Comments on: Ravens will be forced to use exclusive franchise tag on Flacco

By: flavadave10

flavadave10 — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:54:49 +0000

The right thing to do is this: Use the non-exclusive tag and see if Joe is truly worth the big deal. He finally has an offensive coordinator that knows how to utilize Flacco’s abilities. If someone truly wants to give up 2 first rounders for Joe, Alex Smith would be a good replacement for Flacco.

One thing’s for sure: Ozzie Newsome isn’t going to overpay Joe.

By: Nofoolnodrool

Nofoolnodrool — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 22:19:39 +0000

there are lots of things you can call him but bandwagon fan isnt one of them. congrats ravenator! our boys did it!! go ravens!!

Lets just settle on moron and eliminate a lot of needless posting by his many admirers.

By: ravenseattheirownpoop

ravenseattheirownpoop — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:25:16 +0000

Overpay him and be crippled for the next ten years. That will devastate the Ravens. Hey, I’m all for it!!!!!

By: jamiebuf12

jamiebuf12 — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:24:57 +0000

If the ravens are foolish enough to not use the exclusive roghts tag on joe the bills who are 20 million under the cap before even cutting fitz,kelsey and mcgee should definately sign joe to a contract the ravens cant match. The ravens can take our 8th this year n our 20th next year(thats saying the bills are improved but not superbowl) the bills havn’t had a qb since jim kelly and to get joe two draft picks are def no big deal for a guy who has a strong arm to play in the windy ralph wilson stadium…. Go bills!!!

By: cupquest

cupquest — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:13:50 +0000

Joe stepped up big time last night, no doubt. But he was still the 3rd best QB in the stadium last night. There should be no need to put a franchise tag on that guy.

By: scoobies05

scoobies05 — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:09:10 +0000

whoever posted that ravenator is a bandwagon ravens fan is nuts. there are lots of things you can call him but bandwagon fan isnt one of them. congrats ravenator! our boys did it!! go ravens!!

By: brianjoates

brianjoates — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:34:48 +0000

kinggw,

Flacco is like Matt Ryan….

You must be forgetting something…Rings Don’t Lie.

By: sparky151

sparky151 — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:14:34 +0000

The Ravens should try to work out a deal before tags must be announced. That will tell them how much Flacco wants to stay in Baltimore vs how open he is to offers from other teams. If no deal is struck, they should use the non-exclusive franchise tag. If another team signs Flacco it will be because Joe wants to get paid as much as possible. The other team can probably structure the deal in such a way as to prevent Baltimore from matching. In that case, take the 2013 and 2014 first rounders and move on. This will be a transition year for the Ravens anyway with Lewis retiring, Reed probably leaving, along with Boldin and Krueger. If Flacco goes, then Krueger and Boldin could be kept, in addition to Alex Smith or whoever the QB is.

By: sbaltimore

sbaltimore — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 19:10:54 +0000

@djjackson81

I disagree. Lewis is toast. Reed is toast. Kruger had 1/2 of one really good season — you don’t give someone 9M for that. (At least smart teams don’t.) They can restructure Ngata and Suggs and free up cap space. The projections of the Ravens demise because of this or that is unrealistic. The Ravens WITH Joe and whatever changes have to be made are clearly superior to the Ravens WITHOUT Joe and all the other players you mentioned combined. Get an effin clue. The Ravens already experienced that BEFORE Joe arrived. They had a top 3 D with crappy QBs and they couldn’t deliver. See how that works? Franchise QBs don’t grow on trees. Joe is better than Matty Meltdown, and THAT’S why the Ravens won, and the Falcons didn’t. Joe hasn’t even hit his stride yet because he was hampered by Cam Cameron. He’s never missed a game, and is only going to get better. Deal with it.

By: djjackson81

djjackson81 — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:50:44 +0000

Can you say bye bye Q Bodin and Krueger. Well they won a Super Bowl but they won’t after loosing Lewis Reed Boldin Krueger and keeping Flacco

By: kinggw

kinggw — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:50:12 +0000

@mrphelps01

Well call me nuts, because I think anyone who thinks Flacco is worth two 1st rounders is an idiot.

Flacco is like Matt Ryan. He is a decent quarterback who fell into a great situation. He has a good line, one of the top 5 running backs in the league, a strong receiving corps, and a pretty good defense. Its telling that on three of the biggest plays of the game for the Ravens, Flacco got bailed out by his receivers. Boldin bailed him out twice and Jones made a great play on a ball that was terribly underthrown. Flacco gets all the accolades, but Jacoby Jones was the MVP.

By: TSizzleBallSoHard

TSizzleBallSoHard — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:43:10 +0000

In Ozzie we trust. We are in a tough spot this offseason but there is no other GM I would rather have in this situation than Ozzie.

By: baywolfe

baywolfe — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:42:24 +0000

Raven fans who think that it was no big deal that Flacco led the Ravens to victory are as dumb as Jerry Jones.

You all deserve to have Flacco leave, so you can spend the next decade looking for a franchise quarterback.

