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Porous offensive line or not, Matt Ryan's decision making has to improve in 2014

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Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan is fantastic. Fans constantly debate whether he's "elite," but as franchise quarterbacks go, we could do much worse. But Ryan's decision making suffered in 2014.

Ryan threw 14 interceptions in 2014. He has thrown 14 interceptions 3 times in his career. He threw a career-high 17 interceptions in 2013. That said, his interception total in 2014, while less-than-ideal, doesn't accurately depict his poor decision making. According to Football Outsiders, Ryan should have thrown a career high 18 interceptions.

Football Outsiders uses a concept called "adjusted interceptions" to come to their conclusion.