The story of the Atlanta Falcons in the 2012 season is Exhibit A as to why constantly evaluating quarterbacks by their W-L record, at the expense of the team concept, is just stupidity. The Falcons are not a team that should have gotten to within a couple plays of the Super Bowl. But through the excellence of quarterback Matt Ryan, they nearly made it.
Since Atlanta Falcons’ head coach Mike Smith came to town in 2008, the city has been given a football winner. The Falcons have won 43 games over the last four regular seasons, they’ve been to the playoffs three times and won the NFC South once. But one thing is missing and that’s a postseason victory. Can Atlanta make 2012 the year they continue the success of the Smith era and then build on it with January success? TheSportsNotebook breaks down the Atlanta Falcons…