Matt Ryan

Matthew Thomas Ryan (Matty Ice) (twitter: @M_Ryan02)

Position: QB
Height: 6-5    Weight: 224 lbs.
Throws: Right

Born: May 17, 1985 in Exton, PA
College: Boston Col.   (school history)    (Ryan college stats)
Drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 67 (740th overall since 1950)
1-time Pro Bowler (fine print)

Other SR Links: College Football at Sports-Reference.com

• 5/24 FootballPerspective.com: What Should Be Expected From Geno Smith’s Career?: As Jason Lisk has pointed out, quarterbacks drafted first overall tend to be much more successful than other quarterbacks, even...
• 5/22 The High Phive: Around the NFL: OTA Edition: With just over three months before the start of the 2013 NFL season, HighPhive.com takes a look around the NFL to survey the competition. Starting...
• 5/21 Stripe Hype: My NFL Power Rankings: Where Does Your Team Stand?:   Following the NFL draft, and as we begin OTA’s, I give you my NFL Power Rankings.   1.  San Francisco 49ers: ...
• 5/20 The High Phive: Around the NFL: OTA Addition: With just over three months before the start of the 2013 NFL season, HighPhive.com takes a look around the NFL to survey the competition. Starting...
• 5/20 FootballPerspective.com: Which coaches are the most pass happy?: One reason I came up with the concept of Game Scripts was to identify the most pass-happy coaches. Remember, a team’s Game...
• 5/19 WhoDatDish.com: NFL Power Rankings: NFC South Editors Name Top 13 Players in Division: The NFL and NFL Network have started naming its top 100 players from the 2012 season, so what better way to celebrate than to...
• 5/18 The Pewter Plank: NFC South Bloggers Rank The Top 13 Players in the Division: Three Tampa Bay Buccaneers Make the List: The NFL has begun the announcement of their top 100 players of 2013, and I noted yesterday, I already disagree strongly with the...
• 5/17 NFL Jerks: Quarterback Contract Wars: Who Should Be Paid the Most?: This offseason has been a bonanza for quarterback contracts. Aaron Rodgers and Joe Flacco both received NFL-record contracts...
• 5/16 EDSFootball: Fantasy Football Dynasty Mock Draft: Round 5 Complete: Since starting our new dynasty fantasy football mock draft last week, we have now completed Round 5. Here are the results from...
• 5/15 FootballPerspective.com: Quarterbacks Were Healthier Than Ever in 2012: Twenty quarterbacks started all sixteen games last season: Eli Manning Tony Romo Andrew Luck Russell Wilson Peyton Manning Matthew...
• 5/14 CW Sports Blog: HOF Worthy: The Importance of Super Bowls for Quarterbacks: Throughout the realm of football media, an inordinate amount of time is spent discussing whether a quarterback has reached “elite”...
• 5/13 NFL Jerks: A Look at Where Quarterbacks are Drafted in 2-QB Fantasy Football Mocks: When drafting in 2-QB leagues, we can’t look at standard ADP data, because most of it is skewed toward leagues that only...
• 5/10 The Pewter Plank: Cap Forecasting: The Status of the The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Future Salary Cap Shape: For most Tampa Bay Buccaneers fans this offseason, the chatter was about how the Buccaneers would spend their wealth of salary...
• 5/6 FootballPerspective.com: Game Scripts – The Best Teams of 2012: Last year, I introduced the concepts of Game Scripts. There are 3600 seconds in every game: the Game Script is the average score...
• 5/3 EDSFootball: 2013 Fantasy Football Profile and Projection: Falcons RB Steven Jackson: Often we see talented players that spend all of their careers with a losing team join a legitimate contender near the end of the...

• 4/29 FootballPerspective.com: My Thoughts on the 2013 Draft: Over the last three days, I analyzed the trades from the first round, rounds 2 and 3, and the final four rounds. Today, I wanted...
• 4/28 NFL Jerks: Post NFL Draft Tiered QB Rankings for 2-QB Leagues: Three days, 254 picks later, and the 2013 NFL Draft is finally over. Questions have been answered and quarterbacks have been chosen....
• 4/24 NFL Jerks: Pre NFL Draft Tiered QB Rankings for 2-QB Leagues: With the 2013 NFL Draft scheduled for Thursday, now seemed like a good time to put together tiered fantasy football quarterback...
• 4/22 NFL Jerks: Fantasy Football: Top 30 ADP in 2-QB Leagues: In the poker community, when debating who is the best poker player, the debate tends to gravitate towards recent tournament/event...
• 4/19 FootballPerspective.com: Will Geno Smith fall in the draft?: I have no inside information and I’m not a draftnik, but that won’t stop me from trying to read the tea leaves. I’m...
• 4/16 The Pewter Plank: 2013 NFL Offseason Roundtable: NFC South Bloggers Talk Free Agency, Part One: The editors of the Atlanta Falcons’ and New Orleans Saints’ sites of the Fansided network were kind enough to take...
• 4/16 NFL Jerks: Fantasy Football ADPs Sure To Rise: Matt Ryan was your quarterback value de jour in mock drafts last April, with an average draft position (ADP) in the late-seventh...
• 4/16 FootballPerspective.com: Do NFL teams properly value age when drafting quarterbacks?: For the most part, age is rarely discussed when talking about college quarterbacks. Outside of the Brandon Weedens and Chris Weinkes...
• 4/15 FootballPerspective.com: How to determine the appropriate salary cap values for veterans: Part II: In Part I, I derived a formula to translate the number of marginal wins a veteran player was worth into marginal salary cap dollars...
• 4/13 FootballPerspective.com: Fourth Quarter/Overtime Game-Winning Passing Touchdowns: Yesterday, I looked at the career leaders in 4th quarter (and overtime) game-winning touchdowns from scrimmage. Today I will do...
• 4/10 EDSFootball: 2013 NFL Draft Poll: How many QBs will be selected in Round 1?: Two weeks from tomorrow night will be Round 1 of the 2013 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall in the city so nice they named it...
• 4/3 NFL Jerks: Steven Jackson’s Impact on Falcons Fantasy Studs: If Steven Jackson can manage not to pass out when he sees fewer than eight defenders in the box for the first time since grade...
• 4/2 NFL Jerks: Fantasy Football: Ben Roethlisberger is a QB1 Being Drafted as a QB2: For whatever reason Ben Roethlisberger isn’t being mentioned with the elite fantasy football signal callers this off-season....

