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	<title>Comments on: Flacco on Ed Reed&#8217;s comments:  &#8220;It&#8217;s not really a big deal&#8221;</title>
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		<title>By: ampatsisahypocrite</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:36:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[And by the way, where are you getting that &quot;132&quot; number? He&#039;s never even put a single playoff GAME with a rating that high.

Flacco did a 115 last year vs. KC, and a 61 vs. the Steelers. (This is right off pro football reference.) He did a 97 last week. Again, you are CHANGING FACTS to support Flacco -- and you&#039;ve been busted.

And c&#039;mon, that 97 rating last week? Jeez, he was handed the ball on the TWO-YARD-LINE for one of those TD &quot;drives.&quot; C&#039;mon man! The other TD, which pumped up his rating, was off another turnover, he never generated a single TD drive.

Flacco&#039;s last two years -- last year he had a big game vs. KC (just as the whole team did). He disappeared for the game against the Steelers. This year -- he disappeared against the Texans. You Ravens fans going all wild over people talking about him are hilarious! What has he done to deserve any praise?

Look, if Flacco goes out tomorrow and has a 21-for-30 300-yard game, then he&#039;ll get some props. But another 176-yard Flacco special won&#039;t cut it. If even the Ravens win, and it&#039;s clear they depended on Rice again, the Flacco talk will continue. Sorry Ravens fans.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And by the way, where are you getting that &#8220;132&#8243; number? He&#8217;s never even put a single playoff GAME with a rating that high.</p>
<p>Flacco did a 115 last year vs. KC, and a 61 vs. the Steelers. (This is right off pro football reference.) He did a 97 last week. Again, you are CHANGING FACTS to support Flacco &#8212; and you&#8217;ve been busted.</p>
<p>And c&#8217;mon, that 97 rating last week? Jeez, he was handed the ball on the TWO-YARD-LINE for one of those TD &#8220;drives.&#8221; C&#8217;mon man! The other TD, which pumped up his rating, was off another turnover, he never generated a single TD drive.</p>
<p>Flacco&#8217;s last two years &#8212; last year he had a big game vs. KC (just as the whole team did). He disappeared for the game against the Steelers. This year &#8212; he disappeared against the Texans. You Ravens fans going all wild over people talking about him are hilarious! What has he done to deserve any praise?</p>
<p>Look, if Flacco goes out tomorrow and has a 21-for-30 300-yard game, then he&#8217;ll get some props. But another 176-yard Flacco special won&#8217;t cut it. If even the Ravens win, and it&#8217;s clear they depended on Rice again, the Flacco talk will continue. Sorry Ravens fans.</p>
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		<title>By: ampatsisahypocrite</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Jan 2012 00:04:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[God &quot;your&quot; dumb? Brilliant.

Read my post again -- I merely said his career rating was nowhere near what you cherry-picked to put the best positive spin on his numbers. I look at his playoff performance as a whole, not break it down conveniently like you and your other Ravens buddy did (to try and trash Ben, which is dumb). His career rating is HALF of the 132 rating you posted -- meaning overall he&#039;s been pretty awful. 

Flacco&#039;s been so-so during the regular season, and a non-factor during playoff games. He&#039;s the definition of &quot;mediocre to poor.&quot;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>God &#8220;your&#8221; dumb? Brilliant.</p>
<p>Read my post again &#8212; I merely said his career rating was nowhere near what you cherry-picked to put the best positive spin on his numbers. I look at his playoff performance as a whole, not break it down conveniently like you and your other Ravens buddy did (to try and trash Ben, which is dumb). His career rating is HALF of the 132 rating you posted &#8212; meaning overall he&#8217;s been pretty awful. </p>
<p>Flacco&#8217;s been so-so during the regular season, and a non-factor during playoff games. He&#8217;s the definition of &#8220;mediocre to poor.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: noquickreactionshere</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 14:04:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It makes perfect sense — I assure you Flacco’s career playoff QB rating is nowhere near 132 — in fact he has put up some of the worst numbers in playoff history. Look it up for yourself and see. I would say it is a good idea YOU look at his stats again.

