Comments on: Flacco camp believes Joe has outplayed Peyton

By: antdam30

antdam30 — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 14:39:18 +0000

His play is very comparable to Eli’s – inconsistent during the regular season – so he should be paid comparably to Eli, who I believe signed a 7 year $100 million contract. That’s a $14.29 million/year average and seems fair for Flacco. Just my opinion.

By: nwfisch

nwfisch — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 23:33:29 +0000

Drew Brees wants an explanation.

By: mikebrownistheworstownerinprosports

mikebrownistheworstownerinprosports — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:48:30 +0000

Flacco’s camp just wants Peyton $$$.

Flacco is an average QB with a good arm. Just because he’s having a good run in the playoffs doesn’t mean he’s worth 20+ million per. If I were the Ravens, I’d let him walk before paying that. Most average QBs could have success with that team.

By: johntonioholmes

johntonioholmes — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 19:44:49 +0000

I think Flacco is worth keeping. A guy that doesn’t turn the ball over and can make some accurate throws is good to have.

But with that being said, Alex Smith can do that. He doesn’t have the arm that Flacco does, but he’s got essentially the same football team and they went 13-3 last year and won the conference this year with a different guy at the helm.

It’s a team sport. And the Ravens have proven that they can win games when Flacco is awful, which means he’s no Peyton, Brady, Brees, Eli, or even Ben.

By: threefeetaway

threefeetaway — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:51:42 +0000

I don’t remember Trent Dilfer getting $20 mil/year after winning the superbowl…his TEAM carried him during the year and yes he has had a great postseason but he is just delusional.

By: whysomanylosers

whysomanylosers — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 17:11:44 +0000

So here is the test to see if he is as good as Manning or Brees (I dont believe he is even close):
If Flacco packs his bags and goes somewhere else, can he duplicate the “success” that he has had in Baltimore?
I say no, not for several years.

By: gotitan

gotitan — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:59:52 +0000

There is a reason in a ten member fantasy football league, that Flacco is never selected.

By: lovefootball4life

lovefootball4life — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:41:26 +0000

And when you point that out in a comment suddenly your post evaporates…

By: lovefootball4life

lovefootball4life — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:40:42 +0000

Of course they do. His contract is coming up. What should they say “Flacco has outplayed Matt Schaub and deserves Schaub-like money?”

Getting a little tired with the articles coming out that are clearly meant to incite the haters.

By: senioreditor2

senioreditor2 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:38:27 +0000

Flacco in NOT delusional as most everyone here thinks. It’s not whether he’s worth the money, it’s whether the market will pay him the money and MANY teams are desperate for QB’s, so of course he’ll receive close to 20 million a season. The Ravens will undoubtedly franchise tag him and the 14.6 number will kill their cap. The Ravens are a top 10 pick team without him. Not a good solution for either side.

By: raiderlyfe510

raiderlyfe510 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:37:26 +0000

Well if Flacco wins a ring he better not settle for anything less than Peyton Manning money. He would have won just as many championships as Peyton, and he didn’t have to beat Rex Grossmam to do it.

If he wins a championship, Peyton Manning money should be the baseline for negotiations. Manning’s playoff record pales in comparison to Flacco’s.

By: bradygirl12

bradygirl12 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:14:56 +0000

Flacco better than Peyton Manning?Not in this lifetime. Even post-neck injury,Manning leaves him in the dust.

By: letemplay

letemplay — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 15:04:27 +0000

Pay the man, but Ozzie won’t go crazy. He’ll get offered 16-17 mil a year and if he’s retarted (oh wait I shouldn’t say that) stupid enough to turn it down then he’ll get the tag.

By: dontfeedgigantor

dontfeedgigantor — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:57:35 +0000

I’m a big fan of Manning and I think he’s one of the best to ever play the game, but I do agree that Flacco has outplayed him this year, at least in the playoffs. He’s also outplayed Brady this year. Flacco just seems to step it up in the playoffs.

However, I don’t think that means he deserves Manning money yet. It’s too early to be paying him that big, and I honestly doubt he’ll ever really deserve it. He’s a good quarterback, but he’s also surrounded by a solid team. If that team develops some cracks, can Joe lift them up?

Here’s something to consider: Lewis is currently the outspoken leader of the team. What happens when he’s gone? Joe is kind of a quiet guy. No big deal when Ray is around, but it might be worth using the franchise tag first and seeing what happens after Lewis leaves, see if any cracks develop.

By: bartlettruss

bartlettruss — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 14:13:06 +0000

I agree. Flacco’s string of 3 good games is much better than Peyton’s 13-3 season with a new team. And if you look at their overall careers then Peyton is obviously just a child looking up at his father here.

