Dominos starting to fall. Matt Ryan to Indy

Justacommeman · March 21, 2022 10:46AM

For a 3rd

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erikthredd · March 21, 2022 11:03AM

Atlanta was due to pay Ryan a 7.5M roster bonus in the next couple hours so this deal had perfect timing. Do they go after Mayfield or Garoppolo?

edit: this trade leaves ATL with an NFL record of 40.5M in dead money by moving Ryan now. Lol yikes.

Justacommeman · March 21, 2022 11:34AM

New Orleans resigns Winston to a decent payday.

Leaves Carolina, Seattle and Atlanta in need of a QB.

DrBuster · March 21, 2022 11:48AM

No real rumors in ATL on who we'll go after outside of what all has been discussed here that I've heard. Lot's of 'I dunnos' going around.

Justacommeman · March 21, 2022 11:55AM

@DrBuster said:
No real rumors in ATL on who we'll go after outside of what all has been discussed here that I've heard. Lot's of 'I dunnos' going around.

My peeps are suggesting Marcus Marriota to the Falcons. Maybe draft a QB in addition

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Hydrant · March 21, 2022 11:59AM

Whoa!......interesting development......

Hydrant · March 21, 2022 12:02PM

@erikthredd said:
Atlanta was due to pay Ryan a 7.5M roster bonus in the next couple hours so this deal had perfect timing. Do they go after Mayfield or Garoppolo?

Good question!..... I think we'll know very soon.

Hydrant · March 21, 2022 12:02PM

The Carson Wentz saga continues........😵

The Lovely Mrs. Hydrant has cute little nicknames for every NFL quarterback. Most are not very flattering...... For Wentz it's, "Cry Baby." Every time we watch a Colts game, she says over and over, "Doesn't he look like a cry baby?"..... But......she does have a soft spot for Jimmy G. He's "The Hunk!"....... And then of course, Terry Bradshaw.......with him she's conflicted.....he's either, "My Boyfriend. " 🙋..or.." That Fat Old Man."🙍

Steven59 · March 21, 2022 12:11PM

So much for Mayfield going to the Colts.

erikthredd · March 21, 2022 12:37PM

@Hydrant said:

@erikthredd said:
Atlanta was due to pay Ryan a 7.5M roster bonus in the next couple hours so this deal had perfect timing. Do they go after Mayfield or Garoppolo?

Good question!..... I think we'll know very soon.

I asked that before I read that the Falcons are going to have 40M in 2022 dead cap space (for Ryan alone/ team total is 62M) after trading Matt Ryan. That makes trading for a high paid QB difficult unless they want to pay:
67M for Garoppolo on top of Ryan's dead money and not including the backup QB salary.
59M for Mayfield on top of Ryan's dead money and not including the backup QB salary.

It might make more sense to either draft a QB or go with a cheaper FA option and/or both.

Justacommeman · March 21, 2022 12:53PM

Falcons agree to terms with QB Marcus Mariota on two-year deal. Don't know the terms yet

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Hydrant · March 21, 2022 1:11PM

@Justacommeman said:
Falcons agree to terms with QB Marcus Mariota on two-year deal. Don't know the terms yet

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Yes, I just read that too......I don't really see it as much if any of an improvement for Atlanta..... whatever..... I wish the kid the best.

spacehayduke · March 21, 2022 1:32PM

@Justacommeman said:
Falcons agree to terms with QB Marcus Mariota on two-year deal. Don't know the terms yet

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I did not see Mayfield or Garoppolo as an equal or upgrade on Ryan. Mariota, we will see but he will be much cheaper and at minimum serve as a bridge to a younger qb so it makes sense. As a Duck fan, I am happy to now say I have 2 teams to watch this year, Chargers and Falcons........... Too bad Marcus did not end up in Seattle tho.

2dueces · March 21, 2022 2:25PM

Not sure if it’s been mentioned but Mitch Trubisky signed with the Steelers.
He had a year in Buffalo and commented on he saw how a real organization was run. Not sure if it’s a jab at the Bears but???

Alfonz24 · March 21, 2022 2:41PM

Justacommeman · March 21, 2022 5:48PM

@spacehayduke said:

@Justacommeman said:
Falcons agree to terms with QB Marcus Mariota on two-year deal. Don't know the terms yet

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I did not see Mayfield or Garoppolo as an equal or upgrade on Ryan. Mariota, we will see but he will be much cheaper and at minimum serve as a bridge to a younger qb so it makes sense. As a Duck fan, I am happy to now say I have 2 teams to watch this year, Chargers and Falcons........... Too bad Marcus did not end up in Seattle tho.

I think Matt Ryan was terrible last year but no worse then Philip Rivers was his last year in Indy so there is that. Actually Ryan has been bad the last 3 years. He doesn't/ can't throw for TD's. Only 20 last year which is awful. I'd much rather have Jimmy G or Baker over Ryan.

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spacehayduke · March 21, 2022 5:54PM

@Justacommeman said:

@spacehayduke said:
I did not see Mayfield or Garoppolo as an equal or upgrade on Ryan. Mariota, we will see but he will be much cheaper and at minimum serve as a bridge to a younger qb so it makes sense. As a Duck fan, I am happy to now say I have 2 teams to watch this year, Chargers and Falcons........... Too bad Marcus did not end up in Seattle tho.

I think Matt Ryan was terrible last year but no worse then Philip Rivers was his last year in Indy so there is that. Actually Ryan has been bad the last 3 years. He doesn't/ can't throw for TD's. Only 20 last year which is awful. I'd much rather have Jimmy G or Baker over Ryan.

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Actually, none of them float my boat, maybe Ryan say 6 years ago...............

