December 28
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
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Regarding this Falcons' season, only one question remains, and it will be answered next week in Tampa. Regarding the Falcons as a team, a question has arisen, a question we didn't figure we'd be asking. But here it is: What if the franchise quarterback isn't quite a franchise quarterback? We stipulate by saying that, if on the day Matt Ryan was drafted we'd have known the Falcons would be 19-10 (and 13-1 at home) with him as a starting quarterback, we'd have swooned on the spot. And we spent all last season swooning. But the greatest rookie quarterback in league history - and that's what he was - hasn't been the greatest sophomore quarterback in NFL annals. Sunday was another installment ..."