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Found July 30, 2012 on Pro Sports Daily:
PLAYERS: Joe Flacco,  Lee Evans,  Philip Rivers,  Matt Ryan,  Tony Romo,  Tom Brady,  Drew Brees,  Eli Manning,  Peyton Manning,  Aaron Rodgers,  Ben Roethlisberger,  Jason Witten,  Mike Smith,  Roddy White
TEAMS: Baltimore Ravens,  Jacksonville Jaguars,  San Diego Chargers,  Atlanta Falcons,  Dallas Cowboys,  New England Patriots,  New Orleans Saints,  New York Giants,  Green Bay Packers,  Pittsburgh Steelers
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At some point in the not too distant future, probably before the beginning of the 2012 regular season, the Baltimore Ravens will reward Joe Flacco with a contract extension that makes him one of the league's highest paid quarterbacks. Then this debate, already fairly vocal among Ravens' fans, will really heat up: Is Flacco, who last season came within a dropped Lee Evans pass of taking the club to Super Bowl XLVI, really an "elite" quarterback? It has been a hot button issue in Baltimore the last several years, a favorite topic of sports-talk radio regulars. And the discussion is hardly limited to just Baltimore or Flacco, either. Subtract Flacco's name and fill in the blank with, say, Philip Rivers, or Matt Ryan, or Mark Sanchez. Or certainly Tony Romo, a lightning rod in Dallas over the offseason. It's not good enough anymore to throw for 4,000 yards -- the new norm in the league -- lead a franchise to the playoffs, or be considered among the best ...
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