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12-20-2012, 03:15 PM #277
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Re: This team won't have a chance at competing if we pay Flacco big money
Put it this way. I would have loved it if the Ravens could have drafted Kaepernick. The Redskins drafted RG3, but still drafted Kirk Cousins, because they thought he could play. It is sad that the Ravens are in this position because they never developed a contingency plan. But then again, Flacco is the only QB that Ozzie has ever drafted that was worth a damn.
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12-20-2012, 03:34 PM #278Pro Bowl Poster
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Re: This team won't have a chance at competing if we pay Flacco big money
Because, kind of like you and others prattle on and on about how Flacco was held back by Cameron, Smith was also clearly held back by the system he played in before Jim Harbaugh got there. In fact, Smith's turnaround in SF may actually be a better supporting argument that Flacco can get better than the Brees argument so often put forward around here.
No, but running your life and running a football team are broadly similar. The choice of car you buy can be roughly analogous to choosing what QB to run your offense--they're both decisions influenced by a multitude of factors, and both seriously affect what you can and can't afford to do after you make that decision.
It's not that Smith by himself gives them a better chance to win--it's that Smith and the DE/OLB, LT, and whatever else you can buy with the saved money might give the Ravens a better chance to win.
NE hasn't won a SB since they backed the Brinks truck up to Brady's bank. Think that some of the cap dollars they've sent to Brady's coffers might have bought a bit better defense, and that those results might be different if they had?
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12-20-2012, 03:47 PM #279iggyman555 Guest
Re: This team won't have a chance at competing if we pay Flacco big money
who cares if we get smith, he'll prob end up in harbagae's doghouse anyways
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12-20-2012, 03:48 PM #280Veteran Poster
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Re: This team won't have a chance at competing if we pay Flacco big money
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12-20-2012, 03:49 PM #281iggyman555 Guest
Re: This team won't have a chance at competing if we pay Flacco big money
i was thinking what if we pay joe 100 million and in the contract we replace the dollar sign with a yen sign...
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12-20-2012, 04:14 PM #282
Re: This team won't have a chance at competing if we pay Flacco big money
Kaepernick is on the 49ers BECAUSE of Alex Smith. If Joe Flacco = Alex Smith in the eyes of the organization, they would have drafted Kaepernick. Kind of the reason they drafted Flacco in the first place, because the current QB's on the roster were Kyle Boller and Troy Smith. You draft a QB early if you believe you need a better option there. Until we see otherwise, the Ravens have shown they don't believe they do at this point.
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12-20-2012, 04:20 PM #283
Re: This team won't have a chance at competing if we pay Flacco big money
Now hang on. There is being held back by the system he played in, and throwing ONE TOUCHDOWN in his rookie year. Flacco has gotten farther than, and has been better than Smith, even under the circumstances of the system.
No, but running your life and running a football team are broadly similar. The choice of car you buy can be roughly analogous to choosing what QB to run your offense--they're both decisions influenced by a multitude of factors, and both seriously affect what you can and can't afford to do after you make that decision.
It's not that Smith by himself gives them a better chance to win--it's that Smith and the DE/OLB, LT, and whatever else you can buy with the saved money might give the Ravens a better chance to win.
NE hasn't won a SB since they backed the Brinks truck up to Brady's bank. Think that some of the cap dollars they've sent to Brady's coffers might have bought a bit better defense, and that those results might be different if they had?
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12-20-2012, 04:42 PM #286
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Re: This team won't have a chance at competing if we pay Flacco big money
The Ravens knew that Flacco's contract was coming up, and they knew Flacco would be asking for a ton of money. It would have been prudent to have a contingency plan in place. Flacco is not so good that the team should just ignore having a contingency plan. The Redskins drafted RG3 and Kirk Cousins. Brady still has at least 3 years left, but the Patriots drafted Ryan Mallet. The Ravens are sold on Flacco, but only at their price, not at Flacco's price. If Flacco doesn't lower his asking price, the Ravens will move on from him, as they should.
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Re: This team won't have a chance at competing if we pay Flacco big money
This has really grown into a pointless debate, mainly because there is such a divide in opinion about how good Flacco is or how good he can become, there is no doubt some denial about how good he is or how good he can become (some like to think he's as good as Brady being held back by a backwards system, which is denial IMO) but others think he's below average and shouldn't be the Ravens QB (which is also nonsense), me? I'm right in the middle of it and can accept Flacco for what he is, Matt Shaubb with a stronger arm but not as much IQ, with more upside, and a slight chance at emerging as a top 5 QB, but probably very unlikely to ever reach that status.
elite game manager is pretty much what Flacco is IMO.
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