DVR Alert: Matt Ryan apparently snubbed in Top 100
061912 FLOWERY BRANCH: Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan completes a pass during the first day of mini-camp in Flowery Branch on Tuesday, June 19, 2012. CURTIS COMPTON / CCOMPTON@AJC.COM
BIRDLAND — Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, in an apparent snub by NFL players, apparently has not made the league’s popular Top 100 list.
The Top 10 players of last season will be revealed tonight at 8 p.m. on the NFL Network.
Host Lindsay Rhodes will be joined by NFL Network analysts Warren Sapp and Marshall Faulk to recap the 90 players that have been revealed thus far and discuss who will be tabbed the best player in the NFL.
The list – which has Tim Tebow rated 95th and Peyton Manning rated 50th even though he didn’t play last season — was voted on by the players themselves.
Running back Michael Turner (88), wide receiver Roddy White (65) and tight end Tony Gonzalez are the only Falcons already named. White was not real pleased with his selection, either.
Despite throwing for a franchise-record 4,153 yards last season and guiding the Falcons to the playoffs for the second consecutive season for the first time in franchise history, Ryan apparently has not made the
A Green Bay Packers fan isn't happy with the 20-17 Falcons victory at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2010. Curtis Compton ccompton@ajc.com
list. The NFL Network has announced that there are 13 quarterbacks. Ten have been named and Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers, New England’s Tom Brady and New Orleans’ Drew Brees are projected to be in the Top 10.
Here are the other quarterbacks: Tebow (95), Tony Romo (91), Joe Flacco (74), Michael Vick (70), Philip Rivers (61), P. Manning (50), Matthew Stafford (41), Cam Newton (40), Eli Manning (31) and Ben Roethlisberger (30).
Why did the players stiff Ryan?
Below is complete list of players ranked #100-11:
100. Chris Johnson – Tennessee Titans, RB 55. Patrick Peterson – Arizona Cardinals, CB/PR
99. Ryan Kalil – Carolina Panthers, C 54. Brian Cushing – Houston Texans, LB
98. Willis McGahee – Denver Broncos, RB 53. Tony Gonzalez – Atlanta Falcons, TE
97. Donald Penn – Tampa Bay Buccaneers, T 52. Von Miller – Denver Broncos, LB
96. D’Qwell Jackson – Cleveland Browns, LB 51. Brian Urlacher – Chicago Bears, LB
95. Tim Tebow – New York Jets, QB 50. Peyton Manning – Denver Broncos, QB
94. Marshawn Lynch – Seattle Seahawks, RB 49. Maurkice Pouncey – Pittsburgh Steelers, C
93. Cortland Finnegan – St. Louis Rams, CB 48. Devin Hester – Chicago Bears, WR/PR
92. John Kuhn – Green Bay Packers, FB 47. Mike Wallace – Pittsburgh Steelers, WR
91. Tony Romo – Dallas Cowboys, QB 46. Champ Bailey – Denver Broncos, DB
90. Hakeem Nicks – New York Giants, WR 45. Vonta Leach – Baltimore Ravens, FB
89. Dwight Freeney – Indianapolis Colts, DE 44. Jason Babin – Philadelphia Eagles, DE
88. Michael Turner – Atlanta Falcons, RB 43. Vernon Davis – San Francisco 49ers, TE
87. London Fletcher – Washington Redskins, LB 42. Jason Peters – Philadelphia Eagles, T
86. Darren Sproles – New Orleans Saints, RB 41. Matthew Stafford – Detroit Lions, QB
85. NaVorro Bowman – San Francisco 49ers, LB 40. Cam Newton – Carolina Panthers, QB
84. Chris Long – St. Louis Rams, DE 39. Victor Cruz – New York Giants, WR
83. Fred Jackson – Buffalo Bills, RB 38. Ndamukong Suh – Detroit Lions, DT
82. Joe Thomas – Cleveland Browns, T 37. Steven Jackson – St. Louis Rams, RB
81. Vince Wilfork – New England Patriots, DT 36. Charles Woodson – Green Bay Packers, CB
80. Jordy Nelson – Green Bay Packers, WR 35. Steve Smith – Carolina Panthers, WR
79. Nnamdi Asomugha – Philadelphia Eagles, CB 34. Tamba Hali – Kansas City Chiefs, LB
78. Derrick Johnson – Kansas City Chiefs, LB 33. Matt Forte – Chicago Bears, RB
77. A.J. Green – Cincinnati Bengals, WR 32. Jahri Evans – New Orleans Saints, G
