Next up - Falcons at Saints

CHA_CHING · 10-28-2019, 08:53 PM

Originally Posted by burningmetal

I guess everyone should be pulling for Matt Ryan to be healthy for that game. Matt Shaub got them closer to victory then they've been in a while. Not that their game was ever in doubt. But, you know... Relatively speaking.

Matt Ryan has become an empty stat guy. Makes all kinds of mistakes, and when their defense inevitably implodes, he starts piling on the garbage yards.

Matt Ryan is not the problem there. He is essentially having the same kind of season that Brees had between 2014 to 2016.

People would make this same remark about Brees putting up "empty stats" when we'd lose and he'd have a high QBR and Dan Marino-esque numbers. 5 years ago, we would be going ballistic on Saints forums talking about stat guys dissing on Brees for putting up great numbers in losses.

I know we hate on the Falcons as a rival, but Ryan definitely is not the problem.

The game was close cause they were playing the Seahawks - a team that always plays down to their competition and looks underwhelming when they are big favorites. Seattle has won 5 of their 6 games by a combined 15 points. 7 of them were against the Falcons, and all of these games have been against trash teams.

Schaub isn't going to win them more games than Ryan would.

10-28-2019, 08:53 PM	#6
CHA_CHING 1000 Posts + Join Date: Jan 2019 Location: Mobile, AL Posts: 1,159	Re: Next up - Falcons at Saints Originally Posted by burningmetal I guess everyone should be pulling for Matt Ryan to be healthy for that game. Matt Shaub got them closer to victory then they've been in a while. Not that their game was ever in doubt. But, you know... Relatively speaking. Matt Ryan has become an empty stat guy. Makes all kinds of mistakes, and when their defense inevitably implodes, he starts piling on the garbage yards. Matt Ryan is not the problem there. He is essentially having the same kind of season that Brees had between 2014 to 2016. People would make this same remark about Brees putting up "empty stats" when we'd lose and he'd have a high QBR and Dan Marino-esque numbers. 5 years ago, we would be going ballistic on Saints forums talking about stat guys dissing on Brees for putting up great numbers in losses. I know we hate on the Falcons as a rival, but Ryan definitely is not the problem. The game was close cause they were playing the Seahawks - a team that always plays down to their competition and looks underwhelming when they are big favorites. Seattle has won 5 of their 6 games by a combined 15 points. 7 of them were against the Falcons, and all of these games have been against trash teams. Schaub isn't going to win them more games than Ryan would.