Been a ravens fan since 08. To me, Flacco is succeeding because he’s actually in a competent offense. Ravens fans died on the “Flacco is elite” hill because he never had the pieces (OC and WRs) that other great QBs had to help him succeed. When he did have it in 2012, he became a sb champion.
Flacco just is hard to motivate. The only reason he won the SB is because it was a contract year and he wanted to get paid. Once he got that huge contract and got his ring, he stopped caring and stopped trying. Now, he’s trying to get one more big contract before his career is over, he’s motivated and playing well again. Flacco has always been good. Just hasn’t always been motivated.
@ezragatton5431 wild how easy people forgot that Flacco wasn't just good in 2012. He started cutting it up in 2011. Every analyst that talks about the game unanimously agrees that Flacco outplayed Brady in BOTH of the AFC championships they played against each other in. 2011 was a Lee Evans drop and the kicker that shall not be named from the ravens being b2b Champs 11-12. Because with the way they were built the 11 ravens would have destroyed the giants in 46 the way they did in 35. It wasn't just 11-12 either. Flaccos 13 season was borderline pro bowl as well. He lost out because the ravens D lost its identity and the team was mediocre as a result. And 2014 was flaccos best statistical year of his entire career. Yeah better than 2012. We had a good chance of making a run that year too were it not for belichick being belichick and manipulating rule loopholes to his advantage in the divisional round. Flaccos ability with Baltimore didn't do a nose dive until he got injured in 2015. After he came back from that injury he played scared to utilize the aspects of his game that helped make him good and tried to get by with just his arm strength. That's what turned him into the arm punt merchant people that don't pay attention loved to mock him for.
as a ravens fan, im getting a massive dose of nostalgia watching joe slice it up. its really affirming to see that all those years i spent arguing for how good he really is werent wrong. who wouldve thought that from the thunderdome of QB talent that was the 00s and 10s that joe flacco would be one of the last two stalwarts left, and that he'd be leading the browns of all teams to the most promising postseason theyve maybe ever had in the super bowl era
as a soon to be former Jet fan, this is not even close to the Joe Flacco we saw in 2022. Shows how bad the Jets were and will be. Couldn't wait to see the type of pumpkin Aaron Rodgers will turn into next year.
As a Marylander and Ravens fan seeing Joe do his thing again is SICK!!! The man brought us our 3rd Chip to Maryland so he will always have a spot in our hearts.
@@louisminati That’s 100% fair lol. My Grandpa and me were talking about the Karma of Joe potentially coming back to M&T for a playoff game against the Ravens as a Brown. I was born in 1981 so I was to young to remember it personally but my grandpa has talked about the complete shock of turning on the TV to see the Mayflower trucks leaving MD with the team. Between Robert Irsay and Art Modell I tell ya lol.
Excellent breakdown. It left me with an appreciation for Kevin Stefanski. His style/playbook working as intended looks great. Looking forward, Michael Penix jr. would thrive on this team.
This system kinda reminds me of the system Flacco played in under Gary Kubiak in 2014. He had the best regular season of his career that year. As a Ravens fan its great to see him playing well again.
Lol. The whole "old man" talk is coming from people in their early 20s and shit. I suppose to a 21 year old 38 seems old. However when you look at it from a physical point of view 38 isn't old...it's "seasoned" and honestly a person can be in better shape in their mid to late 30s than in their 20s. Look at TO for example. Dude is 47 and is in better physical shape than some people in their early to mid 20s. Now TO is a physical freak but my point stands. Flacco has many years left in his tank if he stays protected and does what he needs to do to keep his physical game strong. I say he could easily play as long as Brady.
Love the way Flaco and the Browns are playing right now. That’s the way NFL football is SUPPOSED to be, and so few teams play that way anymore. Run the ball and play action pass and play great defense, that will ALWAYS be a winning formula and with the softness of the league right now, which you’re illustrating perfectly with your analysis, the door is wide open to win a championship playing with that style.
LOL this is how Stefanski ideally wants to play especially with a healthy Nate Chubb. Issue with Baker was dude abandoned clean pockets and the payoff wasn't great. Flacco is great in structure and has the arm strength to pay off those play action deep looks.