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God your dumb....

I never said his &quot;Career&quot; playoff rating was 132, I said IN THE PAST TWO SEASONS.  The point was that he has GOTTEN BETTER and IMPROVED.

I suggest you read my post before responding to it.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It makes perfect sense — I assure you Flacco’s career playoff QB rating is nowhere near 132 — in fact he has put up some of the worst numbers in playoff history. Look it up for yourself and see. I would say it is a good idea YOU look at his stats again.</p>
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<p>God your dumb&#8230;.</p>
<p>I never said his &#8220;Career&#8221; playoff rating was 132, I said IN THE PAST TWO SEASONS.  The point was that he has GOTTEN BETTER and IMPROVED.</p>
<p>I suggest you read my post before responding to it.</p>
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		<title>By: ampatsisahypocrite</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 05:22:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[noquickreactionshere says:
Jan 19, 2012 5:34 PM
Now we’re going to resort to changing the numbers and facts to defend Flacco?

Newsflash, bud — Flacco’s QB rating in 5 post-season games is 46.5. With 1 TD and 6 INT’s — he just might be the worst post-season QB of all time.

___________________

Your post makes no sense… I’m not changing any numbers, I’m saying he has gotten better every year. The numbers I used were from the most recent games….. ALL of the games in the previous two years. I’m guessing that in a few years TJ Yates numbers will be much better than they are right now.

I would say it is a good idea that you take another look at Flacco’s playoff numbers after Sunday….

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It makes perfect sense -- I assure you Flacco&#039;s career playoff QB rating is nowhere near 132 -- in fact he has put up some of the worst numbers in playoff history. Look it up for yourself and see. I would say it is a good idea YOU look at his stats again.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>noquickreactionshere says:<br />
Jan 19, 2012 5:34 PM<br />
Now we’re going to resort to changing the numbers and facts to defend Flacco?</p>
<p>Newsflash, bud — Flacco’s QB rating in 5 post-season games is 46.5. With 1 TD and 6 INT’s — he just might be the worst post-season QB of all time.</p>
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<p>Your post makes no sense… I’m not changing any numbers, I’m saying he has gotten better every year. The numbers I used were from the most recent games….. ALL of the games in the previous two years. I’m guessing that in a few years TJ Yates numbers will be much better than they are right now.</p>
<p>I would say it is a good idea that you take another look at Flacco’s playoff numbers after Sunday….</p>
<p>&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-</p>
<p>It makes perfect sense &#8212; I assure you Flacco&#8217;s career playoff QB rating is nowhere near 132 &#8212; in fact he has put up some of the worst numbers in playoff history. Look it up for yourself and see. I would say it is a good idea YOU look at his stats again.</p>
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		<title>By: dawhorsefeathers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:47:00 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ampatsisahypocrite says:

Newsflash, bud — Flacco’s QB rating in 5 post-season games is 46.5. With 1 TD and 6 INT’s — he just might be the worst post-season QB of all time.
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He&#039;s played in another 3 post-season games with 5 additional TDs, but keep whining that I&#039;m cherrypicking Ben&#039;s stats.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ampatsisahypocrite says:</p>
<p>Newsflash, bud — Flacco’s QB rating in 5 post-season games is 46.5. With 1 TD and 6 INT’s — he just might be the worst post-season QB of all time.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br />
He&#8217;s played in another 3 post-season games with 5 additional TDs, but keep whining that I&#8217;m cherrypicking Ben&#8217;s stats.</p>
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		<title>By: noquickreactionshere</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:34:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now we’re going to resort to changing the numbers and facts to defend Flacco?

Newsflash, bud — Flacco’s QB rating in 5 post-season games is 46.5. With 1 TD and 6 INT’s — he just might be the worst post-season QB of all time.

