FLOWERY BRANCH – Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is the sixth rated quarterback in the league, according to Steve Palazzolo of the profootballfocus.com.
On his list, Ryan is rated 85.3 and trails Arizona’s Carson Palmer (97.2), New England’s Tom Brady (97.1), Pittsburgh’s Ben Roethlisberger (93.7), Cincinnati’s Andy Dalton (86.7) and Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers (85.3).
New Orleans’ Drew Brees is rated seventh.
Carolina’s Cam Newton and Jameis Winston, the other quarterbacks in the NFC South are not rated in the top 10.
Here’s what Palazzolo wrote about Ryan,”An otherwise solid performance was marred by one of the week’s worst throws, as Ryan failed to see the Colts’ D’Qwell Jackson in the middle of the field and threw one right to the linebacker, who walked into the end zone for a 6-yard interception return. Beyond that, Ryan is still struggling to connect consistently with anyone not named “Julio Jones,” who hauled in nine catches and 160 of Ryan’s 280 passing yards. The lack of a second option has made it difficult on Ryan this season, though the Falcons opened it up at times Sunday, with Ryan going 10-for-17 for 200 yards on passes thrown at least 10 yards in the air.”