I think there is some truth to what people have been saying that Flacco essentially played in the previous era of football that was allowed to be much more physical. It's like practicing with ankle weights on. Also, (urelated to above) Flacco always throws such a beautiful spiral.
Great video! I'm skeptical that Flacco would be able to keep up scrambling if pushed but between his O line and the play actions that potential weakness is extremely hard to attack. It will definitely be fun to watch the Browns come playoffs.
The bomb to Cooper, the play action roll out left he legit threw that 60’yards in the air off his back foot yeah he planted but look at the touch threw it with 😂 😅 he just threw a baseball practice outfield pop up for Coop…he could’ve thrown it like a 70 yard bullet if he had too…as a life long Baltimore fan this is looking ALOTTT like Primetime Elite Playoff Era Joe Flacco throwing it up to Anquan Boldin on that Super Bowl run in 2012 😢 looks just like it, only Cooper younger and faster and probably skill wise better that Saw in his prime let alone on the awesome but still back end of his career with his time in Purple for Baltimore
the Browns have never had a QB like Joe Flacco and it shows. Imagine if Flacco won SBMVP with the Browns. That would change the league and the way QBs are perceived; exactly what the NFL needs right now. Too many problems with QBs making all the money. Flacco showing it doesnt have to be that way.
Finally on a team that doesn't have a beat to hell offense. And has a solid offense as well. He took a lot of blame for the Ravens offensive woes. When most of it wasn't his fault.
This is the Joe Flacco I remember. This is the man who I remember decimating defenses left and right. Even if he was at least 5 years younger, the Browns found their QB for at least the next 7 or so years. Hell, if he still has some more left in that tank, I can see the Browns keeping him for at least 2-3 more seasons. Flacco's one of those QBs who excel with play actions, even back during his days as a Raven. As long as he doesn't make some aggressive throws in the playoffs, there's a chance the Browns could make the Super Bowl. If the Rangers can win their first World Series, the Browns, and maybe even the Lions, could theoretically win it all.
He couldn't run this offense to the same degree. Flacco has something a lot of these young qbs don't have. Experience and familiarity with the system. Herbert lacks both. So the schemes would get simplified and he would miss more reads.
@@gurgleblaster2282 Guess who was Baker's play caller for the Browns back in 2020 when he had his best statistical year outside of his this season with the Bucs? Baker isn't great on his post snap reads either and ultimately his limitations working with a great scheme and athletes would not get him signed with the Browns long term. So imagine Herbert with his arm and reads adding more to Stefanski's scheme. Because Watson's pitfall ultimately is that his style of football doesn't mesh well with Stefanski's offensive design.
Watson's long term guarantee is far bigger than Russ' contract. Haslam and the Browns would be in cap hell trying to maneuver their roster building without a QB by booting out Watson.
I sincerely hope the Browns do so well in the playoffs, they have to give Joe a contract for next year. Just so that the Watson trade looks even worse.
Uh Flacco and Mike White got more out of that Jets pass game playing in structure than Zach Wilson ever did especially under Matt LaFleur. Nothing different with Flacco with the Browns when he's still playing amazing under structure but has an O-line and receivers who are schemed to get open. Difference is Flacco is confident going under center and turning his head for a second knowing he trusts his post snap look and he'll find Cooper or someone else on a deep shot. You can't say that about Wilson who was still skittish in a clean pocket and can't even find the open receiver underneath.
i am a looooong way from a Browns fan, but K Stefanski is Coach of the Year. full stop. D Ryans and S Steichen have done great work, but KS lost a roster's worth of QBs AND the true heart and engine of the offense in N Chubb.
If you think about it 38 really isn't that old by modern QB standards. I think Brady was 45 and stated he wanted to play until he was 50 and it took an ugly and public divorce to finally get him to retire.
Not sure but he hasn't been 100% in a few weeks. Luckily they got a handful of Dawgs on D now to help carry the load but he likely playing hurt come playoffs
Colts need to fire their offensive coordinator. Why on earth would you keep giving the ball to Taylor after he was injured?? Really idiotic. And predictable, like so much of football.
