Everyone Needs a Good Laugh

[BmoreBird22]

I think the title explains it all, but where better to get a really good laugh than Bleacher Report? Well, no where  when you read something like this:

 

http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2198951-nfl-quarterback-power-rankings-post-week-2

 

What really gets me is that some of the logic that really raises up some players (being efficient despite not passing for a lot of yards) brings Joe Flacco down. I almost just closed out of the window when I saw the writer had Tony Romo in the top 10 for week one.

[Moderator 3]

Bleacher Report, really? They aren't even worth laughing at.

[BmoreBird22]

Bleacher Report, really? They aren't even worth laughing at.

You all write them off so quickly because it's BR, but they do have good, quality writers... Just not many

[The Mom Gene]

They are tabloidish....  and very anti-Joe....  Trust me.

[hawkprey]

Before Joe won the SB, he was a good QB on the edge of stardom. After winning it, he was a bad QB who had one good run. His good game against the Steelers gave the writer leverage to say his game against the Bengals was bad. Every time he plays well, they account for it by calling the other times worse. That's called bias.

[The Mom Gene]

Before Joe won the SB, he was a good QB on the edge of stardom. After winning it, he was a bad QB who had one good run. His good game against the Steelers gave the writer leverage to say his game against the Bengals was bad. Every time he plays well, they account for it by calling the other times worse. That's called bias.

I call it a reason to bash your own hometown QB....  #disgraceful .   It would be different if he was REALLY BAD..... 

[Blackbirds Rule]

Wow who knew Romo and McCown are higher than Flacco? Romo 1-1 with a 3 int game and McCown 0-2 and hasn't even thrown 184 yards in a game yet or for multiple touchdowns. Kaepernick and Fitzpatrick also shouldn't be higher than Joe. That list is funny. Joe could care less where they rank him. Just keep winning Joe it'll sort itself out in the end.

[The Raven]

You all write them off so quickly because it's BR, but they do have good, quality writers... Just not many

 

They have plenty, you just have to actually look for them. You also can't just write them off for having an opinion. That's what I notice most; people discount them due to having a difference of opinion.

 

People tend to not like BR because it's an opinion site. And you know how it goes here... If someone has a different opinion than you, they're automatically stupid and worthless. Therefore BR is a joke to many here. It doesn't help that people here only share the bad BR articles, so it makes them look worse.

 

EDIT: I can't even argue against the methodology used. The stats they take into account are the best way to quantify a QB's performance. Considering Flacco has a horrible yard per pass average right now, I can't argue against his placement. There's more to the game than statistics, but you can't argue against this. People gotta realize that these rankings are based on just two games, and Flacco's first game was mediocre overall. His second game was good but the numbers weren't big enough to make up for the bad first game. I'll take 20 for now.

[Guest I-70WestRaven]

Hey, this was about laughing! Play nice! Wow I get to say that instead of getting reminded? Huh, must be nap time!

[FerrariFan87]

Not going to dignify that article with a click/page view. B/R is a joke.

[BmoreBird22]

EDIT: I can't even argue against the methodology used. The stats they take into account are the best way to quantify a QB's performance. Considering Flacco has a horrible yard per pass average right now, I can't argue against his placement. There's more to the game than statistics, but you can't argue against this. People gotta realize that these rankings are based on just two games, and Flacco's first game was mediocre overall. His second game was good but the numbers weren't big enough to make up for the bad first game. I'll take 20 for now.

I shortened up your post some, but I actually don't mind BR. Matt Miller is excellent for the draft, I enjoy all the writers who solely cover the Ravens or the AFC North, Michael Shottey is good, and a few others here and there. I really like Chris Simms and Matt Bowen since they were both former players. I also enjoy the Orioles writers and some of the MLB writers, but I usually just go for the football. 

I don't mind them having a difference in opinion at all, personally, and I actually enjoy seeing different arguments because it spurns discussion and interaction to share ideas and thoughts on a player. It would be very boring if everyone agreed.

 

However, you cannot even argue that there are bad writers on that site, like Mike Freeman. How he's still writing is beyond me since he's just a hate filled, bias filled, lying journalist. But, that's beside the point.

 

I don't agree with the Joe Flacco ranking because if you look at week one, was he great? No, but was he really worth the 23rd ranking it got? (By the way, am I the only one who noticed the 27th rank beside Pittsburgh?) I don't think he should be ranked that low from Cinci when you saw his receivers and tight ends drop eight passes and lose him well over 100 yards through the air, several of which were on critical third downs and one which would have been a touchdown. I also don't get how he can be lower than Romo for week two when a) Romo was horrendous in week one and Romo had the exact same type of stats, with one less touchdown, against an inferior defense. I mean, how did Romo get ranked eighth after week one? That's just an example of what kinda gets me about this article. 