• 3/30 NFL Jerks: A Quarterback Test: Pass Happy, Efficient and Reasonable ADP: Relying on a glut of pass attempts is by no means a rock solid strategy in selecting your fantasy signal caller. It’s an unstable...
• 3/25 NFL Spin Zone: Atlanta Falcons to put Todd McClure in Ring of Honor: The Atlanta Falcons drafted center Todd McClure out of LSU in the seventh round of the 1999 NFL Draft, and their seventh-round...
• 3/16 NFL Jerks: Steven Jackson signs with Atlanta Falcons: Escape From 8 in the Box: Steven Jackson inked a three-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons today, confirming one of the worst kept secrets of this year’s...
• 3/14 NFL Jerks: Steven Jackson signs with Atlanta Falcons: Escape From 8 in the Box: Steven Jackson inked a three-year deal with the Atlanta Falcons today, confirming one of the worst kept secrets of this year’s...
• 3/7 FootballPerspective.com: My thoughts on trading Darrelle Revis: There are four things the Jets could do with Darrelle Revis. Option 1: Trade him before the draft to the team (not in the AFC...
• 3/7 NFL Jerks: Early Fantasy Football 2013 Tiered Rankings: Specificity will come later. For now, I’ve pieced together tiered rankings for each of the four fantasy skill positions. The...
• 3/6 The Pewter Plank: A Change in Mentality is Key for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Josh Freeman to Continue in His Development: Hello Bucs fans. I’m Robbie Knopf and I’m excited to join the staff of The Pewter Plank. You may know me as editor...
• 3/4 FootballPerspective.com: 2013 RSP Football Writers Project: My Picks in Rounds 1 and 2: Matt Waldman and Sigmund Bloom are once again running the RSP Football Writers Project this off-season. Last year, a salary cap...

• 2/24 NFL Jerks: 2013 2-QB Fantasy Football League Draft Strategy: In a piece by JJ Zachariason from for Rotoworld, JJ had the following to say about quarterback draft strategy: “Traditionally,...
• 2/20 FootballPerspective.com: Comparing rookie quarterbacks to their team’s prior year’s stats: Since 1990, there have been 48 rookie quarterbacks that threw at least 224 pass attempts, the necessary amount to qualify for...
• 2/17 The Pewter Plank: 2013 NFL Free Agent Profile: Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, Cornerback, Philadelphia Eagles: As Buccaneers fans look over the possible free agent acquisitions at the cornerback position this offseason, one name that will...
• 2/17 NFL Jerks: 2-QB Leagues are the Future of Fantasy Football: When it comes to my fantasy football draft strategy the thoughts that usually run through my mind revolve around the quarterback...
• 2/13 FootballPerspective.com: Happy Valentine’s Day to The Quarterback in Your Life: There have been 35 quarterbacks in NFL history to throw for at least 30,000 yards. Given enough time, you could probably guess...
• 2/11 FootballPerspective.com: Analyzing the leaders in targets in 2012: Reggie Wayne led the NFL in targets last year, but that’s a little misleading since the Colts ranked 6th in pass attempts....
• 2/11 StoopSports.com: The Comeback Season: Ricky Guerra- One of the NFL’s best and former Indianapolis Colt quarterback regained old form with ease after neck problems....
• 2/10 Musket Fire: New England Patriots Rundown: Aqib Talib and Wes Welker: News and thoughts on the Kansas City Chiefs number one pick in the 2013 NFL Draft and New England Patriots players Aqib Talib,...