___________________

Your post makes no sense... I&#039;m not changing any numbers, I&#039;m saying he has gotten better every year.  The numbers I used were from the most recent games..... ALL of the games in the previous two years.  I&#039;m guessing that in a few years TJ Yates numbers will be much better than they are right now.

I would say it is a good idea that you take another look at Flacco&#039;s playoff numbers after Sunday....]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Now we’re going to resort to changing the numbers and facts to defend Flacco?</p>
<p>Newsflash, bud — Flacco’s QB rating in 5 post-season games is 46.5. With 1 TD and 6 INT’s — he just might be the worst post-season QB of all time.</p>
<p>___________________</p>
<p>Your post makes no sense&#8230; I&#8217;m not changing any numbers, I&#8217;m saying he has gotten better every year.  The numbers I used were from the most recent games&#8230;.. ALL of the games in the previous two years.  I&#8217;m guessing that in a few years TJ Yates numbers will be much better than they are right now.</p>
<p>I would say it is a good idea that you take another look at Flacco&#8217;s playoff numbers after Sunday&#8230;.</p>
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		<title>By: ampatsisahypocrite</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:41:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[noquickreactionshere says:
Jan 19, 2012 9:40 AM
All this week the media outlets keep talking about how “poor”
Flacco preformes in the playoffs. I was interested in the stats they
kept using so I wanted to see if the stats were misleading based on
his rookie season because it is my belief that he has improved his
playoff preformance every year. Below are Flacco’s playoff stats the
past 2 years.

55/91 60.4% Comp percent 566 yards 5 TD 1 INT
QB Rating of 132.27
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Now we&#039;re going to resort to changing the numbers and facts to defend Flacco?

Newsflash, bud -- Flacco&#039;s QB rating in 5 post-season games is 46.5. With 1 TD and 6 INT&#039;s -- he just might be the worst post-season QB of all time.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>noquickreactionshere says:<br />
Jan 19, 2012 9:40 AM<br />
All this week the media outlets keep talking about how “poor”<br />
Flacco preformes in the playoffs. I was interested in the stats they<br />
kept using so I wanted to see if the stats were misleading based on<br />
his rookie season because it is my belief that he has improved his<br />
playoff preformance every year. Below are Flacco’s playoff stats the<br />
past 2 years.</p>
<p>55/91 60.4% Comp percent 566 yards 5 TD 1 INT<br />
QB Rating of 132.27<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-</p>
<p>Now we&#8217;re going to resort to changing the numbers and facts to defend Flacco?</p>
<p>Newsflash, bud &#8212; Flacco&#8217;s QB rating in 5 post-season games is 46.5. With 1 TD and 6 INT&#8217;s &#8212; he just might be the worst post-season QB of all time.</p>
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		<title>By: ampatsisahypocrite</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 21:37:23 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[dawhorsefeathers says:
Jan 19, 2012 5:53 AM
ampatsisahypocrite says:

I guess the idea of a franchise QB in Baltimore is someone who can put up 150 yards a game in the playoffs. Oh well, different standards for different towns. “Legit”? I’d hate to see your idea of someone who’s not a “legit” QB.
——————-
A couple of big games in Ben’s career come to mind:

Super Bowl XL: 123 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
1/23/11 (AFCCG): 133 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT

Were you complaining then?
------------------------------------------------

Yeah but more of Ben&#039;s playoff games went like this:

Super Bowl XLIII: 21 of 30 for 256 and 93.2 plus leading one of the greatest comeback drives ever

But nice job cherry-picking his worst stats -- by the way he was putting up 125 and 145 rating games in the playoffs on the way to Super XL.

