The Baltimore Ravens need more out of Joe Flacco

The Ravens were 12-4 in spite of the play of 26-year old QB Joe Flacco.  They need him to step up if they are going to win in the playoffs.  Flacco played in 16 games (all starts) for the Ravens this year and he completed 312 of 542 passes (57.6%) for 3,610 yards with 20 TD passes and 12 INTs (80.9 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 39 times for 88 yards (2.3 ypc) with 1 TD run this year.  Flacco has now played in 64 games (all starts) in his first four years with the Ravens and he has completed 1,190 of 1,958 passes (60.8%) for 13,816 yards with 80 TD passes and 46 INTs (86.0 QB Rating).  He also has carried the ball 169 times for 408 yards (2.4 ypc) with 4 TD runs in his NFL career.  Flacco is 44-20 (68.8%) as a starting QB during the regular season in his career so far. 22-year old Tyrod Taylor is Flacco’s backup.  He played in 3 games (0 starts) for the Ravens this year and he completed his only pass attempt, which was good for 18 yards.  Taylor also carried the ball 1 ...