2008 NFL Draft: 3rd Pick Atlanta Falcons Matt Ryan

[MrLamaravilla25]

Falcons suck

[rstryker27]

Since they took Ryan the Falcons have been contenders every year.

[Dawgfurlife]

remember they wanted the falcons to take Glenn Dorsey?!?

[thejman365]

@Dawgfurlife so glad they didn't lol

[14janboy]

RYAN is a beast

[big14black]

Matt Ryan gonna lead the Falcons to the SuperBowl 45 in Dallas.

[SaintHakim504]

@big14black HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA that was the best laught Ive had in years!!!!!!!!

[Asian5uru]

And now.. Matt Ryan leading the Falcons into the Playoffs!

[rstryker27]

All you people booing can suck it ! Matt Ryan has been awesome!

[andyB136]

He says the last QB taken for the Falcons Michael Vick....

Schaub? Shockley?

[VYFTW10]

@andyB136 he meant in the first round

[tstarr17]

@andyB136 IN THE FIRST ROUND.

[Ralenissocold]

he is definitely the next non bust top 10 QB pick

[PATRULEZ57]

Why people booing Matt Ryan is beast

[fobkindaguy]

@PATRULEZ57 perhaps other fans from other teams wanted him. can't blame them.

[Gizz450]

@PATRULEZ57 Since this isn't in ATL I'm guessing soe haters wanted him



[TsukikageManga]

i thogut he said matt linert how ever his last name is

[Circafade777]

vick was an awful qb. consistantly in near the bottom in all relevant pasing catagories. matt ryan is a far better qb. run first qbs like vick, vince young, tavarus jackson just dont work in the nfl. the qb position is for passing clearly. successful qbs tom brady peyton manning drew brees are all prototype pocker passers.

[emedi1]

VINCE YOUNG IS A BEAST DUMB ASS. if u have someone who can throw and is athletic its better than some slow old white guys.

[Circafade777]

name 5 qbs in the afc that had worst statistical seasons than vince young and played as many games as him. tds, ints, completions and yards. you can't because hes near the bottom in all of those. try the whole nfl. hes still near the bottom. you sir are the dumbass. didnt the titans go like 0 and 7 to start the season? yah, chris johnson is the titans.

[emedi1]

check out this season. check out his winning percentage. kerry collins started the season as the starter, went 0-6 and then with vince young they went 8-2 for rest of season, and just for the record.

[bcherefosho]

there's collins,jamarcus russell 2 to start with do you have 3 more?

[c19atl]

woah thats the death penalty

[pickels13]

lol

[nyphix4321]

i don't get why people booed they needed a qb after they fired vick so they really need not boo him since he had a pretty good season so get over it lol stupid idiots at the draft

[atlburner]

there were alot of baltimore fans in attendance, they wanted to trade up to get ryan, and so did the jets, and being in new york you already kno theres alot of them.

i was probably one of 2-3 falcons fans there on day one not sure about day 2 didnt go =p

[ryjo911]

Cause people like us KC fans wanted him

[FantasyFootBall7]

People was booing because alot of Atlanta Falcons wasn't sold on Matt Ryan and also alot of other teams wanted him. I was in espn draft room and we all wanted to build up the def side of the ball and get Matt stanford this year but now we have to take most of our pick and go def this year.

[daddynab]

i agree

[Thralllinian]

if you started DJ Shockley over Matt Ryan you're a fool and would probably get fired.

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[BlakSpade420]

If they would just give DJ Shockley a chance I swear to God he can turn things around. Real Atlanta football fans watched him at Georgia(My favorite College football team) and know what he can do. By the way Georgia going to the Championship this year Baby!

[a22s7]

i love ga to

but ryan was the right pick

shockley could of played if he didnt get hurt

[Plasma250]

Lemme get this outta the way first.

I'm a huge dawg fan and falcons fan. Alright,

I saw DJ in action in the pre-season game and he looked amazing running that 2 minute offense HOWEVER he was playing against 2nd and 3rd stringers...

[a22s7]

true

shockley had a chance if he didnt get hurt things happen like that

he got to keep working hard

[mike456596]

As a Atlanta resident and a former Falcon fan this is one of the worst picks in Falcon history passing up on Glenn and possibly getting a quaterback in a latter round.And how do you expect the falcons to when you let go basically letting go and trading away your whole Damn team.Lets get some body in Atlanta that can run a damn football team because they don't have a fucking clue.

[VYFTW10]

getting another d-line guy would be smarter than getting a franchise QB? even if we didn't have the success so for that is retarded. Glenn is a great player as is Matt. but look at the falcons.. they had NO QB... IF they took Glenn Dorsey it would be the dumbest pick ever. they chose Jamaal Anderson last year as a first pick.

[atlfalcon3]

still feel the same way now, or you back on the band wagon?

[a123s1233]

future of the falcons very good pick better passer than vick even though he hasnt played in the nfl yet tall at 6"5 225 accucrate smart does struggle wit the deep ball some but will improve leader no off the field issues will comand the huddle falcons 2008 pediction 5-11 to 6-10 dont worry we will get better soon go falcons!!!!!

[MACCAPONE60]

niners for life fucc falcons

[Bigkhnic23]

they never give vick any great receivers. the q.b's you mentioned had star receivers.

[ThrowItPac]

Yeah, go Falcons shit pick though. How can they not draft the best DT prospect in the last 10 years and instead draft the worst no.1 quarterback in 10 years? Boneheaded move there

[Ice3power]

DT isnt what they needed. Since when has a DT ever led a team to say a super bowl? You build a team on your QB. Flacons were in a catch 22 situation. How is Matt Ryan the worst No.1 qb in 10 years? You know nothing about him. You also must be a boneheaded virginia tech fan or clemson fan who knows nothing about football.

[ThrowItPac]

Nup, USC. And I think Warren Sapp isn't a bad example of a DT winning a S-Bowl, I think u under-rate the DT position, a good DT will make the rest of the defense better and you know it. A QB has to have a good team around him to succeed, nonetheless, I support Matt Ryan and hope he has a great career.

[Bigkhnic23]

i think matt ryan is a bit overated. he'll never fill the choose of mike vick.

[1helluvaguy]

Vick was overrated. Phenominal athelete but not a great passer.

[DowntownPhillie]

of course not. mike was one of a kind. there will never be another mike vick. but he never gave the falcons a Superbowl win,all of the superbowl winners were great pocket passers,troy aikman,peyton manning ,john elway.one thing that matt ryan is,is a solid pocket passer,but he needs to learn how to read coverages wich he will

[c19atl]

ha you still feel the same way now? 10-5 going to the playoffs. ALL IN HIS ROOKIE YEAR.. hate to say it but ryan is way better than vick

[Bigkhnic23]

i was off with the overated part(i will admit). but vick could of done the same thing. jim mora had a sorry system that wasn't fit for #7. and don't discredit matt ryan supporting cast.

[pickels13]

i dont kno about WAY better but he is WAY smarter on and off the fieid

[slayerfan666666]

I Live in cali and falcons are my favorite team go falcons i cant belive we have sam baker curtis and the best qb in this draft matt ryan woot woot!!!!!!!

[MACCAPONE60]

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[MACCAPONE60]

NINERS LIFE

[MACCAPONE60]

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[MACCAPONE60]

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[staticjeff]

9ers suck, go birds

[sobipalakanis]

I hope Matt Ryan helps the falcons out!!

[sobipalakanis]

Go Falcons