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I still don't understand why Flacco got that much....stupid owner I guess.
I still don't understand why Flacco got that much....stupid owner I guess.
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I still don't understand why Flacco got that much....stupid owner I guess.
Only quarterback to start and win a playoff game in each of his first five seasons
Most road playoff wins by a quarterback: 6
Most touchdowns in a postseason: 11 (tied with Joe Montana and Kurt Warner)
Most touchdowns without an interception in a postseason: 11 (tied with Joe Montana)
First quarterback to have a passer rating over 100 in all four games of a single postseason
Most consecutive playoff games with three passing touchdowns: 3 (tied with Bernie Kosar, Kurt Warner, and Aaron Rodgers)
These happen when your previous QB sucked and the rest of the team was ready to win it all.First rookie quarterback to start all sixteen games and make the playoffs (shared with Matt Ryan)
First rookie quarterback to win two playoff games
Most starts by a quarterback in first season: 19
Most starts by a quarterback in first two seasons: 37
Most starts by a quarterback in first three seasons: 55
Most starts by a quarterback in first four seasons: 73
Most starts by a quarterback in first five seasons: 93
Most wins by a quarterback in first 80 consecutive starts: 54
Most combined regular and postseason wins in first three years as a quarterback: 36 (tied with Dan Marino)
Only quarterback to start and win a playoff game in each of his first five seasons
Most road playoff wins by a quarterback: 6
Most touchdowns in a postseason: 11 (tied with Joe Montana and Kurt Warner)
Most touchdowns without an interception in a postseason: 11 (tied with Joe Montana)
First quarterback to have a passer rating over 100 in all four games of a single postseason
Most consecutive playoff games with three passing touchdowns: 3 (tied with Bernie Kosar, Kurt Warner, and Aaron Rodgers)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Flacco
These happen when your previous QB sucked and the rest of the team was ready to win it all.
Yes and here comes the but....
Most touchdowns without an interception in a postseason: 11 (tied with Joe Montana)
First quarterback to have a passer rating over 100 in all four games of a single postseason
Most consecutive playoff games with three passing touchdowns: 3 (tied with Bernie Kosar, Kurt Warner, and Aaron Rodgers)
The rest of the team,no matter how good or bad had any control over those statistics.That was all Flacco right there.To have 11 postseason games,with at least 1 TD and no interceptions,and to be only the second guy,on the same list of hall of famer Joe Montana,is mighty impressive.
These happen when your previous QB sucked and the rest of the team was ready to win it all.
Many do, someone had to HAVE that record before Flacco.So, you're saying that all QBs in that scenario manage to set or tie all of those NFL records??![]()
First rookie quarterback to start all sixteen games and make the playoffs (shared with Matt Ryan)
First rookie quarterback to win two playoff games
Most starts by a quarterback in first season: 19
Most starts by a quarterback in first two seasons: 37
Most starts by a quarterback in first three seasons: 55
Most starts by a quarterback in first four seasons: 73
Most starts by a quarterback in first five seasons: 93
Most wins by a quarterback in first 80 consecutive starts: 54
Most combined regular and postseason wins in first three years as a quarterback: 36 (tied with Dan Marino)
Only quarterback to start and win a playoff game in each of his first five seasons
Most road playoff wins by a quarterback: 6
Most touchdowns in a postseason: 11 (tied with Joe Montana and Kurt Warner)
Most touchdowns without an interception in a postseason: 11 (tied with Joe Montana)
First quarterback to have a passer rating over 100 in all four games of a single postseason
Most consecutive playoff games with three passing touchdowns: 3 (tied with Bernie Kosar, Kurt Warner, and Aaron Rodgers)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Flacco
Many do, someone had to HAVE that record before Flacco.
Records can tell you anything, you can make a stat for just about anything now.
Don't get me wrong, no one really deserves that kind of money. But with those numbers and NFL records on his resume, it's kinda hard to deny him the going rate...
it doesn't impress me in today's "lets make it easier on passing offenses" NFL league. put some of those retired qb's in today's NFL and they would have even larger numbers than a flacco or a brees.
i know this is going to sound insane but I'm still not convinced flacco is that good. playing the what if's game,yeah i know, that safety in Denver does his job against that pass that looked more like a punt and flacco would still be looked at as mediocre at best. maybe wouldn't even get a contract from the ravens. amazing how one play or mistake by the opposing team can make such a huge difference....
For me it comes down to postseason success,and even more importantly,SB rings.I never considered Eli Manning as a top 10 Qb,after 2 SB rings I now do.Flacco has better postseason statistics than Arron Rodgers,I consider Rodgers to be in the top 5 currently.I wasn't sold on Flacco,until he proved it this postseason.
I'm still not convinced that he can continue playing at that level consistently.
So, if you were the Baltimore GM it sounds like you wouldn't have offered Flacco that kind of money. If that happened and he signed somewhere else, who would be your plan B??
I don't think Flacco was going ANYWHERE, regardless ...
No, I would not have paid him as much as he made.
That said, others will be passing that figure soon.
How much was he making before this signing ?