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Originally Posted by BossChief
When he was a rookie, he threw for about 3500 yards...had a total qbr of 75 and took a bad team to the playoffs.
Those other pieces (besides Roddy) were added afterwards.
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a "bad team" ??? RB Turner ran the rock 376 times that season and was voted all pro + probowl starter -- with Ryan's passing complimenting the run game, that is how they made the playoffs.
Ryan was good that first season, but leading the team to playoffs he did not.
Take a look for yourself;
Every game Turner had the burners going, Matt Ryan also did well. But, Ryan had several 1xx yard games that season and when you see Turner could only muster 60 yards during the playoff game, the whole thing folded for the Falcons.
So, no, Ryan did not carry a bad team to the playoffs. Turner carried a decent team to the playoffs and Matt had beginners luck run out at the most critical time -- during the playoff game.