Atlanta Falcons: What Brees’ deal means to Matt Ryan?
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 – The cost of playing quarterback in the NFL just went up for league owners.
With the New Orleans Saints signing Drew Brees to a five-year, $100 million contract on Friday, the ancillary beneficiaries include Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan and Dallas’ Tony Romo. Their contracts expire in 2013. Down the road a bit, Detroit’s Matthew Stafford and Carolina’s Cam Newton should also benefit.
Ryan, who’s set to make a base salary of $11.5 million this season and $10 million next season, is nearing the end of a six-year, $72 million deal.
Ryan still has time to set his value. He wasn’t selected by the players as one of the top 100 players in the league. However, ESPN analyst Ron Jaworski selected him as the 11th rated quarterback in the league.
Under general manager Thomas Dimitroff, the Falcons have made it a practice to re-sign players to contract extensions in the last year of their deals if they plan to retain them.
Last season, tight end Tony Gonzalez received an extension. In 2010, with the labor strife, the Falcons did not offer any extensions. In 2008, they extended defensive tackle Jonathan Babineaux and wide receiver Michael Jenkins.
Ryan has posted a 43-19 record in four seasons with the Falcons. He was drafted in the first round (third overall) of the 2008 NFL draft. He has guided them to the playoffs in three of his four seasons, but is 0-3.
He’s set to play under a new offensive coordinator — Dirk Koetter — this season for the first time.
The bulk of guaranteed money in Ryan’s contract was paid out in 2011, when he earned a $22 million roster bonus on top of his $10.25 million salary.
“Of course, Drew Brees’ $60 [million] guarantee is half of [former Atlanta Hawk] Joe Johnson’s $120M and one quarter of [baseball player] Albert Pujols’ $240M; some perspective,” wrote former NFL executive Andrew Brandt in a tweet. He used to negotiate the contracts for the Green Bay Packers.
Brandt added that the key to Brees’ contact was that Peyton Manning signed with the Denver Broncos for $18 million in 2012 and noted that if he passes his 2013 physical a $40 million guarantee would be activated, giving him a $58 million guarantee.
Other top quarterbacks like Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers and New England’s Tom Brady, also stand to benefit from Brees’ deal. Rogers, who is under contract for the next three seasons, has a contract that averages $8 million.
–D. Orlando Ledbetter, The Atlanta Falcons beat blog
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DCBravosFan
July 13th, 2012
6:27 pm
first?
DCBravosFan
July 13th, 2012
6:29 pm
DOB, how much cap room do the birds have over the next few years if they wanted to extend Matty Ice?
DCBravosFan
July 13th, 2012
6:31 pm
sorry, *D-Led. Been listening to Brooklyn Zoo lately, and got some nicknames twisted in my head!
Mike Franklin
July 13th, 2012
6:32 pm
Brees is a proven commodity so… while $100 million sounds disgusting to many (including me), and especially as ticket prices go up and the Saints franchise is in hot water, it really don’t mean squat. The Saints would be a cesspool floater without him.
Maynard Jackson
July 13th, 2012
6:35 pm
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
realitycheck
July 13th, 2012
6:49 pm
Ryan is two years away from being someone’s backup. Being clumsy and slow footed are a couple of the main reasons why Ryan will never be elite, and it’s certainly possible he has already hit his ceiling. The same kool aid that was being passed around on these blogs last year is again being served and again I will let some dreamer or homer drink my glass just as they did last season!
hiramsaint
July 13th, 2012
6:53 pm
it means matty meltdown is still 0-3 in the postseason and has thrown more picks than td’s in said games . it means he’s not elite and will never even sniff greatness unless he gets close to brees before the games this season !
hiramsaint
July 13th, 2012
6:53 pm
@ mike -kinda like the failclowns with ryan right now huh!
D. Orlando Ledbetter
July 13th, 2012
6:55 pm
DCBravosFan — A lot contracts are coming up. They could do it after this season so he doesn’t go into his last year in limbo land or they can make him play it out.
Sly Boarders
July 13th, 2012
7:04 pm
Who has gotten more Atlanta money: Matt Ryan or Mike Hampton?
Mike Franklin
July 13th, 2012
7:04 pm
@hiramsaint
All things being as they are, I think Matty has a chance to rise and get better while Brees is marking time with age with a team in decline. But… let’s not argue here because it really means nothing. We have two games to play… we’ll let that do our arguing for us
JSS
July 13th, 2012
7:07 pm
Called it!!! I said after your (Ledbetter) appearance that if that man gets an extension after having that absurd rookie contract (in terms of his base salary and signing bonus terms) it was going to be a cap killer! No amount of deferring payments is going to save some very important vets! Moreover, that DeCoud resigning is looking more horrid by the day! Good luck with that!!!
Rick Day
July 13th, 2012
7:07 pm
This is going to kill the NFL. Ultimate revenge by the Saints on the other owners. The owners failed to reel in an overzealous commissioner, and now the bar has been set ridiculously high. And Brees is not that young a QB. Can we say “Farve”?
