Flacco

[mojo]

He's average. Here's the list of guys I'd take over him:

Brady
Manning
Rodgers
Brees
Eli
Ryan
Roethlisberger
RG3
Wilson
Stafford
Kaepernick

He's in Alex Smith / Tony Romo / Matt Schaub territory - good enough to win, not good enough to make you a consistent title threat unless you have great coaching, defense and talent on offense. Baltimore has all three of those, but if you swapped him with Alex Smith or Matt Schaub, would you really have a different Ravens team?

The Ravens are in a tough spot though, because without him the have to take a real step back since Tyrod Taylor is no Wilson/Kaepernick. At the same time, I just don't think a guy like Flacco is worth the $20MM/yr they'll likely need to give him to keep him. That's the mistake the Chargers made with Rivers, and as the talent around him has eroded, he's been exposed more and more.

"If you swapped him with Alex Smith or Matt Schaub, would you really have a different Ravens team?"

Do you actually watch the games? If so, you must have no clue what you are looking at.

[flyerhawk]

I find Flacco to be in the Eli/Ryan range. They are all too inconsistent to be elite QBs but they can play really well at times.

[PatsFan2003]

I find Flacco to be in the Eli/Ryan range. They are all too inconsistent to be elite QBs but they can play really well at times.

This. He's pulling an Eli since in these playoffs so far he's playing great. I think the YPC for the Ravens so far is > 20 yards . That's scary.

[flyerhawk]

This. He's pulling an Eli since in these playoffs so far he's playing great. I think the YPC for the Ravens so far is > 20 yards . That's scary.

Yup. And much like Eli he's had a fair number of good breaks so far. If they continue the Ravens may be tough to beat.

[Hyped]

I don't really rank QB's...to me..they are either good or not good.

Flacco is a good QB to me. He probably has the most road wins of any QB in post-season history?

I think he's by my count...7-4 in the play-offs?

[The Q]

"If you swapped him with Alex Smith or Matt Schaub, would you really have a different Ravens team?"

Do you actually watch the games? If so, you must have no clue what you are looking at.

This is more for next year. But 3x the price of Smith?

I think Smith is crap, but 3x the cost i think the Ravens are probably better off going that route.

[mojo]

This is more for next year. But 3x the price of Smith?

I think Smith is crap, but 3x the cost i think the Ravens are probably better off going that route.

Well, if he hadn't thrown that damn bomb to Smith the price would be less. :)

[The Q]

Well, if he hadn't thrown that damn bomb to Smith the price would be less. :)

You mean the duck that Moore misplayed like a 9 year old catching a pop fly?

[Xulu Bak]

21/36, 240 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INTs

That's one hell of a 3-game playoff run.

[SilverSeahawk]

Yep, I've criticized Flacco for years, and thought he was holding his team back, but it looks like he has finally arrived. He finally deserves some of the hype he gets.

[LGM]

I can't say that I'm completely unhappy with his performance; after all, resigning him will eliminate their ability to resign some other players. At this point, I hope they win the SB; I'd love to see Lewis and their OC retire, then have Reed decide to go out on top, eliminating them from the "elite team" status.

[vikingfan]

Yep, I've criticized Flacco for years, and thought he was holding his team back, but it looks like he has finally arrived. He finally deserves some of the hype he gets.

And to think, he has Rahim Moore to thank for it all, especially if the Ravens beat SF. It never even gets started without that play.

[eaglesnut]

Figures the year he kills my fantasy team he figures it out just in time for the playoffs.