Originally Posted by PrplPplEater
Originally Posted by lampdogg
In hindsight, if we had traded baker, signed Flacco and not traded for Watson just 20
Months ago... smile

I pointed out this irony when we first signed him. We have a QB now that we can win it all with if he just takes care of the ball and we're getting it for league minimum while the savior we gave up the farm for sits sidelined.

With the way this roster was built, we never, ever needed "elite". We just needed stable, controlled QB play that moves the ball and doesn't score for the other team.
We gave up a ransom in draft picks and a quarter BILLION dollars for the QB that we "needed" to get us to the Super Bowl and in the end, we're capable of getting there right now with a veteran QB earning league minimum; and for anyone that wants to doubt or poo-poo that, we currently have the best record in the league against teams above .500 and we've beaten every playoff contending team in the AFC that has been on our schedule. THAT is good enough to get to a Super Bowl. Those 1st round draft picks could have been some nice depth on the DLine, or perhaps the OLine.


**Interesting note: most of the AFC is above .500, while most of the NFC is below .500

Flacco did say he attributes some of this success to being fresh and able to play at this point of the season without having 3 months of wear and tear on his body. Who knows what shape he'd be in if he started from week one.