Sports Agents are very happy people tonight. Meanwhile, the cost of NFL has just gone up, again. From the networks to the parking lots. Well played, Saints!
JSS
July 13th, 2012
7:09 pm
Hamp!!!
Firsttimer
July 13th, 2012
7:17 pm
DOL – you know where this blog is going. Matty noodle arm, Matty melt down, blah, blah, blah. The Saints just paid number one in the league QB money for a maybe number six. QB’s success is measured by SB rings. We all know that. So, automatically Brady, Big Ben, and Eli are more deserving. Now, out of the current QB’s who have one ring; I would take Rodgers or Peyton over Brees. Brees is the beneficiary of Sean Payton’s scheme. SP knew Brees lacked arm strength, so, he designed screens, slants, and quick hitches because he knew after 20 yds. Brees struggles. That was proven in SD where they scheme for a deep vertical passing game. Brees could not deliver the deep toss and Rivers could, so, Rivers took his job. Maybe Drew will be honest with himself and give Sean some of that money. I am sure he can use it this year. As for as Matt Ryan goes, pay him the money when the time comes. I will drink realitycheck’s galss of kool aid for him. You haters need to drop off this blog.
SeenThisB4
July 13th, 2012
7:23 pm
Brees’ salary cap numbers will be $10.4 million, $17.4 million, $18.4 million, $26.4 million and $27.4 million.
Which means boys and girls, the Saints won’t have any salary cap casualities this year, and heck, we can go and sign a few more free agents with the $6 million in savings from the franchise tag figure, plus the 3 million that Vilma is putting up this year! LOL!
Laissea Les Bon Temps Rouler!!!!
Saints R.E.A.M.
July 13th, 2012
7:39 pm
The Bree’s deal means that Matty can chalk up two division losses for each of the next five seasons. It also means Matty can expect a new head coach next year because Smitty will be fired after the birds go 8-8, miss the playoffs and fail to win the division.
Mo
July 13th, 2012
7:40 pm
First things first. Matt Ryan has not broken any records or has he or the Falcons done squat other than to get into a playoff game and get embarrased. He’s a good quartback but not the level of Drew Brees and Peyton Manning(in his heyday).
Next, the Cowboys are a joke. Rome is like a peice of glass even when they play well they do not do it week after week. Romo is just a pretty boy and should concentrate on being a professional golfer.
Bucky Badger
July 13th, 2012
7:54 pm
So much for being a Class Act & taking a “Hometown Discount” or at least making the process less of a distraction from the Team. Nooo! Brees holds out for the Max Contract…affecting Future Contracts for Quarterbacks on other teams. Classy…Not! Talks about the City & Loyalty but acts just the opposite!
Matty Ice “Breakout Season” here we come!
SeenThisB4
July 13th, 2012
7:59 pm
Uh-huh Bucky! I think Drew’s CAP number is less than Ryan’s CAP number this year! You were saying?
Durt E. Byrd
July 13th, 2012
8:05 pm
Funny, all the other quarterbacks mentioned have actually gone to the big dance and won it…
FalconUGAFan
July 13th, 2012
8:07 pm
@Saints fans Behold a lesson in good sportsmanship you are sorely lacking.
Congratulations on signing your QB. Best of luck.
J-MAN
July 13th, 2012
8:09 pm
Nope Brees is gonna make more base salary that Matt Ryan. But all this means is that Ryan and any other QB is about to be a free agent will get a big payday. Brees had a player Rep did do right by the union to protect this players association to get the best deal possible and let the players have some leverage in such a brutal sport.
IceColdATLien
July 13th, 2012
8:10 pm
They’re gonna sit back and see what Ryan does in the new offense and then decide what (or if) to pay him.
Najeh Davenpoop
July 13th, 2012
8:10 pm
If Brees gets $100 million, that should mean Ryan gets significantly less, since Ryan is nowhere near as good as Brees.
SeenThisB4
July 13th, 2012
8:16 pm
@FalconUGAFan: Thanks.
@J-Man: Wrong, Brees’ base salary this year is $3.0 million, with $7.4 prorated signing bonus toward the CAP: Total Cap figure this year: $10.4 million. D-Led says above that Ryan’s base this year is $11 million.
realitycheck
July 13th, 2012
8:17 pm
Firsttimer……….Is this the same flavored kool aid you drank last year? D led’s job is to create excitement for the Falcon fanbase, and you are buying in again, just like you did last year. I commend you on your youthful enthusiasm, but I think you are about to be initiated again. If the Falcons have a great year(including postseason success),I will be the first to congratulate you and admit that I was all wrong. But until that happens, I am no believer in either Matt Ryan or this Falcon squad! BTW, my predictions regarding the Falcons have been pretty darn accurate for several years now. Two years ago, I had 10-6 with no postseason success( 13-3 w/o postseason success), and last year I had 9-7 and no post season success(10-6 w/o postseason success. I haven’t made my prediction for this season yet, but i’m leaning toward 9-7 and another playoff zero, and that’s if they make it.