Thing is, his rating goes UP in the playoffs, unlike your boy Flacco, who shrinks like a little flower.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>dawhorsefeathers says:<br />
Jan 19, 2012 5:53 AM<br />
ampatsisahypocrite says:</p>
<p>I guess the idea of a franchise QB in Baltimore is someone who can put up 150 yards a game in the playoffs. Oh well, different standards for different towns. “Legit”? I’d hate to see your idea of someone who’s not a “legit” QB.<br />
——————-<br />
A couple of big games in Ben’s career come to mind:</p>
<p>Super Bowl XL: 123 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT<br />
1/23/11 (AFCCG): 133 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT</p>
<p>Were you complaining then?<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;</p>
<p>Yeah but more of Ben&#8217;s playoff games went like this:</p>
<p>Super Bowl XLIII: 21 of 30 for 256 and 93.2 plus leading one of the greatest comeback drives ever</p>
<p>But nice job cherry-picking his worst stats &#8212; by the way he was putting up 125 and 145 rating games in the playoffs on the way to Super XL.</p>
<p>Thing is, his rating goes UP in the playoffs, unlike your boy Flacco, who shrinks like a little flower.</p>
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		<title>By: noquickreactionshere</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:40:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All this week the media outlets keep talking about how &quot;poor&quot;
Flacco preformes in the playoffs.  I was interested in the stats they
kept using so I wanted to see if the stats were misleading based on
his rookie season because it is my belief that he has improved his
playoff preformance every year.  Below are Flacco&#039;s playoff stats the
past 2 years.

55/91 60.4% Comp percent 566 yards 5 TD 1 INT
QB Rating of 132.27

Not to mention that he was sacked 14 times!!!!!! in those games.

How about the boys up front protect Flacco and let him do what he does best!!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>All this week the media outlets keep talking about how &#8220;poor&#8221;<br />
Flacco preformes in the playoffs.  I was interested in the stats they<br />
kept using so I wanted to see if the stats were misleading based on<br />
his rookie season because it is my belief that he has improved his<br />
playoff preformance every year.  Below are Flacco&#8217;s playoff stats the<br />
past 2 years.</p>
<p>55/91 60.4% Comp percent 566 yards 5 TD 1 INT<br />
QB Rating of 132.27</p>
<p>Not to mention that he was sacked 14 times!!!!!! in those games.</p>
<p>How about the boys up front protect Flacco and let him do what he does best!!</p>
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		<title>By: dawhorsefeathers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 10:53:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ampatsisahypocrite says:

I guess the idea of a franchise QB in Baltimore is someone who can put up 150 yards a game in the playoffs. Oh well, different standards for different towns. “Legit”? I’d hate to see your idea of someone who’s not a “legit” QB.
-------------------
A couple of big games in Ben&#039;s career come to mind:

Super Bowl XL: 123 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT
1/23/11 (AFCCG): 133 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT 

Were you complaining then?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ampatsisahypocrite says:</p>
<p>I guess the idea of a franchise QB in Baltimore is someone who can put up 150 yards a game in the playoffs. Oh well, different standards for different towns. “Legit”? I’d hate to see your idea of someone who’s not a “legit” QB.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<br />
A couple of big games in Ben&#8217;s career come to mind:</p>
<p>Super Bowl XL: 123 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT<br />
1/23/11 (AFCCG): 133 yds, 0 TD, 2 INT </p>
<p>Were you complaining then?</p>
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		<title>By: raqaiw</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 03:26:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@TheDPR: You&#039;re making sense and had a reasonable,well thought-out point.  Wrong message board for that pal.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@TheDPR: You&#8217;re making sense and had a reasonable,well thought-out point.  Wrong message board for that pal.</p>
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		<title>By: ampatsisahypocrite</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:57:09 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ravenator says:
Jan 18, 2012 7:18 PM
Clearly, you must have watched the game from your couch. I’m sure you were fed all the filth from the talking heads throughout the game as well. Meanwhile, I was at the divisional game and maybe I just paid more attention but your assessment is way off.

Flacco is a legit franchise QB. Do I think he’s on the level of Brady, Brees, or Rodgers? No, but from him to take on all this criticism, is unjust. All this while Alex Smith gets a pass for the last 4 years or whatever. It’s a joke.
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I guess the idea of a franchise QB in Baltimore is someone who can put up 150 yards a game in the playoffs. Oh well, different standards for different towns. &quot;Legit&quot;? I&#039;d hate to see your idea of someone who&#039;s not a &quot;legit&quot; QB.

