Originally Posted by
bmorecareful
I didn't have the stomach to read through this entire thread but a mod should probably lock this due to the extreme pettiness and stupidity exhibited in certain posts.
I've never been a fan of the Flacco psychoanalysis. A prevailing theory here seems to be that Flacco is playing poorly because he doesn't care anymore, maybe never cared; and we can primarily tell this from body language, statements in pressers, etc...
Bullshit. Just stop wasting your time with that crap. We're just not in these guys' heads... we don't know if Terrell Suggs had an argument with his wife and so that distracted him from playing well last weekend. Once you go down that rabbit hole of trying to psychoanalyze everything you'll see some mini-conspiracy everywhere. It's pointless.
Football isn't that complicated folks and it's not that personal either. Flacco has played poorly because he, and the team around him, have FOOTBALL problems. Not "personality" problems. Let's talk about the shit that actually matters. Unless of course your dislike of Flacco is motivated primarily by personal factors--which I think is the case for many. Not sure if they've never forgiven him for taking away Troy Smith's shot at being the starter or what.
Here, I'll try to get us back on track. Let's talk about MECHANICS... Flacco's are awful. They've been consistently atrocious since 2015. A common thread in pretty much every game he's played poorly has been happy feet, not stepping into throws, throwing across his body... It's very consistent and predates the ACL injury so that isn't the primary factor even if it may have exacerbated the problem.
It's unacceptable for a 10 year veteran. But it didn't happen much in 2014... why? I think 2 things: a higher-quality OL and better coaching. Why in the world do the Ravens not have a dedicated QB coach on staff? They haven't had one since 2014. And what a coincidence... Flacco's 2 best career years (2010 and 2014) have been with dedicated QB coaches (Jim Zorn and Rick Dennison.)
I've said it for years: Flacco is a QB whose highs are higher and lows are lower than other QBs. He needs a firm hand guiding him and keeping his bad habits at bay. And he needs the team around him to be carefully constructed to accentuate the good and guide the bad. That's just the reality. If you don't do those things he will perform terribly.
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