Mike Franklin
July 13th, 2012
8:38 pm
On something slightly off-topic, I remember when the NFC South was first formed. At that time, the class of the division was the Bucs. Their fans used to come to Falcs boards to troll and flame our fans. But, after the Bucs wilted, they all went away… buh-bye.
I suspect this will be the last off season we see Saints fans trolling our boards…
mark
July 13th, 2012
8:40 pm
no ryan on the top 100 what is wrong man? ryan kalil!? for real?!
John
July 13th, 2012
8:51 pm
The way they frontloaded brees contract and paid him that huge signing bonus, his cap figures with that huge contract are actually lower than matt ryans. Way to go cba, make the cap irrelevant. Guess we can just pay him a huge signing bonus and get his cap figure down to 7-8 mil a year.
Firsttimer
July 13th, 2012
8:58 pm
Congratulations on your picks. I will drink the kool aid every year because I am a Falcons fan. It’s really as simple as that. By the end of the year no one will be talking about Brees or his contract. You know why? You guessed it boys and girls; the falcons will be the talk of the league. As they roll their way toward the success that they’re building for. You see, it takes time to build a winning organization. I look back at going into the 08 season with a rookie head coach and QB attempting to build a franchise that was in ruins. I would not have bet ten cents that four years later the Falcons would have made three playoff appearances. And you people get caught up on them not winning one. If you looked objectively at the big picture then you could see the progress this organization has made. Pretty amazing if you ask me. Soon, multiple SB rings.
Sun Tzu 7
July 13th, 2012
8:59 pm
Bree’s deal means Aaron Rogers is going to get PAID!
It doesn’t mean as much for Ryan until he elevates his game and becomes elite. Maybe it means more guaranteed $$ up front.
Sean Payton Used Cars
July 13th, 2012
9:11 pm
They didn’t even ask me about it,
see ya next year.
Delbert D.
July 13th, 2012
9:16 pm
What’s left in Brees’ tank is not worth anywhere near $100 million. Tom Benson is not planning properly for the future of this team in SoCal. The guy should have sold the team before making that deal.
realitycheck
July 13th, 2012
9:32 pm
Firsttimer……..At least you admitted that you will drink the kool aid every year no matter what. I just think you’re going to be drowning in a pool of disappointment. I caution you to temper your excitement, because the higher you get, the harder the fall. You are probably too young to have already learned that!
Dear Dimitioff
July 13th, 2012
9:40 pm
… still waiting on that explosive Falcon promise.
Dear Dimitrioff
July 13th, 2012
9:42 pm
Can we have an explosive offense and an explosive defense too?
Tired of waiting.
Bird Brain
July 13th, 2012
9:46 pm
Ironic…Brees set the pass record last year by a pass over Lofton. Maybe Matt breaks Brees record this year by a pass over Lofton.
JSS
July 13th, 2012
9:52 pm
(Ledbetter) After covering the Packers all those years, the Rodgers deal should be good to do? They spent years redoing Favre’s deal as hee-hawed between riding mowers and Lambeau turf! Unlike a certain team, they realize they’ve been saving and getting a bargain for quite a while! But after having to pay $8 million this season for him, then they pay the piper!
JSS
July 13th, 2012
9:55 pm
Lofton reacted. it was Weatherspoon who got juked out of his jock by Spourles!
Firsttimer
July 13th, 2012
10:01 pm
realitycheck – You are a little off on my age. You see, I have been a Falcon fan since 66 when Mayor Allen announced with Rankin Smith that Atlanta now had a professional football team. I have lived through some very rough seasons from day one. So surely you can understand knowing the big picture that I can not be disappointed. That’s one of the positives of being a franchise long Falcons fan; after so many miserable seasons you become immune to disappointment. I am truly battle tested. This is the first time in all of those years that my team experienced back-to-back-to-back-to-back winning seasons. How could I be disappointed? This is the first time over all these years that I see progress. One day we will get there and I will be drinking the kool aid as I have all these years. It is easy to be a fan of a winning organization. When you are a true fan of a perennial losing organization, my friend, then you are a proven and tested fan. That’s why I respect the Cubs fans. Go Falcons!
keep it real
July 13th, 2012
10:03 pm
Brees deal should only make a difference for #2 when he becomes an elite qb like Brees. If he doesn’t improve, he should get a pay cut.
Firsttimer
July 13th, 2012
10:12 pm
And BTW, Claude Humphrey and Tommy Nobis should be in the HOF.
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realitycheck
July 13th, 2012
10:33 pm
Firsttimer………I thought by your level of excitement you were probably a twenty something at the oldest. Your writing seems awfully youthful for a grizzled veteran fan. We can just agree to disagree on how the Falcons will do this year……..it’s all good!
Norb Hecker
July 13th, 2012
10:40 pm
…. and the 9-7 Giants
were better than the Brees and Rodgers losers.
SCFalcon
July 13th, 2012
10:42 pm
Hey Firsttimer, do you remember collecting the coke bottle caps with the Falcons pictures on the underside? I had a complete set. I have only been a die hard fan since 1973 thought. Too young to be a charter fan….. But like you said many tough seasons to be a Falcon fan. But that was better than being a fair weather. Anybody can route for a winner. Just ask all the ex-49er fans.
