For the record, I hope everyone realizes I'm not saying that Ryan is the greatest quarterback since sliced bread or anything like that.
but when you actually look at the options of what we could realistically get our hands on, he's a hell of a lot better than those... Just saying. because no, Russell Wilson and DeShaun Watson are likely not realistic options.
Instead you are looking at Jimmy G, Carson Wentz, and Derek Carr who may be the best of the bunch but also possibly not available.
After that you are on to the next tier of quarterback, which you already have in Nick Foles, had in Mitch trubisky, or could likely get in jameis Winston, that is if you like going eight and eight again and having a season full of turnovers.
Or we could just draft the 6th or 7th best quarterback in the draft who probably won't be any damn good anyway, and even if they are, we are in the position where our head coach and GM are trying to save their jobs so they likely are going to go with a veteran quarterback regardless of how people feel.
Matt Ryan is not my first choice.
But when you start looking at the other options realistically, it becomes a lot better option if possible than the majority of the discussed alternatives...