• 1/29 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Breaking Down Super Bowl XLVII:   Baltimore Ravens vs San Francisco 49ersWhen: Sunday, February 3rd, 2013 @ 6:30 PM ET on CBSWhere: Mercedes-Benz...
• 1/27 FootballPerspective.com: Is good luck driving the low interception rates of Joe Flacco and Colin Kaepernick?: In September, I started a post by asking you to make this assumption: Assume that it is within a quarterback’s control as to...
• 1/22 FootballPerspective.com: The Manning Index (and The Brady Effect): Eight years ago — almost to the day — our old PFR colleague Doug Drinen wrote a Sabernomics post about “The...
• 1/22 North and South of Royal Brougham: Russell Wilson added to Pro Bowl roster: Seahawks rookie quarterback Russell Wilson has been added to the NFC squad in this years Pro Bowl. He replaces quarterback Matt...
• 1/21 The Pewter Plank: 2013 NFL Championship Weekend Recap: The Harbaugh Bowl is Set: The Harbaugh Bowl is happening, but how did we get there? Let’s take a look back at the second to last weekend of real NFL football...
• 1/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan injury update: Updating a previous report, Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan (shoulder) is expected to wear a sling for around 10 days and is facing...[+] a four-week rehab for his Grade 2 AC joint sprain.
• 1/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan will not need surgery: Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith said QB Matt Ryan (shoulder) will not need surgery on the sprained shoulder he suffered...[+] in the NFC Championship game. Smith said Ryan would have been ready to play if the team made Super Bowl XLVII but will not play in the Pro Bowl.
• 1/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan update : Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan (shoulder) left the team's building Monday, Jan. 21, with his left arm in a sling. He is expected...[+] to address the media later in the day.
• 1/21 Stripe Hype: San Francisco 49ers Complete Comeback, Down Falcons 28-24:   As a late Atlanta Falcons drive fell short on fourth-and-4 deep in San Francisco territory, the 49ers knew they were probably...
• 1/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Offense more conservative in second half: Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan said the offense became more conservative in the second half of the NFC Championship Game, particularly...[+] taking less shots downfield. Ryan was outstanding throwing downfield in the first half, completing 11 passes on throws deeper than 10 yards downfield.
• 1/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan sets a franchise postseason record : Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan set a franchise single-game postseason record with his 396 passing yards in the NFC Championship...[+] Game Sunday, Jan. 20.
• 1/21 Stripe Hype: NFC Title Game: San Francisco 49ers Complete Comeback, Down Atlanta 28-24:   As a late Atlanta Falcons drive fell short on fourth-and-4 deep in San Francisco territory, the 49ers knew they were probably...
• 1/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Update on Matt Ryan: Updating a previous report, Atlanta Falcons WR Matt Ryan (shoulder) has been diagnosed with a sprained AC joint in his left shoulder....[+] He suffered the injury in the second half of the NFC Championship Game loss against the San Francisco 49ers Sunday, Jan. 20. Ryan will not require surgery for the injury, and the team is waiting to see if he'll still need an MRI Monday, Jan. 21.
• 1/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan injured in playoff game loss: Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan (collarbone, shoulder) suffered an injury to his left collarbone or shoulder in the NFC Championship...[+] Game against the San Francisco 49ers. He will have an MRI Monday, Jan. 21, to determine the extent of the injury.
• 1/20 Stripe Hype: NFC Title Game: San Francisco 49ers Complete Comeback, Down Atlanta 28-24:   As a late Atlanta Falcons drive fell short on fourth-and-4 deep in San Francisco territory, the 49ers knew they were probably...
• 1/20 Musket Fire: Atlanta Falcons up against San Francisco 49ers at the half 24-14: The Atlanta Falcons have taken command of the NFC Championship game at home in the Georgia Dome as they lead the San Francisco...
• 1/20 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Considering new deal for Matt RyanThe Atlanta Falcons have had internal discussions about the possibility of signing QB Matt Ryan to a new contract....[+] The Atlanta Falcons have had internal discussions about the possibility of signing QB Matt Ryan to a new contract.
• 1/20 The Pewter Plank: Remembering the 2003 NFC Championship Game: 10 Years Later: As we gear up for the 2013 NFC Championship game, and we watch Colin Kaepernick and the San Francisco 49ers face off against Matt...
• 1/18 NFL Jerks: FanDuel Daily Fantasy Football Picks for the Conference Championship Games: FanDuel.com is offering yet another set of games for daily fantasy football players, even though there are only two games to choose...
• 1/16 FootballPerspective.com: Previewing the NFC Championship Game: San Francisco at Atlanta: A couple of interesting notes, courtesy of Mike Sando on ESPN.com. The first is a good bit of trivia: Jim Harbaugh joins George...
• 1/15 FootballPerspective.com: Outlook for the 2013 Jets: Part II (The offense): Yesterday, I reviewed how the Jets defense performed in 2012 and previewed the team’s outlook for 2013. Today, the heavy...
• 1/15 SideLion Report: Detroit Lions to Have Player in Pro Bowl After All: News broke earlier in the day that Calvin Johnson would not be playing in this year’s Pro Bowl. Vincent Jackson took his...
• 1/15 North and South of Royal Brougham: Season ends in Atlanta; but Seahawks must remain positive: “There’s always next year!” Those words seem to be a pretty common thing Seahawks fans, coaches, and players...
• 1/14 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Pro-Football-Reference.com releases 2012 AV: It’s Christmas in January. Once the 2012 All-Pro teams were announced (my thoughts here), my buddies Mike Kania and Neil...
• 1/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan took advantage of playaction : Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan was 8-of-12 passing for 87 yards and three touchdowns when using playaction in the team's NFC Divisional...[+] Round win. That's the second-most completions and the most touchdowns for Ryan on those plays in a game this season.
• 1/13 FootballPerspective.com: Reviewing the Divisional Round of the Playoffs: The Best Weekend of the Year lived up to its re**** this weekend, as the divisional round of the playoffs gave us three outstanding...
• 1/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan wins first career playoff game: Updating a previous report, in his fourth career playoff start, Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan recorded his first victory. He was...[+] forced to lead a fourth quarter comeback, steering the team to a game-winning field goal. He now has more fourth quarter or overtime comebacks - 22 - than any other quarter back in his first five seasons since 1966.
• 1/13 NFL Jerks: NFL Playoffs Preview: San Francisco 49ers at Atlanta Falcons: Fourteen seasons ago, the San Francisco 49ers knocked off the Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card round of the playoffs. The very...
• 1/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan has up and down game: Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan went 24-for-35 for 250 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions against the Seattle Seahawks...[+] in the Divisional Round playoff game.
• 1/12 FootballPerspective.com: Previewing the Divisional Round of the NFL Playoffs – Sunday: Yesterday, I previewed Saturday’s games with um, mixed results (skip the Denver-Baltimore preview and just read the San...
• 1/12 KC Kingdom: Kingdom Round Table: NFL Divisional Round: The other day I was roaming around and reading up on the match-ups for the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs. In my internet...
• 1/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Julio Jones not as effective at home : Atlanta Falcons WR Julio Jones has been more productive on the road this season. At home, Jones had 31 catches for 447 yards...[+] and two touchdowns. On the road, however, he caught 48 passes for 751 yards and eight touchdowns. Jones' success on the road may very well be linked to QB Matt Ryan, who has also been more effective away from the Georgia Dome.
• 1/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan's stats have suffered at home : The Atlanta Falcons have a 33-6 record at home with QB Matt Ryan as their starting quarterback; statistically, however, Ryan has...[+] performed better on the road in 2012. Ryan has thrown for 2,566 yards on the road this season with 21 touchdowns and five interceptions, in addition to completing 72 percent of his passes. At home, Ryan has thrown for 2,153 yards with 11 touchdowns and nine interceptions, completing 65.1 percent of his passes.
• 1/9 FootballPerspective.com: Comparing Matt Ryan to the previous Mayors of Chokesville: For the second time in three years, the Atlanta Falcons are the NFC’s number one seed. Just like in 2010, the Falcons started...
• 1/9 NFL Jerks: 2013 NFL Playoffs Schedule: The 2013 NFL playoffs schedule and NFL playoff bracket are set, as there are just 12 teams that are left remaining in the fight...
• 1/8 NFL Jerks: NFL Playoffs Preview: Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta FalconsThe second day of the second week of playoff action in the NFL kicks off at the Georgia Dome in a battle of the birds,......
• 1/8 NFL Jerks: 2013 NFL Playoffs Schedule: The 2013 NFL playoffs schedule and NFL playoff bracket are set, as there are just 12 teams that are left remaining in the fight...
• 1/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Can Matt Ryan continue home dominance? Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan is 33-6 in home starts, including the postseason....[+] Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan is 33-6 in home starts, including the postseason.
• 1/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Pressure on Matt Ryan Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan owns a record of 0-3 in the postseason....[+] Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan owns a record of 0-3 in the postseason.
• 1/7 NFL Jerks: NFL Playoffs Preview: Seattle Seahawks at Atlanta FalconsThe second day of the second week of playoff action in the NFL kicks off at the Georgia Dome in a battle of the birds,......
• 1/6 FootballPerspective.com: Season in review: AFC and NFC South: Last week I reviewed the seasons of the teams in the AFC East and NFC East and in the AFC North and NFC North. Today we’ll...
• 1/6 NFL Jerks: 2013 NFL Playoffs Schedule: The 2013 NFL playoffs schedule and NFL playoff bracket are set, as there are just 12 teams that are left remaining in the fight...
• 1/6 SideLion Report: RGIII Injured, Matthew Stafford Now Headed to Pro Bowl?: Robert Griffin III gave his best effort in the Washington Redskins’ loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Unfortunately for Griffing,...
• 1/4 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Career passing stats in wins and losses: Last weekend, I looked at career rushing stats in wins and losses; today I will do the same but for quarterbacks. I looked at...
• 1/4 NFL Jerks: Fantasy Football Keeper Watch: Quarterbacks to Consider for 2013 and Beyond: When keeping a fantasy quarterback, the decision can be easier at some times than others. The four most consistent players are...
• 1/3 We Talk Fantasy Sports: NFL Pro Bowl Snubs: There are so many dynamics to evaluating an NFL defense, that debating who deserves their Pro Bowl selection and who got the short...
• 1/3 We Talk Fantasy Sports: Best Matchups for Fantasy Football Playoffs Week 16: If you are playing in Week 16, you are playing for all the marbles, so congratulations to you!  After drafting...
• 1/2 Tyler's Think Tank: MVPeterson: With the 2012 NFL regular season officially in the books, it's time to look back and determine who earned the title of the league's...

