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
ACE
June 27th, 2012
4:19 pm
@rollo lawson-So the Falcons should have waited for Vick to get out of jail instead of getting a new QB?
rhaize R Blaid
June 27th, 2012
4:21 pm
Maybe, Just Maybe this will motivate Matt Ryan and his team to a great year and some playoff wins
rhaize R Blaid
June 27th, 2012
4:23 pm
Anybody got any guesses as to how the top 10 will lay out?????
PMC
June 27th, 2012
4:23 pm
Matt Ryan has not been given “every weapon by Falcons management”
To his credit, they did the same thing under Vick.
Plenty of amazing skill players, that’s not an issue it’s almost never been an issue.
About half of the offensive linemen that had jobs last year with this team DON’T belong in the NFL.
Baker and Reynolds were abysmal. Mike Johnson never showed up. Even the decent players weren’t great.
This team rarely wins, because they rarely employ linemen playing in a scheme worth a darn when they have a QB capable of winning anything.
45 years of GM mistakes or coaching mistakes or bad draft picks.
Matt Ryan is a decent NFL QB, He’s been very good. Most NFL players are morons, proof of the fact that they put Tim Tebow in the top 100 (went from QB to Special Teams). Cam Newton’s team went 6-10 and the Cowboys have been hot garbage in the playoffs since 1996.
For that matter tell me when Devin Hester becomes a viable anything other than kick returner.
NFL players can’t even be trusted to read their own union deal, how could they know who the best 100 in thier own league would be?
Trooper
June 27th, 2012
4:24 pm
Matt Ryan actually produced more than Peyton Manning in his first 4 seasons than Manning did in his first 4. So comparison isn’t really that funny. Peyton Manning also started like 0-3, or 0-4 in the postseason but he’s a Super bowl winner and a future HOFamer.
ACE
June 27th, 2012
4:24 pm
@ls1z28chris-Actually I’m a Steelers fan, nice try. All I’m saying is don’t write the book on Matt Ryan just yet. Remember Saints fans the only reason you have Brees is because the Dolphins and Saban the genius , signed Culpepper instead of Brees. As soon as you little sAINTS get multiple SB trophies come talk to me.
Chief Media Urologist
June 27th, 2012
4:30 pm
Last I heard, football is a team sport, and individual accolades, while interesting for the fan, are absolutely irrelevant. This poll is less important than being named to the Pro Bowl…which means I have just wasted 1 minute of my precious life addressing zilch.
Rod from College Park
June 27th, 2012
4:32 pm
“Something that’s sorely lacking from this article is that this list was voted on by the players.”
This is the part that is very important. THIS LIST WAS VOTED ON BY THE PLAYERS. Players obviously have realized that Matt Ryan is not all that he is cracked up to be. The guy can’t throw the ball deep. Even Tim Tebow can do that. Matt has probably one of the best receiving corps in the league, and cant throw the ball down the field. Players watch film, and the film does not lie. Players have no reason to not like Matt Ryan, they will only tell the truth.
adam
June 27th, 2012
4:33 pm
keep in mind who voted……players who all could barely pass the simple wunderlick exam. The avg player has a fif th grade mentality
Just Sayin.....
June 27th, 2012
4:33 pm
You guys say it is a popularity contest, but Ryan is more popular than Flacco, but once again Flacco made the list. Could it have anything to do with his 4th straight trip to the playoff, 5 playoff wins, and 2nd championship game?
Falcon4life
June 27th, 2012
4:35 pm
COACH, you’re a fool. That fourth and inches would have been made if our Oline was worth a crap last year. Open your eyes. MR was playing with a patchwork oline and still managed to put up his best numbers yet. Peyton Manning lost the first three times in the playoffs as well. He is primed for sucess, I mean the man actually gets a camp with his players due to there being no lockout this year. Me for one, as a true fan, am excited as heck….GO FALCONS and screw the media.
The Truth
June 27th, 2012
4:35 pm
How can it be a snub if the guy didn’t deserve to be selected? Whoever is pushing Ryan as an elite NFL player is out of their mind. He’s done absolutely nothing in the playoffs. Face it fellow Falcon fans – Ryan isn’t a top 10 QB, and definitely not a top 100 player. Until he stops melting down in the playoffs, he’ll be an average QB at best.
Falcon4life
June 27th, 2012
4:36 pm
MJD also said and I quote, ” I don’t know any players who voted for this list”. What a joke just for the sake of offseason banter.
Chess
June 27th, 2012
4:36 pm
Quarterback Sneakless
C from Marietta
June 27th, 2012
4:36 pm
Only thing that matters is wins and losses. This list is stupid.
Just Sayin.....
June 27th, 2012
4:36 pm
Oh now you guys are attacking players intelligence. If you guys were as tough on Ryan as you are on the rest of the world, maybe he would feel some urgency to earn his 72 Million instead of just playing out is contract.
