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11-28-2012, 11:25 PM #1Pro Bowl Poster
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si.com compares home Joe vs. road Joe
I just found this on si.com, and it's a fairly interesting article on a topic of some debate around here:
http://nfl.si.com/2012/11/28/break-i...?sct=nfl_wr_a3
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11-28-2012, 11:33 PM #2Veteran Poster
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Re: si.com compares home Joe vs. road Joe
Interesting article. I'd quibble that the o-line doesn't play quite as well on the road as at home, based on my own eyeball test. But the author makes a strong case that Flacco plays differently and makes different decisions on the road compared to at home.
I hope this is something the coaches are tracking and working with him. It's also a strong argument for having a QB coach: someone who can focus on the position and work with the players directly, instead of mixing it in with trying to integrate the offense as a whole.
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Good point. CONFIDENCE is the difference between great men and average men. Flacco just doesn't have alot of it. At home it's nice and easy, communication is easy, you're in front of your fans and everyone is much more relaxed. On the road he lets the pressure get to him. OR maybe it's the coaching staff? Maybe on the road they stress Flacco out, maybe with the whole don't screw whatever up?
Bottom line, Flacco plays like a top 5 QB when he's allowed to just sling it, without anyone in his ear and just a "go do your best son". Put the pressure on and he's a bottom 5 QB. Maybe Cam and Co should take notes. leave the guy alone.
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Re: si.com compares home Joe vs. road Joe
Great article. In a way, it's oddly comforting to think maybe we just have one big problem, rather than a hundred little ones.
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11-29-2012, 12:24 AM #7
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That was my greatest qualm, as well.
But I think maybe Justaslow was referring more to general pressure (i.e., whole game-related) than specific situational pressure (i.e., drive for the win-related). We have seen time and again that situational pressure means little to Flacco. General pressure from the coaching staff is what seems to wear on him/affect his decision-making.My Ravens Blog: Brittany Rants About Football
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Re: si.com compares home Joe vs. road Joe
I think it has little to do with Flacco himself, and far more to do with the offensive line. Far too many times we see him getting harried, and also guys not getting open at all on the road. At home, receivers seem to get hugely wide open.
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Re: si.com compares home Joe vs. road Joe
lol comon man, don't start the blame culture on everyone else but Flacco. I'm a Flacco guy my self, but even when he has a clean pocket on the road, he often misses on a bunch of passes, like the one to Pitta as shown in this great article.
But Flacco played more like he did at home as the game wore on, and I wish he played like that in all road games, because we could be unstoppable with this defense improving every week. Washington will be a big test for that.Last edited by leachisabeast; 11-29-2012 at 02:15 AM.
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11-29-2012, 02:10 AM #10
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Not bad for a RUNNING BACK!!! Now that is funny.
#FIREROMAN
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Re: si.com compares home Joe vs. road Joe
Wait so that play where Pitta was open down field was on Cam somehow? That was simply an over throw by Flacco, go look at the pictures again, I'm not sure what could be more clear.
Now if we're addressing Cams play calling, as I've seen you post before, it's not so much the play calling, it's the system and those long ass developing routes, that's the problem here. You can't just have your QB sit back and wait for someone to get open, our Oline would need JO back at LT and a bunch of all pro's to do that in todays league.
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See, now I said I thought the problem was more with the offensive line, and yet somehow you read this as I am saying that Flacco is not to blame at all.
How and why do things like that always get so misconstrued on this forum? I never said Flacco wasn't also to blame. I just feel that the larger issue is the offensive line.
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