Comments on: Saturday one-liners

By: zackattack410

zackattack410 — Sun, 20 Jan 2013 11:58:59 +0000

Canyonero, you couldn’t be more wrong. People’s perception of Flacco has nothing to do with being in #52′s shadow, and I was born in raised in Bmore. It’s the fact that’s he’s inconsistent and hasn’t had the best offensive line/ receivers around him. He does not get enough credit locally or nationally for being as solid as he is. He’s good enough to win the big one and/or at least get us there. The defense was not even good this year.

By: Canyonero

Canyonero — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 23:55:19 +0000

Deb says: Jan 19, 2013 3:35 PM

As a Steelers fan, I’m not wild about Flacco. But this is why I’ve never understood the knocks on him–especially by Ravens fans…
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It’s because media coverage of the Ravens is obsessively about Ray Lewis. I’ve seen games on TV where Flacco is lighting it up, and the announcers gush about how Lewis must have said something to Flacco during halftime.

And I’ve seen post-game interviews of Flacco where all they ask him is about Ray Lewis. It’s got to stick in his craw a bit, but he’s always handled it well.

In short, Ray Lewis IS an all-time great, but it seems Flacco will never get his due respect until Baltimore is more “his team” — right now, the perception is he’s riding 52′s coat tails.

By: valid1

valid1 — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 22:31:41 +0000

As a Ravens fan I must admit that the browns Bringing so much coaching talent has me a little worried. Bring in Lombardi, not so much.
Also thank you Deb. Flacco is a good QB that wins consistently and would be perhaps better regarded if his receivers helped him out more in previous postseasons. It gets particularly irritating defending him to other Ravens fans because it’s like they don’t remember the clown show we had at QB our whole history before Flacco showed up.

By: prmpft

prmpft — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 21:41:11 +0000

would it not be more appropriate – and probably the purpose of his job – for the congressman from Washington to focus on FIXING THE COUNTRY and not the name of a football team?

By: Deb

Deb — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 20:35:53 +0000

Joe Flacco says: “We win a lot of football games around here, and this is actually the third time I’m standing up here getting ready to play in an AFC championship game.”
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As a Steelers fan, I’m not wild about Flacco. But this is why I’ve never understood the knocks on him–especially by Ravens fans. Five years in the league, five playoff appearances, two division championships, three conference championship games. Okay, so he’s never won a Super Bowl. But geez, it’s hard to argue with a record like that.

By: clownsfan

clownsfan — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 20:19:18 +0000

Love the coordinator hires! Not crazy about Lombardi. Only time will tell.