Flacco

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(12-19-2016, 03:45 PM)BmorePat87 Wrote: What that statistic doesn't tell you is that his really poor performances in his rookie and sophomore years were then met with a sudden turn around from year 3 onwards.

2008-2009:  46.2 QB rating, 1 TD, 6 picks. 132 yards a game, 5.5 YPA 47.7% completion.  3-2 record
2010, 2011, 2014 (omits SB run): 95.6 rating  13 TDs, 4 picks, 237 yards a game, 7.1 YPA 61.1% completion, 3-3 record
2012 (Super Bowl Run): 117.2 Rating, 11 TDs, 0 picks, 285 yards a game, 9.0 YPA 57.9% completion, 4-0 record. 

Since 2010: 104.2 QB rating, 24 TDs, 4 picks, 256 yards a game, 7.9 YPA, 59.8% completion, 7-3 record. 

So if you want to use his rookie and sophomore year to disgust 2010,2011, and 2014 to make 2012 look like the true outlier, go ahead. You cannot deny the body of work he has since 2010, and trying to paint 2012 as being "fluke" compared to 2010-2014 is just out right wrong. But when your QB is just garbage when it matter, I see why you need to lie.

Yeah if you're going to eliminate Flacco's first five playoff games because they were horrific, isn't it a tad hypocritical to rip Dalton for being abysmal in his first 4 playoff games? Who knows...maybe Dalton has a similar miraculous turnaround. If he gets a different HC who isn't playoff kryptonite, it's very possible.