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Was Joe Flacco worth it? Probably not...

Super Bowl-winning quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens - Joe Flacco - was rewarded for his spectacular playoff efforts by becoming the highest paid player in NFL history (for now) when he was offered (and accepted) a six-year deal worth $120.6 million. What has resulted since the Flacco signing for the Ravens? In addition to future Hall-of-Fame linebacker Ray Lewis and center Matt Birk retiring, Baltimore: traded veteran wide receiver Anquan Boldin to San Francisco, released safety Bernard Pollard and guard Bobbie Williams, and lost linebackers Dannell Ellerbe (Miami), Paul Krueger (Cleveland) and cornerback Cary Williams (Philadelphia) to free agency. Veteran free safety Ed Reed will likely land elsewhere as well. To this point, the Ravens have lost two starters on offense (and a back-up) and four on defense (as well as a back-up) - five if Reed takes his services elsewhere. To this point, Baltimore has also yet to sign their: 1st-, 2nd-, and 3rd-string tight ends (Ed Dickson, Denn...

Joe Flacco should not get paid as an elite-level quarterback...yet

Baltimore Ravens' Super Bowl-winning quarterback Joe Flacco is currently a free agent and some members of the media are claiming he should be the highest-paid quarterback in the NFL. While I think Baltimore would be wise to hang on to Flacco, especially given his great run in the playoffs this past season, I don't think the guy should be one of the top-paid quarterbacks in the league. Throughout his career to this point, Flacco has been fairly average as far as completion percentage goes and a little above average as far as quarterback rating is concerned. He has shown himself to be a capable starter, but has been aided a great deal by the talent around him: Tailback Ray Rice, fullback Vonta Leach, receivers Anquan Boldin, Jacoby Jones, and Torrey Smith, along with a top-notch defense. He's also been blessed with having a great coach in John Harbaugh. Following his great run through the playoffs and earning the Super Bowl MVP honor, Flacco deserves to receive a nice contrac...

Joe Flacco is going to Disneyworld!

Most of the sports-world has heard by now that Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco was caught saying, "This is f**king awesome!" after his Ravens defeated the San Francisco 49ers in the Super Bowl this past Sunday night. Over the past couple days, Flacco - who was the MVP of the Super Bowl - has been starring front and center in a commercial where he states that he's going to Disneyworld. In light of these two events, rumor has it that while the commercial is only 30 seconds in duration, it took Flacco several hours of takes to get things right. For whatever reason, he kept saying, "I'm going to Disneyworld and it's going to be f**king awesome!" http://www.961kiss.com/pages/freakshow.html?article=10769779 http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2013/02/03/joe-flacco-winning-the-super-bowl-is-f-ing-awesome-vide/?source=top-modules