It's time for the pundits to quit calling Ryan an elite QB

WHO_DAT_CAT · 01-12-2012, 05:09 AM

Originally Posted by xan

Meg Ryan is not an NFL quarterback. You fellas are just being plain mean. Just because she wears a Falcons' jersey and lines up in the shotgun does not mean she has talent or skill. And the fact that she throws like a girl should in no way be held against her. I'm sure you'd apologize if she were sitting on the couch next to you instead of the bug smear her body is imitating on the carpet of MetLife stadium.

OK, but, must you defame women to make fun of him? I mean, come on, he is a huge target? There are a zillion places to go with it.

You can do it!! I have faith in you Xan.

Euphoria · 01-08-2012, 08:42 PM

The same idiots who keep calling him "MATTY ICE".

How about you earn a nick name.

Michigan_SF · 01-08-2012, 09:09 PM

Originally Posted by Euphoria

The same idiots who keep calling him "MATTY ICE".

How about you earn a nick name.

Oh boy he's earned a nickname just not matty ice.

vpheughan · 01-08-2012, 09:08 PM

We won't have to listen to John Gruden say "Mattttty Iiiiiiice" over and over. I think he coined the whole "Matty Ice" thing didn't he?

QBREES9 · 01-08-2012, 09:10 PM

Melty Ice, I guess he couldn't handle the pressure. He melted !!!!! I'm meltingggggggggggggggggggggggggggg

SaintsBro · 01-08-2012, 09:53 PM

I expect that you are going to see the media and pundits and power ranking types, putting down the crack pipe and backing away from the Falcons and the "Matt Ryan is elite" type talk after today. ESPECIALLY now that Tebow is a story.

See the thing is, the hype associated with Atlanta and Ryan was always a product of the "Rise Up" advertising campaign and not about what happened on the field. And that advertising campaign is OVER now, the money has been spent and the media no longer has the obligation to be nice to them. "Rise Up" was a big PR campaign by Arthur Blank, to try and counter the Falcons always being second fiddle to Sean Payton and the Saints, and to sell the myth that the team were winners or an up-and-coming franchise.

The "Rise Up" slogan literally meant to "rise up" from perennial #2 second place in the division to #1, and implied that the Falcaons were going to replace the Super Bowl-winning Saints as the dominant team of the NFC South and as a major star attraction in the eyes of the media. Ad dollars were spent, PR was being spun, and so the media gave the Falcons the benefit of the doubt and hyped up Matt Ryan as "elite," according to what the Falcons told them to say. Like talking points.

Now, after what's happened to them in the playoffs 3 times in a row, reality is sinking in and media pundits are starting to realize they have been played. Even borderline that they've been made fools of. So I think you will see analysts and pundits starting to keep their distance from from Atlanta and Ryan from here on out, backpedalling or walking back on things they said earlier about him and the team. Or just flat out ignoring them.

In fact, I'm even hopeful that this is going to be a definitive moment, like the Vikings in the NFC Championship game, that it will break their spirit, and that the Falcons will just be another team receding in our rear view mirror, from this point on.

WhoDat!656 · 01-12-2012, 05:29 AM

I posted this under the NFL tab the other day.

All of which brings us to the elephant in the room in Atlanta's 2011 post-mortem of pigskin: Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan simply can't get it done.

Read more: Costly Julio Jones trade came back to bite Atlanta Falcons in playoffs - Kerry J. Byrne - SI.com

Choupique · 01-12-2012, 07:01 AM

Matty douche is an icebag.

Wipe your (_!_) already.

leilung · 01-12-2012, 07:19 AM

I know we have no love for the Failclowns, but really? We're in the playoffs and they aren't relevant until next September, and we're hung up about Ryan? SMDH

pinch · 01-12-2012, 07:31 AM

I'm not sure what they're going to do now that they can't ride Ryan's or Freeman's jocks. I guess it's on to Cam..

