Anyone think Joe Flacco is worth 20 million a year?

[bucs449]

Hate, by your criteria, Tebow is as good as Ryan, Sanchez is better than Ryan, and Dilfer is better than Marino and Kelly.

Flacco has been unbelievable and he is going to get a lot of money, but I still think Ryan is a little better. Hate, obviously we all hate the Falcons, but it is ridiculous when you say Ryan sucks. He's pretty damn good.

[RogerGoodellSucks]

Hate, by your criteria, Tebow is as good as Ryan, Sanchez is better than Ryan, and Dilfer is better than Marino and Kelly.

Flacco has been unbelievable and he is going to get a lot of money, but I still think Ryan is a little better. Hate, obviously we all hate the Falcons, but it is ridiculous when you say Ryan sucks. He's pretty damn good.

Was just about to post this.

It blows my mind that some people here still think winning in the playoffs and just games in general, all falls in the hands of the QB.

[Dolorous Jason]

[Foedus]

@RapSheet: The internal view from Joe Flacco's camp: He's playing better than Peyton Manning, who makes $18M per year. Target is higher than that

Flacco's camp is really laying the ground work for a long negotiation, like Bree's last year.

[TheAman]

Of course that's what they're going for.  You don't aim what you will settle for, you aim higher so the middle-ground ends up being what you want.  He'll get 5/70-75

[Hate]

Hate, by your criteria, Tebow is as good as Ryan, Sanchez is better than Ryan, and Dilfer is better than Marino and Kelly.

Any intelligent observer not named Java knows that BS

Flacco has been unbelievable and he is going to get a lot of money, but I still think Ryan is a little better. Hate, obviously we all hate the Falcons, but it is ridiculous when you say Ryan sucks. He's pretty damn good.

What exactly has Ryan done that Flacco hasn't?

[Hate]

It blows my mind that some people here still think winning in the playoffs and just games in general, all falls in the hands of the QB.

The Falcons' shortcomings in the postseason fall directly in the lap of Ryan. Shut out vs the Giants and shut out in the second half last week....and turning the ball over twice in the process. Have you not watched him play?

Tony Romo has shown you its not all about regular season stats.

[TheAman]

It blows my mind that some people here still think winning in the playoffs and just games in general, all falls in the hands of the QB.

The Falcons' shortcomings in the postseason fall directly in the lap of Ryan. Shut out vs the Giants and shut out in the second half last week....and turning the ball over twice in the process. Have you not watched him play?

Tony Romo has shown you its not all about regular season stats.

And Mark Sanchez has shown that it's not all about playoff stats.

[bucs449]

Hate, it's a TEAM sport. Ryan has been pretty spectacular and any intelligent observer not named Java would agree with that. Like I said, Flacco is pretty damn good, but so is Ryan. You made your criteria clear for what constitutes a better QB and I think it is flawed. Determining a great QB needs to take into account many things.

[caradoc]

Hate, by your criteria, Tebow is as good as Ryan, Sanchez is better than Ryan, and Dilfer is better than Marino and Kelly.

Flacco has been unbelievable and he is going to get a lot of money, but I still think Ryan is a little better. Hate, obviously we all hate the Falcons, but it is ridiculous when you say Ryan sucks. He's pretty damn good.

Was just about to post this.

It blows my mind that some people here still think winning in the playoffs and just games in general, all falls in the hands of the QB.

You both seem to fail to understand what Hate was pointing out.  It's not just about wins.  Flacco has played well in the playoffs.  Ryan chokes.

And like it or not, the QB is the most important guy on the field.  And he only becomes more important in the playoffs.

[Hate]

Hate, it's a TEAM sport. Ryan has been pretty spectacular and any intelligent observer not named Java would agree with that. Like I said, Flacco is pretty damn good, but so is Ryan. You made your criteria clear for what constitutes a better QB and I think it is berg flawed.
 Determining a great QB needs to take into account many things.

On that, we agree..... and i don't see a great QB in Ryan. FYI.... Baskin Robbins has 31 flavors for a reason.

[RogerGoodellSucks]

It blows my mind that some people here still think winning in the playoffs and just games in general, all falls in the hands of the QB.

The Falcons' shortcomings in the postseason fall directly in the lap of Ryan. Shut out vs the Giants and shut out in the second half last week....and turning the ball over twice in the process. Have you not watched him play?

Tony Romo has shown you its not all about regular season stats.

I've watched him play plenty. He put up 396 yards, 3 TD's and 1 INT against one of the best defenses in the league. And you think it's his fault they lost the game? Unreal.

Flacco is lucky as **CENSORED** to even be in the Superbowl. If Rahim Moore had any football smarts, the Ravens would have been knocked out in the 2nd round.

[Hate]

You both seem to fail to understand what Hate was pointing out.  It's not just about wins.  Flacco has played well in the playoffs. Ryan chokes.

And like it or not, the QB is the most important guy on the field.  And he only becomes more important in the playoffs.

Ahhh... a sensible post. Thnx, Doc!

[Hate]

It blows my mind that some people here still think winning in the playoffs and just games in general, all falls in the hands of the QB.

The Falcons' shortcomings in the postseason fall directly in the lap of Ryan. Shut out vs the Giants and shut out in the second half last week....and turning the ball over twice in the process. Have you not watched him play?

Tony Romo has shown you its not all about regular season stats.

I've watched him play. He put up 396 yards, 3 TD's and 1 INT against one of the best defenses in the league. And you think it's his fault they lost the game? Unreal.

The guy scored ZERO points in the second half....at home, turning the ball over twice in the process. Exactly who should take the 'credit' for that??

[bucs449]

Hate, by your criteria, Tebow is as good as Ryan, Sanchez is better than Ryan, and Dilfer is better than Marino and Kelly.

Flacco has been unbelievable and he is going to get a lot of money, but I still think Ryan is a little better. Hate, obviously we all hate the Falcons, but it is ridiculous when you say Ryan sucks. He's pretty damn good.

Was just about to post this.

It blows my mind that some people here still think winning in the playoffs and just games in general, all falls in the hands of the QB.

You both seem to fail to understand what Hate was pointing out.  It's not just about wins.  Flacco has played well in the playoffs.  Ryan chokes.

And like it or not, the QB is the most important guy on the field.  And he only becomes more important in the playoffs.

It's also a TEAM game though. Of course QB is the most important guy on the field, but a play here or there shouldn't be the difference between someone stinks and someone is great. If Tyree and Manningham didn't make those catches, would Eli still be elite? I say of course. Being a great QB is based on a lot more than one or two things. You have to look at the overall body of work. Dilfer is not better than Kelly or Marino based on overall body of work, but he does deserve a lot of credit and it is something may no one can take away from him. Sitting on the outside though as a fan, you need to look at more to come up with who's a good QB.