Flacco to be highest paid NFL QB

ScottChab · Mar 8, 2013

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Flacco played lights out in the post season, won a SB, and was named MVP. You couldn't have had a better post season than the one he just had. And it couldn't come at a better time either. If not the Ravens, then someone who have thrown an obscene amount of money at him. Just look at what the Chiefs paid Matt Cassel after his 11-5 year in New England. There are a lot of desperate teams out there who need a QB. Flacco drove his value to the highest level and the Ravens didn't have an option but to pay him.

Doesn't mean that he's better than Rivers. Or Ben. Or Eli. Although he's a good QB, he's not as good as those guys. Not considering his entire 5 year body of work. But its a 'what have you done lately' kind of league and lately Flacco is the best the league has. And he's going to have that title until the season starts again. Can he keep it? I doubt it, but the great thing is that the Ravens HAD to over pay for QB who is in the 8 - 12 range as far as QBs. About the only negative is that this will drive the QB pay bar to even new heights. Aaron Rogers is grinning from ear to ear right now. Its a good thing the Steelers have Ben locked up for a while.
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Which begs the question: if his late bomb at Invesco would have been picked (or merely batted down) . . .

are we having this discussion? Does he still get the contract?
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But the pass wasn't batted down or pick off so I'm not sure why it matters.

shaner82 · Mar 9, 2013

Dick Shiner said: ↑

BobbyBiz said: ↑

Flacco played lights out in the post season, won a SB, and was named MVP. You couldn't have had a better post season than the one he just had. And it couldn't come at a better time either. If not the Ravens, then someone who have thrown an obscene amount of money at him. Just look at what the Chiefs paid Matt Cassel after his 11-5 year in New England. There are a lot of desperate teams out there who need a QB. Flacco drove his value to the highest level and the Ravens didn't have an option but to pay him.

Doesn't mean that he's better than Rivers. Or Ben. Or Eli. Although he's a good QB, he's not as good as those guys. Not considering his entire 5 year body of work. But its a 'what have you done lately' kind of league and lately Flacco is the best the league has. And he's going to have that title until the season starts again. Can he keep it? I doubt it, but the great thing is that the Ravens HAD to over pay for QB who is in the 8 - 12 range as far as QBs. About the only negative is that this will drive the QB pay bar to even new heights. Aaron Rogers is grinning from ear to ear right now. Its a good thing the Steelers have Ben locked up for a while.
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Which begs the question: if his late bomb at Invesco would have been picked (or merely batted down) . . .

are we having this discussion? Does he still get the contract?
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I can say that about a lot of plays in the history of the NFL. What if Ben's pass to Holmes was picked off or batted down? The fact is, it wasn't.

I don't like Flacco, but the guy has been a good QB for quite a while now and has consistently taken his team to the playoffs. 2 years in a row now he played well enough to take his team to the SB and he won SB MVP by playing some of the best football ever played by a QB in a SB run. You can't take that away from him.

Dick Shiner · Mar 9, 2013

shaner82 said: ↑

Dick Shiner said: ↑

BobbyBiz said: ↑

Flacco played lights out in the post season, won a SB, and was named MVP. You couldn't have had a better post season than the one he just had. And it couldn't come at a better time either. If not the Ravens, then someone who have thrown an obscene amount of money at him. Just look at what the Chiefs paid Matt Cassel after his 11-5 year in New England. There are a lot of desperate teams out there who need a QB. Flacco drove his value to the highest level and the Ravens didn't have an option but to pay him.

Doesn't mean that he's better than Rivers. Or Ben. Or Eli. Although he's a good QB, he's not as good as those guys. Not considering his entire 5 year body of work. But its a 'what have you done lately' kind of league and lately Flacco is the best the league has. And he's going to have that title until the season starts again. Can he keep it? I doubt it, but the great thing is that the Ravens HAD to over pay for QB who is in the 8 - 12 range as far as QBs. About the only negative is that this will drive the QB pay bar to even new heights. Aaron Rogers is grinning from ear to ear right now. Its a good thing the Steelers have Ben locked up for a while.
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Which begs the question: if his late bomb at Invesco would have been picked (or merely batted down) . . .

are we having this discussion? Does he still get the contract?
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I can say that about a lot of plays in the history of the NFL. What if Ben's pass to Holmes was picked off or batted down? The fact is, it wasn't.

I don't like Flacco, but the guy has been a good QB for quite a while now and has consistently taken his team to the playoffs. 2 years in a row now he played well enough to take his team to the SB and he won SB MVP by playing some of the best football ever played by a QB in a SB run. You can't take that away from him.
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Ben took the team the length of the field. Flacco's td throw was a fluke that was the result of awful coverage.

Ben's td throw was in the Super Bowl. Had Flacco not gotten lucky, the rats wouldn't have made it out of the divisional round.

Ben's not the highest paid player in league history. Flacco is.

Had Ben's contract been up for extension in the off-season following XLIII would he have received this sort of contract?

It's easy to just sit around saying, "But it didn't." Any moron can do that. This is a message board, not a news source. The idea is to stir up some critical thinking. No shlt the pass went for a touchdown. But . . . had the rats not gotten a fluke win and the rats didn't get out of the first round, I don't think Flacco gets that contract.

