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First & 10: Advanced studies for Ryan

By John Clayton
ESPN.com

Thursday, September 24, 2009

Conventional NFL logic says Matt Ryan, the former Boston College quarterback, goes back to New England this weekend for a humbling postgraduate class headed by Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. Ryan is the pupil. Brady is the teacher, a future Hall of Famer who had to be an inspiration to any tall quarterback honing his craft in New England. Although conventional logic says the Falcons will have a tough time against the Patriots, this is September, and crazy things happen in the first few weeks o ...

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