Mcnair couldn't win in the rain and Flacco can't win on the road...

[HoustonRaven]

Woahhhh... In my original posting of those stats on Page 3 of this thread I posted everything. I even highlighted his great games in Red! You are taking my post out of context. I was responding to a specific point. The point that he was the Fist QB in NFL history to win 4 road games in the playoffs. That's why I posted those 4 games. Because that poster was posting it as some amazing feat and stat line... which it wasn't.

Link:
http://russellstreetreport.com/forum...867#post507867

ok. Fair enough.

[BIGBALL]

From what I've seen from Joe so far in his career, it has reinforced my belief that his closes comparison is Matt Schaub.

And that's not bad at all. Nothing is wrong with that.

I just think his contract needs to be more in line with Schaubs (given some extra considering the age difference).

Well, all I can say is I wish he had even remotely close to the same amount of time in the pocket Schaub had...

[Raveninwoodlawn]

Well, all I can say is I wish he had even remotely close to the same amount of time in the pocket Schaub had...

We all do/did.

[pslholder96]

C'mon.... man.

Yes he is. But lets get real... we all watched those games. We've all seen the stats. Real Ravens fans know the reality of each and every nuance of those 4 games. Lets reword the phrase of "Flacco is the only QB in NFL history to win 4 road playoff games in his first three years in the league" to something a little more accurate...

"The Ravens are the only team in NFL history to win 4 road playoff games with a QB playing in his first three years in the league".... Because at least 3/4 of those games were won with great defense, a great running game, average QB play at best, and some very fortunate bounces of the ball in our direction.

Here are the stats from those games.
@ Miami. 9/23, 135 yards, 0 TD, 0 INT.
@ Tenn. 11/22, 148 yards, 1 TD.
@ NE. 4/10, 34 yds. 1 INT.
@ KC. 25/34, 265 yards, 2 TD.

I think you should have just changed the thread to "Flacco can't play well on the road" because this is very true. It's maddening. At the end of the day, holding the most important position on the field, Flacco is a winner, an ugly one that is.

[RedSkins Fury]

I think you should have just changed the thread to "Flacco can't play well on the road" because this is very true. It's maddening. At the end of the day, holding the most important position on the field, Flacco is a winner, an ugly one that is.

"It's maddening"

Yes it is... The reason I titled the thread the way I did is because it just reminds me of some of the posts from back in the McNair days and the contrasting responses from all of the forum posters . We had this great QB (a legend), but he had a weakness.... It seemed like he couldn't throw the ball in the rain.... for whatever reason. We could all project (and we did) and we shared our opinions. Maybe it was coincidence, maybe it was small weak (old) hands. Hell! Maybe all of us thinking he couldn't throw the ball in the rain were just trolls and haters (we were certainly called that). Whatever the case we lost some important games in the rain and McNair looked terrible in the rain.

It's very similar now. We have been a great team over the past 4 years. We have had a sometimes good, sometimes GREAT, and at times not so good QB. His stats are glaringly and alarmingly poor on the road more times than not.... We play in a conference that has a few teams that are consistently strong year after year and are anchored by a couple/few QBs that are either the best in the history of the NFL or the best playing the game at the moment. This means in all likely hood, if we plan on getting to a Superbowl, we will have to win 1 or 2 games on the road against great teams. Will Joe Flacco ever be able to play great more than one or 2 times out of every 5 road games? Only time will tell.

I'm not saying I want to get rid of him or don't like him. I am a huge Joe Flacco fan! I want nothing more than for him to make me and these posts I write look ridiculous in hindsight. But, I'm just pointing at the elephant in the room. And I am doubting his ability to be the Elite HOF QB that everyone wants and expects him to be.

[Whitty Hutton]

I understand that trolls, by their very nature, have a limited amount of brain power to use but you do realize the Ravens are 5-2, having played only one team with a losing record.

At least try to make your trolling interesting next time. Thanks.