Matt Ryan $20.75 million per year average annual salary

Part of the script

He gets paid per check down. Thats why that number is so high.

So does T-Sha

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Matt Ryan $20.75 million per year

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GM needs to get shitcanned

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It's the market 

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And while he shouldn't be considered elite, he's too young and too good to let walk

Best thing the devil ever did was convincing people he doesn't exist.


Kind of mirrors this situation.

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And while he shouldn't be considered elite, he's too young and too good to let walk

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This. He catches a lot of flak. But he is the best QB in the history of our franchise. And his Oline couldnt block Tucker High's DLine. Its literally a 2 count and hes getting hit.

Only Saints fans make these dumb comments. He's a very competent, but not elite, QB. That's how much you have to pay for a very good QB in the NFL.

The list of QB's that are much better that make less is extensive
And of course it's not only saints fans that make these "dumb" comments, it's absolutely true
His salary compared to elite QB's is absurd

It was really simple. The Falcons at the time were very much in the Super Bowl contention conversation, and Matt Ryan was coming up on the end of his contract. The Falcons made the "smart" move, by extending him prior to him potentially winning the superbowl. Had they waited, and if the Falcons had won the Superbowl, you likely would not be seeing Matt Ryan in a Falcons uniform because the cost to sign him would have been insanely high.

All of this is now hindsight. However, given the situation they were in, I believe the Falcons made the right decision.