Originally posted by TheGoldStandard:
Originally posted by tjd808185:
Originally posted by 49ersalldaway126:
Originally posted by Shaj:
Originally posted by amir_tn80:
Funny thing is if Clayton had said Alex Smith is due for a breakout season and will make the pro-bowl, the Smith nut suckers would have been praising him as the greatest reporter ever. Outside of this forum not that many people are delusional to believe that Alex Smith will be a franchise quarterback.
its the fact he has matt schaub as 15 matt ryan so high when alex clarly outplayed him last year the fact that he said our WR makes a lot of catches and are "Excellent WR core"
stuff like that
Matt Schaub is only listed where he is because he has no team success. Clayton pretty much noted that. This isn't fantasy football here. Schaub's stock will rise when his team makes the playoffs.
His list isn't solely based on last season. Matt Ryan regressed last season party because of his injuries. Nobody is putting Alex Smith above Ryan. Nobody. While regressing a much younger and inexpierenced Matt Ryan played a fraction worse than Alex. He's still the better QB. Just look at his rookie season. I know it's hard for people to understand this, but when you've been in the league for 5 years and your team has never made the playoffs you're stock is going to be low. See Matt Schaub. The guy is an excellent QB but he doesn't get his due because he's stuck on a mediocre team.
the much younger Ryan is a year younger than Smith. Matt Ryan's 1st year was almost identical to Alex's second, except Alex was 21 and Ryan was 24.
Atlanta made the playoffs. Difference #1. Matt Ryan did have better stats than Alex that year albeit only in TD's and picks. Difference #2.
Smith: 2890 yards, 16 TDs 16 Int, 58.1%, 74.8 QB rating
Ryan: 2916 yards, 22 TDs 14 Int, 58.3%, 80.9 QB rating.
Now here's what actually separates the 2. Team success and yes that does get factored in.
Ryan 20-10
Smith 12-14 (Not counting his rookie season)
[ Edited by tjd808185 on Sep 8, 2010 at 7:11 AM ]