DJasper Probincrux III Posted January 14, 2013 Author Posted January 14, 2013 No, it doesn't. It buys them time to work out a deal. Which the don't want to do yet. An extra year on the cheap is being squeezed now then funnel those Lewis and reed dollars to him and give him a decent deal. Qb negotiations are pretty easy typically but often use the tag which gets fans all out of sorts. It forces them to offer him a 1 yr deal at the average of the top 5 QBs in the league which is usually 15-16 million dollars. Doing that is a bit of a gamble as Flacco can always take that offer and keep stonewalling - the Ravens could only franchise him again if they offered him a 10% raise above that next year. So basically if you tag him this year you better be prepared to give him at least 33.5 million dollars at full cap hits over the next 2 seasons because he can make that happen just by refusing to extend with you. Of course there's also the possibility that he refuses to sign the franchise tender and holds out. That this situation is getting this far along makes it all the more interesting. In November Baltimore held the cards, after the last two weeks Flacco does. What happens if he stinks next week? Has he shown enough for Baltimore to change their fundamental view of him? If they were sold he'd be locked up already. This situation has so much potential to go sideways. Don't underestimate his willingness to hold out. Personal history means something. He got pissed at Pitt and transferred to a 1-AA school on principle. He's not going to let himself be undervalued by an organization. Also, an exclusive rights tag prevents teams from talking to Flacco, not from talking to the Ravens about Flacco. Let's say you're John Harbaugh. Your brother Jim can flip you a QB with a strong recommendation that is mobile and can manage a game effectively hit the TE and hand off to Ray Rice and Bernard Pierce. He costs half as much as the QB you had who you weren't 100% sold on who is now mired in contract hell. You can get a top ten pick + from a team that wants him. You end up with a QB who you like as much as the guy you dealt, an extra high #1 to rebuild your defense with and extra cap funds to spend.
reddogblitz Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 I wouldn't assume he will stay at Baltimore even if they win the SB. The last time Baltimore won a SB they cut their QB. Anything's possible. To say unequivocally he will not leave is dumb. he might not be available but to say you know with certainty is dumb.
benderbender Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 Joe Flacco - interested? Started by Big Papi, Dec 04 2012 06:05 PM Well I don't swing that way, but he's a decent looking guy,
J-E-T-S-L-O-L Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 Just looking at stats. Over Flaccos last 6 playoff games. He has thrown 12 TDs, 2 INTs, 247 ypg, and has a 101 QB rating. The only average thing about those stats are that they are similar to your average superbowl winning QB. Flacco is not going anywhere.
RuntheDamnBall Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 Joe Flacco - interested? Started by Big Papi, Dec 04 2012 06:05 PM Well I don't swing that way, but he's a decent looking guy, He's really got that "Sam the Eagle" thing going for him. Ladies love it.
Bronc24 Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 Yeah. Also interested in acquiring Brady, either Manning, Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers and Kaepernick. In other words, ain't gonna happen.
RuntheDamnBall Posted January 14, 2013 Posted January 14, 2013 Stay with me on this one: Time machine. We can waste our time trying to make deals with unwilling teams and players, or we could just mobilize those same resources in order to correct past mistakes. Then we could simply draft Flacco instead of just paying top dollar after some of his prime seasons. I won't be convinced that this isn't a good idea.
BuffBill Posted January 15, 2013 Posted January 15, 2013 I might get aroused if they signed Flacco, but he isn't going anywhere. Strongest arm in the NFL. Five years in the league, five years in the playoffs, and at least one post season win in every season. Not bad.
KD in CA Posted January 15, 2013 Posted January 15, 2013 I might get aroused if they signed Flacco, but he isn't going anywhere. Strongest arm in the NFL. Five years in the league, five years in the playoffs, and at least one post season win in every season. Not bad. Flacco is already 18th on the all time playoff wins list for QBs; just one behind guys like Young and Marino. He isn't going anywhere.
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