Hardbaugh

Overall this season I am not too dissapointed in Flacco, but I will never agree that he deserved that contract.

At Gabefergy- The problem is the organization tried to transition to an offensive oriented team and doesn't have to personnel to pull it off. For years Flacco has campaigned for more autonomy in the game plan and at the line of scrimmage, he has it and he's looking up at rookie Bill's quarterbacks in QB rating. I hope he can do better but quite frankly at 20.1 AAV the last thing I'd like to hear is excuses. This is most of his own doing and will more than likely be Flacco...

Our receivers do not get anywhere near the separation that other elite receivers do. Then, when Flacco puts the ball right in there hands we get drops. Flacco still has his inconsitent problems, but I'll still cut him slack. He needs a running game, better pass blocking, receivers that know how to run routes and catch the ball and he needs to stop getting hit so much.

Flacco had a bad game, partly due to the windy conditions. Flacco is an Elite QB! He proved that last year. The O-line and bad play calling is what is the problem. You could see last Sunday, when Joe was given the keys to the offense, that he is the offense! What I don't understand is, why Ozzie paid him the biggest contract in the history of the NFL, and Harbs didn't give Joe the keys in week 1. You don't pay someone and then not let them do what they do best.

Anyone who relies on PFF grades knows squat about football. They are beyond non-credible.

Joe rolled the dice and earned his big pay day chiefly for helping to win the Superbowl. His contract along with Rice, Ngata, Suggs, Webb, and Yanda are huge cap eaters. So, there will be little room for improving the roster except through the draft and we all know that means hard times are coming. I suggest the next three years will be retooling years, maybe the Ravens can remain relevant, but we as fans will have to be patient. We've been treated to good a very good five year run.

For instance, Joe's cap hit this year is only $6.8M, that includes signing bonus. T-Sizzle is nearly DOUBLE that with $13.02M this year. Why can't he close out games when our offense gives them the lead?

Any educated fan understands the ramifications of 120.6 million and 20.1 million AAV. If the Ravens can't win now they will find tougher sledding when more of Flacco's dollars count against the cap. Hence , Flacco is in over his head. As Flacco received more and more autonomy in the offense (something he campaigned for BTW) not only his numbers suffer but the whole offense is sinking as well.

It's all relative. Flacco's performance last year, especially in the postseason, determined his value in the market. If you want someone to blame, don't blame Flacco. Blame Mark Sanchez and his contract; his production was lesser than Flacco's when he had signed his own extension and that resulted in Flacco getting big bucks for having played extraordinarily better.