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Originally Posted by milkman
Matt Ryan has been the more consistent regular season QB.
But, yeah, I'm taking the guy that has shown he can get it done in the playoffs.
Two years ago, my answer would have been different.
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Joe Flacco is an interesting case, IMO.
When he came out, he was supposedly "raw" but with a huge arm. I think he proved that in his first season, even though their offense was a detriment to their team and they ultimately lost in the AFC Championship.
Newsome continued to supply Flacco with offensive players, year after year, yet they just couldn't get over the hump. Mind you, Newsome didn't make a move for a Julio Jones, Tony Gonzalez or even a Roddy White, but he did bring in some competent players.
The biggest move, IMO, was firing Cam Cameron (because again, IMO, the game has truly passed him by) and replacing him with Jim Caldwell. In all honesty, I thought that Caldwell was the equivilent of Gunther Cunningham or any other coordinator that was elevated to head coach unceremoniously (George Seifert is another).
But dammit if the Ravens offense didn't explode after his hiring. They were taking shots downfield, running with abandon and so on. I think I may have said this last year but my apologies to Caldwell. He was a true difference maker for the Ravens.
Which makes one wonder: What IS Flacco's ceiling?
Personally, I believe that Ryan already hit his ceiling and will be lucky to maintain it.