Blast Furnace · Mar 9, 2013

Dick Shiner said: ↑

shaner82 said: ↑

Dick Shiner said: ↑

BobbyBiz said: ↑

Flacco played lights out in the post season, won a SB, and was named MVP. You couldn't have had a better post season than the one he just had. And it couldn't come at a better time either. If not the Ravens, then someone who have thrown an obscene amount of money at him. Just look at what the Chiefs paid Matt Cassel after his 11-5 year in New England. There are a lot of desperate teams out there who need a QB. Flacco drove his value to the highest level and the Ravens didn't have an option but to pay him.

Doesn't mean that he's better than Rivers. Or Ben. Or Eli. Although he's a good QB, he's not as good as those guys. Not considering his entire 5 year body of work. But its a 'what have you done lately' kind of league and lately Flacco is the best the league has. And he's going to have that title until the season starts again. Can he keep it? I doubt it, but the great thing is that the Ravens HAD to over pay for QB who is in the 8 - 12 range as far as QBs. About the only negative is that this will drive the QB pay bar to even new heights. Aaron Rogers is grinning from ear to ear right now. Its a good thing the Steelers have Ben locked up for a while.
Click to expand...

Which begs the question: if his late bomb at Invesco would have been picked (or merely batted down) . . .

are we having this discussion? Does he still get the contract?
Click to expand...

I can say that about a lot of plays in the history of the NFL. What if Ben's pass to Holmes was picked off or batted down? The fact is, it wasn't.

I don't like Flacco, but the guy has been a good QB for quite a while now and has consistently taken his team to the playoffs. 2 years in a row now he played well enough to take his team to the SB and he won SB MVP by playing some of the best football ever played by a QB in a SB run. You can't take that away from him.
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Ben took the team the length of the field. Flacco's td throw was a fluke that was the result of awful coverage.

Ben's td throw was in the Super Bowl. Had Flacco not gotten lucky, the rats wouldn't have made it out of the divisional round.

Ben's not the highest paid player in league history. Flacco is.

Had Ben's contract been up for extension in the off-season following XLIII would he have received this sort of contract?

It's easy to just sit around saying, "But it didn't." Any moron can do that. This is a message board, not a news source. The idea is to stir up some critical thinking. No shlt the pass went for a touchdown. But . . . had the rats not gotten a fluke win and the rats didn't get out of the first round, I don't think Flacco gets that contract.
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Of course he wouldn't get that contract had they got bumped from the playoffs in Denver. The Denver play was a fluke but Flacco made the most of the opportunity by having a stellar postseason. Every players position is unique, Flacco had the Ravens over a barrel, they had no choice, no way they were going to let him walk.

shaner82 · Mar 9, 2013

Dick Shiner said: ↑

shaner82 said: ↑

Dick Shiner said: ↑

BobbyBiz said: ↑

Flacco played lights out in the post season, won a SB, and was named MVP. You couldn't have had a better post season than the one he just had. And it couldn't come at a better time either. If not the Ravens, then someone who have thrown an obscene amount of money at him. Just look at what the Chiefs paid Matt Cassel after his 11-5 year in New England. There are a lot of desperate teams out there who need a QB. Flacco drove his value to the highest level and the Ravens didn't have an option but to pay him.

Doesn't mean that he's better than Rivers. Or Ben. Or Eli. Although he's a good QB, he's not as good as those guys. Not considering his entire 5 year body of work. But its a 'what have you done lately' kind of league and lately Flacco is the best the league has. And he's going to have that title until the season starts again. Can he keep it? I doubt it, but the great thing is that the Ravens HAD to over pay for QB who is in the 8 - 12 range as far as QBs. About the only negative is that this will drive the QB pay bar to even new heights. Aaron Rogers is grinning from ear to ear right now. Its a good thing the Steelers have Ben locked up for a while.
Click to expand...

Which begs the question: if his late bomb at Invesco would have been picked (or merely batted down) . . .

are we having this discussion? Does he still get the contract?
Click to expand...

I can say that about a lot of plays in the history of the NFL. What if Ben's pass to Holmes was picked off or batted down? The fact is, it wasn't.

I don't like Flacco, but the guy has been a good QB for quite a while now and has consistently taken his team to the playoffs. 2 years in a row now he played well enough to take his team to the SB and he won SB MVP by playing some of the best football ever played by a QB in a SB run. You can't take that away from him.
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Ben took the team the length of the field. Flacco's td throw was a fluke that was the result of awful coverage.

Ben's td throw was in the Super Bowl. Had Flacco not gotten lucky, the rats wouldn't have made it out of the divisional round.

Ben's not the highest paid player in league history. Flacco is.

Had Ben's contract been up for extension in the off-season following XLIII would he have received this sort of contract?

It's easy to just sit around saying, "But it didn't." Any moron can do that. This is a message board, not a news source. The idea is to stir up some critical thinking. No shlt the pass went for a touchdown. But . . . had the rats not gotten a fluke win and the rats didn't get out of the first round, I don't think Flacco gets that contract.
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Of course Flacco doesn't get that type of contract without winning the SB. What's your point? He did win the SB. Call it a fluke all you want, Flacco did everything he was supposed to as the QB and as a result he was rewarded with a large contract. Yeah, Ben took the team the length of the field, so what? I don't know what this has to do with Ben. Flacco's contract has nothing to do with Ben whatsoever.

Whether you think Flacco's contract is deserved or not, there's no denying he earned a very large contract with his play.

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