Another ManningCast Blog: Matt Ryan Left Peyton And Eli Beyond Bewildered By His Wild Plan For The Falcons' 90-Second Comeback
Brett Carlsen. Getty Images.I hate to do this since he's a good ol' boy from the Philly area, but there's a chance that Matt Ryan's brain has been permanently shattered after blowing a 28-3 lead in the Super Bowl. He's clearly suffering from some PTSD which is triggered by watching monumental collapses during football games. The moment shit started to hit the fan for the Eagles, it was like he was right back there in NRG Stadium.
As that was going down, he was on the ManningCast to explain his plan of attack if he were still in charge of marching the Falcons down the field in hopes of pulling off a miraculous comeback. By the end of it, I'm not entirely sure Peyton and Eli knew which planet they were on anymore.
Now don't get me wrong. I thought it was genius. I would have loved if the Falcons did everything they could to get into field goal range down by 6, bang one through the uprights to only be down by 3, and then hopefully recover an onsides kick to give themselves a chance at a hail mary for the win. Honestly it's bullshit that Raheem Morris didn't follow that plan to a T.
It takes a lot to keep both Manning brothers in 8 full seconds of completely bewildered silence, but Matt Ryan managed to do exactly that. Now as an Eagles fan, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt here. Because initially I didn't think what he was saying was all that crazy either. Clearly he was assuming the Eagles would score a touchdown on that drive and kick the ball back to Atlanta with a 25-15 lead. So you get the field goal quick, get the onsides kick, and give yourself a little extra time to work with to get that touchdown for the tie.
You can see his eyes light up a bit when he's reminded that it's very much possible that the Eagles just get 3 points on that drive and it's still just a one-score game. It was late, he's getting a little older, brain farts happen from time to time. But something tells me that if Matt Ryan were still slinging that shit for Atlanta instead of Kirk Cousins last night, the Eagles come out of that shit show with a 2-0 record. It makes me yearn for the days of yesteryear.