Joe Flacco should be highest-paid NFL QB, agent says

Collapse

Recommended Videos

Collapse
This topic is closed.
X
X
 
  • Time
  • Show
Clear All
new posts
  • kcharles520
    Rookie
    • Oct 2012
    • 203

    #1

    Joe Flacco should be highest-paid NFL QB, agent says

    http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap100...fl-quarterback

    apparently flacco and his agent are hell-bent on bankrupting the baltimore ravens and destroying their chances of re-signing just about anyone BESIDES flacco to long term contracts.

    i'm sorry but joe is way over his head here. yea, he played well this season, yea he's a solid qb, but to be the highest paid qb in the league? ridiculous. the guy acts like he won the super bowl all by himself...

    if i were the ravens owner i'd tell him to get out and sign matt flynn or something for 10% of what flacco's asking for...lol. who cares if he won a super bowl, that was a total team effort, not just one player.
  • Hooe
    Hall Of Fame
    • Aug 2002
    • 21555

    #2
    Re: Joe Flacco should be highest-paid NFL QB, agent says

    On the other hand, Flacco and his agent have all the leverage here. He's the presumptive on-field leader of the Ravens with Ray Lewis retiring and the pending free agency of Ed Reed, he's the best quarterback in the history of the franchise, he just had probably the best season of his career statistically, he just won Super Bowl MVP, and out of all the active quarterbacks with a Super Bowl ring he's the youngest.

    Baltimore is also in a position where they can't afford to let Flacco go. The only option they have behind him is former Virginia Tech Hokies' quarterback Tyrod Taylor, who is completely unproven at the NFL level. They also have the history of their franchise to look back upon; they let go of Trent Dilfer after winning a Super Bowl and promptly had a QB carousel that wasn't stabilized until Steve McNair was brought in as a stop-gap.

    The Ravens have to re-sign Flacco, and it's going to cost them at least $20 Million a year to do so.

    Comment

    • kcharles520
      Rookie
      • Oct 2012
      • 203

      #3
      Re: Joe Flacco should be highest-paid NFL QB, agent says

      Originally posted by CM Hooe
      On the other hand, Flacco and his agent have all the leverage here. He's the presumptive on-field leader of the Ravens with Ray Lewis retiring and the pending free agency of Ed Reed, he's the best quarterback in the history of the franchise, he just had probably the best season of his career statistically, he just won Super Bowl MVP, and out of all the active quarterbacks with a Super Bowl ring he's the youngest.

      Baltimore is also in a position where they can't afford to let Flacco go. The only option they have behind him is former Virginia Tech Hokies' quarterback Tyrod Taylor, who is completely unproven at the NFL level. They also have the history of their franchise to look back upon; they let go of Trent Dilfer after winning a Super Bowl and promptly had a QB carousel that wasn't stabilized until Steve McNair was brought in as a stop-gap.

      The Ravens have to re-sign Flacco, and it's going to cost them at least $20 Million a year to do so.
      i agree that it's crucial for them to re-sign him. i just feel like he's hurting the future of his own team by asking for such a huge sum of money. and if you look at his stats, they're just about the same as his stats the past three years. his completion percentage was actually lower than his rookie season!

      he's a very consistent player, but to ask for as much as guys like tom brady and aaron rodgers...he's just not at that sort of level. if he played for the patriots or the packers this year for example, there is NO way he would have won a superbowl. his TEAM is what helped him get to this point...to ask for this much money only hurts the ravens organization as a whole.

      yea, he has the leverage to work a top five contract, but it's just luxury money....he could make millions per year and have a GREAT team around him until the day he retires. but if he asks for this mega contract he's going to lose alot of starpower around him. if i were an athlete i'd sign a team-friendly contract EVEN if i had the leverage to ask for way more. as long as you're making millions per year what's the damn difference? if i made what flacco made THIS SEASON alone i could retire tomorrow and never work another day in my life. why, exactly does he need $20 million a year?

      flacco should take after a guy like victor cruz. he helped the giants to a super bowl ring LAST year, and you know what he did? played the 2012-13 season on a 750k contract!!!! he could have held out and asked for 5x that money, but you know what, he didn't...now that's the definition of a selfless football player. if anyone should be asking for a bigger contract, it's victor cruz. (though he'll prolly get one this offseason! lol).

