Found February 27, 2013 on Football Extra Points: Yardbarker Blogger Network
Enter Ravens QB Joe Flacco. Oft belittled. Underrated. Super Bowl Champion. Joe and his teammates shocked the world this post season by bringing home the Vince Lombardi Trophy and claiming dominance over the rest of the NFL for the 2012-13 season. Nobody saw this coming, though. Well, except maybe Mr. Flacco. He has done what many would consider a job well done through his first 5 seasons as a Baltimore Raven. Since being drafted 18th overall in the 2008 NFL Draft, Joe Cool has led the Ravens to the playoffs every year that he has been there. 4 of those 5 seasons Baltimore earned a trip to the conference championship, finally winning it all this season. After setting records, silencing the doubters, and winning the big game, the Baltimore Ravens should just pay the man whatever he wants right? In a perfect world that would be the case, but in this place where we live called reality…not so much. In fact, if Joe Flacco wants things to continue to improve in Baltimore, it is proba...
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