76. Carl Nicks – Tampa Bay Buccaneers, G 31. Eli Manning – New York Giants, QB
75. Jason Witten – Dallas Cowboys, TE 30. Ben Roethlisberger – Pittsburgh Steelers, QB
74. Joe Flacco – Baltimore Ravens, QB 29. James Harrison – Pittsburgh Steelers, LB
73. Johnathan Joseph – Houston Texans, CB 28. Frank Gore – San Francisco 49ers, RB
72. Lance Briggs – Chicago Bears, LB 27. Clay Matthews – Green Bay Packers, LB
71. DeSean Jackson – Philadelphia Eagles, WR 26. Julius Peppers – Chicago Bears, DE
70. Michael Vick – Philadelphia Eagles, QB 25. Arian Foster – Houston Texans, RB
69. Carlos Rogers – San Francisco 49ers, CB 24. Jason Pierre-Paul – New York Giants, DE
68. Elvis Dumervil – Denver Broncos, DE 23. Wes Welker – New England Patriots, WR
67. Joe Staley – San Francisco 49ers, T 22. Ray Rice – Baltimore Ravens, RB
66. Earl Thomas – Seattle Seahawks, S 21. Rob Gronkowski – New England Patriots, TE
65. Roddy White – Atlanta Falcons, WR 20. Ray Lewis – Baltimore Ravens, LB
64. Logan Mankins – New England Patriots, G 19. Troy Polamalu – Pittsburgh Steelers, S
63. LaMarr Woodley – Pittsburgh Steelers, LB 18. LeSean McCoy – Philadelphia Eagles, RB
62. Justin Tuck – New York Giants, DE 17. Justin Smith – San Francisco 49ers, DE
61. Philip Rivers – San Diego Chargers, QB 16. Ed Reed – Baltimore Ravens, S
60. Darren McFadden – Oakland Raiders, RB 15. Andre Johnson – Houston Texans, WR
59. Jake Long – Miami Dolphins, T 14. Jimmy Graham – New Orleans Saints, TE
58. Jonathan Vilma – New Orleans Saints, LB 13. Jared Allen – Minnesota Vikings, DE
57. Trent Cole – Philadelphia Eagles, DE 12. Maurice Jones-Drew – Jacksonville Jaguars, RB
56. Greg Jennings – Green Bay Packers, WR 11. Terrell Suggs – Baltimore Ravens, LB
–D. Orlando Ledbetter, The Atlanta Falcons beat blog
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229 comments Add your comment
Joe Tess Fish House
June 27th, 2012
3:32 pm
This what the Flacons get 4 turning there back on Vick. There so caled star QB getting snubbed but not realy cuz he aint that good 2 began with.
ls1z28chris
June 27th, 2012
3:34 pm
BSG3003 – Before Matt Ryan got to Atlanta, you had a running back taking snaps. In that context – you now have a QB who actually passes – it isn’t hard to see someone breaking franchise passing records.
Look at the comments here from Falcons fans. From season ticket holders. They are prepared to give Ryan two years, three at the most, under this new offense regime. If he doesn’t succeed then, after six years running Atlanta into mediocrity, who is going to snap him up to be their starting quarterback? No one, that is who. And that is why Matt Ryan will be a backup quarterback in three years.
Joe Tess Fish House
June 27th, 2012
3:34 pm
So now my coments R bein sensored?
Jay
June 27th, 2012
3:34 pm
It wasn’t a snub, he is overrated in Atlanta.
what?
June 27th, 2012
3:34 pm
OMG Falcons fans need to get it together. Matt Ryan is not *good* and without a new coach the team will continue to be 1) boring 2) decent
They can’t beat good teams. Period.
Realist
June 27th, 2012
3:36 pm
First of all, the list is not meant to be a top 100 for last year as stated in the article. I’m not trying to go in on you like @Rut but the list is a prospective look of the top 100 players for next season (2012), as determined by the players. Obviously, last years performance would be an indication of future performance but . . . I’m just sayin’
Second of all, the list is more than a little bit suspect anyway. No way Tebow should be on the list.
Third of all, suspect or not, Matt Ryan doesn’t belong on the list. Get over yourselves Falcons fans.
Oh, and to @Wyatt Earp. Ray Lewis was never, ever even accused of being the person who stabbed anyone. Get your facts straight. And I am by no means a fan of Ray Lewis but jeez, just because this is the internet shouldn’t mean you can allege that someone stabbed someone else without knowing what you’re talking about.
I'm Gumby, Dammit!!
