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• I was wrong

  February 05, 2013

  When you are wrong you should admit it.

  I was wrong. Boy was I wrong.

  Multiple times this NFL season I wrote about Joe Flacco. I predicted that based upon the bravado he mustered in a radio interview that he was in for a fall. Along the lines of the pride goes before a fall mentioned in Proverbs.

  Yet Flacco had a decent season and a GREAT postseason and led his Baltimore Ravens to a Super Bowl Championship. I guess it wasn’t pride, it was just confidence.

  Congratulations to Flacco and the Ravens. That’s the least I can do, since I got it so wrong.

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• RGIII needs some humility

  January 07, 2013

  “I don’t feel me being out there hurt the team in any way. I’m the best option for this team. That’s why I’m the starter.”

  Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III (RGIII) spoke those words in his postgame press conference after the Redskins lost 24-14 to the Seattle Seahawks in the opening round of the NFL playoffs. RGIII was re-injured in the game and many are wondering if his coach, Mike Shanahan, should have pulled him once his injury became evident. That’s an important question. But I believe the bravado of Griffin’s comments pose an equally important question.

  RGIII’s boast reminds me of an earlier column I wrote on Joe Flacco, a column about pride coming before a fall. Or in this case after the fall since the Redskins lost the game and are out of the playoffs.

  As I wrote earlier, you want your quarterback to be confident. I get that. But not boastful.

  Proverbs 29:23 says “Pride ends in humiliation, while humility brings honor.” Based upon this Bible verse, I think RGIII should have stopped after his first sentence above. I don’t think it is wise for him to say “I’m the best option for this team.” He may believe that. In fact, I want him to believe that. But I think discretion would have you keep that sentiment to yourself and not share it with the world.

   

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• Baltimore Ravens and Joe Flacco not flying high

  October 24, 2012

  Joe Flacco wants us to think he is an elite quarterback. In two of his most recent games, though, he has been anything but.

  I first wrote about potential trouble laying ahead for Joe Flacco here. After a particularly boastful comment I noted his pride may have him headed for a fall. It looks as though I was right.

  In a week five boring 9-6 victory over the hapless Kansas City Chiefs Flacco threw for only 187 yards on 13 of 27 passing. With one interception and no touchdowns against the Chiefs, it was a lackluster performance.

  He revisited the town of Lackluster this past weekend in a 13-43 embarrassing loss to the Houston Texans. Baltimore and Flacco’s play was uglier than Donald Trump’s hair. He did manage to throw for one touchdown, but also had two interceptions and was sacked four times. Flacco managed to complete only 13 of 27 passes for 147 yards.

  When you add Flacco’s flaccid play with the Ravens’ losses on the defensive side, the Baltimore birds are not soaring high. Linebacker Ray Lewis is most likely out for the season. Cornerback Lardarius Webb is also out due to injury.

  Still, at 5-2 the Ravens have a solid chance for a successful season. If that is to happen, however, Flacco needs to quiet his mouth and show us that his on the field actions speak louder than his words. In other words, if you want to be elite, from prideful comments you must retreat.

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• Flacco headed for a fall?

  October 02, 2012

  Proverbs 16: 18 says “Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall.”

  If that is true, and I believe it is, does that mean Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco is headed for a fall?

  Last spring he famously said this prideful statement on a local radio program:

  “I assume everyone thinks they're a top-five quarterback," Flacco said on WNST 1570 in Baltimore. "I mean, I think I'm the best. I don't think I'm top five, I think I'm the best. I don't think I'd be very successful at my job if I didn't feel that way. I mean, c'mon? That's not really too tough of a question."

  Actually, I think it is a tougher question than Flacco realizes.

  It might be a true statement. After all, Flacco has led his team to the playoffs every year since he came into the NFL in 2008. Plus the Ravens are off to a good start this season. They are 3-1 with tough wins over the Cincinnati Bengals and the New England Patriots.

  In his most recent outing versus their divisional rival the Cleveland Browns, Flacco threw for 356 yards and one touchdown on 28 of 46 passing. Those are elite numbers, even if many would not consider the 0-4 Browns an elite opponent.

  But just because something might be true doesn’t mean you have to say it about yourself. He can believe it about himself. I think confidence is an admirable quality for a quarterback to have. However, humility is an admirable quality for any human to have as well.

  May I suggest what I think he should have said? Hypothetically, he could have said “I think I am one of the best. There are several talented quarterbacks in the NFL, Tom Brady, Drew Brees, Eli Manning. I’d like to consider myself in their league.”

  Why is that slight change important?

  Because the Bible, in James 4:10, also says “Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up.” If you stay humble, you give God the opportunity to raise you up even further. Flacco has no room to be lifted up. He already considers himself at the top.

  To me, and to the media at large, it always seems like Flacco longs for attention and accolades and endorsement deals. He wants to be considered an elite quarterback in the same way that Eli Manning wants to be considered an elite quarterback. The difference is that Eli has won 2 Super Bowls and comes from a famous football family.

  You don’t have those credentials yet Flacco. The key word is yet. If you work hard and find a way to be humble, you just may get there.

   

   

   

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