• 12/31 The High Phive: Dirk Koetter to interview for Eagles Head Coach Job: FOXsports.com’s Alex Marvez is reporting that Atlanta Falcons Offensive Coordinator Dirk Koetter is set to interview with...
• 12/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan sets franchise mark: Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan set a new team single-season touchdown record in Week 17 with 32 TD passes, breaking the record previously...[+] held by QB Steve Bartkowski.
• 12/30 NFL Jerks: Rob Gronkowski In, Brandon Weeden Out Highlighting Week 17 Injury Report: Whether you’re a fantasy football junkie for just one more week or are just interested to see the status of some of your...
• 12/30 NFL Jerks: Terrelle Pryor is a Fantasy Football Nightmare: We know it. It has to be tempting to use QB Terrelle Pryor if you’re a fantasy football fanatic. Pryor is going to be the......
• 12/30 NFL Jerks: Rob Gronkowski In, Brandon Weeden Out Highlighting Week 17 Injury Report: Whether you’re a fantasy football junkie for just one more week or are just interested to see the status of some of your...
• 12/29 NFL Jerks: Terrelle Pryor is a Fantasy Football Nightmare: We know it. It has to be tempting to use QB Terrelle Pryor if you’re a fantasy football fanatic. Pryor is going to be the......
• 12/28 NFL Jerks: Ridiculous FanDuel Values for Week 17: Let’s cut through coachspeak and sift through a few FanDuel plays at ludicrously rock-bottom prices. No matter the bluster head...
• 12/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan earns honor Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan has been named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 16....[+] Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan has been named NFC Offensive Player of the Week for Week 16.
• 12/26 NFL Jerks: We Need To Talk About Michael Vick: I promise I’m not trolling you. It’s Week 17, the time for fake football owners who truly hate themselves and play until the...
• 12/25 FootballPerspective.com: Who should win Coach of the Year in the NFL?: Let’s get this out of the way. Bruce Arians, or an Arians/Pagano ballot, is going to win Coach of the Year. Period. But...
• 12/23 FootballPerspective.com: Playoff Picture: Who needs what in week 17: With week 16 in the books, it’s time to take a look at the playoff picture. In the AFC, it’s simple: we know the six...
• 12/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan tosses four TDs: Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan completed 25 of his 32 pass attempts for 279 yards, four touchdowns and no interceptions in the Week...[+] 16 game against the Detroit Lions. The win locked up home-field advantage for the Falcons in the NFC playoffs.
• 12/23 SideLion Report: Calvin Johnson Breaks Jerry Rice’s Record But Detroit Lions Lose Again: Atlanta Falcons 31, Detroit Lions 18 (box score) The Detroit Lions had one last chance to change public sentiment of their 2012...
• 12/22 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Adjusted Net Yards per Attempt “FIP” for Quarterbacks: I’ve been on a major QB kick lately, and there’s no reason to stop now. Today, I want to look at a method that might...
• 12/20 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Quarterback Yards Above Bench (QBYAB): After posting about SRS-style quarterback ratings on Monday, I was thinking about other things we can do with game-by-game data...
• 12/18 FootballPerspective.com: NYT Fifth Down: Post-week 15: A double post at the New York Times this week. Did you know that Alex Smith is seven attempts away from qualifying for eligibility...
• 12/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan sets two team records: Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan had no problem handling the New York Giants blitz. When New York sent five or more pass rushers,...[+] Ryan completed six of seven passes and averaged 15.1 yards per attempt. Ryan broken two of his own franchise records. He now has a team-best 4,202 passing yards this season, breaking his record set last season (4,177). He also has a record 369 completions, breaking the record he set in 2010 (357).
• 12/17 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: SRS-Style Quarterback Ratings: Here’s a quick set of quarterback ratings I was messing around with, based on Doug’s Simple Rating System. The basic...
• 12/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan throws three TDs Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan went 23-for-28 for 270 yards and three touchdowns against the New York Giants in Week 15....[+] Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan went 23-for-28 for 270 yards and three touchdowns against the New York Giants in Week 15.
• 12/13 FootballPerspective.com: What to do on 4th-and-7 in No Man’s Land: Twice in close games in the last month, an NFL team has arrived at a three-way junction with seemingly no desirable path. In each...
• 12/12 FootballPerspective.com: Week 14 Power Rankings: It’s time to take Seattle seriously. On Sunday, the Seahawks had a “name your score” game, the type of matchup...
• 12/11 FootballPerspective.com: Matt Schaub’s Primtime Problem Is In the Eye of the Beholder: You’re probably hearing a lot right now about how Matt Schaub is not a primetime player — literally. Schaub and the...
• 12/9 FootballPerspective.com: Larry Fitzgerald, innocent bystander: In the preseason, I wrote a post showing what percentage of each receiver’s receiving yards came from each of their quarterbacks....
• 12/9 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan solid in loss: Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan completed 34 of his 49 pass attempts for 342 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in the Week...[+] 14 game against the Carolina Panthers.
• 12/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Rarely lose when Matt Ryan has 100-plus rating The Atlanta Falcons are 30-1 when QB Matt Ryan has a 100-plus passer rating....[+] The Atlanta Falcons are 30-1 when QB Matt Ryan has a 100-plus passer rating.
• 12/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan enjoys playing Carolina : Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan has completed 62.9 percent of his passes for 1,088 yards with 10 touchdowns and one interception...[+] in his last four games against the Carolina Panthers.
• 12/5 FootballPerspective.com: Week 13 Power Rankings: We’re 75% of the way through the regular season. We know the Patriots, Broncos, and Texans are elite teams in the AFC, the...
• 12/4 FootballPerspective.com: Game Scripts, Part III – 2012 results: Last week, I introduced the concept of Game Scripts in Part I and Part II of this series. The short explanation is that a team’s...
• 12/1 Stripe Hype: Week 13 NFL Power Rankings: Which Teams are Gearing up for the Postseason:   In light of week 13 kicking off, I give you my edition of power rankings prior to this week’s action. The rankings take...

