Growing Belief That Indianapolis Colts Will Land QB Matt Ryan (TWEETS)

It’s looking more and more like the Atlanta Falcons could come out of all this as the winners of the Deshaun Watson sweepstakes. And if that’s the case, it begs the question, what happens to Matt Ryan?

After seemingly trailing the Saints in their bid for Watson, the Falcons suddenly appear to be the frontrunners, with a decision to come any day now.

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— TPS (@TotalProSports) March 18, 2022

One big hint that the Falcons have pulled out front is the fact that they have postponed Matt Ryan’s roster bonus until Tuesday (it was supposed to kick in today). It has many believing that he could be dealt over the weekend in order for Atlanta to make room for Watson.

And the one destination that seems to be the most likely for Ryan at the moment is the quarterback-needy Indianapolis Colts.

Regarding Matt Ryan, I’m buying the theory that his agreeing to postpone the bonus payment suggests a confidence that a trade is coming. And that HAS to mean Atlanta is confident about landing Deshaun Watson.

At that point, Ryan to Indy makes a lot of sense for both sides.

— Stephen Holder (@HolderStephen) March 18, 2022

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The Falcons would have a dead money fiasco on their hands, but Ryan’s cap number is so high that they’d still save $8M in cap dollars by trading him. They’d need to do more than that to accommodate Watson, but I assume they have a plan for that.

— Stephen Holder (@HolderStephen) March 18, 2022

I believe, in theory, that Ryan + Reich + Taylor + strong OL + (presumably) a couple WR/TE upgrades would really position him for success. Certainly much more than anything he could currently accomplish in Atlanta.

— Stephen Holder (@HolderStephen) March 18, 2022

The Colts seem to be connected to any and every available quarterback (besides Watson) at the moment. You’d have to think they would want someone who’s proven, given the “win-now” state of the rest of their roster right now.

Ryan hasn’t looked good at all over the last few years, but some of that can be attributed to the roster around him in Atlanta (which makes you wonder why Watson would want to go there, but I digress…). Is he really an upgrade over Carson Wentz at this point in his career? We’ll see if the Colts are willing to take a chance and find out.

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