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photo credit: hoyasmeg   In the midst of an 8-4 rookie season for the Atlanta Falcons, Matt Ryan is treading on uncharted territory. Will somebody please tell him that he is a rookie? That he should not be playing this good, this late in his first season! He is driving this Falcon team to a possible playoff berth and this team is supposed to be rebuilding. I remember that an NFL analyst said in the off-season, that new Coach Mike Smith should get coach of the year if they won 4 games this year. I think he could go win-less and will still get it.

That just shows you how good Ryan is driving this young Falcon team! He is hoping to lead them back to the playoffs for the first time, since Michael Vick in 2004. The 6`4- 220 pounder out of Boston College, is putting up great numbers as well. His quarterback rating through 8 games is 91.2, and he has thrown for over 2600 yards. As for the end zone, he has rocketed 13 touchdowns and is on pace to top around 3500 yards for the season!

Look at what he has done his last six games. He has thrown 8 touchdowns with only 3 picks and thrown for over 1300 yards! In three of those games, he had a quarterback rating of over 130.0. This time of the year is typically when quarterbacks start giving in to the grind of a long NFL season. But not Ryan, he is a rookie extraordinaire!!