N.O.Stanks
July 13th, 2012
10:45 pm
Seen u sure know a lot about the FALCONS players and contract numbers. Are u sure that you are not a FALCONS fan. I think you might as well be because we are winning the SB this year and it will be with class and it will not be because we are taking cheap shots at the opposing players. It is so sad that when everyone speaks of the Stanks SB title, the term CHEAP SHOT ARTIST will be attached to it. Put an asterisk by that SB and go on your way and stay off our blog. Do the Stanks have a blog, oh I forgot you have to pay money to be on that blog because the goal is to try and HURT as many people feelings as you can…yes I am LMAO right now because you have to admit that was kind of funny
D. Orlando Ledbetter
July 13th, 2012
10:54 pm
JSS — I’m sure my man Ted Thompson has a plan!
D. Orlando Ledbetter
July 13th, 2012
10:56 pm
Mike Franklin – That’s for that historical perspective.
Mr. SaintsFan Jr.
July 13th, 2012
11:04 pm
All you need is one SB win to get off that dreaded list of teams who have never won a SB title.Drew Brees took the Saints off that list. Do I think he’s worth a 100 mill.?, no QB or football player is worth tha kind of money, but it’s what the market is bearing these days and I don’t blame Drew or any other QB for taking the money.Matt Ryan may become an elite type of QB making that kind of money and if he does more power to him.
Norb Hecker
July 13th, 2012
11:09 pm
BountyGate won the SB by cheating
and the Saints are the only team on that dreaded list.
SeenThisB4
July 13th, 2012
11:10 pm
@Norb Hecker: Actually, the Saints clobbered the Giants 49-24 last year. How’d y’all do against them?
Michael M.
July 13th, 2012
11:14 pm
Never saw anything worth 100 million let alone a human being…….lmao. No wonder you can’t afford to buy tickets anymore.
Bullfalcon
July 13th, 2012
11:21 pm
The “E” word discussion is nothing more than media sensationalism.The general consensus is that there are three or so “elite” quarterbacks and everyone else sucks. The season before last, Drew Brees and Eli Manning were hardly in the “elite qb” discussion. Drew Brees had thrown over 20 picks and Eli was fairing worse than him. Meanwhile Matt Ryan, Aaron Rodgers, and Mike Vick were the best passers in the conference that year. And yet here we are one year later, yammering about how Eli is better than Peyton and hailing Drew Brees as the best to ever play the game (I still think Marino is the best to ever play qb, but I digress). In short, “elite” status changes really quickly. So to all the saints fans trolling on this blog, go ahead and talk trash. I won’t argue with you because you know what? Drew Brees is better than Matt Ryan (if all you’ve been looking for was a Falcon fan admitting to that, then there you have it, now please leave this blog!). But when Brees slips up along the way in his five year deal (he’s done it before), don’t go hold a pity party for yourselves, because the rest of us have had to endure your arrogant, obnoxious, and short-sighted idiocy.
Mr. SaintsFan Jr.
July 13th, 2012
11:32 pm
Hey there Norb, your Falicants are prominent on that list of teams who have never won a SB. I know some of you would like to put an asterik there, but that won’t ever happen because we won that game fair and square>>>kiss the ring baby!
Maynard Jackson
July 13th, 2012
11:40 pm
again and again and again
Coach Payton's Painkillers
July 13th, 2012
11:53 pm
Brees has a ring and he deserves the $$$$$. I like Ryan but can he at least match the playoff win total of Bartkowski before we start speculating how Bree’s contract impact’s Ryan’s situation? Unfortunately ATL picked the wrong era to slowly improve. tough to break through in a loaded NFC.
Heck, ask the Saints fans about that-their visions of TWO DAT dynastic glory went up in the smoke of Marshawn Lynch, Vernon Davis and the NFC West and now BountyGate
ernisTbass
July 14th, 2012
3:25 am
it means that Ryan is still the third best QB in the NFC south and until that changes it probably doesn’t mean anything else
yo mama
July 14th, 2012
4:06 am
anyone that says the saints won because they did it fair and square is ludricrous. they intercepted other teams coaches, they were dealing drugs in the training room, they intentionally sponsored a bounty system. to say the saint got where they were by doing it fair and square is a joke. who cares what brees did? they cheated everytime to get there. so, i will stick with class, and matty ice.
the numbers with the saints are skewed. brees will break his leg this year. payback is about to slam down upon the with great force as hell hath no fury.
Nola Cola
July 14th, 2012
6:51 am
What it means is that he will continue LOOKING UP at the man who is one of the ELITE players in the sport ——– something that he will NEVER be himself, especially after putting up an entire TWO POINTS in a playoff game …………….. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Falcons fan from Day 1
July 14th, 2012
7:21 am
I congratulate Brees on his contract. It is for what he has already done and for the fact that he brings excitement to a city mired in tragedy and riddled in crime. Brees is an elite QB and I admire his ability to thread the needle with some of those sideline passes. The Saints have had the Falcons number recently and yet (with the exception of the last game where the Saints kicked our butt) the previous 6 games games were decided by a total of 16 points (where the Falcons outscored the Saints 173-157). That is hardly dominant! Drew Brees was Drafted in 2001 and didn’t win a playoff game until 2006, having only made the Playoffs once until he broke though with a win and a loss in 2006 with New Orleans.
