There’s been talk lately about Matt Ryan’s job security. I guess people are just sick and tired of watching a guy be middle-of-the pack. The Falcons are a collective 14-27 SU in their last three seasons since losing in the 2012 NFC Championship game to San Francisco. They’ve missed the playoffs in all three of those years. You can probably point fingers at Ryan as much as the coaching, or the makeup of the team, or whatever else you want to. At some point, Ryan has to assume a stiff portion of the blame.

The Falcons would only consider cutting Matt Ryan if they thought he wasn’t worth the $50+ million they owe him over the next three years. The Dolphins could do the same with Tannehill at the end of 2016 to alleviate themselves of a quarterback who can’t seem to play consistently, and is owed nearly $30 million after next season.

How do you know when to cut the cord with a quarterback? Are our standards too high for them? Do we expect too much out of them?

More importantly, if you cut a guy like Matt Ryan to save $50 million down the road, who exactly are you going to replace him with?