• 11/29 NFL Jerks: Three Ways to Avoid Thursday Night Fantasy Disaster: Bench Garrett Hartley. That’s about it. It’s going to be hard to mess up this one, dear reader. We have two offenses that...
• 11/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan struggles against New Orleans : Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan owns a 2-6 record against the New Orleans Saints and hasn’t beaten them at the Georgia Dome since...[+] his rookie season in 2008. The Falcons are 31-6 at home over Ryan’s career, but three of those losses were to the Saints.
• 11/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan solid in Week 12: Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan went 26-for-32 for 353 yards, one touchdown and one interception against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers...[+] in Week 12.
• 11/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan probableAtlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan (finger) practiced all week and is probable for Week 12....[+] Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan (finger) practiced all week and is probable for Week 12.
• 11/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan takes part in practice Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan (finger) fully participated in practice Thursday, Nov. 22....[+] Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan (finger) fully participated in practice Thursday, Nov. 22.
• 11/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan nursing finger injury: Updating a previous report, Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan (finger) is on the Week 12 injury report, although he was a full participant...[+] in practice Wednesday, Nov. 21. The finger injury is on his non-throwing hand, and he is expected to be fine for the Week 12 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
• 11/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan moving past poor effort: Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan said he will not dwell on his five-interception performance in Week 11 and is moving forward. 'You...[+] can’t worry about it,' Ryan said. 'Part of playing this position in this league is knowing that there will be times when you make mistakes and fall flat on your face. You just have to get up and keep playing and keep throwing.' Ryan will have to try not to get so many of his passes tipped. 'The batted balls, there were some poor decisions, there were balls going off of receivers hands,' head coach Mike Smith said. 'It was just one of those games where the ball wasn’t going to bounce our way, and it didn’t bounce our way. We were able to overcome that.'
• 11/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan wins despite himself: In Week 11 against the Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan became the first quarterback since Green Bay Packers QB...[+] Bart Starr in 1967 to win a game despite throwing five interceptions with no touchdowns.
• 11/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan throws five INTs Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan went 28-for-46 for 301 yards and five interceptions in Week 11 against the Arizona Cardinals....[+] Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan went 28-for-46 for 301 yards and five interceptions in Week 11 against the Arizona Cardinals.
• 11/12 WhoDatDish.com: Some Things I Noticed Sunday: On Sunday afternoon, the New Orleans Saints looked to win their second game in a row and maintain a shot at an NFC Wild Card berth....
• 11/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan posts career-high in yardage: Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan completed 34 of his 52 pass attempts for a career-high 411 yards, three touchdowns and one interception...[+] in Week 10 against the New Orleans Saints.
• 11/11 Stripe Hype: Early Sunday in Review: Surprises Abound:   It’s that time of the day where our early games have come to an end. And in a day of offensive shootouts, I can only...
• 11/8 FootballPerspective.com: Ranking NFL quarterbacks by how much ‘it’ they have: 2) Tom Brady, New England Patriots. Until further notice, nobody has more ‘it’ than Tom Brady, who has been overflowing...
• 11/8 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 10: QB Rankings: Tom Brady starts off my week 10 QB rankings with a game against a horrendous Bills defense. Brady played the Bills in Buffalo...
• 11/6 FootballPerspective.com: Quarterback performance on third and fourth downs: So far this season, teams have converted on 37.2% of all pass plays on third or fourth downs. Looking at success rates on these...
• 11/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan's TD streak ends: Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan completed 24 of his 34 passes for 342 yards, no touchdowns and no interceptions in Week 9 against...[+] the Dallas Cowboys. His 22-game touchdown streak ended, but the team improved to 8-0.
• 11/3 Stripe Hype: 2012 Playoffs: Who Wins It All?:   Well, we made it past the halfway point in the 2012 NFL season, and what a season it has been so far!! Replacement refs...
• 11/3 Stripe Hype: 2012 Playoffs: Who Wins It All?:   Well, we made it past the halfway point in the 2012 NFL season, and what a season it has been so far!! Replacement refs...
• 11/1 The High Phive: Fantasy Football: Now or Never for Fading Stars: After a flurry of quarterbacks were taken in the first two rounds of this year’s fantasy football drafts, anyone who picked...

• 10/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Screen pass effective in Week 8 : Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan countered the Philadelphia Eagles' four-man pass rush in Week 8 by completing 9-of-10 screen passes...[+] for 81 yards and a touchdown.
• 10/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Unbeatable when Matt Ryan has three TDsThe Atlanta Falcons are 15-0 when QB Matt Ryan throws for at least three touchdowns, as he did in Week 8....[+] The Atlanta Falcons are 15-0 when QB Matt Ryan throws for at least three touchdowns, as he did in Week 8.
• 10/29 FootballPerspective.com: How much does Philip Rivers’ decline have to do with Philip Rivers?: For years, I was an unabashed Philip Rivers supporter. I had no preexisting affinity for the Chargers or Rivers, but in all the...
• 10/28 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan plays well Week 8 Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan went 22-for-29 for 262 yards and three touchdowns against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 8....[+] Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan went 22-for-29 for 262 yards and three touchdowns against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 8.
• 10/28 The High Phive: Media storm to make landfall on Eagles & Andy Reid after ugly loss to Falcons: A storm is coming. And no, I’m not talking about Hurricane Sandy, whose annoying nickname I will not use. Sandy’s wrath is...
• 10/27 FootballPerspective.com: Wins with quarterbacks drafted by that team: Good stat today by ESPN’s Adam Schefter, who notes that Kansas City has gone 25 years without winning a game with a quarterback...
• 10/26 The High Phive: Week 8: Andy Reid and the Philadelphia Eagles at Waterloo: The Philadelphia Eagles emerge from the bye week with a 3-3 record on the heels of the figurative sacrifice of the oft criticized...
• 10/26 Money in the Banana Stand: The Reality Rankings: QB: These are mid-season 2012 rankings meant to reflect where the quarterback is right now. They are the result of deep analysis of...
• 10/26 FootballPerspective.com: Cam Newton is having an interesting year: I don’t care about any of the nonsense with Cam Newton. Instead, take a look at his 2011 and 2012 stat lines: Year GS QBrec...
• 10/25 FootballPerspective.com: Checkdowns: Josh Freeman is three parts Steve Grogan, one part Eli Manning: Have you taken a look at a passing leaderboard lately? Here’s the PFR passing leaderboard sorted by ANY/A; as always, all...
• 10/19 Spreadsheet Sports: Week 7 Replacement Quarterbacks: Week 7 is the heaviest bye week in the NFL with 6 teams on bye. Unfortunately, for some fantasy owners those 6 teams have some...
• 10/19 FootballPerspective.com: Want to get fired? Spend a first round pick on a quarterback: In yesterday’s post, I argued that teams were overly hesitant to move on from bad investments. There’s a reason for...
• 10/18 FootballPerspective.com: When should the Jaguars give up on Blaine Gabbert?: One of the most difficult decisions an organization has to make is when to admit its mistakes. The Jaguars drafted Blaine Gabbert...
• 10/15 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Closer look at Matt Ryan's performance in Week 6: Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan was just 12-of-22 on passes of five yards or longer in Week 6, including all three of his interceptions....[+]
• 10/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan throws three INTs: Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan went 24-for-37 for 249 yards, one touchdown and three interceptions in Week 6 against the Oakland...[+] Raiders.
• 10/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Have not had extension talks with Matt Ryan: The Atlanta Falcons have not begun contract extension talks with QB Matt Ryan and are not expected to have any talks this year....[+] Ryan has one more year left on his rookie contract. Ryan's representatives would like to wait for Baltimore Ravens QB Joe Flacco and Dallas Cowboys QB Tony Romo to sign extensions before starting talks with the Falcons.
• 10/11 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 6: QB Rankings: Hard to believe we’re going into week 6 already. Looking at the matchups this week I think Matt Ryan is in for a field day...
• 10/8 Bolt Beat: Seeing Peyton Manning Beat Up Makes Me Feel A Little Better: Chargers fans are sad, frustrated, mad, **** and all kinds of other expletives. I know it doesn’t turn your frown upside-down,...
• 10/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan engineers another comeback: Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan had his 18th career game-winning drive in the fourth quarter or overtime during the team's Week 5...[+] win. That is the most in the league since 2008 and the most ever by a quarterback in his first five seasons since 1966.
• 10/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan productive Week 5: Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan went 34-for-52 for 345 yards, two touchdowns and one interception against the Washington Redskins...[+] in Week 5.
• 10/6 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 5: QB Rankings: The top quarterbacks finally lit up the fantasy score boards last week as Newton, Brees, Brady and Rodgers were all top 5 QB plays...
• 10/4 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan earns honor : Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan has been named NFC Offensive Player of the Month for September. Ryan completed 102 of 147 passes...[+] (69.4 percent) for 1,162 yards with 11 touchdowns versus two interceptions. He helped lead the Falcons to a 4-0 record, in addition to leading the league with a 112.1 passer rating.
• 10/4 FootballPerspective.com: Quarter-by-Quarter Team Win Probability Added: A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a method of calculating a team’s win probability at the end of any given quarter, given...
• 10/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Screen pass has been effective : The screen pass has been a staple in Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter's scheme this season. QB Matt Ryan has...[+] completed all 14 of his screens for 145 yards and a league-high three touchdowns. Ryan didn’t throw a screen for a touchdown in either of the past two seasons.
• 10/3 Blogcritics Sports: RJ's NFL Picks, 2012 Edition: Week Five: I went 11-4 last week straight up, and 9-5-1 against the spread. That puts me at 33-30 straight up for the season, and 26-34-3...
• 10/3 The NFL Injury Report: Falcons Injury Report: Julio Jones Dealing with Hand Injury: While Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan completed 25 passes for 369 yards, wide receiver Julio Jones had only one catch...
• 10/3 FootballPerspective.com: NYT Fifth Down: Post-week 4: This week at the New York Times Fifth Down Blog I selected my quarter-season MVP: If The Associated Press named a most valuable...
• 10/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | OC bringing out best in Matt Ryan: Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan has thrived under offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter. Ryan is lengthening his average throw, and...[+] becoming more accurate, too. His 69.4-percent completion rate is 8.1 points better than last year, his QB rating (112.1) is almost 20 points higher.
• 10/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan on fire : Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan has thrown a touchdown pass in 19 straight games and five straight games with at least two touchdowns....[+] Ryan also has a passer rating above 100 in five straight games.
• 10/1 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan proving to be clutch Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan has a league-best 17 game-winning drives since 2008....[+] Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan has a league-best 17 game-winning drives since 2008.