I am not worried about Ryan. His development is ahead of what Drew’s was at this point in his career. I had always respected Saints fans because like the TRUE Falcons fans we both pulled for our teams and never gave up hope. But I would advise people who think Drew was better than Matt at this point in their career, to do a little research. I congratulate you all on your Superbowl and am happy to see your city starting to do well again. I will never give up on my Falcons. We are poised to break through and I hope we do. I will say after watching them for 45 years and not having back to back winning seasons until Matty Ice and Mike Smith arrived, I am encouraged by the string of 4 they have put together!
Saintsrdone
July 14th, 2012
7:47 am
Since NewOrleans is hosting the Superbowl nothing would be more fitting than to have them hosting the Superbowl with their rivals the Atlanta Falcons playing in it and winning it in their hometown. Something to think about who dat nation, they made it and played in the Superbowl before.
D man
July 14th, 2012
8:17 am
Bree’s is getting old for an NFL player and will be falling off every year here on out. Last year was his peak year and so this year will be much less from a productivity standpoint. Matt is getting better every year and won’t peak for 6 or 7 more years. I’m excited about our great team this season.
Lets Go FALCONS!!!
birdhatcher
July 14th, 2012
8:26 am
Last year Brees set a record this year he may set another one or two. Most interceptions and most sacked quarterback in the NFL.
Kyle
July 14th, 2012
8:32 am
Brees has a Superbowl under his belt so that kind of money is okay but Ryan hasn’t won a playoff game. If it was up to me it would be pay on performance but that makes to much sense to ever be accepted.
who dat nation
July 14th, 2012
8:39 am
brees is worth every penny he receved and more. It means the saints will continue to beat up on the lowly failcants for years to come. Some of you failcants fans need to stop showing your true colors (HATERS). Call the saints cheaters all you want to, if you think that no other teams in the nfl did or does the same thing then you are a idiot. Now, when your lousy failcants wins a super bowl holler at your boy, other then that continue to sit in the georgia dome and watch that pathetic failcants team, with NO OFFENSE a nd a half way decent DEFENSE. How does those two points your team scored in the playoffs this past year feels. Even better how about that sweep at the hands on the saints feels.
Just Wing It
July 14th, 2012
8:43 am
All the Saints fans must be suffering hangovers from their only victory this year > Signing Drew Breeze.
I can’t wait until the Season gets started and see it all unfold. Must be awesome when you have to depend on one player to make or break your team’s season. Never put all your apples in one basket !
Good but short
July 14th, 2012
9:49 am
He’s really not much without Graham and Sproles. Falcons have the answer as the saints fall apart.
Saints are simply better than the FAILCANTS
July 14th, 2012
10:05 am
Fact….we have actions and a ring….you have words of hatred and no ring….you can’t win a playoff game…we won a SB,,,,you’re a jealous, delusional, loser fan base…sad….
Saints are simply better than the FAILCANTS
July 14th, 2012
10:10 am
The Saints hate above is nothing more than jealousy from the perennial loser Falclowns fan base…you got nothing else but words…..I guess you feel better by HOPING for a victory against the Saints? Hope is not a strategy…Didn’t work last year and won’t work this year…your team is pathetic and an under-achieving joke to the NFL….Saints are simply better…kiss da ring, loosahs…oh wait….who dat, we dat….you ain’t dat…stay classy, rednecks and ghetto dwellers from ‘de-cab and souf futon’…
Just Wing It
July 14th, 2012
10:14 am
Saints Fans should be penalized as the Team and be made to pay for their harsh words on the Atlanta Falcons Blog Sites ! Maybe they need to place Bountygate on their idiotic delusional fanbase as well !
True Falcon Fan
July 14th, 2012
10:22 am
I say good for Brees! These owners they’ve got the $$$$$$$$$$$$ — and don’t think for second these owners don’t talk together in secure conferencing to get the numbers right. All you haters, jealous ZERO’s and those ZERO’s that think somebody owes you something because of your cultural ancestry’s missed opportunities, “FORGETABOUTIT”!!!!!! “Smoke of that awhile U “ZERO”…….
Rest assured MR2 you stay healthy & “Win Baby Win” – You’ll for sure will be paid the $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ .
Go Falcons!!!!
True Falcon Fan
July 14th, 2012
10:38 am
Also as the man, Ray Lewis always says before the game — “Respect” is EARNED and I think ole Ray would say in this case as in $$$$$$$$$$$$$$ — Drew Brees #9 “Baby you EARNED IT”!!!!!!!!
