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The Atlanta Falcons suffered a setback by missing the playoffs with an underwhelming 7-9 record in the 2018 NFL season. Regardless, Matt Ryan still optimistic about a potential return to the Super Bowl. Despite their disappointing 2018 campaign, expectations seem to be as high as ever in Atlanta. According to ESPN’s Vaugh McClure, Matt Ryan […]

The NFC South has undergone some significant changes this offseason. Regardless, Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is expecting it to be as competitive as ever in the 2019 NFL season. This particular division has proven to be one of the more competitive over the last several years. According to ESPN’s Vaughn McClure, Ryan noted that […]

Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Julio Jones did not take part in the Falcons’ offseason workout program, as the star is awaiting a new contract. This marks the second straight year that Jones has held out of offseason workouts, as he was also seeking an adjustment to his deal last summer. This time, however, Jones is […]

With the NFL adopting a new rule this NFL offseason that makes pass interference reviewable there have been a lot of questions about how it will work out, and Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is confident that they will find a way to get it right at some point. Ryan knows that there are going […]

San Francisco 49ers running back Tevin Coleman has only been with the Jimmy Garoppolo a few months but he can already tell one big difference from his former quarterback Matt Ryan. “He’s smoother in the huddle. He doesn’t get on guys,” Coleman said after Wednesday’s practice via the Mercury News.com. “Matt, he’d get on you. […]

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan likes what he sees from his rookie offensive linemen. More specifically, Ryan told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s D. Orlando Ledbetter (via Pro Football Talk’s Josh Alpe) he “was fired up” when the Falcons drafted Chris Lindstrom and Kaleb McGary. I’ve been impressed with both of those guys’ attitudes. They move really […]

Dirk Koetter served as offensive coordinator for the Atlanta Falcons from 2012 through 2014, and in 2015, he made his way over to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers where he was offensive coordinator for one season before being promoted to head coach, where he remained for three seasons. Now, Koetter is back in Atlanta as the […]

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan turned 34 years old on Friday, so he has a long way to go before he hits the big 4-0, but that does not mean he hasn’t thought about what it would be like to play football into his 40’s. “Yeah, I think so,” said Ryan when asked back in […]

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan won the MVP award in 2016, but Brad Gagnon of Bleacher Report still names him as an under-the-radar candidate for MVP again this year. Most people look at how the Falcons performed in 2018 and assume that he had a bad season, but that actually wasn’t the case. Last year […]

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan never complained about the way the offensive line protected him last year but anyone who watched a game knew it needed a lot of improvement. The Falcons front office knew that’s what needed to be done and used two first-round draft picks on offensive linemen, and according to general manager […]

The Atlanta Falcons have restructured the contract of quarterback Matt Ryan to create $7 million in cap space, according to Field Yates of ESPN. The Falcons are converting $8.75 million of Ryan’s base salary into a signing bonus. Ryan is coming off a 2018 campaign in which he threw for 4,924 yards, 35 touchdowns and […]

Dirk Koetter is back as the Atlanta Falcons’ offensive coordinator, and he is thrilled to have the opportunity to coach quarterback Matt Ryan again. Koetter had high praise for Ryan when asked about his signal-caller by reporters, saying that he is a very unique player and will always have an impact on which direction the […]

Dirk Koetter first served as offensive coordinator for Atlanta Falcons from 2012 through 2014. Well, after being fired as head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Koetter is back for another stint as Falcons’ offensive coordinator, and he says his familiarity with quarterback Matt Ryan will certainly make his job easier. “That familiarity is going […]

The last time Dirk Koetter coached Matt Ryan, the Atlanta Falcons quarterback had established himself as a viable starter for a playoff team, but nonetheless failed to crack the league’s upper-echelon of signal-callers. Five years later, Koetter is back in Atlanta in his old role as offensive coordinator, and believes the 2016 MVP is playing […]

The Green Bay Packers made headlines with the hiring of new head coach Matt LaFleur, and it seems Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan approves of the move. Ryan is certainly familiar with what LaFleur brings to the table. He said during an appearance on The ThomaHawk Show that he is confident that he and Rodgers […]

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is going to have to deal with another new offensive coordinator this upcoming season with Dirk Koetter coming in, but the good news is this is someone he is very familiar with working with. Ryan was making an appearance on “The Front Row” on 680 on Tuesday morning and said he […]

The upcoming NFL playoffs will be devoid of some of the biggest stars in football today – and apparently also some of the league’s best-paid quarterbacks. In fact, according to this post by Bleacher Report on Sunday, the playoffs will be without the six highest-paid signal-callers in 2016. Top 6 highest paid QBs …None of […]

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan surprised everyone by catching his first-ever receiving touchdown in the team’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Falcons finished 7-9 overall on the season with the thrilling 34-32 victory, and it was Ryan’s receiving score that stood out as one of the most noteworthy plays of the game. Calvin Ridley […]

The Atlanta Falcons have nothing to play for during the final week of the regular season, so they might as well break out some trick plays just for the heck of it, right? Like this one that involved quarterback Matt Ryan catching—yes; catching—a touchdown pass from wide receiver Mohamed Sanu, for example: Matt Ryan with a […]

