Flacco Named Starter for rest of the Year

**Wolverine** · 10-10-2008, 08:12 PM

So was John Harbaugh right here by naming Flacco the starter for the rest of the season?

Ravenatic20 · 10-10-2008, 11:14 PM

Troy Smith is just as capable as starting, but no more than Flacco is. So there's two reason for Flacco starting. 1. It wouldn't be fair to pull him now, to anyone, since he's already started the first 4 games. 2. Flacco is the future so the more grooming he gets, the better. Smith will still be a solid back-up none the less.

**jjflr** · 10-10-2008, 11:41 PM

this tells me everything i need to know about troy smith because flacco has NOT looked good thus far .............. could this be another tarvaris jackson situation where harbaugh ends up benching him a year from now just to try and save his job?

**Wolverine** · 10-11-2008, 12:09 AM

Flacco has looked like a typical rookie.. He's made some mistakes, but he's shown some flashes and his team has won some games, so you can't really disagree with that. I think if he looked bad, didn't have the spirit of his team and the team wasn't winning, then yeah, but Flacco starting makes sense, even with the mistakes.

If the Ravens feel they have a legitimate shot at winning the division or getting to the playoffs and the only thing holding them back is Flacco, then maybe they would or should make a move, but I don't think that would be an issue. Would Troy really make that much of a difference?

**jjflr** · 10-14-2008, 02:54 PM

Based on Sunday, I think the Ravens players took this announcement to mean, "We're giving up on this year and giving the rookie some experience ........."

Ravenatic20 · 10-16-2008, 11:21 AM

Troy Smith looks pretty good right now. The coaches are sticking to their word though.

Texecutioner · 10-16-2008, 12:38 PM

If I were players on the D like Ray Lewis, Suggs, and Reed I would be trying to get out of there. They have been far to good of a D for this entire decade to have had to deal with such a terrible offense that has constantly hurt their chances. When they are all out of there people will always sit back and wonder "what could have been", if some of those Ravens teams would have had some decent offensive teams.

I think it would be cool to see Ray Lewis play with the Eagles or the Giants. That would be kind of cool to watch.

10-10-2008, 08:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
Wolverine BABY MANGINO Awesome Administrator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Youngstown and Kent, Ohio Posts: 22,062 vCash: 9862 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 16	Flacco Named Starter for rest of the Year So was John Harbaugh right here by naming Flacco the starter for the rest of the season? __________________

10-10-2008, 11:14 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ravenatic20 Starter Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Baltimore Posts: 507 vCash: 495 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Troy Smith is just as capable as starting, but no more than Flacco is. So there's two reason for Flacco starting. 1. It wouldn't be fair to pull him now, to anyone, since he's already started the first 4 games. 2. Flacco is the future so the more grooming he gets, the better. Smith will still be a solid back-up none the less. __________________

10-11-2008, 12:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
Wolverine BABY MANGINO Awesome Administrator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Youngstown and Kent, Ohio Posts: 22,062 vCash: 9862 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 16	Flacco has looked like a typical rookie.. He's made some mistakes, but he's shown some flashes and his team has won some games, so you can't really disagree with that. I think if he looked bad, didn't have the spirit of his team and the team wasn't winning, then yeah, but Flacco starting makes sense, even with the mistakes. If the Ravens feel they have a legitimate shot at winning the division or getting to the playoffs and the only thing holding them back is Flacco, then maybe they would or should make a move, but I don't think that would be an issue. Would Troy really make that much of a difference? __________________

10-16-2008, 11:21 AM	#6 (permalink)
Ravenatic20 Starter Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Baltimore Posts: 507 vCash: 495 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 1	Troy Smith looks pretty good right now. The coaches are sticking to their word though. __________________

10-16-2008, 12:38 PM	#7 (permalink)
Texecutioner MVP Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 3,846 vCash: 500	If I were players on the D like Ray Lewis, Suggs, and Reed I would be trying to get out of there. They have been far to good of a D for this entire decade to have had to deal with such a terrible offense that has constantly hurt their chances. When they are all out of there people will always sit back and wonder "what could have been", if some of those Ravens teams would have had some decent offensive teams. I think it would be cool to see Ray Lewis play with the Eagles or the Giants. That would be kind of cool to watch. __________________ It's just TEX being TEX!

10-10-2008, 11:41 PM	#3 (permalink)
jjflr Have an L to Spare? Head Writer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: MO Posts: 7,880 vCash: 24024 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 3	this tells me everything i need to know about troy smith because flacco has NOT looked good thus far .............. could this be another tarvaris jackson situation where harbaugh ends up benching him a year from now just to try and save his job?

10-14-2008, 02:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
jjflr Have an L to Spare? Head Writer Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: MO Posts: 7,880 vCash: 24024 Awards Showcase Total Awards: 3	Based on Sunday, I think the Ravens players took this announcement to mean, "We're giving up on this year and giving the rookie some experience ........."

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