Once the public gets a whiff of Atlanta Magazine’s August cover story on the Falcons’ second-year signal caller, Matt Ryan’s gonna have some serious s’plainin’ to do.Why? Because the 14-page feature on the 6-foot-5 product of Boston College and a privileged suburban Philly upbringinging shed precious little light on what makes “Matty Ice” tick.
If he succeeds in leading the Falcons back to the playoffs (as many analysts expect) this season, the media will pressure Ryan to expose almost as much of himself as Erin Andrews did unwittingly in that criminally-obtained voyeur video. But, for now, the Ryan camp keeps mum.
Atlanta Magazine’s cover story on Ryan proves how fortified the wall between him and the truth-seeking press has been erected by the team, his family, and even an ex-girlfriend who got kicked to the curb once he turned pro.
It’s impervious.
The article barely succeeds in coaxing 100 noteworthy words out of Ryan, and insights from his inner circle are equally scarce.
To its credit, Atlanta Magazine conducted dozens of interviews for the story, and admits that the cover photo was re-touched by a graphic artist.
What it doesn’t do, however, is justify its adamant anointing of Ryan as Atlanta sports’ savior; or its derision of former Falcons QB as merely “an escape artist”.
The article comes closet to peeling away Ryan’s shield when it details the songs he performs (after rehearsing) in karaoke. The rest is still up to Ryan to reveal, in due time.
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