So Joe Flacco not Aaron Rodgers would become the old returning QB that has success. They each have a single Super Bowl ring, but it's looking like Flacco has more in the tank than Rodgers.
Watch his last game vs ravens. The same ravens who are absolutely dismantling everyone he went 14/14 against in the 2nd half clawing back multiple times down 17, for a win. Just cause Flacco is doing good doesn't mean Watson never was. That was arguably one of the biggest browns wins since 1999 and far more impressive win than any of Flaccos. With all due respect to Joe; he hasn't played against a team that good since joining us.
Wouldn't matter. Halsam has more money on Watson so if it came to that, he'll side with him and get another play caller that works. He'll double down on that rationale knowing Jim Schwartz took Joe Wood's core group of guys and with some good injury luck, got a top 5 defense out of them.
Let it go! Teams move and you have a new team! The more time you spend looking behind you will stop you from looking ahead! Teams move, it’s that simple. Baltimore lost the Colts to Indy. St Louis lost the Rams to LA. Oakland lost the Raiders to LV. San Diego lost the Chargers to LA. You hear no constant bitching and whining about it from these fans! ☝🏻☝🏻 Cleveland lost the Browns to Baltimore. You hear constant bitching and whining from Browns fans even though they have a new Browns team and kept its Browns history! Stop being a bit%h. 😂😂😂
When Joe Flacco hits a receiver wide open & nobody within 20 yards of him = “amazing how great he’s still playing” Brock Purdy breaks the niners all time passing record in 16 games = “it’s cause of the system. Look how open is receivers are sometimes”
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Ravens 33-27 49ers (niners blow up a lead)
27-26 49ers.
Lions 27 Browns 24
Browns 24 - 21 49ers
Lions 26 Browns 20
Been a ravens fan since 08. To me, Flacco is succeeding because he’s actually in a competent offense. Ravens fans died on the “Flacco is elite” hill because he never had the pieces (OC and WRs) that other great QBs had to help him succeed. When he did have it in 2012, he became a sb champion.
He's also made Njoku be what he was billed out to be
Flacco just is hard to motivate. The only reason he won the SB is because it was a contract year and he wanted to get paid. Once he got that huge contract and got his ring, he stopped caring and stopped trying.
Now, he’s trying to get one more big contract before his career is over, he’s motivated and playing well again.
Flacco has always been good. Just hasn’t always been motivated.
the Jay cutler strat
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@ezragatton5431 wild how easy people forgot that Flacco wasn't just good in 2012. He started cutting it up in 2011. Every analyst that talks about the game unanimously agrees that Flacco outplayed Brady in BOTH of the AFC championships they played against each other in. 2011 was a Lee Evans drop and the kicker that shall not be named from the ravens being b2b Champs 11-12. Because with the way they were built the 11 ravens would have destroyed the giants in 46 the way they did in 35. It wasn't just 11-12 either. Flaccos 13 season was borderline pro bowl as well. He lost out because the ravens D lost its identity and the team was mediocre as a result. And 2014 was flaccos best statistical year of his entire career. Yeah better than 2012. We had a good chance of making a run that year too were it not for belichick being belichick and manipulating rule loopholes to his advantage in the divisional round. Flaccos ability with Baltimore didn't do a nose dive until he got injured in 2015. After he came back from that injury he played scared to utilize the aspects of his game that helped make him good and tried to get by with just his arm strength. That's what turned him into the arm punt merchant people that don't pay attention loved to mock him for.
You breakdown film way better then these other dudes who take forever to show the play, and keep replaying it. You make it concise and easy to follow
Thanks for breaking down Stefanski's schemes. I understand now how defenses get confused by a 38-year-old, semi-retired 4th stringer QB.