Alex Smith got no pass -- he was a joke up until last week. Then he did something in a playoff game, not just lead 2-yard TD drives off gift muffed punts. But I guess you actually being there at the stadium gave you a better view of what happened somehow. So tell me, Mr. Greatview, how many drives did Flacco lead for scores, that weren&#039;t handed to him by turnovers? What did he generate on his own?

As for your &quot;legit franchise&quot; do me a favor -- don&#039;t take my word for it. Go compare his regular season numbers against his playoff numbers. Tell me what you see -- if you can stand the horror of it.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ravenator says:<br />
Jan 18, 2012 7:18 PM<br />
Clearly, you must have watched the game from your couch. I’m sure you were fed all the filth from the talking heads throughout the game as well. Meanwhile, I was at the divisional game and maybe I just paid more attention but your assessment is way off.</p>
<p>Flacco is a legit franchise QB. Do I think he’s on the level of Brady, Brees, or Rodgers? No, but from him to take on all this criticism, is unjust. All this while Alex Smith gets a pass for the last 4 years or whatever. It’s a joke.<br />
&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;&#8211;</p>
<p>I guess the idea of a franchise QB in Baltimore is someone who can put up 150 yards a game in the playoffs. Oh well, different standards for different towns. &#8220;Legit&#8221;? I&#8217;d hate to see your idea of someone who&#8217;s not a &#8220;legit&#8221; QB.</p>
<p>Alex Smith got no pass &#8212; he was a joke up until last week. Then he did something in a playoff game, not just lead 2-yard TD drives off gift muffed punts. But I guess you actually being there at the stadium gave you a better view of what happened somehow. So tell me, Mr. Greatview, how many drives did Flacco lead for scores, that weren&#8217;t handed to him by turnovers? What did he generate on his own?</p>
<p>As for your &#8220;legit franchise&#8221; do me a favor &#8212; don&#8217;t take my word for it. Go compare his regular season numbers against his playoff numbers. Tell me what you see &#8212; if you can stand the horror of it.</p>
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		<title>By: bleed4philly</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 02:17:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[You mean you&#039;re not a big deal?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You mean you&#8217;re not a big deal?</p>
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		<title>By: ajw4277</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 01:50:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wacko Flacco!!!]]></description>
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		<title>By: TheDPR</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:56:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flacco is in a tough spot.  He is maybe a top ten QB on a good day but he has top 5 kinds of players at their positions in Reed, Lewis, and Rice, and none of them are in much of a position to help him elevate his game to the next level.  The skill guys he has to throw to are all second or third tier players.

On top of that, the NFL has passed his OC, Cam Cameron by.

Flacco is in trouble no matter what happens.  If they win, it is in spite of him.  If they lose it is because of him.  Of course, it is deeper than that but that&#039;s the way it is spun.  

That&#039;s the life of an NFL QB.  The only way to avoid that kind of scrutiny is to rise above it and win championships.  Flacco hasn&#039;t done that yet.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Flacco is in a tough spot.  He is maybe a top ten QB on a good day but he has top 5 kinds of players at their positions in Reed, Lewis, and Rice, and none of them are in much of a position to help him elevate his game to the next level.  The skill guys he has to throw to are all second or third tier players.</p>
<p>On top of that, the NFL has passed his OC, Cam Cameron by.</p>
<p>Flacco is in trouble no matter what happens.  If they win, it is in spite of him.  If they lose it is because of him.  Of course, it is deeper than that but that&#8217;s the way it is spun.  </p>
<p>That&#8217;s the life of an NFL QB.  The only way to avoid that kind of scrutiny is to rise above it and win championships.  Flacco hasn&#8217;t done that yet.</p>
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		<title>By: ravenator</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Jan 2012 00:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Clearly, you must have watched the game from your couch. I&#039;m sure you were fed all the filth from the talking heads throughout the game as well. Meanwhile, I was at the divisional game and maybe I just paid more attention but your assessment is way off. 

