Ryan was generally my favorite performer and I enjoyed his performances the most. When he was first TLeeminated I thought the SN guys were jealous or crazy but the more I thought about it and replayed his performances, the more I realized he did have weaknesses. His stage style was a little clumsy. He tried, and he was fun to watch but he was lanky and sometimes even looked like a hunch back. I didn't think it was a major shortcoming because he made up for it in so many other ways but perhaps it was enough to turn the SN guys off.
Sometimes he would sound odd when he tried to reach the very high notes. For example, Back of My Car was great until the last note. It sounded as if Ryan has exceeded his vocal range and I wondered if he missed the note entirely.
I criticize Ryan but I still think he was stronger than most of the remaining Rawkers. They all have weaknesses and most of them greater than Ryan's shortcomings.