12, 2013, when Flacco heaved a 70-yard touchdown pass over the head of Broncos safety Rahim Moore during a 38-35 upset in the playoffs of the AFC’s No. While Flacco’s quarterback rating has made him appear to be a very average Joe for the last four seasons, he has surprised us before. We know you haven’t forgotten Jan. And has the needle scars from his wife to prove it. If you can’t take a joke and dust yourself after a sack, being the starting quarterback in Denver is probably not the job for you.

“You can’t be dwelling on the things that are not so happy. So, being an intrepid reporter, I had to ask Dana: What was up with that? “And she thought they were the most hilarious thing in the world.” “She joked about me being the back-up quarterback,” Flacco said, recalling his final weeks in Baltimore. Letters: Readers share their ideas on how to reform and save RTD Letters: Readers skeptical of “working paper” on COVID shutdowns Kiszla: Want to talk championships? This score just in: Pioneers 8, Broncos 3. Kiszla: Why ornery Michael Malone will be coach to lead Nuggets to their first NBA championship Kickin’ it with Kiz: Nuggets and Avs ownership fiddles in TV dispute, while burning bridges with fans

She knows how to punch this guy’s buttons. Dana Grady has been the quarterback’s sweetheart since they were both in high school back in New Jersey. He heard about the failure everywhere, even in the kitchen of his own home, where a guy is supposed to be loved unconditionally by his wife, through sickness and health, whether you’re a hero leading the victory parade or the has-been on the bench. Yeah, it made him miserable.įlacco was no longer the man. Or you’re a bum.Īfter winning 96 regular-season games and 10 more in the playoffs for the Ravens, Flacco injured his hip in November and was forced to watch as rookie Lamar Jackson took over as the starting quarterback.

Yes, Keenum tried hard, then went home every night, sat on the sofa and watched reruns of “The Office.” As a quarterback, Keenum proved to be Michael Scott, the bumbling regional manager at Dunder Mifflin. But their love for the beloved home team’s starting quarterback is very tough and extremely conditional. “Listen, I’ve been in the league long enough to know that success is nothing but winning football games.”īroncomaniacs are good people. “Winning football games,” Flacco replied. When Flacco was formally introduced to an NFL city that either worships its QB as a football god or exposes the poor guy as a fraud, I asked the next man in the fishbowl how he would define success in Denver. Kiszla: Quarterback Joe Flacco, fading at age 34, is a Hail Mary for the Broncos.

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