• 9/30 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan keeps team unbeaten: Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan completed 25 of his 40 pass attempts for 369 yards, three touchdowns and one interception in the...[+] Week 4 win against the Carolina Panthers. Ryan helped the Falcons improve to 4-0 for the first time since 2004, when they reached the NFC Championship Game.
• 9/28 Bolt Beat: Bold Predictions: Week 4 Chargers at Chiefs: Despite the fact that the Chargers are coming off a complete butt whooping last week, I must admit that I feel confident going...
• 9/25 Bolt Beat: Around the AFC West: Broncos LB Joe Mays Gets Suspended 1 Game: Denver Broncos LB Joe Mays will be suspended for 1-game for his hit on Texans QB Matt Schaub. He was penalized for a roughing...
• 9/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan throws for 275 yards, three TDs: Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan completed 30 of his 40 pass attempts for 275 yards, three touchdowns and one interception in the...[+] Week 3 game against the San Diego Chargers. He also had one run for four yards.
• 9/21 Spreadsheet Sports: NFL Week 1 Recap – 10 Things We Learned: The NFC East is going to be a great race. Many thought the Eagles would step up and win the division this year. They struggled...
• 9/21 FootballPerspective.com: Week 1 Power Rankings: In my experience, most power rankings are pretty vague about what the rankings are supposed to represent. In general, ranking...
• 9/5 FootballPerspective.com: Giants-Cowboys is another referendum on Manning and Romo: There are few nights as precious as tonight, the official start of the 2012 regular season. Even after tonight, 255 regular season...
• 9/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Luke McCown to be primary backup?: Atlanta Falcons QB Luke McCown was listed as the primary backup to starting QB Matt Ryan on the team's Week 1 depth chart released...[+] Tuesday, Sept. 4. QB Dominique Davis is listed as the No. 3 quarterback.
• 9/4 Stripe Hype: Do the Bengals Have the Best Defensive Tackle Duo?:   The Cincinnati Bengals have already dealt with a lot of ups and downs already this year. Injuries have decimated the starting...

• 8/29 FootballPerspective.com: The Greatest QB of All-Time IV, Part I (Methodology): In 2006, I took a stab at ranking every quarterback in NFL history. Two years later, I acquired more data and made enough improvements...
• 8/27 FootballPerspective.com: Russell Wilson continues the NFL’s rookie movement at quarterback: Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III were drafted as franchise saviors, and have been expected to start on opening day for months;...
• 8/17 Stripe Hype: My Good, Bad, and Ugly from Bengals/Falcons:   The Good: Kevin Zeitler Kevin Zeitler did a much better job blocking last night. He sustained his blocks much better and...
• 8/17 Stripe Hype: Bengals/Falcons Recap & Notes on the Starters:   The Cincinnati Bengals saw their players drop like flies last week against the Jets and it may have caused some concern...
• 8/17 Stripe Hype: Quick Bengals/Falcons First-Half Thoughts:   The Bengals defense came out and played with a purpose early on, getting constant pressure on Matt Ryan and rapping up...
• 8/16 Stripe Hype: Bengals Preseason Game 2: Keys to the Game:   The Bengals had a very nice showing in their preseason opener against the New York Jets. The defense looked close to mid-season...
• 8/16 Stripe Hype: Know Your Enemy: Stripe Hype Q&A with Falcons Website Blogging Dirty:     The Cincinnati Bengals will head to Atlanta tonight to take on the Falcons in a matchup of two playoff teams from...
• 8/15 Stripe Hype: What to Watch for: Preseason Week 2 vs. Falcons: If there is one thing that can be deduced from the Week 1 match-up between the Baltimore Ravens and Atlanta Falcons is that Matt...
• 8/13 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | GM says Matt Ryan a top-10 QB : Atlanta Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff said there is no question QB Matt Ryan is a top-10 quarterback in the NFL, and...[+] he will only continue to get better. 'In my mind there is no question he is a top-10 quarterback in this league,' Dimitroff said. “This is a team game. We all know that Matt’s his harshest critic and he’s always working on getting better. There is no one out there that works as hard as him or harder than he does and I know the expectations are high in this building, they are high outside, they are high from the owner as well as myself and Mike Smith and he is the kind of guy that is going to take that head on.'
• 8/13 FootballPerspective.com: Analyzing Drew Brees’ pursuit of Johnny Unitas’ legendary streak: Last year, I noted that Drew Brees had thrown a touchdown in 37 consecutive games and examined his chances of breaking the NFL...
• 8/12 Stripe Hype: Week in Review: Vancestradamus’ 32 NFL Predictions:     A few months ago, I posted some fun predictions that, obviously, were in jest, not only of some of the other teams,...
• 8/4 Stripe Hype: Vancestradamus’ 32 NFL Predictions:     A few months ago, I posted some fun predictions that, obviously, were in jest, not only of some of the other teams,...