Ray Lewis — Now there’s a man that knows — “Nobody owes him anything”!!! Hey ZERO, you asking yourself “WHY” —- Because ZERO — He has earned the money & the respect!!!! That’s OK baby stay at home and play with your “Rubber Duck” — Take care of momma yea here!! Me i’m justa Truckin’ on down the road “Don’t cha know”
Go Falcons!!!!!
St. Richt
July 14th, 2012
10:45 am
Shouldn’t be much of an impact, Ryan is NOT the QB Brees is and might never be. Also, Brees has won a Super Bowl, Ryan hasn’t won a playoff game and has been a disaster in the 3 awful losses.
Just Sayin.....
July 14th, 2012
10:59 am
Ryan should receive a pay cut, not an extension. He will be lucky if Blank is foolish enought to give him another contract.
Just Sayin.....
July 14th, 2012
11:06 am
The Atlanta fan base and Ryan better pray that the Eagles don’t make it to the superbowl, because Blank will look like a fool for his choice in quarterbacks.
This team will be stripped next season if this happens. New coach/gm/qb.
Just Sayin.....
July 14th, 2012
11:09 am
3 tds, 4 picks, zero 200 yard games, 0-3 for those keeping playoff stats.
Just Wing It
July 14th, 2012
11:30 am
yeah, those Eagles had an off year last go round but they always bad to the bone and may just come out swinging with a vengeance and spell doom for the whole NFC South. You just never know
John
July 14th, 2012
11:33 am
Saints fans should worry about the Panthers having a bounty on Brees after they tried to take out Newton. Hope they do the same thing to Brees and hit him illegally after the whistle as well and take his legs out.
Just Wing It
July 14th, 2012
11:37 am
They went after Big Josh too on Tampa Bay so they will be lookin to score one of those big “lights out” hits on Breeze when they play against em too.
Just Wing It
July 14th, 2012
11:41 am
Good thing he got that contract signed and tucking away the bucks for he will be on the ‘ Most Wanted’ Posters on most of the Teams they will play this year…..hehehehe
BIGBEN42
July 14th, 2012
11:54 am
Look’s like football player’s chose the wrong sport.Basketball and baseball player’s salaries are a lot higher and guaranteed.
Falcon Fanatic
July 14th, 2012
12:02 pm
It’s pretty amusing to see so many Stains fans trolling on the AJC. Must not have anyplace of their own they can stink up and talk about their QB with the skid mark on the side of his face.
ronnie turner
July 14th, 2012
12:11 pm
in the place drew brees was not worth that kind of money but mightly ice should get the same contract
Michael M.
July 14th, 2012
12:23 pm
Some funny comments on here today. Should be interesting when the regular Season gets started. What worries me on the Falcons is that offensive line. Can they stand solid this year and hold up against the opponent’s defenses and not let them push them back into Matt Ryan and sack him ?
True Falcon Fan
July 14th, 2012
12:39 pm
@Sayin 10:59 why don’t “just sayin” the fact is you don’t like MR2, and then you are jus sayin – You moronic “NUT”!!!!
Jus Sayin — I’m thinkin your thinkin’ AB pays close attention to whatever “JUST SAYIN” —- What a MORON!!! You & ZERO —- Two peas in a pod!
Go MR2 Go Falcons!!!!
True Falcon Fan
July 14th, 2012
12:42 pm
12:23 On spot on — OL is definitely on the radar!!
Falcon James
July 14th, 2012
2:20 pm
Glad to see the Bree’s deal is worked out so we can stop talking about it.
The Falcons have Camp and a Season to play. I agree with Michael that the OL has some work ahead of them. I think the new offensive scheme will help them. When the other teams can predict your play, the OL pays the price. I think we will see marked improvement this season.
keep it real
July 14th, 2012
5:14 pm
It means nothing as one guy is a superstar and the other is an average NFL qb.
who dat sAint
July 14th, 2012
5:27 pm
WORKING AT
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1-800-BOUNTYGATE
CGD..
July 14th, 2012
6:17 pm
“Ryan, who’s set to make a base salary of $11.5 million this season and $10 million next season, is nearing the end of a six-year, $72 million deal.
Ryan still has time to set his value. He wasn’t selected by the players as one of the top 100 players in the league. However, ESPN analyst Ron Jaworski selected him as the 11th rated quarterback in the league.
Under general manager Thomas Dimitroff, the Falcons have made it a practice to re-sign players to contract extensions in the last year of their deals if they plan to retain them.”
This Buster was shutout by the 27th ranked defense in the NFL?
Mr. Blank is already starting to look for his next QB on the down low of course…
Pocket awareness is his weakness besides the inconsistent arm too boot..Start looking….
CGD..
July 14th, 2012
6:19 pm
4-10 against the winners the past two years? Busters alright…..
Extensions? How bout Greyhound!!!! They leave on the hour!
who dat sAint
July 14th, 2012
6:22 pm
Head Coach awareness is his weakness besides the
divorce, suspension, bountygate and the pain pill problem.
