Joe Flacco is about to cake---- harder than anyone in league history

[Dolph'sZiggler]

http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2013/2/28/4040738/joe-flacco-contract-ravens

Flacco will enter free agency if he doesn't work out a deal with Baltimore, and Ravens are ready to make him the highest paid player in NFL history, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

 

[Senhor Perfect]

He in no way deserves to be the highest paid player. A raise for sure, but this is ridiculous.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

NFL Contracts are all about timing. He just so happens to be a FA when his value is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy too high.

 

[Senhor Perfect]

NFL Contracts are all about timing. He just so happens to be a FA when his value is wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy too high.

They can't mortgage their future on a slightly above average QB. With Lewis gone, and Reed not far behind, they're going to need some big bucks to try and fill those gaps.

 

[Danielson]

Brady just took a pay cut no? He shouldn't make more than the golden boy.

but will

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

They can't mortgage their future on a slightly above average QB. With Lewis gone, and Reed not far behind, they're going to need some big bucks to try and fill those gaps.

I agree, but think of the outcry from Ravens fans if they let him walk. It's a lose/lose really.

 

[Snowman1]

6 years, 120.6 mil? Damn! Biscotti's gotta be pissed that he didn't get this deal done last year. Wonder if he was ready to move on before Joe went into F-U mode in the postseason?

Obviously thrilled they got this done, he deserves most of the pennies of it. It keeps the Ravens from having to trot out Matt Moore, Nick Foles, or Matt Barkley to follow up his epic Super Bowl performance. Boy would that be a disaster.

Sucks they've gotta cut a bunch of players now to make room for this.

 

[CrayJ Lee]

This is absolutely ridiculous. There's no way in hell that he is worth that much money 1:

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

6 years, 120.6 mil? Damn! Biscotti's gotta be pissed that he didn't get this deal done last year. Wonder if he was ready to move on before Joe went into F-U mode in the postseason?

Obviously thrilled they got this done, he deserves most of the pennies of it. It keeps the Ravens from having to trot out Matt Moore, Nick Foles, or Matt Barkley to follow up his epic Super Bowl performance. Boy would that be a disaster.

Sucks they've gotta cut a bunch of players now to make room for this.

They really captured lightning in a bottle in 2012, but that team won't go anywhere IMO losing Lewis/Reed + having to pay Flacco 20 mill per. How can you build a winning team when 1/10 of your salary cap is devoted to paying a player average for his position?

 

[Snowman1]

They really captured lightning in a bottle in 2012, but that team won't go anywhere IMO losing Lewis/Reed + having to pay Flacco 20 mill per. How can you build a winning team when 1/10 of your salary cap is devoted to paying a player average for his position?

Can't believe this one of all teams could do it.

Not really sure how well Flacco will play this season. Yeah there was the Ray Lewis factor and him being a playoff QB, but they also FINALLY dumped Cameron on his ass too. Flacco seems much more comfortable in Caldwell's system.

It sounds crazy, but losing Lewis and Reed isn't really that big of a deal imo. Lewis has clearly lost a step and was mediocre this year, whereas a great safety's hardly a necessity. They'll get Minter, Ogletree, or Te'o in the draft and find a solid safety later.

Worried about all the guys who are gonna get cut to make room for this. Boldin's probably the first to go, Leach and Yanda next. Ugh, it's gonna be a mess. No way they repeat, but don't see why they shouldn't be able to have a winning season.

 

[Danielson]

How many quarterbacks do you guys put above flacco? I think he deserved big money just not the biggest contract.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

Can't believe this one of all teams could do it.

Not really sure how well Flacco will play this season. Yeah there was the Ray Lewis factor and him being a playoff QB, but they also FINALLY dumped Cameron on his ass too. Flacco seems much more comfortable in Caldwell's system.

It sounds crazy, but losing Lewis and Reed isn't really that big of a deal imo. Lewis has clearly lost a step and was mediocre this year, whereas a great safety's hardly a necessity. They'll get Minter, Ogletree, or Te'o in the draft and find a solid safety later.

Worried about all the guys who are gonna get cut to make room for this. Boldin's probably the first to go, Leach and Yanda next. Ugh, it's gonna be a mess. No way they repeat, but don't see why they shouldn't be able to have a winning season.

Reed and Lewis aren't the players they once were, but losing two leaders and pillars of your team for the last decade is going to hurt in more ways than one. Besides losing those two they just don't have the tons of talent on D they used to. Ngata is a beast. Sizzle is aging and seems to have troubles staying healthy. Webb coming off an ACL. Kruger is OK. They have some other OK pieces, but they aren't what they used to be on D and losing those two will only hurt it more.

How many quarterbacks do you guys put above flacco? I think he deserved big money just not the biggest contract.

If I had to start listing them off the top of my head (not in order, just guys I rank ahead of Flaccid) ... 1.) Rodgers 2.) Brady 3.) Manning 4.) Manning 5.) Ben 6.) RGIII 7.) Luck 8.) Russell Wilson 9.) Kaepernick 10.) Brees 11.) Cam Newton 12.) Cutler

I'd throw Flacco in the same class as Stafford, Ryan, Schaub, Rivers ect

 

[Danielson]

Reed and Lewis aren't the players they once were, but losing two leaders and pillars of your team for the last decade is going to hurt in more ways than one. Besides losing those two they just don't have the tons of talent on D they used to. Ngata is a beast. Sizzle is aging and seems to have troubles staying healthy. Webb coming off an ACL. Kruger is OK. They have some other OK pieces, but they aren't what they used to be on D and losing those two will only hurt it more.


If I had to start listing them off the top of my head (not in order, just guys I rank ahead of Flaccid) ... 1.) Rodgers 2.) Brady 3.) Manning 4.) Manning 5.) Ben 6.) RGIII 7.) Luck 8.) Russell Wilson 9.) Kaepernick 10.) Brees 11.) Cam Newton 12.) Cutler

I'd throw Flacco in the same class as Stafford, Ryan, Schaub, Rivers ect

Yeah, that sounds good. I would rank brees a little higher but that's all.

 

[Dolph'sZiggler]

Brees is stop 5. I wasn't putting those guys in order, just as they came to mind. I only numbered them to see how many guys in total I would put definitively ahead of Flacco.

Some are borderline choices at this point, especially the young guys, but when I factor in upside it's not even close.

 

[Snowman1]

Reed and Lewis aren't the players they once were, but losing two leaders and pillars of your team for the last decade is going to hurt in more ways than one. Besides losing those two they just don't have the tons of talent on D they used to. Ngata is a beast. Sizzle is aging and seems to have troubles staying healthy. Webb coming off an ACL. Kruger is OK. They have some other OK pieces, but they aren't what they used to be on D and losing those two will only hurt it more.

I agree with every word of this.

The main thing you can say about Flacco right now is that he's the anti-Romo, you can trust the dude to win you a game. On that list of QB's I'd put him above Cam and way above Cutler, the rest is fine.