 

I'm not a big fan of arguing over Joe's YPA because of how little the Ravens are actually trying to go deep. He has literally attempted four or less passes to each level of the field over 10 yards except for the middle, 10-19 yards deep, which has attempted 11 passes to. Almost 70% of his passes have been nine yards or less down the field, and only 6.5% have actually gone  over 20 yards. You can't really knock him for not having a high YPA when the game plan doesn't call for that. You should have to evaluate how he's doing with in the game plan, and Flacco had made really smart, sound decisions that allowed the Ravens to move the ball well. Honestly, the author just seemed to knock Flacco for a past lack of consistency and probably wants to see him string together more games like this, which is fair if it's evaluating a career, not just the two games this season. I'm not going to be like, "Oh, Flacco should be top 10!" No, but based on the guys ahead of him, I'd say 12-16 range

[BmoreBird22]

Not going to dignify that article with a click/page view. B/R is a joke.

There's quite a bit to like about BR

[Moderator 2]

You all write them off so quickly because it's BR, but they do have good, quality writers... Just not many

Oh if you only knew what they did to us smh sobbing

The thing is anyone can write for them and it's a lot of HS kids and that is great to improve their writing skills doing something they love, but it doesn't make for good accurate sports journalism.

[balfan23]

I used to get upset about people dissing Joe, but I've kinda gotten over it. It is amazing how he - unlike any other QB out there takes the blame for losses and gets no credit for wins. If you care to listen to evaluations of QBs, listen to guys like, oh, perhaps former NFL QBs, rather than dweebs who won their fantasy league and now feel qualified to discuss such matters on illustrious sites like Walter Football or Bleacher Report. 

 

I routinely hear guys like Jaws and Simms get behind Flacco and give him the praise he deserves. Fans - and fans who call themselves sports writers because they provide material for rinky-dink on-line publications have an inherent fantasy bias. Fantasy value = actual value is a failed barometer, but it is what is used by the majority of these guys to support their view.

 

I've said it over and over ... I'll take Joe on my reality team any day. 

[Ravenatic20]

"Flacco is like that horrible bowler who got drunk and played lights out for one special night."

So they're implying Flacco's done one good thing (Super Bowl run supposedly), which was an accident, and the rest of the time he's simply "horrible?"

 

Next.

[Inqui]

Oh if you only knew what they did to us smh sobbing

The thing is anyone can write for them and it's a lot of HS kids and that is great to improve their writing skills doing something they love, but it doesn't make for good accurate sports journalism.

Plus they have some deal with Google to increase site traffic, so when you do a Google search your feed gets clogged with their opinion stuff. At least with WalterFootball, the endless number of mindless blogs out there or ESPN you can avoid them if you don't like it.

[1/28/01]

Ha, I actually agree with the piece on Flacco. While his placement COULD be a touch better, its not laughable and certainly isnt very far off.

[ravensdfan]

They have plenty, you just have to actually look for them. You also can't just write them off for having an opinion. That's what I notice most; people discount them due to having a difference of opinion.

 

People tend to not like BR because it's an opinion site. And you know how it goes here... If someone has a different opinion than you, they're automatically stupid and worthless. Therefore BR is a joke to many here. It doesn't help that people here only share the bad BR articles, so it makes them look worse.

 

EDIT: I can't even argue against the methodology used. The stats they take into account are the best way to quantify a QB's performance. Considering Flacco has a horrible yard per pass average right now, I can't argue against his placement. There's more to the game than statistics, but you can't argue against this. People gotta realize that these rankings are based on just two games, and Flacco's first game was mediocre overall. His second game was good but the numbers weren't big enough to make up for the bad first game. I'll take 20 for now.

 

Well let's see now - back in the day BR used QBR to bash Flacco - now that he's ranked #12 by QBR the writer just makes up his own methodology to bash Flacco.

 

Most yards lost in the air due to drops Week 1. Let that sink in and then tell me that article is fair.

[BmoreBird22]

Oh if you only knew what they did to us smh sobbing

The thing is anyone can write for them and it's a lot of HS kids and that is great to improve their writing skills doing something they love, but it doesn't make for good accurate sports journalism.

Can you source a high school students writings from there? When I read bios, they're college graduates or in graduate school, have played a professional sport, and are generally over twice my age.

[BmoreBird22]

I routinely hear guys like Jaws and Simms get behind Flacco and give him the praise he deserves. Fans - and fans who call themselves sports writers because they provide material for rinky-dink on-line publications have an inherent fantasy bias. Fantasy value = actual value is a failed barometer, but it is what is used by the majority of these guys to support their view.

