JT seems to have some kind of bias against Matt Ryan. It seems Ryan has become his next Reggie Bush. However, I must admit that Bush has in fact developed into the BUST that JT said he would, so who knows maybe he's right. Yet, moving back to Ryan, he, like most great qbs, seems to have some of the intangibles that coaches rave about. He has the ability to stay calm under pressure, which he proved in the two come from behind victories that BC had this past season, and the multiple big game situations he was able to succeed in. Now I wont openly say that I have watched a lot of Ryan's games this past season, as to be honest college football is only good to keep the NFL going in my opinion. But still, of what I have seen of Ryan I do think he has the potential to become a solid nfl qb.
Moving on to JT's comparison of Henne and Ryan, and how Henne had a 3.5% better qb rating and only a 1% worse completion percentage. Lets look at the team surrounding the players and see how each "team" did with its respective qbs at the helm.
Michigan, had one of the most embarrassing losses in all of Division 1-a football history, losing to a AA team in Appalachian State, as well as starting the season 0-2. Which was the start to a season in which they were maybe not heavy favorites to win the national championship, but were close to it with a preseason ranking of 5th in the nation. This team was supposed to be one of Michigan's best and look where it ended up. Not blaming Henne completely but he was their leader and he certainly did not lead them to anything special, not even a Rose Bowl Victory.
Ryan on the other hand, took a relatively unknown BC squad and almost WON the, albeit down, ACC division.
Ryan's leading wr was a 5'11 204 pound running back in Andre Callender who caught 76 passes for just over 700 yards and only 4 tds, the kid also ran for just under 1,000 yards on 218 carries. Thus jts response of Ryan being a dump down qb seems to be valid since his#1 wr was his running back. However he did compare him to arguable the (gayest) i mean greatest qb of all time in Tom Brady, so that cant be to bad of a thing. However it is evident that the supporting cast surrounding Ryan was not nothing compared to the supporting cast that Henne had.
Henne had arguably one of the best college wr's in projected first round draft pick Mario Manningham, who had 82 rec for over 1,100 and 12 tds. Along with Manningham, Henne had one of colleges most dominating rbs in Mike Hart, who rushed for over 1300 yards and 14 tds...making Henne's life a lot easier by forcing defenses to respect the run... Hart was not only a great rb because of his natural ability but also because the kid has more heart and drive than any college football player I've seen in a long time.
Also, Jake Long, the amazing top olineman projected to go in the top 10 if not 5 in the upcoming draft was anchoring one of the strongest olines in the game as Chris Henne was sacked only 16 times all year. Ryan wasn't taken down many more times, being sacked 21 times, but Michigan's oline was arguably the best in the Big 10, and anyone who knows college football knows that the Big 10 is known for its dominating offensive lines.
Thus i feel this argument is stupid to make, because i think it proves that Henne is in fact an inferior qb to Ryan. Their numbers aren't even comparable this year... with Ryan going for over 4,500 yards, 31 tds, a qb rating of over 127 with a 59% completion percentage.
Henne on the other hand threw for the least amount of yards in his entire college career his senior year (due to injury, in which many felt he was simply being a bitch and not playing when he easily could have) throwing for only 1,900 throwing only 17 tds to 9 picks. Meaning neither qb could have a td/pic ratio of even 2-1...which is mediocre at best.
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