June 27th, 2012
3:38 pm
Don’t feed the trolls…don’t feed the trolls…
falconsfan
June 27th, 2012
3:39 pm
Something that’s sorely lacking from this article is that this list was voted on by the players. Oh and I love the “Packers Fan” reacting to the 20-17 loss…by fan you mean A. Rodgers? WTF.
dirtybirdistheword
June 27th, 2012
3:39 pm
he’s behind tim tebow and a fb lol. i cant take this list seriously!
Joe Tess Fish House
June 27th, 2012
3:41 pm
Im not sruprised he is not on the list he need 2 win a palyoff game also this is the players in the nfl way of saying the Flacons never of should have turned there backs on Vick.
bart
June 27th, 2012
3:42 pm
Need more info on how this list was created – did all players vote? What was actually asked? Was it by position etc? Come OL give us the scoop. As it stands it looks like nothing more than a high school popularity contest. And has about as much validity.
HB
June 27th, 2012
3:43 pm
Any time a fullback (John Kuhn) makes any top player list, it really has no merit. These rankings are stupid. Matt Ryan #1!!!
Right
June 27th, 2012
3:43 pm
Yeah, but I bet he’s in the top 200.
Sick & Tired Of Being Sick & Tired
June 27th, 2012
3:44 pm
This list is just like the voting for the Pro Bowl….purely a popularity contest otherwise why would Tim Tebow even be on the list??????
HB
June 27th, 2012
3:45 pm
Also Andre Johnson had a total of 2 td catches all season and is #15. This list goes to show that football really does cause brain damage to these players
sammydavis
June 27th, 2012
3:46 pm
Dont you have to accomplish something first to deserve to be on the list. Just because he was high draft pick doesnt mean he one of the 100 best palyers. You tazy!!!
above average joe
June 27th, 2012
3:46 pm
all in all, it’s about winning games. there are no lombardi trophies for nice guys, philanthropist, tv commercials, habit homes, and the like…these are all GREAT things to do, but in the NFL, winning is the bottom line. reminds me of a dog my pappy had..he was smart, fit and healthy, but he couldn’t flush a bird if you tossed him on top of it. As a dog, he was tops. but he couldn’t do the job. a qb that can’t convert on 4th and inches? an oc that won’t even call plays that try? ok, maybe the o line is lacking, but come on, a qb is the master of the ship. i say we’ll spend this season bailing out the boat, not dancing in the endzone….
Just Sayin.....
June 27th, 2012
3:47 pm
If you guys were not so blind you would notice that Turner’s production is slowly eroding, and coincidentally so has Ryan’s failures in the playoffs. Turner has been a work horse and now it’s breaking down his body.
The NFL and the media tried to build Ryan as the second coming of Peyton, but he national media has seen they were more angry at the previous qb in Atlanta than they were in really thinking Ryan was anything more than a game manager.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
June 27th, 2012
3:48 pm
Joe — It must have went to spam.
BirdDawg25
June 27th, 2012
3:49 pm
win a superbowl then u will get listed, heck just win a play off game.” Time to win it all or go to the house.’ this is a put up or shut-up season. The fans are tired of waiting on you ! all that talent not enough results.
Trooper
June 27th, 2012
3:50 pm
Don’t give me that hasn’t won a playoff game crap…neither has Matthew Stafford and he’s #41. Matt Ryan was ranked #52 last season. At least Matt Ryan is always healthy, which is more than I can say for Stafford. Yet Stafford is there. I don’t get it.
GT4Life (the Original)
June 27th, 2012
3:50 pm
Matt Ryan has been given every weapon by Falcoons management. There’s no reason for him not to succeed. A HOF TE was brought in, a big powerful runner was brought in, traded the draft for Julio (when the QB before Ryan was told time and time again that an elite WR in the 1st round was out of the question), moving up in the draft to pick quality O-linemen and adding more offensive weapons every year, and he still can’t lead the team to a playoff win. The Falcons fan base have what they wanted and mediocre QB that looks the part.
Trooper
June 27th, 2012
3:52 pm
Oh and Cam Newton led a 6-10 team last season but he’s #40. Get outta here!!!!
Deon Sanders
June 27th, 2012
3:53 pm
Mat Ryan is an awful QB
Deon Sanders
June 27th, 2012
3:54 pm
just horrible with a weak arm
D. Orlando Ledbetter
June 27th, 2012
3:56 pm
Deon Sanders — Matt is 43-19 as a starter. This is a super regular-season record.
