Doug Farrar and Greg Cosell investigate why Cutler is struggling so bad with the Bears. What is interesting to me is how some of these things seem to apply to Matt Ryan:
1) Very often, when quarterbacks take shots early in games, you see them start to lose their mechanics over the course of a game, get rid of the ball too early, start to play too fast.
2) Do you try to play the game to throw four yard passes, three-step drops, five-step drops, just so he doesn’t throw interceptions?
3) When Cutler Ryan hit tight end Greg Olsen Tony Gonzalez for a three-yard out on third-and-five, Olsen Gonzo could gain only one more yard after the catch because cornerback Cedric Griffin Ronde Barber and linebacker Chad Greenway Geno Hayes were playing close in, waiting for the short pass, and knowing that the Bears Falcons had admitted defeat in a strategic sense. Three quick passes, and a three-and-out.
Even if you don't think it relates well to Ryan's struggles, it is still an interesting read.