Atlanta Falcons

Roddy White supports Matt Ryan: 'All of us' have to do our jobs

Published Nov. 23, 2015 12:27 p.m. ET

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After a brutal 24-21 loss to the Indianapolis Colts, the fourth loss in their last five games for the Atlanta Falcons, it was obvious that questions were surrounding the team on both sides of the ball.

One player specifically with questions surrounding him at this point is quarterback Matt Ryan. Ryan completed 25 of 46 passes for 280 yards and three touchdowns, but also threw three interceptions, including a backbreaking pick six in the fourth quarter, which allowed the Colts to tie things up at 21.

While Ryan may have struggled and have had his ups and downs this season, Vaughn McClure of ESPN reports that the team is still fully supportive of their quarterback.

"What do I say to him? Nothing because I know what type of player he is,’’ White told ESPN. "He competes and works as hard as anybody in this league. We’re all in a funk. It’s not just Matt. We’ve got to help Matt out. We’ve got to catch some balls that we’re able to catch.

"We’ve got to help him out, especially when he’s not playing Matt Ryan football. We’ve got to go out there and make up for the things that he’s not doing well right now.

White continued while pointing out that it's a team effort, not strictly just on Ryan to decide whether or not the team wins the game.

"We all have to play better as a collective group and give a better collective effort. Matt Ryan doesn’t jump offsides or have holding penalties. We’ve got to go out there and fix all the stuff we’re doing on offense and don’t just depend on him to win the game for us.’’

Not surprising, but other players also stepped up to back Ryan, including left tackle Jake Matthews.

"That’s our quarterback, man, and he’s one of the best in the league,’’ Matthews said. "I wouldn’t block for anyone else. I’m very proud to block for him.’’

The Falcons need to turn things around quickly if they want to wind up as one of the NFC Wild Card teams when all is said and done, but they absolutely have the talent to do so.