QB Joe Flacco, CIN (2 Viewers)

[Faust]

Daniel Oyefusi
Browns OC Tommy Rees on Joe Flacco being the No. 2 QB: "Just feel like Joe's gonna stay the No. 2 right now and has done a lot to prepare and be ready to go in a pinch."

https://x.com/danieloyefusi/status/1973781600321057213?s=61

 

[Faust]

Bengals acquire QB Joe Flacco in trade with rival Browns

Zac Taylor: Joe Flacco gives us a quarterback with a history of winning

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

I’m assuming the NFL has solid health insurance, otherwise Flacco should feign injury to avoid playing behind this OL.

 

[Max55]

I think the Bengals hit the jackpot.

Flacco is elite. How do we know this?

Flacco told us himself.

 

[bcat01]

I'll leave this here
https://forums.footballguys.com/threads/______-passed-away-today-rip.740899/

 

[Faust]

Underdog NFL
Joe Flacco since 2018:

• 6 different teams
• 14-27 record
• 59 TDs, 38 INTs
• Been on 3 of 4 AFC North teams

https://x.com/underdognfl/status/1975612688530350273?s=61

 

[Smack Tripper]

Is he active this weekend?

 

[Banger]

Is this really gonna help? Seriously? He lost his job in Cleveland…maybe he’s better than Browning but will he help the fate of the Cincy offense? I want to hope so but don’t see it.

 

[Smack Tripper]

Is this really gonna help? Seriously? He lost his job in Cleveland…maybe he’s better than Browning but will he help the fate of the Cincy offense? I want to hope so but don’t see it.

He's brought bad offensives to life a couple of times the past few years

He's won a super bowl, he's better than Browning. He may be too old and the line too much of a mess to make a difference but he's a chance worth taking

 

[RenegadeRoy]

Flacco's definitely done more with less. The o-line is a huge problem but the offensive weapons are there.

 

[Hot Sauce Guy]

Underdog NFL
Joe Flacco since 2018:

• 6 different teams
• 14-27 record
• 59 TDs, 38 INTs
• Been on 3 of 4 AFC North teams

https://x.com/underdognfl/status/1975612688530350273?s=61

• 14-27 record

That’s a 34% win percentage for those keeping score at home.

34%. Perform at 34% in any job and see if you get as many chances as Joe Flacco. 34% on a test is basically an F.

Yet here comes Joe, with yet another starting gig. Incredible.

 

[Faust]

Dataroma
Definitely a boost for Bengals weapons IMO. Flacco hasn’t been great to start the season, but Jake Browning has been an abomination.

That being said, it might be worth testing the market to see if you could sell your Bengals high off this news.

Flacco is 2nd to last in EPA/Play (to only Browning) and has been pretty bottom of the barrel in all efficiency and accuracy metrics.

More importantly, the perceived “Flacco” effect that massively bolstered the Browns weapons back in 2023 has not been the case over the past 2 years. He’s down to an 8.8% deep throw rate (14.2% in 2023) and a 6.6 aDOT (9.6 in 2023).

And at 40 years old, with lacking mobility, things could get ugly with this offensive line that is dead last in ESPN’s pass block win rate.

https://x.com/ffdataroma/status/1975616191940206861?s=61

PFSN
Of the 37 qualified NFL QBs, 6 currently have an F grade in PFSN’s QB Impact metric…

The Bengals now have two of them, Joe Flacco and Jake Browning.

https://x.com/pfsn365/status/1975654263935398225?s=61

 

[IHEARTFF]

he's not good but he's probably an upgrade from browning. he has better weapons to throw to now

 

[5-ish Finkle]

he's not good but he's probably an upgrade from browning. he has better weapons to throw to now

Some sort of "football trebuchet on a skateboard" is an upgrade from Browning.

Grampy certainly gonna (try to) sling it!

 

[Smack Tripper]

He’s starting!

 

[SaintsInDome2006]

I would think now would be a really good time to sell Chase & Brown.

 

[LawFitz]

Can Flacco do anything behind this Cincy OL? WR weapons are way improved over Cle, but that line... Oof... It killed Burrow and spooked Browning - are we looking now at Joe's turn for pain??

 

[FarFromHome]

Already starting so the impression Joe makes in 24 hours is monumental. Ha ha

 

[5-ish Finkle]

Already starting so the impression Joe makes in 24 hours is monumental. Ha ha

Zac Taylor: "So, let's take a look at the ol' curriculum vitae, as it were, hmm?"

<reads>

ZT: "I see here for the past 40 years or so you have not, indeed, been Jake Browning, is that right?"

Joe Flacco <windmilling right arm while chewing a bite of, like, a deep fried Snickers on a stick>: "Huh? Umm...yeah. Yeah, that's right." <takes last bite of the Snickers> "Did you get a look at any of my tape?"

ZT: "Nah. I think I've seen all I need to see here. Welcome to the Queen City, Joe. You'll be starting in a few days, cool?"

 

[Faust]

Bengals say Flacco trade gives team hope for this season

 

[The Frankman]

Joe Flacco completed 29-of-45 passes for 219 yards and two touchdowns in the Bengals’ 27-18, Week 6 loss to the Packers.

