Tom Brady may still draw the louder reaction around the league, but one coach reportedly sees Matt Ryan as the more serious front-office problem.
That was the angle Mike Florio laid out on “PFT Live” in a conversation with Chris Simms, where he said the buzz he’s heard inside NFL circles points to Ryan’s full-time commitment in Atlanta as the bigger concern. Brady, of course, purchased a stake in the Raiders, while Ryan was named the Falcons president of football. But Florio said the feeling from at least one coach is that Brady is easier to live with because he’s stretched across too many lanes.
“I did hear from one coach that was like, ‘Hey, quit complaining about Brady. We like this.
Brady is spread too thin’” Florio said. “Now, the Raiders are 3-1, so in the short-term, the theory is being challenged, but Brady’s not all in.”
Florio then rattled off the list of outside commitments that, in that coach’s view, keep Brady from being fully locked into the Raiders job.
“Go ahead. Let him do all of the stuff he’s going to do.
Let him walk the runway. Let him do Gucci ads.
Let him advertise watches. Let him do this, let him do that.
Let him work for FOX while he’s supposedly running the Raiders,” the PFT founder continued. “But Matt Ryan’s the one I’m concerned about.
Because he’s there. He’s there all the time.
He’s getting himself fully immersed.”
That, Florio said, is why Ryan has become the name that some teams are watching more closely.
“He’s all in with the Falcons, and there are teams that are concerned about it.”
Ryan, like Brady, had been working in broadcasting before stepping into his new role, but he ultimately chose to focus entirely on the Falcons. So far, the results are speaking for themselves.
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