By: dcapettini

dcapettini — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:35:42 +0000

Why does everyone assume that the Ravens will pay through the nose for Krueger? He’s had one good season and that was his contract year. And, as much as I love Ed Reed, it would be nice to have a free safety who can/will tackle. The problem with taking 2 #1s for Flacco is that the only teams that should do that deal are teams like KC and Arizona; teams that are only a QB away from being good, which makes the 2014 & 2015 #1s much less valuable. The first #1 would not be in 2013. But you don’t get a choice. Joe has it.
The smart thing would be to sign him exclusive and then trade him to Miami for Chris Long and their 2013 #1 and #2. Draft picks are more valuable now. Its the only way to keep the cap manageable.
Ozzie is probably the only GM in the league that could do it and not get run out of town on a rail.

By: radrntn

radrntn — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 18:10:37 +0000

not to take anything away from flacco, but not sure if he is top 5 in the nfl. Plus there are a slew of young underclassman stud qb’s in college right now.

I am not sure any team would give up #2 number ones with the rookie salary cap the way it is now. Time will tell, but ravens owe him a long term deal..plain and simple.

By: csilojohnson

csilojohnson — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:44:40 +0000

BS ravenator, you had Flacco under the bus two weeks ago. Calling him a bum. Bandwagon troll.

By: bigdaddydooko

bigdaddydooko — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:35:59 +0000

Can’t wait to see the Ravens lock Flacco up long term and take a big cap hit for a QB that just happened to get hot during the post season. I fully expect him to return to his normal inconsistent play next season.

By: tdk24

tdk24 — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:25:50 +0000

He’s better than Vick ever was, and Vick was the highest paid player in the league at one point.

By: csilojohnson

csilojohnson — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:16:23 +0000

Way to rub it in Baltimores face Flacco. The following weeks will be telling. Before these playoffs Flacco was one of the most hated guys in Bmore. I’m sure his bandwagon is full now.

By: guitarkevin

guitarkevin — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:02:32 +0000

The last time the Ravens won a Super Bowl they let go of their QB. It hurt them for years. They will not let that happen again.

By: wizahdry

wizahdry — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 17:02:00 +0000

They have to pay him…period. Ravens decided to roll the dice by not getting a deal done last off-season. Now Flacco did his part and lead the team to the championship. Have to do do the deal since the exclusive franchise tag isn’t a better option. It’s not like the Ravens have historically had much better at QB. Also there isn’t any other QB available that’s any better. Even if the guy never wins another playoff game you got a super bowl title while paying him rookie wages…turn about is fair play. It’s a no brainer with no other real option.

By: war27

war27 — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:42:53 +0000

I could write this stuff.

Pick a team that has a QB worse then Joe Flacco.

That’s who has interest in Joe Flacco.

Done.

By: icanspeel

icanspeel — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:41:05 +0000

Can’t the Ravens match the offer too? I’d use non-exclusive, if another team tries to grab him, see if you’d want to match it and if not, 2 first rounders isn’t too shabby.

By: klownboy

klownboy — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:39:53 +0000

Joe Flacco is officially elite. He made a believer out of this Steelers fan…

By: briang123

briang123 — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:38:23 +0000

I have no doubt had they signed him to an extension during the season, the Ravens would not be Super Bowl champions today. Teams should take the “earn it” attitude more often. Better to overpay a Super Bowl champion that overpay someone who starts thinking about everything but football once the contract is signed. See, for example, Nnamdi Asomugha.

By: neepo13

neepo13 — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:37:30 +0000

For a team to be in the position to give up two first round picks, Flacco has to be willing to leave. He didn’t sound like a man that was considering that as a possibility. He’s going to do everything he can to work things out with the Ravens. Bet on it.

By: mrphelps01

mrphelps01 — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:28:13 +0000

I’m no Ravens fan, but anyone who thinks Flacco isn’t worth 2 first round picks is nuts. He may not be “elite” but he’s a young, unflappable, QB with a cannon arm. You simply cannot win without a QB in this league, the most important of all positions in professional sports. Cleveland, Buffalo and Arizona (to name a few) would be far better off with Flacco at the helm. Or they could wait 10 years for one to come along in the draft.

By: sportsnut101

sportsnut101 — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:24:25 +0000

U would give up 2 1st round picks if u were the browns. Or zona or jags
1st round picks are a gamble to

If ur team has no qb u take the risk.
He outplayed Tom Brady 2 yrs in row in afc championship game won a playoff game every year. Def would do it

If Dallas can give Detroit 3 1st round picks for Roy Williams flacco can get 2

By: mannyzteam

mannyzteam — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:23:19 +0000

Flacco will be a 5th rounder in my next years Yahoo fantasy football league @ best

By: dirtdawg54

dirtdawg54 — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 16:14:53 +0000

And if Denver picked that last minute desperation heave, as they should have? Then what would people say about Flacco? The line between great and mediocre is pretty thin in this league but its hard to argue against the post season he’s had.

The only good news about it is a cap-starved Ravens team will be further choked off once they have to eat a $20 million exclusive franchise tender – or whatever number they come to in a longer-term agreement with Joe.

But pay heed Ratbird fans, Brad Johnson, Jim McMahon, Doug Williams, Mark Rypien and Trent Dilfer all won SBs too. No one is putting them in the HOF any day soon.