Rock Solid
July 14th, 2012
11:38 pm
Matt Ryan built his stats during a period when the NFC South was the weakest it’s ever been ( except New Orleans). When it counted in the playoffs, Ryan has turned into a gimp every time. Fact is Matt Ryan couldn’t hold Brees’s jock if he tried. Fans aren’t buying it either as 790 am did a charity telethon last week and the Matt Ryan signed jersey was almost the last thing to go.
Falcons fan from Day 1
July 15th, 2012
2:07 am
I hope they continue to show a lot of Saints games in the Panhandle of Florida this year. After all the people moved here from New Orleans after Katrina, the crime rate goes down significantly for three hours every time the Saints are on television!
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Kyle
July 15th, 2012
12:03 pm
Just sayin…..I hardly think Blank would look like a fool no matter what happens for not keeping a criminal on the team. That being said he does need to spend his money wisely and get a Super Bowl team in this city.
atlnative
July 15th, 2012
12:18 pm
Matt Ryan needs to worry about winning a playoff game first than his max contract. Ryan has a great running back,a great receiving corps,and a decent defense.
Falcon James
July 15th, 2012
12:21 pm
I love the comparisons between Brees and Ryan. I have read that Brees benefited from alot of screen passes, something Ryan has not. But set that aside, Ryan has a career passing average of 7 yards per pass. Brees has a career average of 7.4. So Brees has averaged 1 FOOT more per pass. WOW!!! I am seriously not impressed.
Falcon James
July 15th, 2012
12:30 pm
Here is two more Non-Impressive stats
It wasn’t until the 2000 season that the Saints ever won a playoff game.
Brees spent 8 years in the NFL before winning a Superbowl.
Manning spent 7 years in the NFL before winning a Superbowl
How many years has Ryan played?
Falcon James
July 15th, 2012
12:32 pm
One more.
Dan Marino, who is arguably one of the best QB of all time. NEVER won a Superbowl!
Torry
July 15th, 2012
12:42 pm
I’m sorry I’m a huge Falcons Fan but to compare Drew Brees to Matt Ryan is crazy..You put Drew Brees on the Falcons with Juilo and Roddy to throw two not to mention Tony Gonzalez this would be one of the best Offenses in the league…I gurantee we’d score more than just TWO points in a Playoff game…..
Just Wing It
July 15th, 2012
1:17 pm
The difference tween Ryan and Breeze is Matt don’t have that tire skid mark on his face but Breeze has a record but Matt still working on his.
Just Wing It
July 15th, 2012
1:26 pm
and thinking too a 43 win 19 loss record, come onnnnnnnn,any fool that would not be happy with a qb that give you that in 4 years and make playoffs too 3 times and be nfc south champs. Some of you falcon haters need to shutup and just go away.
now with years of experience and playoff experience under his belt and new OC we may see more TD throws,more passing yards and more wins than ever before so think before u post and get over the hate thing
nomistake
July 15th, 2012
1:40 pm
It means absolutely nothing to Ryan. He is not in the same ballpark as Brees… Good, very good, but not great!
Falcon James
July 15th, 2012
1:41 pm
I agree. Ryan has done some incredible things since entering the NFL. He is probably one of the smartest QB’s in the league. He will only get better along with the rest of the team. Ryan was beaten in the playoffs by the eventual SB champs. I think people who judge him based on those 3 losses have missed the bigger picture. Let’s face it, Peyton won a total of 3 games in his first season.
nomistake
July 15th, 2012
1:45 pm
Ryan has a long way to go to be mentioned with the likes of Drew Brees, but he is young and has lots of time to develop.
nomistake
July 15th, 2012
1:51 pm
Wow, just looked this up. Since Brees has been in New Orleans the Saints have beat the birds 10 of the last 12.
nomistake
July 15th, 2012
2:10 pm
I guess you can kinda say Brees own the Falcons… Wait no you can just come on out and say it.
JSS
July 15th, 2012
4:47 pm
@ No Mistake…
That is the reason one of the blogger’s user name is “10 of 12!”
JSS
July 15th, 2012
5:03 pm
Fact, Ryan has only played 2 and 3/4 quarters of serviceable football in his three playoff appearances. The rest has been nothing short of a train wreck… And that has nothing to do with whether those teams went on to the Super Bowl (Arizona lost by the way)…
Hey, Trent Dilfer went 29-14 in a three season period in Tampa… Guess what that got him? Yep, run out of town! It took the 2nd greatest defense in terms of scoring and super kick returner to get him to the promise land!
I’m being unfair to Difer, he won his first playoff start!!!
Just Sayin.....
July 15th, 2012
6:44 pm
Most teams don’t stick with a 5 year playoff winless plan…..just sayin
Drew Brees was awful his first four years in th NFL
July 15th, 2012
8:13 pm
Matt Ryan has 14,822 passing yards in his first four years
with three playoff appearances.
Drew Brees had 9,091 passing yards his first four years
with one playoff appearance, A Loss.
Matt Ryan has a record of 43-21 his first four years.
Drew Brees had a record 29-35 his first four years.
Matt Ryan has a bright future.