Flacco put up a 97 QBR, on top of about 4 or 5 inexcusable drops by the receivers that would only add about 40-70yds and possibly another TD. Not to mention, Flacco had literally no time to get rid of the ball. Don&#039;t mind the fact that this was all while playing against the 2nd ranked defense, that means nothing. 

Flacco is a legit franchise QB. Do I think he&#039;s on the level of Brady, Brees, or Rodgers? No, but from him to take on all this criticism, is unjust. All this while Alex Smith gets a pass for the last 4 years or whatever. It&#039;s a joke. 

Flacco will show up Sunday, just wait.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Clearly, you must have watched the game from your couch. I&#8217;m sure you were fed all the filth from the talking heads throughout the game as well. Meanwhile, I was at the divisional game and maybe I just paid more attention but your assessment is way off. </p>
<p>Flacco put up a 97 QBR, on top of about 4 or 5 inexcusable drops by the receivers that would only add about 40-70yds and possibly another TD. Not to mention, Flacco had literally no time to get rid of the ball. Don&#8217;t mind the fact that this was all while playing against the 2nd ranked defense, that means nothing. </p>
<p>Flacco is a legit franchise QB. Do I think he&#8217;s on the level of Brady, Brees, or Rodgers? No, but from him to take on all this criticism, is unjust. All this while Alex Smith gets a pass for the last 4 years or whatever. It&#8217;s a joke. </p>
<p>Flacco will show up Sunday, just wait.</p>
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		<title>By: ampatsisahypocrite</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ampatsisahypocrite]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry ravenator, nobody&#039;s dogging the Ravens -- just ONE Ravens player. Guess who? Otherwise there&#039;s plenty of props for Rice, Reed and the rest of the guys who carry their quarterback.

Franchise QBs like Roethlisberger and Brady carry their teams even when their run games don&#039;t support them. Witness Ben&#039;s playoff run a few years ago when he was putting up 125 rating games while Bettis and Parker disappeared. 

Average Joe on the other does fine when Rice is racking up 100 yards. Stop Rice, and what you see is what you saw last Sunday. Is this really so hard to figure out? Until Flacco comes through without Rice breaking off long runs, nobody but Ravens fans will be &quot;eating crow.&quot;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sorry ravenator, nobody&#8217;s dogging the Ravens &#8212; just ONE Ravens player. Guess who? Otherwise there&#8217;s plenty of props for Rice, Reed and the rest of the guys who carry their quarterback.</p>
<p>Franchise QBs like Roethlisberger and Brady carry their teams even when their run games don&#8217;t support them. Witness Ben&#8217;s playoff run a few years ago when he was putting up 125 rating games while Bettis and Parker disappeared. </p>
<p>Average Joe on the other does fine when Rice is racking up 100 yards. Stop Rice, and what you see is what you saw last Sunday. Is this really so hard to figure out? Until Flacco comes through without Rice breaking off long runs, nobody but Ravens fans will be &#8220;eating crow.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: ravenator</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/18/flacco-on-ed-reeds-comments-its-not-really-a-big-deal/#comment-1524331</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ravenator]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:18:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow, I&#039;m loving this! Keep on dogging the Ravens folks. 