Super Bowl mvp
@@alca_pwn_2232 that's a total non-argument, that was over a decade ago
@boyxgamer apparently it's coming back to roost buddy
as a ravens fan, im getting a massive dose of nostalgia watching joe slice it up. its really affirming to see that all those years i spent arguing for how good he really is werent wrong. who wouldve thought that from the thunderdome of QB talent that was the 00s and 10s that joe flacco would be one of the last two stalwarts left, and that he'd be leading the browns of all teams to the most promising postseason theyve maybe ever had in the super bowl era
as a soon to be former Jet fan, this is not even close to the Joe Flacco we saw in 2022. Shows how bad the Jets were and will be. Couldn't wait to see the type of pumpkin Aaron Rodgers will turn into next year.
He and Njoku have been as fun as anybody to watch recently.
As a Marylander and Ravens fan seeing Joe do his thing again is SICK!!! The man brought us our 3rd Chip to Maryland so he will always have a spot in our hearts.
Huh? Ravens have two superbowls
@@joshholmes1372 Correct, but the Colts were in Maryland when they won Super Bowl V.
@@joshholmes1372 Colts in Superbowl V, plus the 2 for the Ravens. That's three total for Maryland.
If you gonna get our team, least we can do is take some players from y'all every now and then😅. Like Jamal Lewis and Paul Kruger, now Joe
@@louisminati That’s 100% fair lol. My Grandpa and me were talking about the Karma of Joe potentially coming back to M&T for a playoff game against the Ravens as a Brown. I was born in 1981 so I was to young to remember it personally but my grandpa has talked about the complete shock of turning on the TV to see the Mayflower trucks leaving MD with the team. Between Robert Irsay and Art Modell I tell ya lol.
Excellent breakdown. It left me with an appreciation for Kevin Stefanski. His style/playbook working as intended looks great. Looking forward, Michael Penix jr. would thrive on this team.
What do they do with Watson and his massive contract? A Russell Wilson-like situation? The guy can't stay healty
Yeah too bad we gave up all our draft picks for Watson
This system kinda reminds me of the system Flacco played in under Gary Kubiak in 2014. He had the best regular season of his career that year. As a Ravens fan its great to see him playing well again.
Joe Flaccos 2023-24 linsanity run will be remembered😂😂
Facco always been a gunslinger, the INTs he throws are to be expected honestly
"Fear an old man in a profession where most die young*
As a 38 year old, he's not that old!.. 😂
I have loved this crazy season! 🧡🤎🧡🤎
Go Browns! 🏈
That’s what I’m saying! I’m 37 I’m still healthy as an ox!
Lol. The whole "old man" talk is coming from people in their early 20s and shit. I suppose to a 21 year old 38 seems old. However when you look at it from a physical point of view 38 isn't old...it's "seasoned" and honestly a person can be in better shape in their mid to late 30s than in their 20s. Look at TO for example. Dude is 47 and is in better physical shape than some people in their early to mid 20s. Now TO is a physical freak but my point stands. Flacco has many years left in his tank if he stays protected and does what he needs to do to keep his physical game strong. I say he could easily play as long as Brady.
Love the way Flaco and the Browns are playing right now. That’s the way NFL football is SUPPOSED to be, and so few teams play that way anymore. Run the ball and play action pass and play great defense, that will ALWAYS be a winning formula and with the softness of the league right now, which you’re illustrating perfectly with your analysis, the door is wide open to win a championship playing with that style.
LOL this is how Stefanski ideally wants to play especially with a healthy Nate Chubb. Issue with Baker was dude abandoned clean pockets and the payoff wasn't great. Flacco is great in structure and has the arm strength to pay off those play action deep looks.
Flacco's size and arm strength haven't diminished. He needs that for clear reads and big throws in this offense.
Flacco has elite talent around him in Cleveland. Not the case whe he was elsewhere.
We've seen what he can do with elite talent in 2012. Don't discredit him because he was working with poverty
These breakdowns are SO GOOD!!! Love me some Couch Flacco
I think there is some truth to what people have been saying that Flacco essentially played in the previous era of football that was allowed to be much more physical. It's like practicing with ankle weights on.
Also, (urelated to above) Flacco always throws such a beautiful spiral.
Raven fan here. Let's go! Joe! We love you buddy!
Perfect timing on my youtube refresh!
Birk Buzzins been bickin back boolin now he hurt laid up eatin’ bocolate bip bookies like a bih 😅❤
Man LMAOOOO
And a large BOKE?
