NFL.com's Gil Brandt predicts that Matt Ryan will win the NFL's Most Valuable Player award this season.
Brandt isn't fazed by Atlanta's preseason struggles, picking Mike Smith's team to overtake New Orleans in the NFC South. Through three exhibition games, Ryan has completed just 53.3% of his passes with a startlingly poor 4.73 YPA. The Falcons do appear to be going very "vanilla," however, and a fast start is foreseeable against Pittsburgh's suspect secondary in Week 1. |