[News] Joe Flacco Is AFC Championship Exception

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Flacco is the only quarterback not named Manning, Brady or Roethlisberger to win the AFC title since 2003.

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[hen826957]

I hope Denver wins today, don't matter between the Cardinals vs Panthers because l respect both of those teams and one of them wins the Super Bowl. Cam Newton will be a great Super Bowl champ :-)

[riseNConquer81]

just think what he might do if we get him a competent and consistent offense like those other three ALWAYS have

[edthehead]

soooo , I guess we should feel great now.

I hate the fact that brady or elway will be in the SB.

[hen826957]

@edthehead good strategy is let Denver win this because can't stand Brady and let the NFC team win the Super Bowl so we could be happy :-).

[hen826957]

Denver has a scary defense. I think Denver vs Carolina will be a great game to watch.

[ellicottraven]

There is still a half left for the Zebras to help out the Cheetahs make it to the SB. I won't bet against the guile and deviousness of shady Kraft.

[law215]

I am noticing how well Stewart is playing for the Broncos. Broncos have the type of pass rush that makes DBs better. If Peyton was on target it would be 24 points on the board.

[Purple Dawg 96]

Joe Flacco or Ryan Mallet would have a field day on these Bustas! Can't believe I'm not watching my squad today, this has gotta stop SMH! Peyton, so tired he giving it away!

[Halshayeji]

I am noticing how well Stewart is playing for the Broncos. Broncos have the type of pass rush that makes DBs better. If Peyton was on target it would be 24 points on the board.

Broncos had 52 sacks this season vs 49 by last years Ravens that Stewart played for.

[hen826957]

Goodbye Cheatriots!!!!!!!!!!! Tom Brady got destroy today. Denver Wooh scary defense they got.

[RavensBaltimore]

Goodbye Cheatriots!!!!!!!!!!! Tom Brady got destroy today. Denver Wooh scary defense they got.

Brady crumbles every year in the playoffs when the teams he plays aren't decimated by injuries. Anyone who can take away his easy passes can destroy him, because he's not good enough to consistently make difficult throws. Calling him the GOAT, or even putting him in that conversation is a complete joke.

[stixfix69]

Pats lose....I like it....

[jravens13]

Gary Kubiak has the recipe to beat Belichick, and that game would have been a blowout if he had a more capable QB than Manning. Other teams should take notes.. Run the ball, control clock (keep brady off the field), attack the middle of the field with physical WR's and TE's. So happy to see Brady fall short after so many chances to take that game into OT. I would like to personally thank Von Miller and all those rushers that got after his rear end.  Makes me sick how many times I watch a pats player beg for another penalty and then Hochuli rewards them with one.

[law215]

Gary Kubiak has the recipe to beat Belichick, and that game would have been a blowout if he had a more capable QB than Manning. Other teams should take notes.. Run the ball, control clock (keep brady off the field), attack the middle of the field with physical WR's and TE's. So happy to see Brady fall short after so many chances to take that game into OT. I would like to personally thank Von Miller and all those rushers that got after his rear end. Makes me sick how many times I watch a pats player beg for another penalty and then Hochuli rewards them with one.

That's why I hope the Ravens use their #6 pick to get a pass rusher. Constant pressure on any QB is a game wrecker.

[RavensBaltimore]

Gary Kubiak has the recipe to beat Belichick, and that game would have been a blowout if he had a more capable QB than Manning. Other teams should take notes.. Run the ball, control clock (keep brady off the field), attack the middle of the field with physical WR's and TE's. So happy to see Brady fall short after so many chances to take that game into OT. I would like to personally thank Von Miller and all those rushers that got after his rear end. Makes me sick how many times I watch a pats player beg for another penalty and then Hochuli rewards them with one.

I actually thought the playcalling was predictable and overly conservative. Kubiak seemed content to continuously punt the ball and rely on his defense. He definitely wasn't keeping Brady off the field. He gave him chance after chance to come back. I don't think that's the recipe to beat Belichick. It only works if you have a dominant defense. The lack of aggression kept the Patriots in the game. You can say it's risky to take more shots, but as we've seen in Baltimore, it's also risky to let the other team hang around and let the game come down to one play.

[Purple Dawg 96]

Peyton Manning is trying to go out like Ray Ray and after the Cardinals beat the Panthers it will be done!

[law215]

Broncos had 52 sacks this season vs 49 by last years Ravens that Stewart played for.

 

Broncos had 52 sacks this season vs 49 by last years Ravens that Stewart played for.

That's one of the reasons they were almost in another AFC Championship game and this year they are 5-11. When you can't get to the QB, you will often lose in this pass happy league and all your DBs are exposed. My point was I don't think releasing  Stewart for Lewis improved the secondary. Having enough elite pass rushers can fix the defense more than adding DBs. 

[jravens13]

I actually thought the playcalling was predictable and overly conservative. Kubiak seemed content to continuously punt the ball and rely on his defense. He definitely wasn't keeping Brady off the field. He gave him chance after chance to come back. I don't think that's the recipe to beat Belichick. It only works if you have a dominant defense. The lack of aggression kept the Patriots in the game. You can say it's risky to take more shots, but as we've seen in Baltimore, it's also risky to let the other team hang around and let the game come down to one play.