• 7/31 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Kerry Meier making run at No. 4 WR job: Atlanta Falcons WR Kerry Meier (knee) has been turning heads early in training camp, and he appears to have a leg up for the No....[+] 4 receiver job. He still must be a factor on special teams if he wants to secure a roster spot. 'Kerry's done a great job, he really has,' QB Matt Ryan said Monday, July 30. 'I think last year coming off the knee injury, he came back in and did a good (job) and played in some spot roles for us. I think this year his confidence is back in his leg.'
• 7/16 Stripe Hype: Stripe Hype Fantasy Update: Kicker, Defense/Special Teams Rankings: No introduction needed this time around. I want to quickly run through a summary of the Stripe Hype Fantasy Football Mock Draft...
• 7/16 Stripe Hype: Stripe Hype Fantasy Update: Kicker, Defense/Special Teams Fantasy Rankings: No introduction needed this time around. I want to quickly run through a summary of the Stripe Hype Fantasy Football Mock Draft...
• 7/13 FootballPerspective.com: Random Perspective On: The 2012 Detroit Lions: Matthew Stafford threw for 5,038 passing yards last year, making him just the 4th man to ever throw for 5,000 yards in a season....

• 6/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan adds some weight: Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan said he added seven pounds this offseason in an attempt to be more durable this season. Ryan said...[+] he believes he has gotten stronger with the additional weight.
• 6/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan working with new coaches: Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith said QB Matt Ryan has been working with offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter and quarterbacks...[+] coach Glenn Thomas this offseason. Koetter said his meetings with Ryan have been productive. 'Matt will look you in the eye and tell you how he sees it ...,' Koetter said. 'By the same token, I can tell him what I think, what I see and what the coaching staff sees. He takes coaching well, but he also gives good feedback.'
• 6/24 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Coach says Matt Ryan has really progressed: Atlanta Falcons head coach Mike Smith said QB Matt Ryan has made a lot of progress since entering the league. 'Matt, I think,...[+] has really progressed,' Smith said. 'I think you can see it physically that he’s bigger. I think his arm strength is much-improved from the first four years.'
• 6/19 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Dominique Davis, John Parker Wilson battling for job: Atlanta Falcons QBs Dominique Davis and John Parker Wilson are expected to compete for the third quarterback job behind starter...[+] QB Matt Ryan and backup QB Chris Redman.
• 6/11 FanSided: Sean's 2012 Top 10 Fantasy Football Quarterbacks: Below is my top 10 fantasy football quarterbacks for the 2012 season. I am basing all statistics on standard fantasy football...
• 6/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Plan to run more no-huddle : Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Dirk Koetter is expected to install a pass-heavy offense that will also feature the no-huddle,...[+] and QB Matt Ryan likes that idea. It not only allows him to call plays at the line of scrimmage, but it also gives the Falcons a chance to dictate tempo. 'I love it,' Ryan said. 'It's something we've had success here with the past four years.'

• 4/24 Money in the Banana Stand: It Takes All Kinds: Bunky: Well, it takes all kinds. Spud: That’s what it takes? I always wondered what it took. David Mamet – State and...
• 4/14 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan bulking up : Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan said he is trying to bulk up this offseason. 'Heading into each offseason, I try and take two or...[+] three areas to really improve on,' Ryan said. 'This year, it was getting a little bit stronger in the weight rooms. So I’ve been working out pretty hard this offseason to try and put on a little bit of weight to get a little bit stronger and I think that’ll help me out on the field. Also, I think we need to be more effective with some of our throws down the field and that’s something that I’ve certainly worked on early this offseason. And I think a combination of those two things will help our success.'

• 2/25 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Expected to get talks with Matt Ryan soon: The Atlanta Falcons are expected to start contract extension talks with QB Matt Ryan in the next few weeks even though he still...[+] has two years left on his contract.

• 1/8 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan held without TDAtlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan went 24-for-41 for 199 yards against the New York Giants in the team’s Wild Card playoff game....[+] Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan went 24-for-41 for 199 yards against the New York Giants in the team’s Wild Card playoff game.
• 1/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Pressure on Matt Ryan to deliver in postseason: Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan is 43-19 as a starter in four NFL season, but he is 0-2 in the playoffs. He'll meet the New York...[+] Giants in the Wild Card round Sunday, Jan. 8, looking for his first playoff win. 'I know that we've had two postseason games prior to this,' head coach Mike Smith said Wednesday, Jan. 4. 'We haven't gotten the outcome we wanted. We are learning from those experiences. We're going to use those as growing experiences and we're looking forward to competing this week, and that's just not (Matt). That's Mike Smith, every member of our team.'

• 12/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan throws for 373 yards, TD: Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan completed 34 of 52 passes for 373 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions in Week 16 against the...[+] New Orleans Saints Monday, Dec. 26. The 373 yards were actually a career high, surpassing the 351 yards he totaled in Week 10, also against the Saints. Ryan has six 300-yard games this season, including four in his past seven starts.
• 12/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Roddy White targeted often in Week 15: Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan targeted WR Roddy White on 62 percent of his pass attempts in Week 15, the second-highest target...[+] percentage for a single player since the start of the 2008 season.
• 12/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan throws three TDsAtlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan went 19-for-26 for 224 yards and two touchdowns against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 16....[+] Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan went 19-for-26 for 224 yards and two touchdowns against the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 16.
• 12/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan does well on play-action passes: Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan has gone 57-for-79 for 681 yards, seven touchdowns and one interception on play-action passes this...[+] season. His 72.2 completion percentage in play-action passes ranks second in the league.

