ESPN analyst Ron Jaworski offered up an evaluation of Boston College quarterback Matt Ryan's NFL draft prospects today, and it's fair to say that Jaworski likes Ryan a lot:
Jaworski called Ryan "the elite quarterback in this draft," and he twice compared Ryan to Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer. That lofty comparison prompted Jaworski's colleague Chris Mortensen to ask him if he really meant that. Jaworski replied, "The arm strength is a lot stronger on Carson Palmer, but mechanically, the fundamental breakdown of the quarterback: delivering the football, footwork, hip snap, accuracy, I compare him to Carson Palmer."
NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock has made another lofty comparison, likening Ryan to Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger. I think Mayock and Jaworski are the best NFL analysts in the business, but I just don't see Ryan as that kind of player. During the 2007 college football season I wrote that Ryan can make all the throws, but he can't make them consistently. He sometimes struggles with his accuracy, and he sometimes wilts when he's being blitzed.
Ryan has the potential to be very good, but to compare him to Palmer or Roethlisberger is to set up the fans of the team that drafts him for disappointment.
Search FanHouse
Hot Topics
Blog Roll
- Armchair GM
- Awful Announcing
- Ballhype
- Barstool Sports
- Baseball Musings
- Brahsome
- Can't Stop the Bleeding
- D.C. Sports Bog
- Dan Shanoff
- Dave's Football Blog
- Deadspin
- Deuce of Davenport
- Epic Carnival
- Every Day Should Be Saturday
- FanIQ
- Foul Balls
- Free Darko
- Hardball Times
- JoeSportsFan
- Kissing Suzy Kolber
- Ladies ...
- Larry Brown Sports
- Lion in Oil
- Mondesi's House
- Most Valuable Network
- Mr. Irrelevant
- Off Wing Opinion
- On 205th
- Quick Hits
- Randball
- Rumors and Rants
- SB Nation
- Sports By Brooks
- Sportz Assassin
- The 700 Level
- The Big Lead
- The Big Picture
- The Extrapolater
- The Feed
- The Ghost of Wayne Fontes
- The Offside
- The Sports Hernia
- The Starting Five
- True Hoop
- We Are the Postmen
- With Leather
- Yardbarker
Ron Jaworski Compares Boston College QB Matt Ryan to Carson Palmer
Posted Mar 12th 2008 5:59PM by Michael David Smith
Filed under: NFL Draft, NFL Video
ADVERTISEMENT
Most Commented on Posts
- A-Rod and Madonna Seen in Public Together, OK! Magazine Connects the Dots (115)
- George Costanza's Worst Nightmare Comes to Life Thanks to Manny Ramirez (60)
- Surprise: Alex Rodriguez, Wife Separated (49)
- In Which Charles Barkley Calls the Media 'Jackasses' Because He Cannot Gamble (40)
- What Did Kyle Busch Really Mean? (40)
Most Recent Comments
- sam on 18. Baltimore Ravens: Joe Flacco, Delaware
- sam on 18. Baltimore Ravens: Joe Flacco, Delaware
- Moonshine Mike on Meet the New Challenge to Seattle Arena Plans
- savinbiller on Venus Williams Beats Serena Williams, Wins 5th Wimbledon Championship
- Cliff Ligons on Venus Williams Beats Serena Williams, Wins 5th Wimbledon Championship
_thumbnail.jpg "NASCAR Cowboy Hats")
Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. maybe when he is compared to Ben it means he rides his moped without a helmet.
Posted at 7:18PM on Mar 12th 2008 by the cooker
2. I never thought Ryan was as good as hyped. I think that he will be less successful than some of his fellow QB's in this draft. This is a weak draft class, but I think Flacco can be a top 15 QB.
Posted at 7:44PM on Mar 12th 2008 by tobrien28
3. Well for one thing Ryan didn't have any real talent at wide reciever to help his cause.
I watched him in a couple of games and I agree with you, MDS. He's a pro style quarterback but from what I've seen didn't play well enough to be the number one overall pick.
In that great comeback game against VT he played very poorly for nearly the whole game and was lucky to win.
Posted at 8:46PM on Mar 12th 2008 by al coholic
4. The funny thing about Matt Ryan is, no one seems to remember that he threw 2 interceptions in the last few minutes to lose the game against Virginia Tech in the so much more important rematch that had the Orange Bowl berth on the line. I watched him play at Alumni Stadium a few times last year and didn't think that he was impressive at all. He'll be taken higher than he should be, and thus won't live up to the expectations around him.
Posted at 10:38PM on Mar 12th 2008 by Law
5. I don't see a #1 QB in this draft at all. I see Flacco as the only one that has a chance as a backup in the league. Ryan=Carr
Posted at 12:34AM on Mar 13th 2008 by bizzo5000