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  • IbleedbrownI Ibleedbrown wrote on last edited by
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    Just saw a thing on ESPN, he’s starting against the Rams.

    Flacc ‘em, jack ‘em…

  • bbedwardB bbedward wrote on last edited by
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    I think the record for passing touchdowns in a half is 6, Flacco will easily break it in each half with 8 and 7 respectively- to match his number 15

  • IbleedbrownI Ibleedbrown wrote on last edited by
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  • Just saw a thing on ESPN, he’s starting against the Rams.

    Flacc ‘em, jack ‘em…

    hoortaH hoorta wrote on last edited by hoorta
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    @ibleedbrown said:

    Just saw a thing on ESPN, he’s starting against the Rams.

    Flacc ‘em, jack ‘em…

    No surprise... 

    I just hope he's not musty and rusty....  And please stay upright Joe..  I've seen more than enough of Walker to know he doesn't belong on an NFL field.  

    https://www.nfl.com/news/browns-qb-joe-flacco-to-start-vs-rams-dorian-thompson-robinson-concussion-ruled-

  • sydS syd wrote on last edited by
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    coop said. watching joe throw was like poetry in motion 

  • Dutch OvenD Dutch Oven wrote on last edited by Dutch Oven
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    So hello Joe, what do you know?
    Heard ya just got back from a Bloodhound show
    Did you do the Batussi or did you do the Hustle?
    Did you do the Flamin' Waffle or the Super Bowl Shuffle?
    No matter what you did you're gonna be amused
    If you were not entertained you did not drink enough booze.

  • sydS syd

    coop said. watching joe throw was like poetry in motion 

    bbedwardB bbedward wrote on last edited by
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    @syd said:

    coop said. watching joe throw was like poetry in motion 

    I believe Joe will probably be refreshing to watch on some plays, he will actually make the correct reads and throw downfield - which as much as I like DTR, is not something he’s doing well (yet). The main question mark is his pocket mobility these days, in a clean pocket I’m sure he’d be able to make all the throws, but that’s rarely the case in the NFL - need the awareness and footwork to navigate the bodies.

  • BernieSuperBowl2B BernieSuperBowl2 wrote on last edited by
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    And so it begins. The Joe Flacco Era.

  • F FY56 wrote on last edited by
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    Honored to be included among those teams that have had a unibrow athlete.
     

    https://www.si.com/extra-mustard/2014/12/03/notable-unibrows-sports-history#gid=ci02558e63f0022781&pid=anthony-davis

  • Korsou DawgK Korsou Dawg wrote on last edited by
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    In the world of clutch at straws that is our active QB situation, I am a little more hopeful about Flacco right now than DTR, and a lot more than Walker. Bring it on!

    Go Browns!

  • In the world of clutch at straws that is our active QB situation, I am a little more hopeful about Flacco right now than DTR, and a lot more than Walker. Bring it on!

    Go Browns!

    FlugelF Flugel wrote on last edited by
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    @korsou-dawg said:

    In the world of clutch at straws that is our active QB situation, I am a little more hopeful about Flacco right now than DTR, and a lot more than Walker. Bring it on!

    Go Browns!

    INDEED! This refreshing news is a lot more stress free than the recent alternatives we've had KD.  I think there was a movie called 'Waiting to Exhale' that came out about the same year we got the news the Browns were moving to Baltimore.  Never saw it, but watching PJ Walker navigate the pocket and reading his progressions like a dyslexic Flugel with blindfolds on sure put the wait on the exhale.  The announcement Flacco is starting just gave 1 fanbase permission to exhale again.  

  • @korsou-dawg said:

    In the world of clutch at straws that is our active QB situation, I am a little more hopeful about Flacco right now than DTR, and a lot more than Walker. Bring it on!

    Go Browns!

    INDEED! This refreshing news is a lot more stress free than the recent alternatives we've had KD.  I think there was a movie called 'Waiting to Exhale' that came out about the same year we got the news the Browns were moving to Baltimore.  Never saw it, but watching PJ Walker navigate the pocket and reading his progressions like a dyslexic Flugel with blindfolds on sure put the wait on the exhale.  The announcement Flacco is starting just gave 1 fanbase permission to exhale again.  

    Korsou DawgK Korsou Dawg wrote on last edited by
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    @flugel said:

    Never saw it, but watching PJ Walker navigate the pocket and reading his progressions like a dyslexic Flugel with blindfolds on sure put the wait on the exhale. 

    Don't put yourself down. I am willing to bet you'd do a better job than PJ! 

  • sydS syd

    coop said. watching joe throw was like poetry in motion 

    jiggins7919J jiggins7919 wrote on last edited by
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    @syd said:

    coop said. watching joe throw was like poetry in motion 

    They didn't post the other part of the quote, though. "Watching him try to run is like rooting for the one-armed man in a clapping contest." 

  • nickersN nickers wrote on last edited by
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    Having Joe will be tough on our O line at first.. They're just gonna have to maintain their assignments longer than they normally like.. Lets hope Joe's eyes still fast enough to process his reads...

  • Having Joe will be tough on our O line at first.. They're just gonna have to maintain their assignments longer than they normally like.. Lets hope Joe's eyes still fast enough to process his reads...

    FlugelF Flugel wrote on last edited by
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    @nickers said:

    Having Joe will be tough on our O line at first.. They're just gonna have to maintain their assignments longer than they normally like.. Lets hope Joe's eyes still fast enough to process his reads...

    Hopefully his wealth of experience will expedite the progression reads and throws that we've missed with the backups Nicks.  Key word in that sentence is Hopefully.

  • D BoneD D Bone wrote on last edited by D Bone
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    While I'm a fan of this decision and think it's the best option (careful what you wish for) I have to wonder why it was announced so early? While I'm sure the Goats were prepping for Flacco, I would've kept them in the dark and fed 'em shit right up until kickoff. 

    Probably not a huge deal, but it's the little things that can add up to big things like an opening drive TD. 

    Anyway, super excited to see what Joe can do and what Kevin can call in terms of a game plan..... Hopefully not going a full 50 pass attempts to try and cross them up.  

  • And so it begins. The Joe Flacco Era.

    OrionO Orion wrote on last edited by
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    @berniesuperbowl2 said:

    And so it begins. The Joe Flacco Era.

    What goes around, comes around.  

  • Dutch OvenD Dutch Oven wrote on last edited by
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    This is weird, having Flacco play for the Browns, but not as weird as it would be if it had been Roethlisberger.

    It kind of feels like it was a decade ago the last time Flacco played for the Ravens. It feels like Jackson has been there forever. 

  • bbedwardB bbedward wrote on last edited by
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    While people are correctly skeptical of 38 y/o Joe Flacco returning to 2012 form, it’s important to remember that it’s hard to be worse than DTR and Walker have been.

    While we like DTR, he is not at the level of an nfl starter. Can Flacco average better than a 55 QBR, almost certainly id say.

  • This is weird, having Flacco play for the Browns, but not as weird as it would be if it had been Roethlisberger.

    It kind of feels like it was a decade ago the last time Flacco played for the Ravens. It feels like Jackson has been there forever. 

    OrionO Orion wrote on last edited by
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    @dutch-oven said:

    This is weird,

    I'll second that!

    ...but if there is a Football God...it would be fitting if the guy who brought what USED to be Browns a Superbowl, brings one to what IS the Browns.