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Is Flacco "Elite"?

  • Tiernan
    Its no secret I hate the ratbirds and thats mostly because of all the thuggers on the team like Lewis, Reed, Williams...etc. etc. But the guy who really just got extremely lucky IMO during the play-offs was Flacco. Yeah I'll admit he had 4 good games but I think it was a "one & done" type thing. There are 8 QBs I'd take over Flacco and being #9 doesn't make you "elite" material.

    Brady
    Rogers
    P. Manning
    Brees
    E. Manning
    Ryan
    Roethlisberger
    Luck
    Flacco (maybe)
  • Commander of Awesome
    No Kap? Wilson?
  • Automatik
    He's on the brink, but I need to see more.
  • gorocks99
    Elite, to me, means you're in the top 10% (3-4 QBs) - who right now, I think most would agree, include (in some order) Brady, Manning, Rodgers, Brees. Flacco isn't near that group IMO, so not elite right now.
  • thavoice
    Tiernan;1382260 wrote:Its no secret I hate the ratbirds and thats mostly because of all the thuggers on the team like Lewis, Reed, Williams...etc. etc. But the guy who really just got extremely lucky IMO during the play-offs was Flacco. Yeah I'll admit he had 4 good games but I think it was a "one & done" type thing. There are 8 QBs I'd take over Flacco and being #9 doesn't make you "elite" material.

    Brady
    Rogers
    P. Manning
    Brees
    E. Manning
    Ryan
    Roethlisberger
    Luck
    Flacco (maybe)
    Wouldnt take Ryan, Roethlisger, Eli or, at least right now, luck over Flacco.

    I think he cracks the top 5 right now of whom I would want QBing my team. HE showed a ton of poise in the playoffs and super bowl.
  • Pick6
    Elite in clutchness inbig games, give me Flacco.

    Elite in the terms of skill...Dont think so.
  • Laley23
    No.

    Brady, Rodgers, Manning and Brees would be the elite QBs in the NFL.
  • dlazz
    Tiernan;1382260 wrote:Its no secret I hate the ratbirds and thats mostly because of all the thuggers on the team like Lewis, Reed, Williams...etc. etc. But the guy who really just got extremely lucky IMO during the play-offs was Flacco. Yeah I'll admit he had 4 good games but I think it was a "one & done" type thing. There are 8 QBs I'd take over Flacco and being #9 doesn't make you "elite" material.

    Brady
    Rogers
    P. Manning
    Brees
    E. Manning
    Ryan
    Roethlisberger
    Luck
    Flacco (maybe)
    Luck doesn't deserve to be on that list.
  • sleeper
    Yes he's elite. He just won the Super Bowl, something no other "elite" QB did this year.
  • gorocks99
    Speaking of, http://profootballmock.com/nfl-qbs-on-facebook-finally-elite/
  • Tiernan
    dlazz;1382283 wrote:Luck doesn't deserve to be on that list.
    You are given the task of starting an NFL team tomorrow...You're telling me you would take Flacco over Luck? Didn't think so.
  • Pick6
    Tiernan;1382307 wrote:You are given the task of starting an NFL team tomorrow...You're telling me you would take Flacco over Luck? Didn't think so.
    Irrelevant to the discussion.
  • justincredible
    Tiernan;1382307 wrote:You are given the task of starting an NFL team tomorrow...You're telling me you would take Flacco over Luck? Didn't think so.
    Did he say that Flacco deserves to be on the list? Didn't think so.
  • Tiernan
    justincredible;1382314 wrote:Did he say that Flacco deserves to be on the list? Didn't think so.
    I know someone named Sanchez who definitely aint anywhere near being on the F'n list.
  • Pick6
    Tiernan;1382335 wrote:I know someone named Sanchez who definitely aint anywhere near being on the F'n list.
    And to think, the almighty "elite" Brees through more INTS than him this year.
  • justincredible
    Tiernan;1382335 wrote:I know someone named Sanchez who definitely aint anywhere near being on the F'n list.
    Sanchez sucks ass. Your point?
  • Tiernan
    Pick6;1382338 wrote:And to think, the almighty "elite" Brees through more INTS than him this year.
    I personally do not subscribe to Brees in the elite category but so many other so-called experts palce him there, I grudgingly give it to him. Next season will be a lie-detector for the Saints as a whole.
  • dlazz
    Tiernan;1382307 wrote:You are given the task of starting an NFL team tomorrow...You're telling me you would take Flacco over Luck? Didn't think so.
    No, I wouldn't. But that's also not a fair comparison. The point I was trying to make was that having a 1st-year rookie on a list with Brady and Brees is ludicrous.
  • Raw Dawgin' it
    dlazz;1382408 wrote:No, I wouldn't. But that's also not a fair comparison. The point I was trying to make was that having a 1st-year rookie on a list with Brady and Brees is ludicrous.
    Is there any other kind of rookie?
  • Pick6
    Raw Dawgin' it;1382414 wrote:Is there any other kind of rookie?
    Blake Griffin was a second year rookie :)
  • se-alum
    sleeper;1382286 wrote:Yes he's elite. He just won the Super Bowl, something no other "elite" QB did this year.
    I have to assume Trent Dilfer was an elite QB then.
  • Laley23
    Raw Dawgin' it;1382414 wrote:Is there any other kind of rookie?
    Yes, but its rare.
  • Rotinaj
    Flacco had the 25th best QBR this season(pretty sure I heard that right) nope sorry that doesn't make him elite. He had one of the best playoff runs ever but that doesn't make him elite.
  • Azubuike24
    LOL @ Merrill Hoge today ranking Flacco the #1 QB in the NFL.

    2. Rodgers
    3. Brady
    4. Roethlisberger
    5. Ryan

    Dude is smoking something. Left Brees and Peyton out of his top 5. Peyton, maybe, but having Roethlisberger in there? Anyone see this?
  • killer_ewok
    Yes.