Six years ago, it was much more fun to be a football fan. Instead of spending the summer discussing a potential helmet rule neutering the game and making it impossible to play, the morality of standing up for the National Anthem, whether NFL owners are colluding to keep players who protest off the field, the unfair competition and treatment of cheerleaders, or brutal head injuries that can suck the life out of the most Herculean of athletes, we discussed one simple thing: Is Joe Flacco elite?
The Ravens ended the 2012 season 10-6 and won the AFC North.