He had to protect Manning, because Manning's mobility was a huge liability and was taking huge sacks that were killing drives. I thought in the second half they could have hit them with more play action on 1st Down or 2nd Down in certain spots, but Pats D adjusted to their play action and just asked Jamie Collins to ignore the fakes and fly towards Manning. They did enough to win with what they were dealing with on offense: an immobile QB, and a bad O-Line. Keep in mind the field position that the Pats were stuck with, and the fact that Denver could have easily gotten into FG range a few more times if the players executed a few of his calls. Kubiak controlled that game from start to finish. Worst case scenario was OT. 

Edited January 25, 2016 by jravens13

[RavensBaltimore]

He had to protect Manning, because Manning's mobility was a huge liability and was taking huge sacks that were killing drives. I thought in the second half they could have hit them with more play action on 1st Down or 2nd Down in certain spots, but Pats D adjusted to their play action and just asked Jamie Collins to ignore the fakes and fly towards Manning. They did enough to win with what they were dealing with on offense: an immobile QB, and a bad O-Line. Keep in mind the field position that the Pats were stuck with, and the fact that Denver could have easily gotten into FG range a few more times if the players executed a few of his calls. Kubiak controlled that game from start to finish. Worst case scenario was OT. 

I basically agree with that. I understand why Kubiak was so conservative, but I don't think he came up with some formula to beat Belichick. Doing what they did only works if your defense is dominating. As far as play calling goes, I think Wade Phillips deserves more credit than Kubiak.

[ravens4life86]

Well on the bright side Good for Peyton and Broncos killing Tom Shady all day 23 hits.

But I dont know if anybody will beat the Panthers.. back to back blowouts cruising to a SB.

This could be another 43-8 type SB.

Atleast the cheaters are gone

[Purple Dawg 96]

Pocket QBs are a thing of the past! Cam will run all over the broncos!

[hen826957]

Cam is unstoppable force. He's tough to stop. You don't know what he gonna do with the ball sometimes. Panthers are gonna destroy the Broncos.

[Halshayeji]

That's one of the reasons they were almost in another AFC Championship game and this year they are 5-11. When you can't get to the QB, you will often lose in this pass happy league and all your DBs are exposed. My point was I don't think releasing Stewart for Lewis improved the secondary. Having enough elite pass rushers can fix the defense more than adding DBs.

Totally agree. I thought you were implying something else lol

Loosing suggs, McPhee, and Ngata really hurt us in terms of getting to the QB.

To your point about pass rusher with the #6 pick, il gladly take the next suggs or K.Mack if he's the best on our board when the clock is on.

[reed20fence]

The Ravens front office and John Harbaugh have been vindicated yet again. It was late January 2014, the last head coaching vacancy in the NFL had been filled with Detroit's poaching of Jim Caldwell (and Teryl Austin) from us. No one had the foresight (not even his bestie, John Elway) to think that perhaps the 2-14 record in Houston wasn't on Gary Kubiak and his crew. Harbaugh gave him respect, came to an understanding, hired him, had one of the most successful seasons of Ravens offense in our history, and re-established his reputation. Kubiak is a good man, and history is witness that the owner and GM in Houston scapegoated him and his crew. Now he's on his way to a Super Bowl and we're proud to have been part of it.

We're even prouder that Bisciotti, Ozzie, and Harbaugh have created a place that coaches and players can come to redeem themselves.

Edited January 25, 2016 by reed20fence

[Shaky End of the Quarter]

I hope Ozzie nails this draft. Wish it was a deeper draft. I was looking at the past drafts and how playoff teams have done recently and I have to tip my hat to the Carolina Panthers. Very impressive what Ron Rivera has done since he got to Carolina in 2011. Drafted Cam Newton in 2011, Luke Kuechkle in 2012, Star Lotulelei and Kewan Short in 2013, Kelvin Benjamin, Kony Ealy and Trai Turner in 2014. I am aware that some of these picks Cam (1), Kuechkle (9) were high picks but they have nailed the early rounds of the past 4 drafts. In OZ/Da Costa we trust!!!

[OzzieBisciotti]

After watching the Denver Defense tonight, I couldn't help but think that's how our defense played several years ago (same thing with Carolina's defense), where our defense controlled the whole game. Now, our defense has no identity, and no one / no quarterback is afraid to play our defense. Denver's FO made some great moves, with FA and draft, and hopefully, Oz can turn it around soon. Unlike the Bronco's / Panther's defense, we don't fly around and aren't aggressors- we just sit back and react, esp our corners who like to play 10 yards off opposing WRs..

[OzzieBisciotti]

Unfortanately, with all the holes we have on our team, I can pretty much promise we don't make the playoffs until 2017 - earliest. Let's be patient fans.

[purpledown]

Ed Dickson, Michael Oher, two ex Ravens who are in line for another SB ring. Another reason why the Ravens need to be careful how they let free agents leave.

[PolishRifle]

Ed Dickson, Michael Oher, two ex Ravens who are in line for another SB ring. Another reason why the Ravens need to be careful how they let free agents leave.

 

Both of them were awful with the Ravens. Sometimes players need a fresh start, sometimes they have one great season in them. Remember how good Bryant McKinnie was during the 2012 playoffs? He moved on to Miami and was horrible!