Three reasons Matt Ryan is the best choice at QB for the near future of the Atlanta Falcons
The Atlanta Falcons have some major decisions to make as the 2020 season comes to a close and we begin to make preparations for the offseason.
The Falcons will hire a new GM and Head Coach at some point in the early portion of the offseason and they will have to make several key decisions on free agents and draft picks.
Though many Atlanta Falcons fans are ready for the franchise to move on from QB Matt Ryan, the truth is that he is the best choice at the position for the near future.
3. His contract is too expensive to give up on
Let’s go ahead and get the most obvious reason out of the way first. Ryan’s contract is no joke and he’s only in year three of a five-year deal and though there is an out along the way, you’re still talking about a contract that was signed for a guaranteed $100 million.
You don’t sign a player for that amount of cash and just give up on them at the drop of a hat.
It’d be one thing if Ryan was going out and losing games on his own, but he has still been able to make plays and the Falcons are too financially invested in him just to give up.
2. He’s still a serviceable QB
As we just mentioned, Matt Ryan is still a serviceable quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons.
Is he Patrick Mahomes, Deshaun Watson or Lamar Jackson? No. But not many QBs are and there are plenty of problems around him that would make even those three guys- and others- struggle.
Ryan can get the job done and he has shown that he still has arm strength and the capability to play at a high level. Is he going to win an MVP award? Probably not, but that doesn’t mean you can’t win with him.
1. You can still build around him and know what you’re getting
By now, you know what you’re getting out of Matt Ryan.
Do you really want to take the chance on a youngster coming out of the draft or a free agent project?
The best bet for the Falcons to be successful is to build up that offensive line and to draft pieces that can make that defense better.
You’re not going to win anything when your defense is averaging giving up more than 25 points per game. You’re not going to win anything when your offensive line is near the bottom of the league.
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