He made everything throw he had to make from about 10 minutes to go in the 4th until the end.
That was "Elite" there !!!
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That was an incredible 25 minutes of football by Flacco !!
He made everything throw he had to make from about 10 minutes to go in the 4th until the end.
That was "Elite" there !!!
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Wish I could say elite but Ray and Torrey had a huge impact at the end. Joe played big when they team needed it and that's all that matters right now.Originally Posted by mythoughts
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OP:
You sound surprised. What do you think Joe has been doing the past 4 1/2 years?
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Someone needs to tell that smuck Skippy to shut his piehole about Joe.
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Yes. Yes it was. Thing is, though, most games are 60 minutes long. In his defense, the O-line and receivers seemed to wake up just in the nick of time as well.
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4 minutes left I though it was over and the unmade 4th down in the red zone looked HUGH. Saying whatta, shoulda, coulda on the FG was too obvious in retrospect.
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True, but it's the score at the end of that 60 minutes (or 74 minutes and 45 seconds) that puts the number up on the standings.
The defense made some adjustments early in the 2nd quarter and limited the Chargers' O.
The offense made some adjustments in the second half (they had a couple of good drives but mistakes halted them).
There were FOUR dropped passes in the first half but none in the second half.
However, with these adjustments and the brilliant play by the Playmakers on the offense, the Ravens made it happen!
9-2 is not an accident!
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Joe actually played okay early... had two would-be first down throws on the first couple of drives dropped. More examples of the "team game" aspect. He missed on a couple of key throws in the 2nd quarter. Wasn't perfect by any means, but he wasn't the only problem. In crunch time he made some good throws and his WRs made some nice catches to help out. Santonio Holmes. David Tyree. Manningham and Nicks. Dwight Clark. At the other end of a lot of "history making" clutch throws are WRs catching the ball and making great plays.
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Exactly. (And how many times was he sacked because Jah Reid couldn't find the guy he was supposed to block with a GPS?)
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What was it, his 3rd game starting? He just looks like someone who, once he stops thinking and starts reacting, might be a monster.Exactly. (And how many times was he sacked because Jah Reid couldn't find the guy he was supposed to block with a GPS?)
Osemele had a couple of bad plays too, but seemed to snap out of it and play much better in the second half.
With these and other "concerns" on a 9-2 team, I am happily curious to see how the team fares when they do stop making rookie and sophmore mistakes.
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It is hard for anyone to step in and replace a stud like Grubbs. Reid is big and young and will hopefully get better.Exactly. (And how many times was he sacked because Jah Reid couldn't find the guy he was supposed to block with a GPS?)
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The team scored 16 points in a game and a 1/4. And the team would have lost except ray rice's incredible run. I think you are using the wrong game to use as proof of Flacco being an above average qb. This game actually had me lose my faith in flacco.
The defense on the other hand is not the third best in the AFC.
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Flacco threw for the third largest number of yards this week, led the offense's turnaround in the second half and finally, led another 4th Qtr comeback win (the 9th of his short career) with no turnovers against an inspired SD defense....
Your faith has a funny definition!
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What do people expect of/from Joe? I've given up trying to figure that one out. He's done more with less than just about any other QB in the NFL. Some folks either really don't get it, don't want to get it, or else have some sort of agenda to try to devalue Joe's value and worth to the team. It's one thing to just have a difference of opinion; what's going on here is definitely something else. Meanwhile, the Ravens are 9-2, and the Steelers are 6-5. That truly boggles the mind. (But not in a bad way.)
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The defense won this game for the Ravens. While the offense was in a trance for 3 1/2 quarters, it was the "D" that kept them in the game and gave the Ravens the opportunity to win at the end. That, more than anything, gives me a warm, fuzzy feeling considering how poorly this unit has played this year. But over the past several games(without Ray Lewis...hmmmm), they've slowly but surely begun to play better. If this trend can continue, Baltimore becomes a very dangerous team going into the final leg of the season. And yes, Flacco looked great at the end of the game, not to mention some incredible, clutch plays by Ray Rice and Torrey Smith.
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He threw a check down 2 yards past the yard of scrimmage on 4th and 29. Flacco is an idiot who got a HUGE save and a bit of luck from Ray Rice. 99 times out of 100 you do not get a 1st down on that play.
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They want fantasy numbers every single week. 300-400 yds, 3 tds, etc.What do people expect of/from Joe? I've given up trying to figure that one out. He's done more with less than just about any other QB in the NFL. Some folks either really don't get it, don't want to get it, or else have some sort of agenda to try to devalue Joe's value and worth to the team. It's one thing to just have a difference of opinion; what's going on here is definitely something else. Meanwhile, the Ravens are 9-2, and the Steelers are 6-5. That truly boggles the mind. (But not in a bad way.)
Wins don't seem to matter.
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First things first. Ray Rice took a dumpoff pass and saved the game. Nobody can dispute that. AfterRay Rice kept us in the game (he doesn't make that play we lost) then Joe made some great throws. No doubt about it.
Now - what the hell happened the first 3 quarters? Guess it doesn't matter - very few play an excellent game for 4 quarters. He did get the job done. It doesn't erase questions, but he does deserve some credit.
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Flacco is an idiot??? In what way? Please enlighten us! Most of us fans see a tough, smart, resourceful leader of the offense who might not be a fantasy football star but seems to get his team in position for a chance to win nearly every week.
Idiot???? I guess you did not hear his press conference. He did not just want to heave the ball down field, but wanted to give someone a chance to make a play. He said if Torrey Smith had stopped just past the first down marker, he would have zipped the pass to him. Rice was the only eligible receiver with a chance and despite long odds, Flacco tossed him the ball and Rice did the rest (with Boldin's help). Sounds like a sound decision process there.
Idiot???? Ray Rice made an incredible play but without two key 3rd down completions, the Ravens might never have gotten that chance. On another matter, the Ravens had already made the first down, but it was nullified by a questionable hoding call on Yanda.
Finally, did you see how deep the SD linebackers had dropped? Do you think that was an accident? Or might you admit that Flacco's reputation, growing as it is, for one of the strongest arms in the NFL influenced the SD defenders to pay close attention to the three WRs who were hotfooting toward the end zone?
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I'm sure you would be singing the same tune right now had that play done what it does 99% of the time and ended up with a 10 yard gain 20 yards short of the 1st down.... right???
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