Immediately after his near perfect performance in the Ravens
34-31 Super Bowl XLVII victory over the 49ers, questions came out about whether
QB Joe Flacco is now apart of the elite company; meaning is he one of the best
quarterbacks in the league? I tried looking up what it means to be elite in
sports and obviously no results came up so it is a personal opinion and after
watching him flourish in the playoffs, I think Flacco is now elite.
Flacco was
drafted 18th overall in the 2008 NFL Draft. Coming out of the University of Delaware,
Flacco didn’t have the national recognition but thrived in the NFL combine,
where the scouts saw just how good he could be. In his first two seasons in the
NFL, Flacco broke the NFL record for starts by a quarterback in his first two
seasons in the league. With the Ravens making the playoffs this season, Flacco
became the 1st quarterback to make the playoffs in his first five
seasons in the league where he also won a game each year.
Flacco is
the not the type of quarterback that will flash you with his numbers because
the Ravens are a balanced offense. Flacco’s career high for passing touchdowns
in a since season is 25 and this year posted his career high in passing yards
with 3,817.
Where I
think Flacco shows that he is one of the game’s best is in the playoffs. He now
has nine wins the playoffs, which ties him for 10th in NFL history
and is more than Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, and Peyton Manning. Flacco might have
had the best postseason by a quarterback in NFL history this season when he threw
for 1,104 yards and 11 touchdowns with no Ints and a passer rating of 117.2.
Flacco has no problem with playing on the road as he led the dramatic comeback
against Peyton and the Denver Broncos in the AFC Divisional Playoffs before
beating one of the game’s best playoff quarterback in Tom Brady and the New
England Patriots in the AFC Championship. Last night, Joe showed just how good
he is throwing for 287 yards and three touchdowns and also was named Super Bowl
MVP.
It is time
for Joe Flacco to get the recognition he deserves as he has the numbers and the
performances to prove that he is one of the game’s elite and since there is no
clear definition of being an NFL elite quarterback, he might have made his
version of the definition.
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