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Joe Flacco reportedly heading to Broncos in trade as Ravens shake up offseason QB market
The former Super Bowl champion who once famously beat Denver en route to a title is headed to the Broncos
John Elway once saw Joe Flacco steal a shot at a Broncos Super Bowl title away from Denver, and now he's going to give Flacco a chance to bring the Broncos a title. On Wednesday, news broke that Denver has agreed to acquire the former Super Bowl MVP in a trade with the Ravens the first domino to fall on the offseason QB market.
This is a shocking trade, there are no two ways about it. The Broncos were thought to be players in the free agent market or perhaps even the draft, with Case Keenum serving as a mild-to-major disappointment in his only season. with Denver. He didn't put up numbers like he did in Minnesota, but surely the Broncos didn't think he would?
Maybe they did, as Elway's solution is now Flacco, who has been largely mediocre in his entire career save for a very hot stretch of football in the playoffs that led to the Ravens winning the Super Bowl and Flacco becoming the highest-paid quarterback in football.
Flacco was out in Baltimore after the Ravens drafted Lamar Jackson.. No matter how 2018 played out, it was going to be Flacco's last season with the Ravens. The only question was whether or not hey could find someone to take his contract in a trade. It seemed fairly unlikely, but then Denver popped up as a suitor, sort of out of nowhere.
Jackson took over for Flacco midway through the season with Flacco injured and the Ravens struggling. Baltimore retooled its offense on the fly, becoming a run-heavy team and eventually winning the AFC North and making the playoffs.
The Ravens would lose in the first round of the playoffs to the Chargers amid catcalls from the crowd for Harbaugh to switch to Flacco in the second half,, but Harbaugh stuck by his guns and left his rookie quarterback in there. Jackson nearly completed a comeback on Los Angeles, and it's possible the decision to roll with Jackson helped to earn Harbaugh a large contract extension with the Ravens in the offseason.
For the Ravens, this is a massive win. They get Flacco out of town, sending him to a potential contender and making everyone happy in the process. They also don't have to cut the guy who brought the franchise its second Super Bowl. The Ravens will take on a $16 million dead cap hit with the trade, but they were going to have to pay some price for Flacco's deal in 2019 regardless. What a coup by Eric DeCosta in what is essentially his opening act as GM.
All I can say is shame on you Doug Marrone for watching the parade go by missing out on the opportunity of upgrading from Blake Bortles.
Joe Flacco reportedly heading to Broncos in trade as Ravens shake up offseason QB market
The former Super Bowl champion who once famously beat Denver en route to a title is headed to the Broncos
John Elway once saw Joe Flacco steal a shot at a Broncos Super Bowl title away from Denver, and now he's going to give Flacco a chance to bring the Broncos a title. On Wednesday, news broke that Denver has agreed to acquire the former Super Bowl MVP in a trade with the Ravens the first domino to fall on the offseason QB market.
This is a shocking trade, there are no two ways about it. The Broncos were thought to be players in the free agent market or perhaps even the draft, with Case Keenum serving as a mild-to-major disappointment in his only season. with Denver. He didn't put up numbers like he did in Minnesota, but surely the Broncos didn't think he would?
Maybe they did, as Elway's solution is now Flacco, who has been largely mediocre in his entire career save for a very hot stretch of football in the playoffs that led to the Ravens winning the Super Bowl and Flacco becoming the highest-paid quarterback in football.
Flacco was out in Baltimore after the Ravens drafted Lamar Jackson.. No matter how 2018 played out, it was going to be Flacco's last season with the Ravens. The only question was whether or not hey could find someone to take his contract in a trade. It seemed fairly unlikely, but then Denver popped up as a suitor, sort of out of nowhere.
Jackson took over for Flacco midway through the season with Flacco injured and the Ravens struggling. Baltimore retooled its offense on the fly, becoming a run-heavy team and eventually winning the AFC North and making the playoffs.
The Ravens would lose in the first round of the playoffs to the Chargers amid catcalls from the crowd for Harbaugh to switch to Flacco in the second half,, but Harbaugh stuck by his guns and left his rookie quarterback in there. Jackson nearly completed a comeback on Los Angeles, and it's possible the decision to roll with Jackson helped to earn Harbaugh a large contract extension with the Ravens in the offseason.
For the Ravens, this is a massive win. They get Flacco out of town, sending him to a potential contender and making everyone happy in the process. They also don't have to cut the guy who brought the franchise its second Super Bowl. The Ravens will take on a $16 million dead cap hit with the trade, but they were going to have to pay some price for Flacco's deal in 2019 regardless. What a coup by Eric DeCosta in what is essentially his opening act as GM.
All I can say is shame on you Doug Marrone for watching the parade go by missing out on the opportunity of upgrading from Blake Bortles.
