solid, productive season, he faced more scrutiny than probably any other year besides his rookie season. Ryan’s less than stellar performances in some of the team’s bigger games this year has caused much concern among the fan base on whether Ryan is truly this team’s franchise quarterback going...
Via FalcFans  |  20 days ago
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Matt Ryan needs a breakthrough playoff win

As a rookie, Matt Ryan guided the Falcons to the playoffs and ran into gunslinger Kurt Warner and the Arizona Cardinals. Last season, Ryan guided the Falcons to a 13-3 record and the No. 1 seed in the NFC, but he couldn't win a shootout against Aaron Rodgers and the high-scoring Green Bay Packers. He's 43-19 in the regular season. He's 0-2 in the playoffs and in need of a victory...
Via Fox Sports South  |  January 05, 2012
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Ryan says past losses in playoffs don't matter

Matt Ryan says he's ''a lot more mature'' than in his first two NFL playoff appearances. Ryan is bringing the best passing numbers of his career into the Falcons' wild-card playoff game at the New York Giants on Sunday. He has 10 touchdown passes with no interceptions in his last four games. He set the Falcons' record for yards passing in a season. ...
Via AP on Fox  |  January 04, 2012
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Matt Ryan doing well heading into playoffs

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan will enter the playoffs on a hot streak. In the final four games of the regular season, Ryan has completed 81 of 125 passes(65 percent) for 1,023 yards with 10 touchdowns and no interceptions with a passer rating of 116.9. Ryan unleashed a dazzling array of offense in less than two quarters before being removed from the 45-24 rout of Tampa Bay Sunday...
Via Fox Sports South  |  January 02, 2012
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Matt Ryan has reached ‘elite’ status, Smith says

Atlanta Falcons' Matt Ryan (2) throws a pass against the Carolina Panthers during the third quarter of an NFL football game in Charlotte, N.C., Sunday, Dec. 11, 2011. AP FLOWERY BRANCH — Falcons coach Mike Smith believes that fourth-year quarterback Matt Ryan, who became the second quarterback in team history to pass for 4,000 yards in a season, has reached elite status among...
Via ajc.com  |  December 30, 2011
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Ryan hopes Atlanta offense finds consistency

Now that the Atlanta Falcons have played their worst game of the season, quarterback Matt Ryan is looking for complete turnaround. The Falcons returned to practice Wednesday for the first time since suffering a blowout loss at New Orleans on Monday night, and Ryan wanted to see if the team would respond appropriately with a playoff road trip looming next week. ''You'...
Via AP on Fox  |  December 28, 2011
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Ryan can't settle for field goals in New Orleans

The New Orleans Saints have the top-ranked offense in the league, led by quarterback Drew Brees, who is on pace to break Dan Marinos single-season record for passing yardage. Brees is also completing more than 70 percent of his passes, tops in the league, and has thrown 37 touchdown passes, ranked second to Aaron Rodgers. And, oh, by the way, the Saints are also No. 2 in the NFL...
Via Fox Sports South  |  December 23, 2011
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MATTY ICE UNPLUGGED

Video: Atlanta Falcons locker room jam band

Let me introduce you to Matt Ryan and the Atlanta Falcons jam band! In this pregame locker room footage, Matty Ice grabs his guitar, back-up center Brett Romberg mans the mic, and the rest of the defense contributes to the background vocals on this surprisingly good impromptu jam session. The Falcons have plenty to be singing about right now as they hold onto the fifth playoff spot...
Via Sweater Punch  |  December 15, 2011
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Matt Ryan hopes to bounce back from poor showing

Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan had the fourth-lowest passer rating of his career last week against Houston. FLOWERY BRANCH — Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan has made a habit of dragging his team from the fire and carrying it to victory. He earned his nickname “Matty Ice” in college, and his flair for dramatic comeback victories has continued in the NFL. Over his 58-game NFL career...
Via ajc.com  |  December 11, 2011
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