Drew Brees was awful his first four years in the NFL
July 15th, 2012
8:14 pm
AWFUL
SeenThisB4
July 15th, 2012
8:20 pm
Compare Ryan to Flacco, they were both drafted the same year,…you know, the guy you guys passed on. How many wins does he have?
Goodgod
July 15th, 2012
8:53 pm
No superbowl for the falcons until we can beat the saints. Matt Ryan has a dismal record againt the saints. In his four seasons againt them he has won two games and lost six. Compared during the Vick era against the saints, vick won six and lost six..
In conclusion we can’t dominate our own division let alone win a superbowl. I hope Matt saved some of that money he’s gonna need it in retirement. Maybe Matt can make a mean tv analyst.
JSS
July 15th, 2012
11:55 pm
Brees played for Marty freakin’ Schottenheimer! That explains away that difference right there boys and girls!!! That is akin to playing for Lou Holtz or Dan Devine! Nothing but pain misery can come of that, ask Joe Montana! He’s succeeded in “SPITE” of those abominations!!!
Worried
July 16th, 2012
12:01 am
As a falcon fan, I am worried. We are just not good enough to compete with the Saints. Recent years and games against them have shown that they are the better team. Honestly, i dont think the bounty thing had much to do with them winning the superbowl..The Saints offense put up a lot of points that year. In my opinion Matt Ryan is no Drew Brees. He has alot of growing to do.
Aoldtimer
July 16th, 2012
12:27 am
To all of you arrogant Saint fan’s.
As a falcon I pulled for you in the super bowl because I remember the old days, anymore the saints fanbace is disgusting. I would have thought after all of those years of wearing BAGS over your head’s Saint’s fan’s would be absolutely grateful for their first SB title. Yet here they are talking smack about the falcon’s. Yeah, We haven’t got there yet, But sooner or later we will just like you….Only we wont have to pay players to hurt people… You guys need to grow up and realize you sure as hell can’t claim to being a dynasty yet.
Kelly
July 16th, 2012
1:25 am
Im a falcon fan, but to compare Ryan to Brees is rediculous…Their obviously not in the league.
Jimmy Jam
July 16th, 2012
1:07 pm
What Brees’ deal means to Matt Ryan?
Hate to say it, but it probably means two more wins for the Brees Saints over the Ryan’s Falcons. With or without a coach.
Trade 4 Tim Teabow
July 16th, 2012
1:20 pm
Got 2 win some palyof games fist B 4 U can get the big money. Rayan aint done that yet.
PlanB
July 16th, 2012
1:56 pm
Biggest difference is Brees & S Peyton’s offense mind. Ryan will get better and I hope Smitty is learning to be a better head coach. Choose good OC’s & DC’s but don’t micro-manage them. Nolan will improve the D. Koetter will be given the chance to improve the O. If he doesn’t, don’t keep him 4 years. Big mistake with MM. Two years will tell.
(DB awful 1st 4 yrs) gave Brees stats in his 1st 4 yrs. Matt exceeded his passing 63%. Brees won 45% of his games, Matt won 67%. Brees is about 6 1/2 years older.
Matt & Flacco – I can’t see much difference in the two. Win-loss, about the same. passing yds.-about the same. Matt’s 230 yds/gm to Flacco’s 216 – about the same. YPC, same. Matt 95 TD’s 46 int. Flacco 80 TD’s 46 int. – about the same. Only difference is playoff wins that Flacco has. In 2008 Flacco had 44% completions & 50.8 rating with 3 ints. and got 2 wins. In 2009 he had 53% completions with a 39.4 rating and got 1 win. In 2010 & 2011 he had 4 fumbles & got 2 wins. Must be nice to have a defense that carries you. Seems to be alot of comparing apples to oranges.
Falcon James
July 16th, 2012
6:00 pm
I agree with you PlanB. You just can’t accurately compare Ryan. For his few years in the league, he has done very well. No, he hasn’t won a playoff game, but neither has any other Falcon in the past 3 years. The day will come that the Falcons bring it home. It is only a matter of time. The Falcons have too many weapons, 2 new coaches, and a lot of desire and drive. One man doesnt win/lose a playoff game. It will take the whole team.
PlanB
July 16th, 2012
6:56 pm
Falcon James – At least we’re respectable. For those that have been fans since the start, we’re very proud of our team as it is now. We also know that the difference to win the SB is just a couple of changes in FA and maybe a breakout year for a couple of our guys. We have as good a chance as anyone. I’m looking for our new coordinators to be the real difference. Falcon football is good again.
thanatos
July 17th, 2012
10:58 am
A few points…
-As I remember it, the saints won the superbowl primarily because of a cornerback not the quarterback.
- whoever said that drew brees is a system quarterback hit the nail squarely on the head
- the falcons would be crazy to let matt ryan go without a solid contract extension. he has not had a losing season. it is pointless to compare him to other quarterbacks’ success. he will be paid by his success compared to previous Falcons quarterbacks.
- I don’t have much interest in smack talk or doomsaying, but anyone who thinks the falcons won’t have a winning season is out of his or her mind