Bro
June 27th, 2012
4:37 pm
It is a popularity contest and has nothing to do with stats. Tebow-who are you kidding. After all the flack he took from the players and the media, how is he even rated above John Parker Wilson.
cdb
June 27th, 2012
4:37 pm
Eli Manning at #31? He has 2 Superbowl rings for Christ’s sake. And Big Ben beat him out? What a farce of a poll.
hahaha
June 27th, 2012
4:38 pm
the falcons are BORING…they havent been fun since trying to cleanse the team in the post-vick era.
PMC
June 27th, 2012
4:39 pm
If the Falcons ever put together an offensive line that can pass block, he’ll put up great stats. Until then, they probably won’t win a playoff game.
Devil's Advocate
June 27th, 2012
4:40 pm
Really people? Peyton Manning’s early teams SUCKED. Matt Ryan was drafted into a situation where Michael Turner was one of the most dominant runners in the NFL during Ryan’s rookie season. The Falcons rushing offense was Top 5 for like 3 straight seasons wasn’t it? In 2011 we decide to go Air Falcons and you see the drop off. The Falcons recent success has been built on the running game to open up the pass. Now that we’re trying to go pass to open up the run it just isn’t working against quality defenses.
You can say I’m bashing but I’m not trying to, I’m simply stating the truth.
What's Important
June 27th, 2012
4:40 pm
I’m quite frankly surprised that RGIII didn’t make the list, as little sense as the list makes.
Man Please
June 27th, 2012
4:41 pm
MMhmm
PMC
June 27th, 2012
4:42 pm
My opinion hasn’t changed since Vick was here. The teams success is almost completely tied in to how the front 5 play.
When they finally produce a talented group that can play upfront, success will come in the playoffs.
Compare all the other good teams and this one, and you’ll see the deficiencies. We can’t rush the passer and we can’t stop anyone from rushing the passer.
Man Please
June 27th, 2012
4:42 pm
I see how it is; censor people who present an opposing view even when factual. Go AJC!
So Many Ignorant People
June 27th, 2012
4:43 pm
The “he hasn’t won anything” argument is incredibly stupid in this context. About 75% of the people on that list haven’t won a Super Bowl, or likely even a playoff game. Romo is a far bigger bust in late season and playoff games than Ryan. And what has Stafford or Newton won?? NOTHING. That criteria is nearly insignificant when voting on Top 100 players.
The simple fact is this list is a popularity contest voted on by the players, so it’s going to have weird anomalies and glaring omissions. Nothing to read into it at all. Ryan is probably the 10th or 11th best QB in the league and the 50th-60th best player. None of that matters in the end if our team can’t come together and WIN this year.
Just Sayin.....
June 27th, 2012
4:47 pm
There is an old saying “If you don’t like yourself do something about it”.
We will see at the end of this season which Ryan chooses.
tom
June 27th, 2012
4:48 pm
could be his post season numbers. Makes sense
44counter
June 27th, 2012
4:49 pm
It’s simple, Ryan reached his plateau two years ago.
Honestassessment
June 27th, 2012
4:49 pm
I don’t agree that with him being excluded from the top 100 list, but like all of you guys, I did not have a vote. So I respect this list because it was made by his peers. But Roddy White should shut-up because if the list was made by me he would have dropped off the list ironically because of ‘drops’.
Matty Ice
June 27th, 2012
4:50 pm
John kuhn and devin hester shouldn’t be on the list………Hester is probably just outside the top 100 but he is definitely not 48th best player………He is a horrible wr ……..he changes the game with his kick returning ability but most teams would probably pick any one of the players underneath him if they had the choice
cb795
June 27th, 2012
4:52 pm
White lead the league in dropped passes and Matt can’t throw a pass over ten yards. Yes I have problems with the rankings also, why was Roddy selected period!
keepinitreal
June 27th, 2012
4:52 pm
“Eli Manning at #31? He has 2 Superbowl rings for Christ’s sake. And Big Ben beat him out? What a farce of a poll.”
Big Ben has two rings as well. And better career numbers than Eli.
peaked
June 27th, 2012
4:54 pm
Ryan has peaked, he will only go down from here and in 2 years when he’s holding the clipboard as the Raiders 3rd QB, everyone will wonder “what happened to Matt Ryan”?
Man Please
June 27th, 2012
4:58 pm
Ok, so for all the Ryan homers who bash people presenting facts about his shortcomings, please tell us why Ryan is a Top 100 NFL player when considering every position on the field? If you play the stats card you lose because stats does not mean big wins or championships.
SWAT Native
June 27th, 2012
5:02 pm
Use it for motivation, MR2!
GwinnettDad
June 27th, 2012
5:02 pm
Stupid is as stupid does. Writing this bonehead article is one thing. Wasting one’s time with it is another. I hope everybody here finds something else to do. If not, I sincerly pity you.
