PLAYERS:
Joe Flacco,
Tom Brady,
Aaron Rodgers,
Ray Rice
TEAMS: Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers
TEAMS: Baltimore Ravens, New England Patriots, Green Bay Packers
In a year in which the teams from the AFC have more question marks than years past, the Ravens have one at quarterback. Opinions on whether or not Joe Flacco is good enough to bring the Ravens to the Super Bowl have varied greatly. If the Patriots had a decent defense, they would be the obvious choice to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl. They still have Tom Brady, but their defense is one of the worst in the NFL. As for the Ravens, their defense has been just fine. It’s their offense — led by Flacco — that has taken plenty of criticism. Clearly, Flacco has been bothered by it.
“If you look at the teams that won (the Superbowl in recent years), yeah you can look at the quarterbacks but that’s just because you guys, ESPN, everybody wants to pump them up as being the best quarterback that year,” Flacco said on Wednesday according to the Baltimore Sun. “It’s really going to come down to what team is the best. I’m sure if we win, I’ll have nothing to do with why we won according
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