Justacommeman · March 21, 2022 5:59PM

@spacehayduke said:

@Justacommeman said:

@spacehayduke said:
I did not see Mayfield or Garoppolo as an equal or upgrade on Ryan. Mariota, we will see but he will be much cheaper and at minimum serve as a bridge to a younger qb so it makes sense. As a Duck fan, I am happy to now say I have 2 teams to watch this year, Chargers and Falcons........... Too bad Marcus did not end up in Seattle tho.

I think Matt Ryan was terrible last year but no worse then Philip Rivers was his last year in Indy so there is that. Actually Ryan has been bad the last 3 years. He doesn't/ can't throw for TD's. Only 20 last year which is awful. I'd much rather have Jimmy G or Baker over Ryan.

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Actually, none of them float my boat, maybe Ryan say 6 years ago...............

Not a huge fan of any either. Ryan in his day I suppose

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perkdog · March 22, 2022 3:20AM

The Colts should have gone with Mayfield for a year, the Ryan signing makes zero sense, they have a good enough team to make the playoffs and an aging Ryan isn’t upping their chances. Mayfield for a season to see what he has would have made more sense

DrBuster · March 22, 2022 5:53AM

A lot of my Falcon superfanboy friends are none too happy with the Mariota signing. I'm on the fence, he was good in college, will have to see if he can step up here in the ATL.

erikthredd · March 22, 2022 10:21AM

https://twitter.com/WeWinTitlesNow/status/1506030764986617859/photo/1

galaxy27 · March 22, 2022 10:57AM

let's keep it very real for a moment. if you're a Colts fan, or a Falcons fan, or a Broncos fan, and any of these fresh acquisitions of stale QBs send a thrill up your pant leg, it's honestly time to step outside for some fresh air and re-evaluate your life. i can almost guarantee you have countless blessings, but having Matt Ryan (!), Marcus Mariota (!!) or an on-the-verge-of-declining Russell Wilson as the new signal-caller of your team is not among them. even pulling a rip van winkle and taking a nap for a few years would not be the worst idea in the world, because there's a better chance of a nightmare occurring on the football field rather than in your dreams

perkdog · March 22, 2022 11:08AM

@galaxy27 said:
let's keep it very real for a moment. if you're a Colts fan, or a Falcons fan, or a Broncos fan, and any of these fresh acquisitions of stale QBs send a thrill up your pant leg, it's honestly time to step outside for some fresh air and re-evaluate your life. i can almost guarantee you have countless blessings, but having Matt Ryan (!), Marcus Mariota (!!) or an on-the-verge-of-declining Russell Wilson as the new signal-caller of your team is not among them. even pulling a rip van winkle and taking a nap for a few years would not be the worst idea in the world, because there's a better chance of a nightmare occurring on the football field rather than in your dreams

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perkdog · March 22, 2022 11:48AM

@2dueces said:
Not sure if it’s been mentioned but Mitch Trubisky signed with the Steelers.
He had a year in Buffalo and commented on he saw how a real organization was run. Not sure if it’s a jab at the Bears but???

It’s fair to say it was a definite jab at the Bears lol.

No excuses for Trubitsky now

Tabe · March 22, 2022 12:18PM

@DrBuster said:
A lot of my Falcon superfanboy friends are none too happy with the Mariota signing. I'm on the fence, he was good in college, will have to see if he can step up here in the ATL.

He had one good year in the NFL. He's had several bad years. I just don't see him even being average.

spacehayduke · March 22, 2022 12:50PM

@Tabe said:

@DrBuster said:
A lot of my Falcon superfanboy friends are none too happy with the Mariota signing. I'm on the fence, he was good in college, will have to see if he can step up here in the ATL.

He had one good year in the NFL. He's had several bad years. I just don't see him even being average.

Hi first game in the NFL in 2015 was perfect, his qb rating was 158.3, 4 TDs no ints, 42 points and destroyed TB. All looked good, then he had rookie mistakes from thereon. In the next few seasons, he kept getting hurt and that hampered his development within the Titan system. If he can keep the injuries to a minimum, he might get a year with a rating over 100 and a qbr of >60 as he has worked in their Off system when he was a Titan and had O coordinator Arthur Smith (who I am sure provided key insight for signing Mariota). Would put him in the upper tier of starting QB's is that happens. Sometimes the qb needs the right system to be at their best, this might be why Mariota agreed to sign with Atlanta............

Tabe · March 22, 2022 1:47PM

@spacehayduke said:

Hi first game in the NFL in 2015 was perfect, his qb rating was 158.3, 4 TDs no ints, 42 points and destroyed TB. All looked good, then he had rookie mistakes from thereon. In the next few seasons, he kept getting hurt and that hampered his development within the Titan system. If he can keep the injuries to a minimum, he might get a year with a rating over 100 and a qbr of >60 as he has worked in their Off system when he was a Titan and had O coordinator Arthur Smith (who I am sure provided key insight for signing Mariota). Would put him in the upper tier of starting QB's is that happens. Sometimes the qb needs the right system to be at their best, this might be why Mariota agreed to sign with Atlanta............

That has to be the best pro debut of all-time. Didn't realize he'd jumped out so fast.

He still played 15 games in 2017 but his TDs were cut in half (26 to 13) and his INTs almost doubled (9 to 15). Even with injuries, that's a pretty bad regression for a third-year quarterback. Was kinda just "eh" in 2018 and he's been wandering in the wilderness ever since.

I HOPE he does well. Loved watching him at Oregon.

craig44 · March 22, 2022 4:00PM

TB resigned playoff Lenny. they are quietly retooling. if they can resign one of the DL I think they will be ready for a SB run.

Dominos starting to fall. Matt Ryan to Indy

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