I'll open this article up, by personally apologizing to the 5th year quarterback from Delaware, Joe Flacco. I made this similar apology a year ago to Eli Manning. For years I said I didn't trust Joe Flacco, I thought the Ravens had enough around him on offense and defense yet, I didn't know if he could get the job done and eventually lead Baltimore to the promise land. The Superbowl XLVII MVP showed me and many of his critics : 11 TDS vs. 0 INTS during this postseason, those are similar single season playoff numbers to Joe Montana. Tack on the fact he went into Denver and New England and won respectively vs. Peyton Manning and Tom Brady in consecutive weeks. Then played a heck of a game vs. San Francisco with all the money on the table (literally) in the Superbowl. Now as a potential free agent Flacco and his agent are in the drivers seat. Also Joe Flacco has made the playoffs each of his 5 seasons in the Charm City, winning at least 1 playoff game each year. Also he helped lead the team to 2 AFC North Division titles during that time as well as 3 AFC Championship Game appearances. Joe also holds the record for most career road playoff wins with 5. You see the difference in him with Jim Caldwell as offensive coordinator, who allows him to stretch the defense and throw the football down the field, he wasn't given that chance in the past. He now has 1 Superbowl win and 1 Superbowl MVP like his peers : Peyton Manning, Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers, the hardest part is done. Simply continue to add stats to the resume during the remainder of his career and he'll be Canton bound.
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