Considering preseason expectations, which Matt has been the most disappointing — Ryan, Cassel or Hasselbeck?
PRISCO: It’s Matt Ryan. I think he has star potential written all over him, but he hasn’t played to that level this season. I think there are a variety of reasons. He’s being asked to do more, so the mistakes will go up. I’m OK with that. To be great, you have to take chances. But he’s making too many mistakes. Some are his fault, but some are the fault of the receivers. They haven’t been as consistent with their routes, which has hurt. Early in the season, teams loaded up to stop the run and Ryan put up some big numbers. But when they backed off, the running game got going again and Michael Turner had some big games. Now with Turner out, it’s on Ryan. He has to play big in the next three home games to get the Falcons back into the playoff hunt. I think he does. I still think this is a star in waiting. JUDGE: Matt Hasselbeck. As long as he was in the lineup I considered the Seahawks a playoff threat. More than that, I considered them the favorite to win the NFC West. But the way they’r
