Stat Dump: Flacco plays better late in the season

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Originally Posted by Jsmoove

tell me about it.

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For some reason I subjected myself to watching that replay about 50 times recently. There are so many things Evans could have done, I think the best of which would have been to make the catch and fall backwards hugging the ball. He was basically face to face with the defender when he caught it and falling would have allowed him to quickly get out of reach and protect the ball.

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Originally Posted by Jsmoove

he should be, thats gotta be as one of the biggest choke moments in the history of the NFL.

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Could be worse. Remember Jackie Smith in Superbowl 9 against the Steelers? Wide open in the endzone, no one around to cover or knock the ball out. Hits him right in the chest. Dropped it.

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Originally Posted by Shambla

For some reason I subjected myself to watching that replay about 50 times recently. There are so many things Evans could have done, I think the best of which would have been to make the catch and fall backwards hugging the ball. He was basically face to face with the defender when he caught it and falling would have allowed him to quickly get out of reach and protect the ball.

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why would you do that?:D

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Originally Posted by pslholder96

Could be worse. Remember Jackie Smith in Superbowl 9 against the Steelers? Wide open in the endzone, no one around to cover or knock the ball out. Hits him right in the chest. Dropped it.

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holy crap that was bad too, what hole is he hiding in now? I haven't heard that name in forever.

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Originally Posted by Jsmoove

holy crap that was bad too, what hole is he hiding in now? I haven't heard that name in forever.

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No idea but wouldn't be surprised if he and Lee Evans became roomates:)

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Originally Posted by pslholder96

No idea but wouldn't be surprised if he and Lee Evans became roomates:)

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Along with poor Bill Buckner.

At least Evans had help dropping his pass. Smith's drop and Buckner's error were completely individual efforts.

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Originally Posted by JStruds

Along with poor Bill Buckner.

At least Evans had help dropping his pass. Smith's drop and Buckner's error were completely individual efforts.

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yikes..bruckner geesh!!

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Originally Posted by JStruds

Along with poor Bill Buckner.

At least Evans had help dropping his pass. Smith's drop and Buckner's error were completely individual efforts.

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Poor guy. Buckner would have to get his own room. There's no other option.

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Originally Posted by Paintballguy

Every time I see that play, I get so pissed off. Flacco couldn't have thrown that ball any better.

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Originally Posted by Ravens27Girl

Is Lee Evans still curled up in a corner somewhere?

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Don't ask and I'll tell you no lies....


You guys familiar with the video game series "Hitman" with Agent 47? Yeah he's a mate, and let's just say he owes me one.....
;)

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Originally Posted by Ravens27Girl

Is Lee Evans still curled up in a corner somewhere?

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He is hanging out with Bill Buckner. :o

This de railed quickly

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Originally Posted by callahan09

Since 2009 (so just excluding his rookie year), he has had a 93.8 QB rating in the final quarter of the regular season + play-offs combined. I'll take that any day. The man steps it up late in the year, and that's not an insignificant factor in why we get into the play-offs and win play-off games every year.

That has been improving ever since, as well. His cumulative late-season QB Rating has improved every year since his rookie year, to an all-time high this season.

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When you figure he was hurt in '09 (hip injury, if I recall correctly), that's even more impressive. That he was doing it with Cameron's limited playcalling only builds on it.

I watched the replay last night and again today (I'm one of those whose DVR wasn't set right). His movement in the pocket and out of it against the Irsays was as welcome as it was impressive given what we've watched the last several years with Flacco.

On the PI against Boldin, he moves forward in the pocket to escape Mathis and Freeney, then slides down the line of scrimmage before making a great throw to Boldin. It gets negated by Boldin being called for pushing off, but it's still something we haven't seen much of from Flacco. It's not just the designed roll-outs. He's moving around a lot more since Caldwell took over the playcalling, buying time and discombobulating the defense.