The NFL features several players worthy of being named “Most Valuable Player.” Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes leads the pack, followed by New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees. Yet there is one name that should be mentioned as well: Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers. Most experts expected the Chargers to put together a […]

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan believes that playing into his 40s is certainly a possibility due to the way that he prepares each season. It hasn’t been a great season for the Falcons in terms of finding success, with Ryan and company currently sitting at 5-9 on the year following the Week 15 win over […]

The Atlanta Falcons have seemingly fallen out of the playoff picture after dropping their last four straight games, all but eliminating them. This has pushed forward talk about the team considering sitting star quarterback Matt Ryan at some point over the final four games of the season. In response to that notion, head coach Dan […]

The Atlanta Falcons offense has been struggling this year, and a big reason has been Matt Ryan not having any time to throw the ball, which has resulted in him taking a ton of hits, and that’s a big concern for the organization. So far this season, Ryan has been sacked 36 times through 12 […]

The Atlanta Falcons have experienced their fair share of ups and downs through the first six weeks of the season that has seen them win just out of their first six games played. A large part of this has been some of their inconsistency offensive over that stretch that has shown flashes of their potential […]

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan was unable to finish the contest during the team’s loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 5. Fortunately, it appears then Falcons may have dodged a bullet this time around. Ryan was forced out of the game with a foot injury he suffered during the fourth quarter. However, head coach Dan Quinn […]

Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan made history on Sunday, but unfortunately it came because of a 43-37 overtime loss to the New Orleans Saints. Ryan completed 26 of his 35 pass attempts for 374 yards and five touchdowns. He didn’t throw a single interception and finished with a quarterback rating of 148.1. That mammoth QB […]

Thursday night provided the Atlanta Falcons with a nasty case of déjà vu. After a failure to cash in late in the red zone ended the Falcons’ season against the Philadelphia Eagles in last year’s playoffs, Matt Ryan and Co. came up short yet again in Thursday night’s 18-12 season-opening loss in Philly. Atlanta had a […]

It is never wise to get too caught up in the preseason. However, even Atlanta Falcons’ quarterback Matt Ryan has had to downplay the team’s struggles thus far. The Falcons’ offense is coming off another abysmal performance following the 17-6 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. According to D. Orlando Ledbetter of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Ryan is not […]

Jacksonville Jaguars star cornerback Jalen Ramsey has made headlines with his comments concerning his opinion on various big-name quarterbacks in the league. One of the quarterbacks that he singled out Atlanta Falcons Pro Bowl quarterback Matt Ryan as being an overrated player in the league. According to Justin Felder of Fox Sports 5, his teammate Julio […]

Matt Ryan was just one of the many quarterbacks trashed by Jalen Ramsey earlier this week with Ramsey saying Ryan was just a product of what Kyle Shanahan created for him. Ryan, however, doesn’t seem to be too concerned about what Ramsey said and went on the Dan Patrick show to talk about it. “I’ve […]

Beyond his stellar play on the field, Jacksonville Jaguars star cornerback Jalen Ramsey has built a strong reputation for being unfiltered with his opinions and beliefs. This was certainly the case in a wide-ranging interview with Clay Skipper of GQ Magazine as he talked about many of the quarterbacks in the league that he bashed […]

Watching the Atlanta Falcons last season there was one thing clear about the team’s offense; everything wasn’t quite clicking. It was the first season with Steve Sarkisian as the offensive coordinator, and not everything was up to speed. Everyone has had an extra offseason now to learn the system, and everyone seems to have progressed in […]

There is no question that the Atlanta Falcons led by Julio Jones and Matt Ryan are one of the best offenses in the NFL. Even the best teams have problems and for the Falcons they had a ton of issues last year in the red zone and it’s something they have spent a lot of […]

There is never an early time to train hard for NFL players. Just recently, a video showing New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and running back Saquon Barkley putting in work this summer surfaced online. This time around, its Atlanta Falcons wideouts (and Alabama Crimson Tide products) Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley and […]

Through the early portion of the offseason workouts for the Atlanta Falcons, star wide receiver Julio Jones has been notably absent from the practice field. This has now bled over to the mandatory portion of the workouts. In response to that, the Falcons have expressed no real concern at this point about where things stand […]

There is no question that the 2017 NFL season was a somewhat disappointing one for Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan coming off his MVP campaign. Fortunately, there may be a bit of a silver lining to it as it appears that his numbers were heavily skewed by his teammates. Ryan finished the year with a rather […]

The Atlanta Falcons recently made veteran quarterback Matt Ryan a wealthy man with a lucrative contract extension. Fellow Falcons star Julio Jones appears to be the next in line to secure his long-term future with the team with an extension forthcoming. While Jones continues to negotiate his new deal with Atlanta, the superstar wideout has not […]

Another year, another record-breaking contract for a star quarterback. This has become a theme of late, with the latest being rewarded to 2016 MVP and Atlanta Falcons signal-caller Matt Ryan. His deal, which netted him $150 million over five years with $100 million guaranteed, likely won’t remain on top for long thanks to Aaron Rodgers. […]

For much of the first few months of the offseason, there had been the looming cloud of star quarterback Matt Ryan’ contract situation looming overhead of the Atlanta Falcons. Ryan had been entering the final year of his five-year deal by being able to agree to a record-breaking five-year, $150 million deal with him last […]