44counter
June 27th, 2012
5:03 pm
Even with Roddy’s drops, he’s a better wr than Ryan is a qb.
keepinitreal
June 27th, 2012
5:04 pm
“Ok, so for all the Ryan homers who bash people presenting facts about his shortcomings, please tell us why Ryan is a Top 100 NFL player when considering every position on the field? If you play the stats card you lose because stats does not mean big wins or championships.”
Again, I’ll restate that I’m not a big Ryan fan, but he has a 43-19 record has a starter. Over the last two years, he has a 57-21 TD-INT ratio. Those are pretty solid facts,
I’d probably put him in the 75-90 range. Not elite, but good. The lack of postseason wins keeps him from being higher, but it shouldn’t bump him off the list completely when, as others have noted, there are other QB’s on the list who have also not won playoff games.
Ken
June 27th, 2012
5:08 pm
Matt Ryan is an elie QB look at how he compares to newly claimed elite Eli Manning comparison for average season stats over their careers. Making the NFL top 100 means nothing and by the way Eli was left off the list last year!!
Eli Manning
.579 winning percentage
3788 yards
25 touchdowns
17 interceptions
9 fumbles
58.4 completion percentage
82.1 QB rating
Matt Ryan:
.693 winning percentage
3559 yards
24 touchdowns
11 interceptions
5 fumbles
60.9 completion percentage
88.4 rating
Source of stats can be found using this link
http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1015657-eli-manning-vs-matt-ryan-who-is-a-better-fit-for-the-new-york-giants
tt44
June 27th, 2012
5:16 pm
Im glad Matt Ryan is our QB…phooey on the list…espn, nfl channels, all the sports snub the atlanta teams…good ie…when the Braves took 2 of 3 from the Yanks last week,,,hardly no coverage..but, if it had been the other way around…it wouldve been all over the tv!
adam
June 27th, 2012
5:19 pm
Its not a snub when u don’t belong on the list. Face it falcon fans at this point in his career u have nothing more then an average QB with no postseason success.
Jay
June 27th, 2012
5:24 pm
“Arthur Angry Blank”…I gues you meant “IN-CON-VE-NI-ENCE”, not “inconvience” as well…lolol eieio…..
Man Please
June 27th, 2012
5:35 pm
keepinitreal and Ken,
I do not care about stats. I am a Falcons fan who wants to see the Falcons win a Super Bowl. Comparing Ryan to Eli Manning is laughable because Eli has 2 SB championships and didn’t ride coat tails to win them. His play in the postseason was equally as important as the entire defensive unit in winning those titles. To be frank, Ryan doesn’t even need to win the Super Bowl as a Falcons but he does need to regularly win playoff games to earn the level of respect you guys desire.
Is it more important to you to pound chest of Ryan’s stats while the Falcons fall short or have Ryan post modest stats and have the Falcons win? The Falcons need to reload their running game if they want to get back on track. If you want to see what happens to teams who depend too much on the passing game look at the Patriots lately, and Ryan is not even close to Brady.
Jean Claude Killy
June 27th, 2012
5:38 pm
this is nothing more than a beauty contest,,, and Matty Aint Perty,,,, he does win alot of football games,, just not in the post season,, if he can keep getting the Flacons to the post season eventually I think he will win a big game or two, hopefully that will change soon or bye bye Matty,,,
Man Please
June 27th, 2012
5:39 pm
It’s a darn shame that Chris Chandler has won more big games than Ryan.
EffeX05
June 27th, 2012
5:41 pm
You that are one here sayin that this isn’t a snub are idiots. Popularity contests are all lists like this are. If you knew HOW the players voted you’d obviously know that’s exactly what the top 100 is. This is a HUGE snub and it’s not the only injustice the falcons suffered in this list. Here’s my evidence for you morons that need it. Clay matthews makes the list and pro bowl with 3.5 sacks. Spoon had more as a 4-3 linebacker that does more than blitz. Darren McFadden made the list after missin more than half the year and yet mike turner is 88? Lmao. Victor Cruz, mike Wallace and Hakeem nicks above roddy white? Uhm neither of them produce like roddy. Dropped balls and all. How is Aj green on the list at all if Julio Jones wasn’t good enough to be on it? Their stats were almost a mirror image of eah other??? Face it! The fact is that if Matt got snubbed. A playoff victory doesn’t make Tebow better! Phillip rivers has declined his play and is on the list. Even Vick got snubbed and called this list a joke. Those of u that refuse to acknowledge the truth are completely ignorant to the FACTS. Crawl back into the various trash blogs you came from if you wanna be biased or throw out opinions without merit.
ls1z28chris
June 27th, 2012
5:45 pm
ACE – At least Drew Brees never raped anyone.
T-Mobile
June 27th, 2012
5:46 pm
@ Jay
Call me when Mike Vick wins something big.
Brave Hokie
June 27th, 2012
5:46 pm
Ryan is not on “the list” ’cause he is not ‘fresh’… now you know the secret.