Game manager. What is that exactly?

[BossChief]

Originally Posted by chiefzilla1501

Or.... Maybe can we finally acknowledge that stats don't always correlate with wins? It's what drives me crazy about people knocking on game managers.

Joe Flacco had a career high in yards. Matt Ryan and Stafford had extremely impressive statistical years. These kinds of QBs, like Eli, Big Ben, and Ryan have proven that they can produce even when they don't get much help. But did anyone stop to think that maybe some of the defensive struggles might be because the QB was throwing too much, instead of managing games?

He only threw it 35 more times in 2013 than he did in 2012.

In 2012, the Falcons gave up less than 300 points (top 10 scoring defense with John Abraham, Sean Weatherspoon, Brent Grimes, etc)...last year, they gave up almost 450.

There's the difference in wins and losses..that's giving up almost 10 more points per game.

Expecting Matt Ryan to overcome that while losing almost every piece on the offense isn't realistic.

I think he did rally well with what he had to work with.

[chiefzilla1501]

Originally Posted by BossChief

He only threw it 35 more times in 2013 than he did in 2012.

In 2012, the Falcons gave up less than 300 points (top 10 scoring defense with John Abraham, Sean Weatherspoon, Brent Grimes, etc)...last year, they gave up almost 450.

There's the difference in wins and losses..that's giving up almost 10 more points per game.

Expecting Matt Ryan to overcome that while losing almost every piece on the offense isn't realistic.

I think he did rally well with what he had to work with.

I am just pointing to the idea that while some teams are okay with winning games in shootouts where the QB has to attack at all points in the game, many teams are better suited for a game manager philosophy. And it takes a special type of QB to do that well.

Matt Ryan, like Eli Manning and Big Ben, proved that they are at their best when they have a true running game. And I think it's an absolute joke that even though running back is one of the easiest positions to fill, those three teams have been completely inept at bringing even one guy worth a damn. The lack of a running game forced Ryan to win games by himself.