01-08-2012, 09:09 PM	#3
Michigan_SF 100th Post Join Date: May 2011 Posts: 407	Originally Posted by Euphoria The same idiots who keep calling him "MATTY ICE". How about you earn a nick name. Oh boy he's earned a nickname just not matty ice.
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01-08-2012, 09:08 PM	#4
vpheughan 1000 Posts + Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 4,555	We won't have to listen to John Gruden say "Mattttty Iiiiiiice" over and over. I think he coined the whole "Matty Ice" thing didn't he?
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01-08-2012, 09:10 PM	#5
QBREES9 Moderator Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New Haven Ct Posts: 23,990	Melty Ice, I guess he couldn't handle the pressure. He melted !!!!! I'm meltingggggggggggggggggggggggggggg SloMotion likes this.

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Choupique 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 2,594	Matty douche is an icebag. Wipe your (_!_) already.
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01-12-2012, 05:09 AM	#1
WHO_DAT_CAT 100th Post Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: California - Bay Area Posts: 386	Originally Posted by xan Meg Ryan is not an NFL quarterback. You fellas are just being plain mean. Just because she wears a Falcons' jersey and lines up in the shotgun does not mean she has talent or skill. And the fact that she throws like a girl should in no way be held against her. I'm sure you'd apologize if she were sitting on the couch next to you instead of the bug smear her body is imitating on the carpet of MetLife stadium. OK, but, must you defame women to make fun of him? I mean, come on, he is a huge target? There are a zillion places to go with it. You can do it!! I have faith in you Xan.

01-08-2012, 08:42 PM	#2
Euphoria 5000 POSTS! + Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Hollywood, CA Posts: 7,601 Blog Entries: 5	The same idiots who keep calling him "MATTY ICE". How about you earn a nick name.

01-08-2012, 09:53 PM	#6
SaintsBro Site Donor Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: in line with my ridiculous CLEAR PLASTIC BAG Posts: 3,650 Blog Entries: 3	I expect that you are going to see the media and pundits and power ranking types, putting down the crack pipe and backing away from the Falcons and the "Matt Ryan is elite" type talk after today. ESPECIALLY now that Tebow is a story. See the thing is, the hype associated with Atlanta and Ryan was always a product of the "Rise Up" advertising campaign and not about what happened on the field. And that advertising campaign is OVER now, the money has been spent and the media no longer has the obligation to be nice to them. "Rise Up" was a big PR campaign by Arthur Blank, to try and counter the Falcons always being second fiddle to Sean Payton and the Saints, and to sell the myth that the team were winners or an up-and-coming franchise. The "Rise Up" slogan literally meant to "rise up" from perennial #2 second place in the division to #1, and implied that the Falcaons were going to replace the Super Bowl-winning Saints as the dominant team of the NFC South and as a major star attraction in the eyes of the media. Ad dollars were spent, PR was being spun, and so the media gave the Falcons the benefit of the doubt and hyped up Matt Ryan as "elite," according to what the Falcons told them to say. Like talking points. Now, after what's happened to them in the playoffs 3 times in a row, reality is sinking in and media pundits are starting to realize they have been played. Even borderline that they've been made fools of. So I think you will see analysts and pundits starting to keep their distance from from Atlanta and Ryan from here on out, backpedalling or walking back on things they said earlier about him and the team. Or just flat out ignoring them. In fact, I'm even hopeful that this is going to be a definitive moment, like the Vikings in the NFC Championship game, that it will break their spirit, and that the Falcons will just be another team receding in our rear view mirror, from this point on.

01-12-2012, 05:29 AM	#7
WhoDat!656 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Shreveport,Louisiana Posts: 16,094	I posted this under the NFL tab the other day. All of which brings us to the elephant in the room in Atlanta's 2011 post-mortem of pigskin: Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan simply can't get it done. Read more: Costly Julio Jones trade came back to bite Atlanta Falcons in playoffs - Kerry J. Byrne - SI.com

01-12-2012, 07:19 AM	#9
leilung Booty Bandit Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Wastelands that are NJ Posts: 1,430	I know we have no love for the Failclowns, but really? We're in the playoffs and they aren't relevant until next September, and we're hung up about Ryan? SMDH

01-12-2012, 07:31 AM	#10
pinch 100th Post Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Diamondhead, MS Posts: 272 Blog Entries: 1	I'm not sure what they're going to do now that they can't ride Ryan's or Freeman's jocks. I guess it's on to Cam..