Matt Ryan is a consummate professional, and there are exactly zero scenarios he would give anything other than the right answer to media questions. Today in his first press conference of the offseason, many of the Falcons beat writers pried at the veteran quarterback about Julio Jones. Many well-known reporters continued to ask questions pertaining to the central idea of not having the star receiver around, to which Ryan answered in the most expected way possible.
Falcons QB Matt Ryan on Julio Jones:
He's not involved in any of that chatter around him about a trade (meaning the business part) but said he's been lucky to play with him the past decade.
"From a player standpoint, he’s my teammate. He’s my guy."
— Michael Rothstein (@mikerothstein) May 18, 2021
Matt Ryan on what an offense without Julio Jones would look like: "I don't know."
Said he didn't want to go down a hypothetical road but…
"He's probably impacted my career more significantly than any other player."
— Michael Rothstein (@mikerothstein) May 18, 2021
Matt Ryan on Julio Jones:
Said he has been so fortunate that Julio has been a part of his years in the league. "He's my guy." Noted you let the "other side" make their decisions regarding a player's future.
— Tori McElhaney (@tori_mcelhaney) May 18, 2021
These are vague for a reason… Ryan doesn’t know what the future holds, but that doesn’t mean he’s being purposely deceptive. He answers questions from a point of view that he’s focused on the tasks ahead — most importantly: his place in the offense.
Matt Ryan said he's been busy getting the language down. Said he's played in a lot of different schemes and Arthur Smith's is kind of a mix of a few different ones.
— Tori McElhaney (@tori_mcelhaney) May 18, 2021
The media will try to twist these words but the reality is that Ryan doesn’t know what will happen. He’s not being vague because he thinks Julio Jones will be traded; he’s simply been trained to focus on the things he can control. Front offices never have and never will tell players these things. Matt Ryan’s only job is to be the quarterback of the Atlanta Falcons, but its clear he’d rather do it throwing passes to Julio Jones.
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