Matt Ryan is technically 2-1. That is all that matters. Case closed. Muhahaha.

And by the way, Matt Ryan had a 29 QB Rating versus the Bucs. That’s not a ‘good day’ or a ‘good half’ at all. You thought Thigpen looked like shit this whole time he’s played… and he’s got a 38.3 QB Rating thus far.. Not too much difference. No, Matt Ryan did not look good in that game. Worse than Thigpen has looked, actually.

Also keep in mind Pat Surtain didn’t play yesterday, as well as the fact that their run game pretty much burned our barn down. That translates to us being scared of the run, sneaking CB’s and S’s closer to the LOS, and trying to stop the run, which MAKES our passing defense worse. The fact that our D was on the field for 487 hours isn’t an advantage either. So no, no he didn’t have a hard time playing against us, especially against two rookie CB’s, who granted, are good, but will make mistakes.

Also by the way, Tom Brady got hurt roughly halfway through the first, not a whole quarter of play. Also, they DID burn us. Tom Brady had 76 yards on 7-11 plays. And remember, on both drives Tom had, Welker and Moss, respectively, fumbled the balls away. (Moss’s fumble didn’t matter, as Tom was on the ground, cringing in pain, at the time.) Seeing as how Thigpen can only get around 150 yards a game, it’s burning us. Over the course of the game, we would have been screwed, probably.

Also remember, Ryan Leaf had a few good games before he totally fell back to earth in a harsh, brutal, and ultimately, satisfactory way. After he throws for 2500+ yards, with an almost 2:1 TD/pick ratio, and his team wins at least 8 games… Sure, say I told you so. You can’t evaluate rookies after 3 games.. 3 years, sure. 3 weeks of gametime, no. If that were the case, Dorsey would have to be rated as a mediocre pickup. He didn’t play awesomely the first two games, and he hasn’t been the huge runstopping force we all were craving. Give them time to develop before you declare shenanigans, or annoint someone the next big thing. (Matt Leinart was the next big thing. As was Vince Young. They started out nicely as well. Look where they are now.)

Most people acted like Matt Ryan was going to be Ryan Leaf. All I’m saying is that kid can play and that he’s going to be good. He’s already 2-1 despite the Falcons being the third worst team in football last year. That’s it from me on this one. Book closed for now.

I don’t think anyone should gripe about he draft. The sad thing this weekend was our rookies were our best players. Flowers did okay and carr played great (9 tackles). I believe it was patterson or someone else on coverage on the long bomb, but I couldn’ttell for sure. Doresey played alright and albert played good ( the play he looked bad charles was supposed to chip abraham).

The play calling was much better. We finally used the toss and ran to different gaps in the line. A word of caution though. We ran the ball effectively in the second half because they had a big lead. They we no longer stacking the box to stop the run. This is not what the running game will look like unless we can throw the ball effectively. If we can make passing plays and move the safety out of the box the run game will be much improved every week.

The tackling is not acceptable. Carr, Flowers and Pollard tackle better thanm our linebackers. I like page but this guy has to learn to tacke with his arms.

I can’t wait for Croyle to get Healthy (that’s scary isn’t it).