Flacco was great in his Bengals debut. The journeyman pocket passer aggressively targeted Ja’Marr Chase, regardless of how tight the coverage was, on short and intermediate out routes. The two linked up 10 times for 94 yards and one touchdown, and fantasy managers should expect the successes to continue in the coming weeks. A strong connection between the two is already evident. Flacco can be treated as a QB2 against a far more fantasy-friendly Steelers defense in Week 7.
- Rotoworld

 

[FarFromHome]

As a Chase owner I'm quite thrilled with Mr Flacco's performance.

 

[travdogg]

As a Chase owner I'm quite thrilled with Mr Flacco's performance.

Agreed, and honestly, given the defense and all, I wouldn't be shocked with these weapons, if Flacco himself wasn't a startable QB.

 

[Insein]

Chase loving him some Flacco

 

[travdogg]

Chase loving him some Flacco

Obviously Chase was awesome, but let's not forget Higgins. Chase would be a top-12 WR had Browning stayed the starter. Higgins was looking like a roster albatross, too good to cut, not good enough to start. Now he's suddenly back in the WR2 conversation. He doesn't slide, he's looking at a 6-103-2 game himself.

 

[TheDirtyWord]

The guys career literally won’t die.

The living breathing version of Rocky motioning Apollo Creed to come at him in Round 15.

 

[Faust]

Next Gen Stats
Joe Flacco completed 28 of 37 passes for 336 yards & 3 TDs from a clean pocket in a TNF win over the Steelers.

This was Flacco's most passing yards from a clean pocket since Week 4, 2018 (also vs. PIT), and lowest pressure rate faced this season (24.5%).

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https://x.com/nextgenstats/status/1979029905221329184?s=61

 

[Proteus]

I really thought this statue of a man was going to be at the bottom of many piles, as many teams ring up sack records.

But damn he gets that ball out fast and makes that O line look just fine. Browning was running like a scared squirrel as soon as the ball reached his hands from center.

Wild contrast. Important lesson.

 

[icehouse]

I really thought this statue of a man was going to be at the bottom of many piles, as many teams ring up sack records.

But damn he gets that ball out fast and makes that O line look just fine. Browning was running like a scared squirrel as soon as the ball reached his hands from center.

Wild contrast. Important lesson.

Also helps to be able to read a defense and see where you can make a quick completion.

 

[Jewell]

You have to feel good for Flacco. His final games could have been spent languishing on Cleveland’s bench, but instead he’s playing in prime time and looking great doing it. It’s a new football life for a guy who apparently has nine of them. Let’s go Joe!

 

[FarFromHome]

Obviously this week it would of paid off, but is he startable for fantasy nerds every week? Has the weapons. Has the bad defense. Everything lines up for a top 10 rest of season performance. Just feels weird. Ha ha

 

[Jewell]

Obviously this week it would have paid off, but is he startable for fantasy nerds every week?

Flacco as the Bengals starter paid off last week too. Against the Packers, Flacco had 219 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs, and he had the Bengals in the game until the end. In that game Ja’Marr Chase had 10 receptions for 94 yards and 1 TD.

Flacco has not only made the Bengals viable for fantasy football, but he’s made the Bengals viable in real life.

The Bengals won’t look like they did last night every week, but the massive uptick since Flacco took the reins looks legit and sustainable.

 

[Da Guru]

I really thought this statue of a man was going to be at the bottom of many piles, as many teams ring up sack records.

But damn he gets that ball out fast and makes that O line look just fine. Browning was running like a scared squirrel as soon as the ball reached his hands from center.

Wild contrast. Important lesson.

Also helps to be able to read a defense and see where you can make a quick completion.

Very true, also helps to be able just to throw the ball in the somewhat direction of Chase too.

 

[Monkian]

Chase and Higgins are big talents that had great games but Noah Fant had a pretty nice game at TE, as well. I thought this experiment would fail. How wrong I was! Good thing, too, as Joe is my replacement for Joe.

 

[IHEARTFF]

Obviously this week it would of paid off, but is he startable for fantasy nerds every week? Has the weapons. Has the bad defense. Everything lines up for a top 10 rest of season performance. Just feels weird. Ha ha

Probably match up dependent. Steelers pass D is garbage. But there should be some more good games coming.

 

[travdogg]

I really thought this statue of a man was going to be at the bottom of many piles, as many teams ring up sack records.

But damn he gets that ball out fast and makes that O line look just fine. Browning was running like a scared squirrel as soon as the ball reached his hands from center.

Wild contrast. Important lesson.

Also helps to be able to read a defense and see where you can make a quick completion.

A reminder that sacks are a QB stat, not an OL stat.

 

[eighsse2]

running like a scared squirrel

Reported for anti-squirrel stereotypes

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

The guys career literally won’t die.

The living breathing version of Rocky motioning Apollo Creed to come at him in Round 15.

He’s kinda like a better Vinny Testaverde.

 

[Proteus]

He even unlocked Higgins.

Is Zach whatshisname going to find a way booger this up with more time?

Also, would you drop Daniel Jones for Flacco rn?