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SAN DIEGO The common refrain in football is that the quarterback gets too much credit when everything is going right for a team and too much blame it circling the drain. So let's start with this: The Falcons aren't 3 0 just because Matt Ryan seems to have morphed into Roger Staubach.
A defense that lost its best cover cornerback (Brent Grimes) in Week 1 forced four more turnovers and made the San Diego Chargers look anemic Sunday (three points). Ryan has a receiving corps that enables him to alter his targets (Roddy White, Julio Jones, Tony Gonzalez) the way others laugh and change aim in a boardwalk shooting gallery (ducks,[url=http://www.pradahandbagsshoes@#$%&/]prada@#$%&[/url], birds, wildebeest looking safeties). There also is an obvious resilience about a team that bodyslams Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos on a Monday night,[url=http://www.ralphlaurenoutlet-uk.co.uk/]@#$%& sale clearance uk[/url], then travels to the West Coast in a short week and humiliates a pretty good 2 0 team on its home field.
The Falcons dismembered the San Diego Chargers 27 3, and Ryan was the centerpiece. He threw for 208 yards and three touchdowns in a 20 0 first half, after which almost everybody stopped paying attention. All of those Chargers fans who had claimed about a local TV blackout suddenly felt thankful.
Included in Sunday first half: Ryan, without even a semblance of a running game, engineered a 17 play, 96 yard touchdown drive in a rare late summer heat wave that led center Todd McClure to say: "I've never had a feeling like that. I thought I was going to die. I thought I was going to pass out at any minute."
Fortunately, the touchdown at the end was not a mirage. Neither was Ryan. He competed 30 of 40, which doesn account for a couple of drops and throwaways and a touchdown negated by a penalty. He has led the offense to 11 touchdown drives (eight thrown) in three games. He looks better and more confident in Year 5 than he did in 1, 2, 3 or 4 (not that he was bad before).
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Gonzalez said, really coming into his own. I think a lot of it has to do with maturity and his wanting to be one of the best, and [offensive coordinator] Dirk [Koetter] coming in and simplifying things."
Ryan threw incomplete on his first third down attempt of the game. His next nine passes on third down were completed. Eight went for first downs, one for a touchdown.
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Ryan is not big on talking about himself. But when asked about his confidence level whether his game had ascended to the next level, he didn hesitate.
"I feel as confident as I ever have, he said. think a lot of that has to do with experience having good experience[s] and bad experience[s], and now realizing that I can do it. I can make the plays we need to make in order to win. And confidence comes from having a lot of talented guys around you. I think we have as good a wide receiver corps as any in the NFL. The other thing is,[url=http://www.montblancpens.us/]montblanc pens[/url], I've had time. We've thrown the football quite a bit and I haven't been hit a lot. When you have those things around you, it helps you play fast, feel good and feel confident."
It early. September isn a time for grand proclamations. But if the first three games are any indication,[url=http://www.lunetterayban-pas-cher.fr/]lunettes de soleil @#$%&[/url], the Falcons have the look of a pretty special team,[url=http://www.hollisteruk.co.uk/]hollister clothing[/url], and Ryan is looking more like a quarterback who can get them there.
Earlier: Short takes on the Falcons win: Resiliency, Ryan and turnovers
Im an Eagles fan, that likes to see the Falcons do well.
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