      Comment

      • StanleyStutters
        Rookie
        • Jun 2012
        • 321

        #4
        Re: Joe Flacco should be highest-paid NFL QB, agent says

        Players don't owe their teams anything. These guys are risking their health, both short-term and long-term, to play in the NFL and if they've played well enough to warrant a $20M+ a year contract, they should get it. Also getting a big contract helps out some of the younger QBs in the NFL. When it's their turn to negotiate they can use his contract in negotiations just like he's using other players' contracts to get himself paid (this will also help any QBs that get franchise tagged).

        It's on the organization to build a team that can compete for championships. If they think that kind of money is too much for Flacco they don't have to sign him. But if they view him as a franchise QB who can win them Super Bowls, which is how I think they view him, then he is worth the money. It's the organizations' responsibility to spend their remaining money on quality players to put around him, and there are always ways to work around the cap, especially with long-term deals. I'm sure the Ravens will find a way to sign Flacco and still put a SB contending team on the field next season.

        Comment

        • CW McGraw
          MVP
          • Oct 2008
          • 1301

          #5
          Re: Joe Flacco should be highest-paid NFL QB, agent says

          Originally posted by kcharles520
          flacco should take after a guy like victor cruz. he helped the giants to a super bowl ring LAST year, and you know what he did? played the 2012-13 season on a 750k contract!!!! he could have held out and asked for 5x that money, but you know what, he didn't...now that's the definition of a selfless football player. if anyone should be asking for a bigger contract, it's victor cruz. (though he'll prolly get one this offseason! lol).
          I'm sure Flacco's teammates and fellow NFL players will appreciate Flacco taking a pay cut when they have to go renegotiate their own contracts./sarcasm
          If the Super Bowl MVP and best QB in the history of a franchise is taking less than he can, what leverage do other players have? You give an NFL team an inch and they'll take a mile.

          Comment

          • Alliball
            MVP
            • Aug 2004
            • 2368

            #6
            Re: Joe Flacco should be highest-paid NFL QB, agent says

            Originally posted by kcharles520

            flacco should take after a guy like victor cruz. he helped the giants to a super bowl ring LAST year, and you know what he did? played the 2012-13 season on a 750k contract!!!! he could have held out and asked for 5x that money, but you know what, he didn't...now that's the definition of a selfless football player. if anyone should be asking for a bigger contract, it's victor cruz. (though he'll prolly get one this offseason! lol).
            Not even the same thing.

            Comment

            • jWILL253
              You know why I'm here...
              • Jun 2008
              • 1611

              #7
              Re: Joe Flacco should be highest-paid NFL QB, agent says

              Tough call, here. The Patriots, Giants, & Broncos signed triple-digit contacts with elite QBs, and they aren't doing too bad. Not sure if the Ravens' front office is as competent as they are, though...
              jWILL

              Comment

              • Hooe
                Hall Of Fame
                • Aug 2002
                • 21555

                #8
                Re: Joe Flacco should be highest-paid NFL QB, agent says

                Originally posted by jWILL253
                Tough call, here. The Patriots, Giants, & Broncos signed triple-digit contacts with elite QBs, and they aren't doing too bad. Not sure if the Ravens' front office is as competent as they are, though...
                IMO the Ravens under GM Ozzie Newsome is right up there with the Patriots and the Packers as one of the best front office organizations in the league.

