Joe Flacco's Impact: From NFL Ring to Colts' Playoffs

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00:00Let's talk about Joe Flacco.

00:04I think he's better than Richardson to begin with.

00:07I thought the game in Jacksonville when he threw those dimes to Pierce, that's all I

00:12needed to see that this guy is still the guy that won a ring, still the guy that carried

00:16the Browns to the playoffs, and he's doing it again with the Colts.

00:20And I'm not surprised at all they benched a kid after he quit on his team.

00:24You know, he, you said the operative word that was perfect.

00:28He's a kid.

00:29He's 22 years old.

00:30He hadn't started a lot of football games.

00:32He's so physically gifted that I don't think anybody's ever brought real adversity to this

00:37kid.

00:38And so now he's got adversity.

00:41He has failed as an NFL starter.

00:43We'll see how he responds to that adversity.

00:46Most of the time in life, people experience adversity.

00:49They learn from it.

00:50They bounce back.

00:51There's more adversity.

00:52You and I know that in broadcasting, that happens all the time.

00:55That kid is so otherworldly talented that nobody has ever visited upon him the kind

01:01of adversity that Shane Steichen, Chris Ballard have, and it's going to be up to him to respond

01:06to it well.

01:07He has physical gifts that Joe Flacco can only dream about, but that's not the only

01:11thing there is to playing football and playing quarterback in the NFL.

01:15You've got to be able to function and you've got to be able to read defenses and throw

01:19guys open instead of throwing the football when guys are open.

01:23And that's what Joe Flacco is going to be able to do.

01:26This is an offensive unit with a really good, mature offensive line.

01:29They've got good weapons.

01:30They've got a terrific running back.

01:32They have decent tight ends.

01:34That thing can operate, and Joe Flacco is a guy it can operate with.

01:39He's going to check down instead of throw everything deep and just try to make great

01:43plays, which is what Richardson tried to do and was really his undoing.

01:48Not knowing to go out of bounds late in that game in Houston, that really showed as much

01:54to anybody as the tapout did.

01:57We'll see how Flacco responds.

01:59This is why they brought him in as a safety net in case Richardson kind of balks.

02:04He did.

02:05So let's go, Joe Flacco.

02:07How do you think, I have one minute respectfully, how do you think they'll do against the Vikings

02:12at the bank in Minneapolis Sunday night and quickly, what do you think of Siakam and the

02:17Pacers the other night beating the Celtics?

02:21The Pacers first, they did blow a 24-point lead.

02:26This is not a very good basketball team, and frankly, it's a little bit hard to watch.

02:31Halliburton's got to get better, and he's got to get better fast.

02:34As far as the Colts, I think they win in Minneapolis.

02:37I think they're going to beat the Vikings.

02:39I think they're going to rise.

02:41Hey, they're only five-point dogs.

02:43It's not like they're three-point dogs.

02:46So this is a team, I think, that can go to Minneapolis and get a win in prime time.

02:50I think they're up for the moment.

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