A lightning rod for sports talk debate.
Apologists will point to the lack of playmakers the Ravens have fielded to support his cause at quarterback. They’ll also talk about the revolving door of inadequacy that sits outside the office set up for the team’s offensive coordinator. All of which they’ll argue, positions the team’s franchise quarterback for failure.
Detractors will claim that Flacco doesn’t seem interested in perfecting the subtle nuances of the game that separate the great ones from the average Joes, and that he is fundamentally inefficient, which leads to less than ideal accuracy and a dearth of explosive plays.