sportsillustrated.cnn.com - 5/1/2008
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The cool-under-pressure passer impressed Falcons brass, but winning over Atlanta's fans may prove to be the tougher challenge.
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Eagle in Atlanta -- atleagle.com —
Matt didn't get the cover, but SI's Peter King did write a nice feature on the process of drafting him. Readers outside Atlanta are already latching on the racial divide aspect of King's article. ...
Matt Ryan Or Michael Vick: For the Fans, Is It All About Black and White?
The Starting Five —
... in the Super Bowl. Their defense on Tom Brady made up for the fact that Eli didn’t have a great game. A quarterback is extremely important, however if you ask some of the most recent Super Bowl winners what got them there they’ll say defense. Yesterday one of the radio shows had a big discussion about the fans not accepting Matt Ryan because he’s not black. White people pulling the race card, imagine that. CBS 46 anchor Gil Tyree sort of got the ball rolling on this debate. This is a sample of what he had to say to Peter King after the draft.“This city’s history is built on ...
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Mark Maske's NFL Insider 4/30/2008
It is being widely speculated that the Atlanta Falcons' decision to select quarterback Matt Ryan of Boston College with the third overall pick in the NFL draft Saturday means that the organization has, in effect, severed its ties with suspended and ...