Chris Simms, Phil Simms' son, is actually working for Bleacher Report and I always like hearing from him because he played quarterback in the NFL and has a lot of good insight with the nuances of the NFL. I don't always agree with what he says, but more often than not, I really like him. He also really likes Flacco, so that helps

[FlocksGottaFeed]

The funniest thing about it is there are over 350+ comments on the BR page responding to the rankiings and over a 3rd of them are related to Russel Wilson being ranked too high. Go figure...2 games into the season after winning a Superbowl and haters are treating you just like Joe after winning a Superbowl. Now, that's funny.

[Moderator 3]

Can you source a high school students writings from there? When I read bios, they're college graduates or in graduate school, have played a professional sport, and are generally over twice my age.

My bio has some real cool stuff on it, too. ;-)

[BmoreBird22]

My bio has some real cool stuff on it, too. ;-)

But at least TBS is a huge corporation that somewhat cares about the professionalism of their workers, not that many are terribly professional in their writings

[Ravenseconbeast]

This list is a joke. But like one guy stated b4..BR has few quality writers. This isn't one of them.

[HomeoftheBRAVENS]

Flacco was rated behind Josh McCown???That's a new low.What is it about Joe Flacco that makes everyone hate him?

[frozen joe flacco fan]

Chris Simms, Phil Simms' son, is actually working for Bleacher Report and I always like hearing from him because he played quarterback in the NFL and has a lot of good insight with the nuances of the NFL. I don't always agree with what he says, but more often than not, I really like him. He also really likes Flacco, so that helps

 

Chris' dad really admires Joe Flacco's ability and he has Joe Flacco rated as one of the five top QBs in the NFL. His opinion has a lot more credence than Bleacher Report and other Flacco detractors like Skip Bayless. Joe just doesn't quite fit the media's idea of what a professional QB should look and sound like. Joe's a quiet leader who leads by his example of mental toughness and poise under pressure. Once again, he will prove the pundits wrong this year and lead us to the playoffs and possibly to the SB.

[SecretAgentMan]

Ok bleacher report idiots. (Well I'm leaving soon. Might as well trash the crappy 3rd rate sports site)

 

Name one other QB in the NFL that makes that throw to Jacoby Jones vs the Broncos in that given situation? You know. Two great rushers coming at you. Your top 3 targets all covered with your best man 40 or so yards downfield? LESS THAN A MINUET IN THE GAME LEFT. He throws it to Jacoby Jones of all guys, and what people don't talk about is that throw, couldn't be any less perfect. That play was all Flacco whether you want to admit it or not. 

 

Nuff said. Stafford has been shown to falter, Kaep wouldn't dare attack down there, Newton? No.. Wilson wouldn't either.. Rodgers has a gun, but while he has a strong arm, it isn't a cannon like Flacco's is(Rodgers' arm is overrated. It's not a cannon, it's a sniper. Very accurate and very strong. Not booming though). Cutler? Please. He'd falter..

 

Say what you want about Flacco. I don't see another QB who makes a throw as perfect as that one. You can go into your crappy statistics all day long. They're not everything... Flacco is literally this generation's Aikman as a player. When he's good, HE'S GREAT. When he's bad.. HE'S GOD AWFUL. But, he's at his best when he's needed.

 

The greatest COACH(in general) of all time, John Wooden has one of my favorite quotes of all time. “Perform at your best when your best is required. Your best is required each day.” Now he doesn't often live up to the second half, but in the NFL, you can afford to lose a few games believe it or not. Just not a ton of the. But in the playoffs, where your best is required, he's played up to the moment. And our best was needed on Thursday. We were in a crapshow. And he played a good game. And account for the fact that his running game is below average, and he doesn't have a #1 WR, and it's just looks better. Hell, he almost brought us back vs the Bengals, WHO HAVE A GREAT DEFENSE.. He screwed up that game? Sure, but he a played a new offense. 

 

Say what you want about his inconsistencies. Flacco is a good QB, and anyone who doesn't realize it doesn't know what they're talking about. 

[bauer77]

The fact that they put Big Ben at #8 should tell you enough about this guy as a whole. Ben looked horrible last thursday. 

[ravefan52]

There's a few good legit writers at BR I like such as Matt Miller & Cian Fahey, though the majority of them are complete jokes. Like ridiculously bad. They consistently get facts wrong, think players are on different teams than they actually are and make statements that really don't make ANY sense.

[Moderator 2]

My bio has some real cool stuff on it, too. ;-)

Mine too so does my resume lol