There&#039;s gonna be a hefty serving of crow come Sunday evening, for Brady, the Patriot fans, and ALL the media.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow, I&#8217;m loving this! Keep on dogging the Ravens folks. </p>
<p>There&#8217;s gonna be a hefty serving of crow come Sunday evening, for Brady, the Patriot fans, and ALL the media.</p>
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		<title>By: jamaltimore</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[jamaltimore]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:06:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last week Ed Reed said he needed to play better in the houston game.  He said he&#039;s getting old and he&#039;s missing some tackles that he used to make!  Ed Reed speaks the truth but what most of the naysayers are missing is that he didn&#039;t just call out Flacco, he called out RAY rice by saying RICKY should have gotten more carries and the line needs to block better.   HOF&#039;ers can do that and until Sunday Joe has to take it.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Last week Ed Reed said he needed to play better in the houston game.  He said he&#8217;s getting old and he&#8217;s missing some tackles that he used to make!  Ed Reed speaks the truth but what most of the naysayers are missing is that he didn&#8217;t just call out Flacco, he called out RAY rice by saying RICKY should have gotten more carries and the line needs to block better.   HOF&#8217;ers can do that and until Sunday Joe has to take it.</p>
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		<title>By: msb360</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[msb360]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I the usual loser steelers fans trolling about. Sorry it pains you to see the ravens actually play for something]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I the usual loser steelers fans trolling about. Sorry it pains you to see the ravens actually play for something</p>
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		<title>By: halftermguv</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 23:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Let&#039;s see, while Flacco was dealing with one of the top defenses in the NFL; Ed Reed was getting gift wrapped footballs lobbed to him by a third string QB who wouldn&#039;t be on most teams rosters.

I&#039;m wondering if Flacco gets to analyze the 4 to 6 TD&#039;s Brady is going to have this Sunday.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Let&#8217;s see, while Flacco was dealing with one of the top defenses in the NFL; Ed Reed was getting gift wrapped footballs lobbed to him by a third string QB who wouldn&#8217;t be on most teams rosters.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m wondering if Flacco gets to analyze the 4 to 6 TD&#8217;s Brady is going to have this Sunday.</p>
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		<title>By: flockofravens</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:47:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flacco is an athletic quarterback, has a strong arm, and consistently demonstrates that he believes in spreading around the ball to the weapons at his disposal on the field.
he doesn&#039;t whine about his offensive line&#039;s ability to protect him, and doesn&#039;t make excuses for a loss. is he playing at the best level he ever will? probably not. and this is a good thing. every year he shows an improvement in his craft.  not too many quarterbacks have led their a team to the play-offs in each of his first four seasons. a little perspective shows that the ravens have a good thing going with him.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Flacco is an athletic quarterback, has a strong arm, and consistently demonstrates that he believes in spreading around the ball to the weapons at his disposal on the field.<br />
he doesn&#8217;t whine about his offensive line&#8217;s ability to protect him, and doesn&#8217;t make excuses for a loss. is he playing at the best level he ever will? probably not. and this is a good thing. every year he shows an improvement in his craft.  not too many quarterbacks have led their a team to the play-offs in each of his first four seasons. a little perspective shows that the ravens have a good thing going with him.</p>
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		<title>By: raqaiw</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/18/flacco-on-ed-reeds-comments-its-not-really-a-big-deal/#comment-1524201</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[raqaiw]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:26:25 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Never seen a guy catch so much heat for not turning the ball over,throwing 2 TDs,and WINNING a game in the playoffs. Maybe he should&#039;ve thrown 3 picks,0 TDs and LOST. But then he&#039;d be TJ Yates. 
As long as he wins nothing anyone says matters.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Never seen a guy catch so much heat for not turning the ball over,throwing 2 TDs,and WINNING a game in the playoffs. Maybe he should&#8217;ve thrown 3 picks,0 TDs and LOST. But then he&#8217;d be TJ Yates.<br />
As long as he wins nothing anyone says matters.</p>
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		<title>By: harrisonhits2</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:18:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&quot;Has anything ever been a big deal to Joe Flacco?&quot;

LOL yes, last week when all the media weren&#039;t talking enough about him.

