ajc.com - 10/14/2008
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Flowery Branch Matt Ryan slept in Monday. Normally, the Falcons rookie quarterback would have been up early and at team headquarters reviewing film and getting ready for the next opponent.“I just got into the facility and I’m going to try to knock (film review) out this afternoon,” Ryan said. ...
Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons: Biggest Surprises in the NFL
larrybrownsports.com 10/13/2008 — Through six weeks of the NFL season, the Atlanta Falcons are far and away the biggest surprise of the NFL. They’re tied for first at 4-2 and they’re doing it with a rookie quarterback as their starter. I’d guess that 90% of all ...
News | Matt Ryan named NFL Rookie of the Year
atlantafalcons.com 12/31/2008 — FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. – Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan was named the NFL’s Offensive Rookie of the Year in an announcement by the Associated Press today. This season, Ryan completed 265 of 434 passes for 3,440 yards, 16 touchdowns and 11 ...
NEXT 2009 Candidate Matt Ryan - ESPN The Magazine
sports.espn.go.com 11/4/2008 — [Ed's note: Below is the official nomination of Ryan, written by Dave Choate of The Falcoholic blog .] If any idiot is going to tell you how great 23 year-old Matt Ryan could be, it might as well be the idiot who initially thought he was going to be a ...
Rookie OL Baker quietly gets job done for Falcons
ajc.com 10/22/2008 — Flowery Branch When you’re a rookie quarterback making the kind of splash Matt Ryan is, the buzz comes in the papers, on the airwaves and over the internet. For rookie offensive tackle Sam Baker, the new player watching Ryan’s blind side, acclaim ...
Matt Ryan named Offensive Rookie of Year
ajc.com 12/30/2008 — Flowery Branch Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan has a new nickname.“I have to tell him congrats and that his new name is ROY,” veteran defensive end John Abraham said. That’s ROY as in Rookie of the Year. Ryan, who helped guide the Falcons to an ...
Falcons give Michael Jenkins, Babineaux new deals
ajc.com 11/26/2008 — With this season humming right along at 7-4, the Falcons are beginning to build toward the future. Tuesday they announced extending the contracts of receiver Michael Jenkins and defensive tackle Jonathon Babineaux. Jenkins signed a four-year, $20 ...
Refs Rob Falcons for a Shot to Win in Philly
epiccarnival.com 10/28/2008 — by Matt Loede , NFL Gridiron Gab Sometimes you get the calls – sometimes you don’t. Sunday in Philly, the Falcons were by all means robbed by the refs, as the stripes called a fumble on a punt when it looked like Adam Jennings may have touched ...
Falcons Rookie Ryan Showing Age Beyond His Years
nflgridirongab.com 10/14/2008 —
It was a coming of age on Sunday for Matt Ryan and the Falcons. Ryan threw for his first 300-yard game of his career, but what was most impressive was his poise in making that pressure packed throw from the 44 when he found Mike Jenkins for a ...
The Mystique of Matt Ryan —
Bleacher Report - NFL 10/14/2008
"With the third pick of the 2008 NFL Draft the Atlanta Falcons select Matt Ryan, quarterback, Boston College."
What?! That's all I remember thinking when the Falcons took Matt Ryan. I wanted them to take someone who could help them ...