• 11/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan throws three TDsAtlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan went 27-for-34 for 262 yards and three touchdowns against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 12....[+] Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan went 27-for-34 for 262 yards and three touchdowns against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 12.
• 11/24 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football Week 12 QB Rankings: Finally the bye weeks are over and Thanksgiving is upon us. The fantasy season is winding down and with that brings added pressure...
• 11/21 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan comfortable with no-huddle offense: Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan showed that he was comfortable running the no-huddle offense against the Tennessee Titans in Week...[+] 11, calling 45 to 50 plays out of the no-huddle attack. 'I think Matt continues to show his (maturity) in terms of what he's able to handle,' head coach Mike Smith said. 'I thought he did a very good job running the no-huddle offense.' WR Roddy White also became more involved, catching seven passes for a season-high 147 yards. Ryan threw for 316 yards and hooked up with seven different wideouts. It was the first time he has gone for two straight 300-plus yard games.
• 11/18 Fact-Based Football: 8 Starts...How Do These QB's Stack Up?: On Thursday Night football 11/17/2011, Tim Tebow and the Broncos continued their run to contend for the AFC West title. This game...
• 11/12 Money in the Banana Stand: It Takes All Kinds: Bunky: Well, it takes all kinds. Spud: That’s what it takes? I always wondered what it took. David Mamet – State and...
• 11/7 FantasyDaddy.com: Week 9 Fantasy Football: Good, Bad, and Ugly: There was a Dolphin sighting on Sunday which made up the biggest upset of the day when the Miami squad finally put together a...
• 11/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan tosses three TDs: Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan went 14-for-24 for 275 yards, three touchdowns and one interception against the Indianapolis Colts...[+] in Week 9.
• 11/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Will Svitek gets chance to start in Week 9: Atlanta Falcons OT Will Svitek will make the start in Week 9 against the Indianapolis Colts, protecting the blind side of QB Matt...[+] Ryan. Svitek is starting in place of OT Sam Baker (back).

• 10/28 The Hazean: Start & Sit, Week 8: Injuries Do Not Take a Bye: Week 7 was a mine field. Darren McFadden. Matthew Stafford. Tim Hightower. Willis McGahee. Santana Moss. Marshawn Lynch. Earnest...
• 10/24 SideLion Report: Atlanta Falcons Wide Receiver Roddy White is a Liar: I’m sure we’ll eventually get through a Detroit Lions game controversy-free but that won’t be this week. For...
• 10/19 FantasyDaddy.com: Fantasy Football: Buy And Sell-Week 7: Week 7 is already upon us, and another week with six teams off due to a bye creates a challenge for fantasy football owners. An...
• 10/7 Falcons Focus: What approach will the Falcons take offensively against the Packers?: One of the bigger mysteries surrounding the Falcons this week is what kind of approach Mike Mularkey will take with his offense....

• 9/26 Falcons Focus: The Falcons don’t have an identity on offense: What is the Falcons’ identity on offense? Go ahead and think about it, I’ll wait. But you’re not going to come up with an...
• 9/23 Falcons Focus: The Falcons’ struggles with the Bucs: It’s funny, following the disaster that was Week 1 in Chicago and the near-disaster that was last Sunday’s win over the Eagles,...
• 9/23 Falcons Focus: Three reasons why the Falcons shouldn’t run the no-huddle exclusively: When listing the “Five ways to beat the Bears” in Week 1, my No. 4 “key” was putting Matt Ryan in the no-huddle. In my...
• 9/22 Sunday Morning Legend: Should I Start Cam Newton?: Cam Newton has exploded onto the scene in a debut unmatched by just about any rookie in the history of the NFL.  By now, he has...
• 9/21 Falcons Focus: Falcons Week 2 Report Card vs. Eagles: Re-watching the Falcons’ 35-31 victory over the Eagles on Sunday night was like re-watching a bad movie just so you could enjoy...
• 9/14 The Hazean: Daily Haze: Buy Low Candidates after Week 1: This week’s top waiver wire targets were processed in most fantasy football leagues this morning. If you were unable to...
• 9/12 Cubs Stats: Chicago Bears: Game 1 - What We Learned: Jay Cutler Believes In SharingJay Cutler distributed the ball to nine different receivers against the Atlanta Falcons. He looked...

• 8/25 18to88.com: Peyton Manning and Matt Ryan: Anytime a young quarterback gets off to a nice start in his career, it's natural to start comparing him to the best in the game. ...
• 8/16 Sunday Morning Legend: When Should You Draft a Fantasy Quarterback? A Simple Quantitative Analysis: The appropriate timing of drafting a quarterback has been long debated in fantasy football.  Draft a QB too early and you risk...
• 8/15 Sunday Morning Legend: Which QB is best in December?: A quick/crude analysis of the end of season performance of some of the top fantasy QB’s is provided below.  We derived this...
• 8/10 The Hazean: Daily Haze: Top 10 Fantasy Football Quarterbacks: Time to start busting out some rankings. My first draft of the summer is less than two weeks away and I have not even started...

• 5/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Players to workout: Atlanta Falcons players will hold a private minicamp workout Tuesday, May 10, at an undisclosed location. QB Matt Ryan and WR...[+] Roddy White are expected to attend.
• 5/10 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Julio Jones working out with Matt RyanAtlanta Falcons WR Julio Jones has already begun to workout with QB Matt Ryan and the rest of the team’s receiving corps....[+] Atlanta Falcons WR Julio Jones has already begun to workout with QB Matt Ryan and the rest of the team’s receiving corps.
• 5/3 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan compares Julio Jones to Roddy White: Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan said he is looking forward to working with the tandem of WR Roddy White and WR Julio Jones. Ryan...[+] added he believes Jones is very much similar to White. 'I think (Jones) is similar, he’s got similar attributes to what Roddy White has – he’s big, he’s physical,' Ryan said. 'He’s explosive.'

• 4/12 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Dolphins | Bill Parcells regrets passing on Matt Ryan: Former Miami Dolphins team official Bill Parcells said he regrets drafting OT Jake Long over Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan with...[+] the first overall pick in 2008, according to NFL.com. 'Maybe, we should have (drafted Ryan instead),' Parcells, the Dolphins' former executive vice president of football operations, said. He also said the decision to draft former QB Pat White in the second round of the 2009 draft 'violated our principles.'

• 3/18 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan struggled throwing deep : Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan completed only 16 percent of his passes to the wide receivers other than WR Roddy White that went...[+] over 21 yards, reports Pat Yasinskas, of ESPN.com. He completed 38.5 percent of his passes to White in the same situation.
• 3/4 SideLion Report: A Forum on the 2009 Quarterback Class: Part One: Three highly touted quarterbacks headlined the QB class of 2009. Matthew Stafford went first overall to the Detroit Lions, the...

• 2/15 The Hazean: 2011 NFL Mock Draft: Version 1.0: With all the uncertainty of the CBA ahead for football fans, it is good to have one thing for certain: The 2011 NFL Draft. Despite...

• 1/29 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Will ask Matt Ryan about QB coach : Atlanta Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff said he will consult with QB Matt Ryan before deciding who to hire as the team's...[+] new quarterbacks coach, reports D. Orlando Ledbetter, of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
• 1/25 Arrowhead Addict: Chiefs GM Scott Pioli Talks Tyson Jackson: Kansas City Chiefs GM Scott Pioli has received quite a bit of praise for the success his 2010 draft class, however he has also...
• 1/16 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Falcons | Matt Ryan has bad outing: In two career playoff games, Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan is 0-2 with six turnovers and a safety, reports The Associated Press....[+] Ryan, who was sacked five times during their 48-21 loss to the Green Bay Packers Saturday, Jan. 15, hit 20 of 29 passes for 186 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions.

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