                Comment

                • 55
                  Banned
                  • Mar 2006
                  • 20857

                  #9
                  Re: Joe Flacco should be highest-paid NFL QB, agent says

                  A QB that has completed less than sixty percent of his passes in the last two seasons, has never thrown for 4,000 yards in a season and never thrown more than 25 touchdown passes in a season does not deserve 20 million dollars a year.

                  He will get it though, which is nuts. If Flacco gets 20 does that mean a guy like Rodgers should get 30?

                  Comment

                  • jWILL253
                    You know why I'm here...
                    • Jun 2008
                    • 1611

                    #10
                    Re: Joe Flacco should be highest-paid NFL QB, agent says

                    Originally posted by 55
                    A QB that has completed less than sixty percent of his passes in the last two seasons, has never thrown for 4,000 yards in a season and never thrown more than 25 touchdown passes in a season does not deserve 20 million dollars a year.

                    He will get it though, which is nuts. If Flacco gets 20 does that mean a guy like Rodgers should get 30?
                    Yeah. I'm surprised that more owners aren't making an issue of this. Prices for players are steadily increasing thanks to inflation to player value, especially when it comes to QBs. What's the point of signing a player to that high of a salary if all it's gonna do is debilitate your ability to sign and retain any depth on your roster?

                    But, I guess that's the whole point of a salary cap, so... mission accomplished?
                    jWILL

                    Comment

                    • SickDL
                      Pro
                      • Aug 2012
                      • 970

                      #11
                      Re: Joe Flacco should be highest-paid NFL QB, agent says

                      Just pay the man. What more must he do. Gues thats the price of being a raven.

                      Comment

                      • jmood88
                        Sean Payton: Retribution
                        • Jul 2003
                        • 34639

                        #12
                        Re: Joe Flacco should be highest-paid NFL QB, agent says

                        Someone is going to vastly overpay him and it'll be funny to see.
                        Originally posted by Blzer
                        Let me assure you that I am a huge proponent of size, and it greatly matters. Don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise.

                        If I went any bigger, it would not have properly fit with my equipment, so I had to optimize. I'm okay with it, but I also know what I'm missing with those five inches. :)

                        Comment

                        • Amoo316
                          MVP
                          • Mar 2010
                          • 3609

                          #13
                          Re: Joe Flacco should be highest-paid NFL QB, agent says

                          If the Ravens really want to roll the dice on this one it would be interesting to see them just tag him.

                          Yes I understand that means they're paying him 20 million this upcoming season, but if the wheels come off and he plays like most of us suspect he might, at least you're only out 1 year of that kind of salary as opposed to being stuck the rest of this decade.
                          Golf: Bubba
                          MLB: Braves
                          Nascar: Smoke
                          NBA: Heat
                          NCAA: Florida & Miss State
                          NFL: Whichever team currently has the most of my favorite college players
                          NHL: Caps
                          Tennis: The Joker & Sloane Stevens
                          WWE: Dean Ambrose
                          Misc: Anybody wearing a Team USA jersey

                          Comment

                          • SickDL
                            Pro
                            • Aug 2012
                            • 970

                            #14
                            Re: Joe Flacco should be highest-paid NFL QB, agent says

                            Originally posted by jmood88
                            Someone is going to vastly overpay him and it'll be funny to see.
                            You should know how thats like

                            Comment

                            • jmood88
                              Sean Payton: Retribution
                              • Jul 2003
                              • 34639

                              #15
                              Re: Joe Flacco should be highest-paid NFL QB, agent says

                              Originally posted by SickDL
                              You should know how thats like
                              *insert list of all of Drew Brees's records here*

                              I don't think that you want to try comparing Brees and Flacco.
                              Originally posted by Blzer
                              Let me assure you that I am a huge proponent of size, and it greatly matters. Don't ever let anyone tell you otherwise.

                              If I went any bigger, it would not have properly fit with my equipment, so I had to optimize. I'm okay with it, but I also know what I'm missing with those five inches. :)

                              Comment

                              Working...