12-20-2016, 02:20 AM
(12-20-2016, 01:28 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote:
I understand where you're coming from. I never mentioned AJ since I know he was hurt in at least one of those games, but you can't deny the fact that Dalton was handed a top 3 receiver day 1 entering the league. Flacco has worked with some pretty old hand-me-downs. Neither has it easy.
Dalton has played surprisingly well without AJ over the years, but there's no doubt that AJ is a big asset. There hasn't been much outside of AJ though, with the exception of 2015 (when Dalton had an MVP-esque year).
Although I feel guys like Boldin, Smith Sr, and Wallace have been pretty good hand-me-downs, there's no doubt things could've been better for Flacco over the years. He hasn't really had a true #1, and I think he probably misses having a great dual threat back like Ray Rice.
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