Merged Miscellaneous Flacco Threads

[flynismo]

[quote name='SteelCurtain5' post='141889' date='Jan 20 2009, 11:27 AM']Are you guys serious, You had a rooking take you to the AFC Championship. Your #1 draft pick. Do you remember the quarterbacks you had for the last 10-20 years. Yeah he had some INT's, but against one of the best defenses in the past 40 years.

The idea of Troy Smith getting a chance is a travesty, Im suprised you don't use Troy a lot more.[/quote]

I agree...I think letting anyone else start would be foolish.

I know the Big Ben comparisons are old hat, but Flaccos numbers are very similiar to Ben's in his rookie year. I think Flac certainly has the potential to be as good as Ben, who knows, maybe even better.

[flynismo]

[quote name='PuRock' post='141907' date='Jan 20 2009, 11:51 AM']I'm going to say they announce it as an "open competition". But Flacco would probably be the man. They want him to earn the spot. Not expect it , like Ryan Leaf.[/quote]

yup

[codizzle]

[quote name='SteelCurtain5' post='141889' date='Jan 20 2009, 10:27 AM']Are you guys serious, You had a rooking take you to the AFC Championship. Your #1 draft pick. Do you remember the quarterbacks you had for the last 10-20 years. Yeah he had some INT's, but against one of the best defenses in the past 40 years.

The idea of Troy Smith getting a chance is a travesty, Im suprised you don't use Troy a lot more.[/quote]
it was a colts fan who stated the question ... good try though

[Bullrush]

[quote name='funky141' post='141845' date='Jan 20 2009, 11:41 AM']one quick question

Going into camp, does Troy Smith get a chance to win the starting job?[/quote]
Does Sorgi get a change to win the starting job in Indy with the way Peyton choked again during the playoffs?

[MDmid14]

[quote name='Bullrush' post='142076' date='Jan 20 2009, 03:09 PM']Does Sorgi get a change to win the starting job in Indy with the way Peyton choked again during the playoffs?[/quote]


Couldn't agree more. Flacco did awesome all season. One game against a defense that every other QB in the league had trouble against doesn't mean a thing.

[PIG 20]

[quote name='PuRock' post='141907' date='Jan 20 2009, 11:51 AM']I'm going to say they announce it as an "open competition". But Flacco would probably be the man. They want him to earn the spot. Not expect it , like Ryan Leaf.[/quote]

No way. He's the starter. Troy will be backing up. You don't open up a competition with a rookie QB that started all 16 games and took it to the AFC Championship game. Winning more playoff games as a rookie than any rookie ever had in the history of the NFL. He was drafted to be the franchise QB and now he already has a full 19 games under his belt.

You go into next season with Joe as the starter. There shouldn't even be a discussion about this. Any mention of a QB competition is just plain "retarded"!

[Slick]

[quote name='macbrak' post='139820' date='Jan 19 2009, 12:38 AM']I'd fault him for trying to squeeze some throws in and make plays but mostly I think the receivers jus couldn't get open.[/quote]

I don't fault Flacco as much as I fault the recievers. in the first half I saw a couple plays that the recievers missed downfield which would have put momentum in our favor and probably a more favorable outcome. Half the time Flacco was forced to throw it away, check down, or force it (which didnt really end well).
All I gotta say is if we get a top-rate WR and CB then we should be super bowl bound no problem