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Auggie

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15. Two "Mads" making decent points

Reply to MadHound (Reply #14)

Sat Mar 2, 2013, 09:15 AM

Mar 2013

Flacco and team were able to exploit weaknesses in their most recent Super Bowl run, and for that the QB is being rewarded most generously. The NFL works that way, often against best judgment. You do have to credit Flacco: he made some great plays this year.

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Sources: Flacco to be highest paid player in NFL history [View all] Auggie Mar 2013 OP

It will be interesting to see how the deal is structured. He is heading into the prime years of his madinmaryland Mar 2013 #1

I guess he had all the leverage. bluedigger Mar 2013 #2

Yeah, and good luck with that aging defense too. Auggie Mar 2013 #3

Yup, he's going to have to carry them from here out, I think. bluedigger Mar 2013 #4

Belicheat give big money to someone with very so little time left? Given that you guys gave madinmaryland Mar 2013 #5

We can only hope for decades of further success. bluedigger Mar 2013 #7

Well, considering that Goodell has created the "Brady Rule" that madinmaryland Mar 2013 #9

Keep clinging to that weak excuse for failure. bluedigger Mar 2013 #10

As a PED SOX fan it is ironic you are talking about "weak" madinmaryland Mar 2013 #11

You really need to find some new material. bluedigger Mar 2013 #13

Mmmmmiiiisstaaaaaake! Yavin4 Mar 2013 #6

Flacco is a journeyman quarterback, that's all. MadHound Mar 2013 #8

The point is, he has played his best games at the end of the year... madinmaryland Mar 2013 #12

Umm, no, that's not true. MadHound Mar 2013 #14

Two "Mads" making decent points Auggie Mar 2013 #15

One other point JonLP24 Mar 2013 #18

Joe Flacco's Playoff Run Was Truly Elite (And Colin Kaepernick Was Pretty Good Too) JonLP24 Mar 2013 #17

Yeah, his team won the Super Bowl. Upton Mar 2013 #16

Off-topic, but how do these people get paid sooo much money Jamaal510 Mar 2013 #19

Supply and demand JonLP24 Mar 2013 #20