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Thread: Joe Flacco Appreciation Thread
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02-15-2019, 09:40 AM #37Legendary RSR Poster
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02-15-2019, 12:28 PM #41Legendary RSR Poster
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Re: Joe Flacco Appreciation Thread
It's funny how Flacco has this 'Play-action' reputation, but hardly any of those TDs came off of play-action.
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02-15-2019, 08:03 PM #43
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02-15-2019, 11:36 PM #45Regular 1st Stringer
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Re: Joe Flacco Appreciation Thread
Two memories stand out.
The first we can call a diptych. From 2012: It's the image of Joe on the ground after a Denver interception near the Broncos end zone, Joe dejectedly watching the Pick Six unfold. For me, that was his worst game while under his rookie contract. But...the second half of that diptych, comes next week. The Ravens played the Giants. Joe and the entire team dominated the Giants. The game wasn't as close the 33-14 score.
The second memory: the final pass in the 2014 Divisional playoff against New England. Sure, he could have thrown underneath to an open Marlon Brown; he could have extended the game. Instead, he went deep to Torrey. He had already thrown four TDs in Brady's house. And, with the game on the line, he opted for a bomb, for a dagger. That's attitude. That's "I'm not afraid of anything." That's dangerous.
The play didn't work. But having the guts to make the throw, putting the fear in defenses that you will attempt that throw -- that's how you develop a championship edge.
I don't have pretty memories of Joe; instead they are memories of his resilience and dangerousness.
They are good memories.
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