Matt Ryan - Fantasy Football 2009 Advice

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July 16, 2009 | Leave a Comment

It’s very difficult to keep your emotions out of our fantasy football draft.  Yes, everyone has their favorite teams and players, but loving a player in real life is different than making a good fantasy football decision.  If you are looking to have a lineup that you like the most - you probably won’t win [...]

Roddy White was the lone Falcon on the list for ESPN.  Atlanta fans would say he was a star in 2008, but the list implies on a broader, more national scale.  The collection of guys are known in their local markets quite a bit, but not by the casual football fan.  Other notables on the [...]

Michael Turner, #4 overall.  Still trying to figure out why Matt Forte is the running back predicted to jump up the charts in 2009… Turner did have plenty of carries in 2008, but he’s got plenty of tred on his tires from being a back-up in San Diego and will be more efficient with his [...]

I would say to focus on other sports, but that leaves you with baseball since the annual hot dog eating contest on Coney Island was this past Saturday.  Baseball is now just for the addicts and “true” fans because of the 3+ hour games where there’s only action for a couple minutes.  We are in [...]

After a season (2008) where no fantasy owner wanted a piece of Atlanta players - some leagues only selecting Michael Turner in the 5th round or later, the fantasy football community has warmed up to the idea that Atlanta is primed to be one of the most dynamic offenses in the NFL.
Atlanta’s off-season was primarily [...]

Matt Ryan - 2009 Projections

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April 7, 2009 | Leave a Comment

The general consensus about Matt Ryan is surprising.  I would have thought that all the Atlanta fans would be sipping the kool-aid and proclaim Matt Ryan the MVP of the world in 2009 with statistics like Brady and Manning in their respective record-breaking seasons. 
However, most are quite subdued about their expectations.  The comparisons between Ryan [...]

1. Jake Long, Miami Dolphins - 5 years, $57.5 million ($30 million guaranteed). Everything the Dolphins were looking for out of Jake Long - reliable, tough, 16 game starts his rookie year. Pennington appreciates the protection. A great safe pick at the top spot for the next 10 years.
2. Chris Long, St. Louis Rams - [...]

Think back to the 2008 NFL draft.  The Atlanta Falcons were sitting at #3 behind Miami and St.Louis.  Jake Long was pretty much penciled at #1, and St.Louis was a little bit of a wild card, but you knew Matt Ryan would be sitting there staring Atlanta in the face at #3.  He wasn’t the [...]

All-Falcons Team, The 2000s

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February 18, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Coach - Mike Smith.  Tons of choices in the array of “leaders” the Falcons have had this decade.  Reeves and Mora, Jr. were the longest tenure, but hardly good options.  Smith has a refreshing attitude after all of the mess.
Quarterback - Matt Ryan.  Yes it’s early.  But Michael Vick can’t be the signal-caller for the [...]

A lot can change between February and when the full NFL schedule is released, but here’s a breakdown of the Falcons’ games and which can be on National television.  The Falcons have a great young quarterback in Matt Ryan, a top running back in Michael Turner, an electric wide receiver in Roddy White which make [...]

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