Great video! I'm skeptical that Flacco would be able to keep up scrambling if pushed but between his O line and the play actions that potential weakness is extremely hard to attack. It will definitely be fun to watch the Browns come playoffs.
"And then suddenly remembers he is Joe Flacco" Great line
Great video
The bomb to Cooper, the play action roll out left he legit threw that 60’yards in the air off his back foot yeah he planted but look at the touch threw it with 😂 😅 he just threw a baseball practice outfield pop up for Coop…he could’ve thrown it like a 70 yard bullet if he had too…as a life long Baltimore fan this is looking ALOTTT like Primetime Elite Playoff Era Joe Flacco throwing it up to Anquan Boldin on that Super Bowl run in 2012 😢 looks just like it, only Cooper younger and faster and probably skill wise better that Saw in his prime let alone on the awesome but still back end of his career with his time in Purple for Baltimore
Birk bousins is nuts
I wanna see him do work against Old Man River Cam on Pitt. The only defensive player old enough to still have his number.
the Browns have never had a QB like Joe Flacco and it shows. Imagine if Flacco won SBMVP with the Browns. That would change the league and the way QBs are perceived; exactly what the NFL needs right now. Too many problems with QBs making all the money. Flacco showing it doesnt have to be that way.
Flacco looks more mobile and lighter on his feet than I remember him being too. Guy is balling out
Flacco always been "ELITE" no longer rack your brains with theories and fantasies
Joe Flacco….otherwise known as the “ageless wonder”!
I love the browns in the 13 package. It’s so dangerous
Finally on a team that doesn't have a beat to hell offense. And has a solid offense as well. He took a lot of blame for the Ravens offensive woes. When most of it wasn't his fault.
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"but Stefanski's got a beard."
This is the Joe Flacco I remember. This is the man who I remember decimating defenses left and right. Even if he was at least 5 years younger, the Browns found their QB for at least the next 7 or so years. Hell, if he still has some more left in that tank, I can see the Browns keeping him for at least 2-3 more seasons. Flacco's one of those QBs who excel with play actions, even back during his days as a Raven.
As long as he doesn't make some aggressive throws in the playoffs, there's a chance the Browns could make the Super Bowl. If the Rangers can win their first World Series, the Browns, and maybe even the Lions, could theoretically win it all.
is there live coverage of nfl games with this camera angle ?
Joe Flacco is the best qb in the league when a big contract is on the line.
Imagine Herbert on this team
He couldn't run this offense to the same degree. Flacco has something a lot of these young qbs don't have. Experience and familiarity with the system. Herbert lacks both. So the schemes would get simplified and he would miss more reads.
@@gurgleblaster2282 Guess who was Baker's play caller for the Browns back in 2020 when he had his best statistical year outside of his this season with the Bucs? Baker isn't great on his post snap reads either and ultimately his limitations working with a great scheme and athletes would not get him signed with the Browns long term. So imagine Herbert with his arm and reads adding more to Stefanski's scheme. Because Watson's pitfall ultimately is that his style of football doesn't mesh well with Stefanski's offensive design.
@@t4d0W or just stick with Flacco and draft. Flacco has proven he is proficient in this offense. Herbert won't be an upgrade worth the cost.
Is Flacco elite? HoF if he wins superbowl?
If he gets sb mvp he should definitely be in HOF conversation
Birk Bousins
birk bousins
Joe Flacco and Amari Cooper lighting up the league. Who'd have thought?
My dad was playing Joe Flacco in Pickelball and hit him so hard he set him back to 2012 settings
A guy with skills ram into a leader who believed in him. The story of every successful QB
Comeback player of the year, not the media darling with 12 total snaps on the year…. Hamlin
Where do u find the film at?
Will Joe be there in next season or not? Is Watson headed towards a Russ like benching?
Watson's long term guarantee is far bigger than Russ' contract. Haslam and the Browns would be in cap hell trying to maneuver their roster building without a QB by booting out Watson.
I wish Andy Reid would do some of this …..but Pat has trouble undercenter
P L I A B I L I T Y - tom brady
Amari Cooper is teallt under rated. Im so glad the Cowboys dide keeo him and Ceedee
Why ain't Flacco getting tested?
