Franchise Player?

[Vince]

Matt Ryan is 24

[Buckeyes_Doc]

Chad Ochocinco

[brayTxiv]

They are in their early 30s but I'll still go with Manning or Brady. Big Ben is another QB I would consider. Final answer, Manning cause he can still produce and he never gets injured. He still has 6-8 good years left.

[mKoz26]

Quote: Originally Posted by Yeah...THAT Guy

I figure Brees, Brady, Peyton, Rivers, Warner, McNabb, maybe Big Ben and Rodgers. Who else is better though? Either way, dude's only what, like 22? and he's already very good and he's only gonna get better, and you can get like 10+ years out of him.

Easily Big Ben and Rodgers are better. Most people would say Cutler is better as well (I won't give my opinion because it could be considered homer-ish). Chad Pennington could easily be ahead of Ryan, and so could Tony Romo and probably Eli Manning.

So there is no way he is one of the best in the league unless you are factoring in his potential.

[Antec]

IMO Matt Ryan is easily a better QB than Pennington, Eli, and Romo.

Pennington does a good job managing the game and keeping turnovers low, but Ryan definitly has the better arm. Eli Manning never puts up good numbers and is an average QB that piggybacks on the Giants stellar running game and defense. Romo can't win any big games but in the regular season it's a toss up. Ryan took a 4-12 Falcons to the playoffs in his rookie year and played decently well in the playoff game.

[mKoz26]

Quote: Originally Posted by Antec

IMO Matt Ryan is easily a better QB than Pennington, Eli, and Romo. Pennington does a good job managing the game and keeping turnovers low, but Ryan definitly has the better arm. Eli Manning never puts up good numbers and is an average QB that piggybacks on the Giants stellar running game and defense. Romo can't win any big games but in the regular season it's a toss up. Ryan took a 4-12 Falcons to the playoffs in his rookie year and played decently well in the playoff game.

Michael Turner is the reason they went to the playoffs...

[Yeah...THAT Guy]

Quote: Originally Posted by Antec

IMO Matt Ryan is easily a better QB than Pennington, Eli, and Romo. Pennington does a good job managing the game and keeping turnovers low, but Ryan definitly has the better arm. Eli Manning never puts up good numbers and is an average QB that piggybacks on the Giants stellar running game and defense. Romo can't win any big games but in the regular season it's a toss up. Ryan took a 4-12 Falcons to the playoffs in his rookie year and played decently well in the playoff game.

Agreed. I definitely put Ryan over Eli, Pennington and Romo. And I personally would put him over Cutler too. Cutler still hasn't proven to me that he can win games. Just a big stats guy, and even then, he turns it over too much for my liking.

Either way, I'd go with Ryan as my franchise player.

[Antec]

The Falcons also let up the 24th most yards in the league compared to the Giants 5th ranked defense.