It just amazes me how many people here complain about Flacco's contract. To them I would say it's not your money so why does it matter that much to you?
His first five years here he helped to lead this team to the playoffs each season with the final year resulting in a super bowl along with a MVP, all the while drawing 1.6m on average per year. Many would say that was an extreme value during that period, some would even say we stole money from him. Either way the man earned a contract that was equal to the top ten in the league at that point.
He then received a big signing bonus based on his prior play and his value to the team, so what! Every player gets a signing bonus to sign a new contract and it's size is always based on the value of their position. Although the signing bonus affects the overall cap charge, Flacco would have not resigned with us if he didn't get a good one just as no player would.
Then we have 3 down years mixed in with 1 playoff year. Is it any coincidence that the one year we made the playoffs was the only time we had a good offensive coordinator over that stretch?
During the 2016 season, Flacco made 4m in salary. That's right! $4,000,000 and people are saying he's overpaid. smh.
For those that say we shouldn't have signed him after the super bowl, I ask what should we have done? Begin the 2013 season without a starting QB?
For those that say we shouldn't have paid him that much money, I ask why is 4m a lot for a starting caliber QB?
For those that say he should take a pay cut, I ask how much do you want him to cut with your choices being between 1 and 4 million?
