CBS Sports: Ravens need to ignore Flacco flak, do smart thing by re-signing QB

[ExtremeRavens]

Joe Flacco is in the playoffs for a fifth straight year, but do his recent struggles make the Ravens reconsider his future? Uh, no, Clark Judge says. Flacco has done nothing but win, and giving him a long-term deal is a must.

 

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I guess Baltimore fans are mesmerized by the success that rookies like Robert Griffin III, Andrew Luck and Russell Wilson have had this season or that Newton and Andy Dalton had in 2011, but this just in: Flacco had it, too. And he still does, with Baltimore one win from clinching its second straight division championship with Flacco at quarterback. Trent Dilfer didn't do that. Elvis Grbac didn't, either. Or Steve McNair, Jeff Blake, Kyle Boller, Vinny Testaverde, Tony Banks or Jim Harbaugh. The Ravens ran a lot of guys through the door at quarterback, and only one stuck.

You're looking at him, people, and you should be looking at him for a long, long time.

 

This is a good perspective and good article.

[OutsideRzAcE]

Ditto. I don't think they should be satisfied with Flacco - they can still draft a guy to back him up and see how he develops, but you don't just get rid of this guy until you find someone better (and that won't be easy).