Explaining a certain power ranking
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...eye, they're a well-rounded team that doesn't have an obvious attack point. Quarterback Matt Ryan is pretty polished for a rookie. Ryan has some scary weapons and a creative play caller...
Blog | October 14, 2008Chicago Bears: Three answers, one question
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...defensive coordinator Bob Babich on Sunday, but I do have one bone to pick: Rookie quarterback Matt Ryan had far, far too much time to throw. Babich sold out to stop Falcons tailback Michael...
Blog | October 13, 2008Anatomy of 11 unbelievable seconds
Kevin Seifert, NFC NorthPosted by ESPN.com's Kevin Seifert ATLANTA -- Wish I could tell you how many times I heard someone mutter the word "unbelievable" Sunday afternoon in ...
Blog | October 12, 2008Rapid Reaction: Falcons 22, Bears 20
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...off the field 22-20 losers. A squib kick, a 26-yard pass from Atlanta quarterback Matt Ryan to Michael Jenkins, and a 48-yard field goal from Jason Elam resulted in one of...
Blog | October 12, 2008It could be A LOT worse
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...the deficit isn't any worse. The Falcons offense has rolled up 198 yards, and quarterback Matt Ryan is carving up the Bears defense between the 20-yard lines. But Atlanta had one touchdown...
Blog | October 12, 2008Bears survive first quarter
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...quarter, but the Bears held them to a pair of Jason Elam field goals. Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan completed his first eight passes, and his one incompletion was batted down at the line of...
Blog | October 12, 2008Black and Blue all over: Marinelli, Ford meet
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...Although Ford already has fired president/general manager Matt Millen, there isn't an obvious in-house...Former Denver punter Sam Paulescu, former Seattle punter Ryan Plackemeier, Adam Crossett and Glenn Pakulak.Patrick Reusse...
Blog | October 09, 2008Audibles: NFC South Week 2 preview
Pat Yasinskas, NFC South...who spent years at Kiffin's side and subscribes to all of his theories. Rookie quarterback Matt Ryan looked very poised against Marinelli's defense and running back Michael Turner was spectacular. If linebacker...
Blog | September 12, 2008Breakdown: NFC North
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...say, subpar. Conventional wisdom suggested the Lions would sell out against the run, forcing rookie quarterback Matt Ryan to beat them. Instead, Turner ran for 117 yards in the first quarter alone and Ryan...
Blog | September 08, 2008Audibles: NFC North Week 1 preview
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...Falcons intend to rely on new tailback Michael Turner and holdover Jerious Norwood while rookie quarterback Matt Ryan adjusts to the professional game. Lions coach Rod Marinelli has signed a half-dozen players with...
Blog | September 05, 2008Black and Blue all over: Brohm's predicament
Kevin Seifert, NFC North...without being thrown onto the field right away -- as the Atlanta Falcons are doing with rookie Matt Ryan and the Baltimore Ravens with Joe Flacco. In the preferred scenario, Brohm would have received practice...
Blog | September 02, 2008Giants are miles ahead of the competition
Mike Sando, ESPN.comIn the race for NFC playoff positioning, the Giants are miles ahead of their competitors.
Story | Conversation | December 03, 2008Other things that jumped out from Week 13
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Other things that jumped out from Week 12
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Story | Conversation | November 21, 2008
Ultimate team-building exercise: Flacco or Ryan?
Scouts Inc.In this week's roundtable, Scouts Inc. identifies the building-block rookies, the league's No. 3 team and Week 12's picks to click.
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