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Disclaimer: Obviously we hate all things Falcons related, but this is purely a football debate. I hate Matty Ice as much as the next person. But lets take our B&G shades off for a minute and just talk football.
Saw a debate on twitter started by Steve Wyche of NFLN. He said he prefered Ryan over Flacco slightly saying Ryan hasnt played with elite defenses.
Its is an interesting debate. If you were starting a franchise, and had your choice between Flacco and Ryan, who would you choose? Who do you think is the better QB?
Flacco has a Super Bowl ring sure, but I hate the whole "You have to having a ring to be considered a great QB" thing. Winning championships is all about the team and coaching. QB'ing plays a major role but to me it has no barring on how good you are as a QB. Flacco has had tons of success since coming into the league. His first few years he was sort of protected by an elite defense and running game. He's matured overtime and put the offense on his back. His last 2 post seasons were outstanding. But his regular season play leaves plenty to be desired. Lots of inconsistency there. Is that him, or due to coaching? Cam Cameron got fired and replaced by Jim Caldwell at the end of the season then Flacco started rolling. He is obviously a superior arm talent, perhaps the best arm in the league. He has some good pocket presense and is tough in the pocket. I wonder about his presnap reads at times and wonder how much control he has over an offense. I've read rumors that he's not much of a film junky.
Ryan, similar has enjoyed success since coming into the league. Although not much post-season success, since taking over he's won of lot of games and made a lot of last minute comebacks. He's obviously a smart kid, student of the game, and loves the game of football. Has a decent arm, not a bazooka like Flacco, but good enough to threaten the whole field. My knock on him over the years has been down field accuracy. He's gotten better with it recently. Over the years he's also been show to struggle when expected to throw the ball more than 30 times a game, but last year he showed he can put it on his back without a elite running game, but there are still question marks IMO. With my hatred for the falcons, it's hard for me to analyze him without bias, but from what I've seen...he is accurate, especially with short and intermediate, shows good anticipation on throws (this is where Flacco lacks IMO), is a good leader and good at presnap.
So who would you choose if you were starting a franchise, and had to pick between Flacco or Ryan?
Saw a debate on twitter started by Steve Wyche of NFLN. He said he prefered Ryan over Flacco slightly saying Ryan hasnt played with elite defenses.
Its is an interesting debate. If you were starting a franchise, and had your choice between Flacco and Ryan, who would you choose? Who do you think is the better QB?
Flacco has a Super Bowl ring sure, but I hate the whole "You have to having a ring to be considered a great QB" thing. Winning championships is all about the team and coaching. QB'ing plays a major role but to me it has no barring on how good you are as a QB. Flacco has had tons of success since coming into the league. His first few years he was sort of protected by an elite defense and running game. He's matured overtime and put the offense on his back. His last 2 post seasons were outstanding. But his regular season play leaves plenty to be desired. Lots of inconsistency there. Is that him, or due to coaching? Cam Cameron got fired and replaced by Jim Caldwell at the end of the season then Flacco started rolling. He is obviously a superior arm talent, perhaps the best arm in the league. He has some good pocket presense and is tough in the pocket. I wonder about his presnap reads at times and wonder how much control he has over an offense. I've read rumors that he's not much of a film junky.
Ryan, similar has enjoyed success since coming into the league. Although not much post-season success, since taking over he's won of lot of games and made a lot of last minute comebacks. He's obviously a smart kid, student of the game, and loves the game of football. Has a decent arm, not a bazooka like Flacco, but good enough to threaten the whole field. My knock on him over the years has been down field accuracy. He's gotten better with it recently. Over the years he's also been show to struggle when expected to throw the ball more than 30 times a game, but last year he showed he can put it on his back without a elite running game, but there are still question marks IMO. With my hatred for the falcons, it's hard for me to analyze him without bias, but from what I've seen...he is accurate, especially with short and intermediate, shows good anticipation on throws (this is where Flacco lacks IMO), is a good leader and good at presnap.
So who would you choose if you were starting a franchise, and had to pick between Flacco or Ryan?