By: ravensallday2012

ravensallday2012 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:38:50 +0000

Where is Brady manning and brees? That’s right watching flacco. Pay the man

By: footballfanatic666

footballfanatic666 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:29:18 +0000

LOL… then pay him more than Peyton…. or keep quiet… you have forgotten how awful he played many times throughout the year… you give him false credit for bad defense… go ahead and pay him $100 mill plus… it will blow up your team!!! lol

By: igetmyweedfromjeromesimpson

igetmyweedfromjeromesimpson — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:22:27 +0000

Do any of you that are mouthing off understand how contract negotiations work? Did you go into your job just taking the bare minimum that they were offering? Do you pay sticker price for a new car? Here’s a lesson. You start high, and then come down. You can’t start low and go up.

Some of you make me wonder how you’ve made it through life this long……

By: cavafox

cavafox — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 13:06:14 +0000

Lets compare flaccid to his rival. Big Ben who had: 2 Super Bowl Rings, most regular season wins by a rookie qb, 2 consecutive fax championship starts, youngest qb to win a Super Bowl, tied for most seasons with post season start in first 5 years, better passer rating than flaccid among other awards. He is getting less than 12 per year and even restructured so the team could fit under the cap.

Sorry flaccid. Not worth it. Here comes the franchise tag or Alex smith.

By: gonavybeatarmy

gonavybeatarmy — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:50:19 +0000

What a joke. Living in Baltimore, after yet another mediocre season by Flacco, people in Baltimore in mid-December were calling for moving on from Flacco and trading for Kirk Cousins.

By: joerevs300

joerevs300 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:48:57 +0000

I find it more than a little convenient that if Denver had simply defended that pass with 30 seconds left in the AFC Divisional Playoff, Flacco would be VERY happy with the franchise tag money.

No guy is worth $20M of your cap, period. It takes 53 doing their collective jobs that get you to the Super Bowl. If the Ravens are dumb enough to do that, the 3 happiest people will be the Steelers, Bengals and Browns.

By: schmokes

schmokes — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:38:53 +0000

The issue with flacco wanting Brees money is that Brees doesn’t even deserve Brees money.

By: gotti11

gotti11 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 12:01:25 +0000

The question here is what teams jump on him if he is hit with the franchise tag?

There aren’t any QB’s in this upcoming draft worth a first round pick. So who gives up a first rounder this year and next to land a QB who has won a playoff game every year in the league?

Buffalo?
Arizona?
Oakland?

By: bospat

bospat — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 11:09:18 +0000

He’s been given everything, RB, young tough WR, defense of course he has gotten better..pay him ELi money

By: fightingirish48

fightingirish48 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 10:11:46 +0000

Quarterbacks gets way too much credit when their team wins and way too much of the blame when the lose. Just like Tom Brady, Eli Manning, Ben Roethlisberger and Mark Sanchez, the majority of Flacco’s playoff wins are because their team had an elite defense to carry them in their early years. Their teams won playoff games and in some cases Super Bowl’s not because of their play at qb but in spite of their bad play. If Flacco’s hail mary against Denver is intercepted or knocked down like it would have been against any decent safety are we calling him elite? I don’t think so. I think people would be talking about how up to the point of the hail mary Flacco was 4-9 for 44 yards and a lost fumble in the 2nd half. In fact Flacco didn’t complete a pass on either of the other scoring drives in the 2nd half and OT.

By: inkpad619

inkpad619 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 09:33:55 +0000

how many WR’s had 1,000 rec yd seasons under this delusional QB? I am pretty sure Mason was the last and that was a few years ago. Elite QBs have at least one WR with 1,000yds, if not more than one. Someone needs to call this dude in and test him underperfomance enhancing drugs.

By: blackcatnfl

blackcatnfl — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 08:16:47 +0000

Isn’t this the franchise that cut their starting Qb Dilfer after winning a Superbowl? Flacco…good luck with that. Less than 60% completion rating, good for about 240 a game, and got his offensive coordinator fired midway through the season.

By: southpaw447

southpaw447 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:38:46 +0000

When Lewis (and likely Reed) are gone next season. Let’s see where Flacco can lead the team. Something tells me he won’t be able to carry the team himself.

By: redstar504

redstar504 — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 06:38:11 +0000

@trevor123698
Cracking up laughing at Brees can’t carry a team. Drew Brees is the Saints period. Without him they win like 3 games.
That said he had to earn his mega deal. Remember the Saints got him on the cheep as a wounded duck in 06. He played on that deal and broke about every passing record you can own in route to a Super Bowl ring … then got his deal…You gotta earn it nothing is given.

By: Canyonero

Canyonero — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 05:45:07 +0000

If Ray Lewis wasn’t sucking up all the oxygen around the Ravens, Joe Flacco would be a household name.

I’m NOT a Ravens fan. To say the least!

But Flacco is a damned good quarterback, and he’s proved it year after year. The guy is Spock with a football, okay? Good luck, 48ers.