Just saying.
I sincerely hope the Browns do so well in the playoffs, they have to give Joe a contract for next year. Just so that the Watson trade looks even worse.
pretty sure joe has made allusions that hes done after this year regardless of what happens.
To be fair.. Flacco does NOT have a receding hair line
😂
All these have to do with a solid oline
Joe Flacco is proof that Zach Wilson is a decent QB and that Jets are the problem, not the QB
Uh Flacco and Mike White got more out of that Jets pass game playing in structure than Zach Wilson ever did especially under Matt LaFleur. Nothing different with Flacco with the Browns when he's still playing amazing under structure but has an O-line and receivers who are schemed to get open. Difference is Flacco is confident going under center and turning his head for a second knowing he trusts his post snap look and he'll find Cooper or someone else on a deep shot. You can't say that about Wilson who was still skittish in a clean pocket and can't even find the open receiver underneath.
i am a looooong way from a Browns fan, but K Stefanski is Coach of the Year. full stop. D Ryans and S Steichen have done great work, but KS lost a roster's worth of QBs AND the true heart and engine of the offense in N Chubb.
If you think about it 38 really isn't that old by modern QB standards. I think Brady was 45 and stated he wanted to play until he was 50 and it took an ugly and public divorce to finally get him to retire.
Flacco = Gannon
Maybe he just needed an AFC North team?
How is he old?
This was good. Can we do one on Jordan Love’s progression this year?
Someone's on the TB12 diet
It was massage before and after, every day, and band work instead of retarded weight lifting more than diet, with Brady.
xcellent
Wow!😂😢
I get that he's a little grey, but old man? He's 38...
Anybody knows how bad Myles Garrett’s injury is? Would be a shame if he miss the playoffs
Not sure but he hasn't been 100% in a few weeks. Luckily they got a handful of Dawgs on D now to help carry the load but he likely playing hurt come playoffs
Colts need to fire their offensive coordinator. Why on earth would you keep giving the ball to Taylor after he was injured?? Really idiotic. And predictable, like so much of football.
3d
nobody notices that Joe had to play only the half of the season, which is potentially easier for the aging QB
Holy shit yall he aint that old
So Joe Flacco not Aaron Rodgers would become the old returning QB that has success. They each have a single Super Bowl ring, but it's looking like Flacco has more in the tank than Rodgers.
What I take away from this great breakdown is that Watson is cooked. Same play caller, same line, same receivers, but he couldn’t make it work.
Watch his last game vs ravens. The same ravens who are absolutely dismantling everyone he went 14/14 against in the 2nd half clawing back multiple times down 17, for a win. Just cause Flacco is doing good doesn't mean Watson never was. That was arguably one of the biggest browns wins since 1999 and far more impressive win than any of Flaccos. With all due respect to Joe; he hasn't played against a team that good since joining us.
Wouldn't matter. Halsam has more money on Watson so if it came to that, he'll side with him and get another play caller that works. He'll double down on that rationale knowing Jim Schwartz took Joe Wood's core group of guys and with some good injury luck, got a top 5 defense out of them.
If the Browns go far in the playoffs, I guess this counts as payback for Art Modell.
Let it go! Teams move and you have a new team! The more time you spend looking behind you will stop you from looking ahead! Teams move, it’s that simple.
Baltimore lost the Colts to Indy.
St Louis lost the Rams to LA.
Oakland lost the Raiders to LV.
San Diego lost the Chargers to LA.
You hear no constant bitching and whining about it from these fans! ☝🏻☝🏻
Cleveland lost the Browns to Baltimore.
You hear constant bitching and whining from Browns fans even though they have a new Browns team and kept its Browns history!
Stop being a bit%h. 😂😂😂
@@horacecomegna335imagine censuring bitch. Soft af
When Joe Flacco hits a receiver wide open & nobody within 20 yards of him = “amazing how great he’s still playing”
Brock Purdy breaks the niners all time passing record in 16 games = “it’s cause of the system. Look how open is receivers are sometimes”