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There are always highly touted QBs. Wait till this time next year.

Next Year's Prospects:

In addition to Matthew Stafford: If he comes out early you may also have Colt McCoy from Texas come out a year early. I would take either over Matt Ryan in a heartbeat.

Other QBs next year I like better than Matt Ryan
Curtis Painter(Purdue broke Drew Brees school passing record)
Chase Daniels from Missouri
Todd Reesing from Kansas
Graham Harrel from Texas Tech

others that may be good as well. Pat White WV, Max Hall BYU and Rudy Carpenter ASU and then whoever is QB from the Trojans will get some hype.

In General, QBs receive the most scouting attention and also happen to be the position at which scouts make the wrong decision on more often than any other position.

I believe Brian Brohm, Eric Ainge and the injured Dennis Dixon were better QB prospects than Matt Ryan(and those were this year and could have been had with later picks giving the Falcons the opportunity to pick a couple OLs to protect a QB.

When Scouts begin to talk about a guy that has intangilbles and his biggest quality is that he has "it." You know something is not right. "It." is just a psuedonymn for BS. Matt Ryan = Jeff George.

Finally, I think we have at least two QBs at Auburn that will be better than Matt Ryan; Chris Todd and Kodi Burns.

I agree that Ainge is a reach, but I think he is just as good as Matt Ryan (I know a lot of folks will differ). Brohm, I think is better.

The main point I had, with the offensive line problems at Atlanta, it is not a good time to go for a top QB. They should have had two top picks(1st and 2nd rounders) on the OL and then if someone special is available take him, if not wait till next year. Unfortunately, the Falcons organization is having to play politics. They want to get a QB in this year, so that when Vick gets released from the dog pen, they can say Matt is our guy, and there will be no or less controversy about whether or not to bring Vick back. I know Arthur Blank is not about to bring Vick back to the Falcons, but there are quite a few Falcons fans that want him back. If they can establish someone else as "the man behind the center" it will put the Vick issue to rest. At least that is where I think they are coming from.

From the strategic best way to build a team, they have made a mistake.

The Jets would have been the best team for a guy like Ryan to go to. They just drafted 3 big O lineman either last year or year before last. Protection is key to bringing in a rookie QB. Unless you are bringing in a good running/scrambling QB like Vick, Young or Tarkenton.

BTW Jaguars got a good guy there with Groves. Also, the pick of Harvey I think was a stretch. They definitely are looking to increase the pass rush against the Mannings and Brady.