Deon Sanders
June 27th, 2012
3:58 pm
@ Trooper
I would take Cam Newton to lead a team over Matt (weak arm) Ryan any day. He has done nothing his entire career. Just a nice guy, but thats about it so yeah I would take Cam. At least he shows improvement
Just Sayin.....
June 27th, 2012
4:00 pm
He has been judged by his peers. Nothing else matters.
Deon Sanders
June 27th, 2012
4:00 pm
@ D Orlando Ledbetter
where are the wins in the playoffs? That is what separates men from boys
realitycheck
June 27th, 2012
4:01 pm
Falcons were outscored by like 51 points in their final two losses(at NO, at NYG) and some fans think this team is all of a sudden going to be great. Guess every team’s fans feel optimism in late June………..after all, it helps sell tickets, corporate suites etc. This team isn’t going anywhere this season, and Blank will have tough decisions about what to do with Dimwit, Smith, and possibly Ryan too.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
June 27th, 2012
4:03 pm
jarvis – P H I L I P’s mother can’t spell. She left off one of the “Ls”
Edmo
June 27th, 2012
4:04 pm
Who cares. It’s a poll of rich soon to be broke idiots.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
June 27th, 2012
4:05 pm
FDB – Brett Favre was a notorius “early-game” high-throwing artist early in his career.
D. Orlando Ledbetter
June 27th, 2012
4:08 pm
Deon – He’s 0-3 in the playoffs. Slow start there, but 43-19 is pretty strong.
ACE
June 27th, 2012
4:12 pm
Some guy named Manning went 0-3 in the playoffs to start his career also. Anybody hear how that ended up going?
rollo lawson
June 27th, 2012
4:13 pm
If this snub does not fuel him to producing a stellar/MVP-like 2012 season (regular and post season), he is apparently not the “great” QB the local media has annointed him to be. Plain and simple!!!! In addition, I think we kept the wrong QB!! If Philly goes further than us this year, we’ll have our answer.
Rollo
June 27th, 2012
4:13 pm
Matt Ryan and the Falcons are a boring product. Falcon fans can hardly get excited so forget impressing a national audience and NFL players.
thepro
June 27th, 2012
4:14 pm
Agreed….Matt Ryan needs to win in the playoffs in order for his peers to look at him as an elite qb….falling flat on your face in the playoffs 3 out of 4 years is not gonna cut it no matter how great of a regular season he’s had
rollo lawson
June 27th, 2012
4:14 pm
However, him not making the list is ridiculous.
BehindEnemyLines
June 27th, 2012
4:15 pm
When Ryan actually does something meaningful then it might be considered a snub. At this point however, it’s just reality.
cmon
June 27th, 2012
4:15 pm
some are always negative haters. new oc new dc better line better dbs goof stuff
rollo lawson
June 27th, 2012
4:15 pm
With that being said, him not making the Top 100 list is ridiculous.
Burdell
June 27th, 2012
4:15 pm
You must remember that this list was put together by the players…while impressive entertainers there are very few rocket scientists in the bunch.
SirReal
June 27th, 2012
4:16 pm
Well D Led. What can we say? I know its a popularity list at the end of the day but I hope Ryan at least takes this into the season. I think its a good thing. My question to you is do you think Ryan has the HEART to take something like this and convert it into positive energy to show his peers they made a huge whiff by not putting him on the list (i.e. no RESPECT)? or (and I know you have to write all nice like sometimes so I’ll read between the lines.lol) do you think this hurt “his feelings” going into the year? You’ve spent a lot more time around him than I have.lol
cmon
June 27th, 2012
4:17 pm
he has the BRAINS to know this isn’t important
ls1z28chris
June 27th, 2012
4:17 pm
Comparing Matt Ryan to Peyton Manning? lol And people say we Saints fans are trolls…
Deon Sanders
June 27th, 2012
4:18 pm
Average at best
Trooper
June 27th, 2012
4:19 pm
Matt Ryan is the only QB to lead this team to back to back winning seasons and we haven’t had a losing season since he’s been here and I don’t think we ever will as long as he stays healthy. With him at QB, count the Falcons in the playoffs year in and year out…but the thing is, he’s going to breakthrough and get that win in the postseason.
cmon
June 27th, 2012
4:19 pm
“And people say we Saints fans are trolls…”
news flash
Tennnessee
June 27th, 2012
4:19 pm
Wyatt Earp
Go pound sand! We know what you are. Matt Ryan needs to visit OZ and get some courage to stand in the pocket. NO BABIES ALLOWED!!!!