Flaccid seems to be putting all his intensity into worrying about what&#039;s being said about him.  That doesn&#039;t bode well for the Ravens this weekend.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;Has anything ever been a big deal to Joe Flacco?&#8221;</p>
<p>LOL yes, last week when all the media weren&#8217;t talking enough about him.</p>
<p>Flaccid seems to be putting all his intensity into worrying about what&#8217;s being said about him.  That doesn&#8217;t bode well for the Ravens this weekend.</p>
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		<title>By: gottapoop</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[gottapoop]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reed on Flaccos play: &quot;Really Big Deal&quot;]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Reed on Flaccos play: &#8220;Really Big Deal&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: benicio1010</title>
		<link>http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/01/18/flacco-on-ed-reeds-comments-its-not-really-a-big-deal/#comment-1524140</link>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[benicio1010]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:07:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flacco is a taller Sanchez thats the truth

__________________________

LOL  No ...not even close. Dirty sanchez has much more talent around him.  Sanchez is more of a tebow  than tebow is.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Flacco is a taller Sanchez thats the truth</p>
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<p>LOL  No &#8230;not even close. Dirty sanchez has much more talent around him.  Sanchez is more of a tebow  than tebow is.</p>
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		<title>By: benicio1010</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[benicio1010]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 22:05:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[2 words... Trent Dilfer,
The Raves can win with Flacco. They have a great Defense.... a fairly solid O line and Ray Rice.  Throw a Boldin into the mix........ Not a big deal.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>2 words&#8230; Trent Dilfer,<br />
The Raves can win with Flacco. They have a great Defense&#8230;. a fairly solid O line and Ray Rice.  Throw a Boldin into the mix&#8230;&#8230;.. Not a big deal.</p>
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		<title>By: spbadclam</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[spbadclam]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:59:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flacco needs to take his snaps from the shotgun position .  He is a terrible dropback passer.
Ray Rice and Ricky Williams need 35-40 combined touchesmbined on Sunday for the Ravens to win.
Be prepared for a Snow Game.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Flacco needs to take his snaps from the shotgun position .  He is a terrible dropback passer.<br />
Ray Rice and Ricky Williams need 35-40 combined touchesmbined on Sunday for the Ravens to win.<br />
Be prepared for a Snow Game.</p>
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		<title>By: andrewr770</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[andrewr770]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:26:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Flacco can still become a great quarterback -- he has all the attributes and shows flashes of it in games like the last minute drive against Pittsburgh at Heinz Field.  Cameron, however, is mediocre at best as offensive coordinator.  The defense improved with the promotion of Pagano in place of the timid Mattison.  The offense could explode with an equally useful replacement at OC.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Flacco can still become a great quarterback &#8212; he has all the attributes and shows flashes of it in games like the last minute drive against Pittsburgh at Heinz Field.  Cameron, however, is mediocre at best as offensive coordinator.  The defense improved with the promotion of Pagano in place of the timid Mattison.  The offense could explode with an equally useful replacement at OC.</p>
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		<title>By: ampatsisahypocrite</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[ampatsisahypocrite]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:24:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, funny sawhorse, both Tebow and Flacco have beaten the Steelers prevent defenses, when they&#039;ve played dumb schemes and put no safeties back there. Because the Steelers had no respect for either one. Tebow and Flacco have a lot in common when you think about it.

Top excuses for Flacco:

1. It&#039;s Cameron&#039;s fault Joe got rattled like Ed      
   said!
2. Cam made all those bad throws!
3. Cam&#039;s a statue back there, not Joe!
4. Cam threw the ball ten yards past the WR!
5. Cam couldn&#039;t beat out Tyler Palko in college!]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, funny sawhorse, both Tebow and Flacco have beaten the Steelers prevent defenses, when they&#8217;ve played dumb schemes and put no safeties back there. Because the Steelers had no respect for either one. Tebow and Flacco have a lot in common when you think about it.</p>
<p>Top excuses for Flacco:</p>
<p>1. It&#8217;s Cameron&#8217;s fault Joe got rattled like Ed<br />
   said!<br />
2. Cam made all those bad throws!<br />
3. Cam&#8217;s a statue back there, not Joe!<br />
4. Cam threw the ball ten yards past the WR!<br />
5. Cam couldn&#8217;t beat out Tyler Palko in college!</p>
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