Announcement: The Ravens Joe Flacco becomes NFL's Highest Paid QB

[woodbuck27]

http://www.rantsports.com/nfl/2013/03/01/baltimore-ravens-make-wrong-move-by-making-joe-flacco-leagues-highest-paid-qb/

Baltimore Ravens Make Wrong Move By Making Joe Flacco League’s Highest-Paid QB

46 mins ago... March 01,2013 by Dan Parzych

" There’s no question Flacco has pulled off some impressive statistics throughout his career and been phenomenal with helping Baltimore in the postseason. However, only time will tell before Baltimore determines whether or not making Flacco the league’s highest-paid quarterback was the right move. " See LINK

More on this contract later.

[pbmax]

Adam Schefter says: its for 6 years and $120 mil

Lots of details yet to be revealed: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...ver-six-years/

[woodbuck27]

Friday March 01,2013 @ 8:17 ET

Here's more unofficial news on the value of Joe Flacco's contract extension that reportedly makes him the NFL's highest paid QB in excess of $20 million$ per over 6 seasons.

" According to ESPN's Adam Schefter, Flacco's deal is worth in excess of $120 million over six seasons, will make him the highest-paid quarterback in NFL history. Flacco earned $6.76 million in base salary in 2012, the final season of a rookie contract that paid out $23,805,590 over the last five seasons. " LINK

http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/nfl-shutdown-corner/ravens-joe-flacco-agree-terms-contract-extension-001509370--nfl.html

[woodbuck27]

Adam Schefter says: its for 6 years and $120 mil

Lots of details yet to be revealed: http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com...ver-six-years/

Just discovered your post pbmax. Looking at the numbers from that PFT.Com LINK = WOW !

So much money for one mere man.

[pbmax]

Yep, Schefter now says 6 years, $120.6 million


Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter
To be precise, Joe Flacco's deal with Ravens will clock in at six years and $120.6 million, a bit more than Drew Brees' in almost every way.

[red]

this really sucks for us

we have one of the top 3 qb's in the nfl, an elite qb

an above average QB just got 120 over 6 years. flacco isn't a top 10 qb, maybe not even top 15

we're fucked, a-rod is gonna need more then that

back to how stupid this move is for the ravens. flacco isn't even the most important player on that team. they didn't win the super bowl because of joe flacco, they won because their team all around was good and their defense was elite as usual

they just ruined that team for the future

[woodbuck27]

this really sucks for us

we have one of the top 3 qb's in the nfl, an elite qb

an above average QB just got 120 over 6 years. flacco isn't a top 10 qb, maybe not even top 15

we're fucked, a-rod is gonna need more then that

back to how stupid this move is for the ravens. flacco isn't even the most important player on that team. they didn't win the super bowl because of joe flacco, they won because their team all around was good and their defense was elite as usual

they just ruined that team for the future

Hi red:

I agree that this extention for Flacco was premature. Better to franchise him this season and see how he plays coming off what many will call a surprizing Super Bowl win for the Ravens.

In terms of Aaron Rodgers and the rumour of an impending contract extension. I doubt that Ted Thompson will sell the Green Bay Packers future to Aaron Rodgers. I believe that Aaron Rodgers will accept a reasonable contract without an emphasis on selfishness. That 'only' all makes common and decent sense.

GO PACKERS !

[Tony Oday]

Flacco is not elite or good. This is a TERRIBLE contract. Ravens will suck for years now.

[Guiness]

The problem for the Ravens came from the fact that he made some pretty incredible plays this post-season - capped by the SB MVP (which IMO should've gone to Jacoby Jones) as he hit free agency. His leverage was incredible.

The only saving grace for Baltimore might be that it's a long contract, 6 years, and the cap could go up to make it a reasonable amount for a good QB. If not, I agree that Baltimore invested their money on the wrong side of the ball, the true talent of that team plays defense. With Lewis retiring, and Reed likely having one more year, I expect a big falloff from that team.

[woodbuck27]

The problem for the Ravens came from the fact that he made some pretty incredible plays this post-season - capped by the SB MVP (which IMO should've gone to Jacoby Jones) as he hit free agency. His leverage was incredible.

The only saving grace for Baltimore might be that it's a long contract, 6 years, and the cap could go up to make it a reasonable amount for a good QB. If not, I agree that Baltimore invested their money on the wrong side of the ball, the true talent of that team plays defense. With Lewis retiring, and Reed likely having one more year, I expect a big falloff from that team.

Some people....more money than brains. I'm not referring to Joe Flacco.

[red]

The problem for the Ravens came from the fact that he made some pretty incredible plays this post-season - capped by the SB MVP (which IMO should've gone to Jacoby Jones) as he hit free agency. His leverage was incredible.

The only saving grace for Baltimore might be that it's a long contract, 6 years, and the cap could go up to make it a reasonable amount for a good QB. If not, I agree that Baltimore invested their money on the wrong side of the ball, the true talent of that team plays defense. With Lewis retiring, and Reed likely having one more year, I expect a big falloff from that team.

if i was baltimore i let him walk, he's not a franchise QB imo, and he sure as hell isn't worth 1/6th of your cap

hell let flacco walk and send your 2nd round pick to san fran for alex smith. you get almost the same QB, at half the price

[pbmax]

if i was baltimore i let him walk, he's not a franchise QB imo, and he sure as hell isn't worth 1/6th of your cap

hell let flacco walk and send your 2nd round pick to san fran for alex smith. you get almost the same QB, at half the price

I am not a big Flacco fan, but that's a bit unfair. It took a League-best defense and running game to prop Smith up to good. And there are still doubts he can throw deep, and that is Flacco's specialty. Smith struggled with subpar talent, but he did struggle. Flacco delivered a lot more early while his offense was retooled every year as well. And Boldin, Pitta and Torrey Smith aren't exactly Rice, Jones and John Taylor.

A bigger question is how much of the 6/120 is guaranteed and paid in the first 3 years. That will tell us how much its going to cost to keep Rodgers.

[Guiness]

A bigger question is how much of the 6/120 is guaranteed and paid in the first 3 years. That will tell us how much its going to cost to keep Rodgers.

I don't know about guaranteed, but reports have Flacco making $62 million over the first three years. I'd say that's pretty close to guaranteed, because I don't see them letting him go before then.

Scary though is that he'll only count $7million against the cap in 2013. There's a monster hit somewhere in that contact. Although his contract averages more than Brees (something he supposedly insisted on) he fell short of collecting the $40million Brees did in year 1.

[Cheesehead Craig]

Not a Flacco fan. Has had a very good supporting cast for a long time and finally did something with it. Before this season the quote "Never has so little been done with so much" applied to him. But as red said, he had an elite defense around to back him up.

[red]

and lets not forget, he also has the advantage of having, what, maybe the second best running back in the game right now?

ray rice is more valuable to that offense then flacco is IMO