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Denver Broncos: 5 reasons the Joe Flacco trade might not suck

By Sayre Bedinger

CHARLOTTE, NC - OCTOBER 28: Joe Flacco #5 of the Baltimore Ravens warms up prior to their game against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on October 28, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC - OCTOBER 28: Joe Flacco #5 of the Baltimore Ravens warms up prior to their game against the Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on October 28, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /
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FOXBORO, MA – JANUARY 10: Joe Flacco #5 of the Baltimore Ravens looks to pass in the second half against the New England Patriots during the 2014 AFC Divisional Playoffs game at Gillette Stadium on January 10, 2015 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images)
FOXBORO, MA – JANUARY 10: Joe Flacco #5 of the Baltimore Ravens looks to pass in the second half against the New England Patriots during the 2014 AFC Divisional Playoffs game at Gillette Stadium on January 10, 2015 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. (Photo by Jared Wickerham/Getty Images) /

1. Flacco has a very good playoff history

Let’s start by talking about what Flacco does — or in this case, has done — on the football field.

This is a guy with a 10-5 all-time record in the postseason, including a Super Bowl victory. Seven of those 10 playoff wins were on the road. Only two of them came in Baltimore.

Even as a hapless young rookie in 2008, Flacco wasn’t so lost that the Ravens couldn’t compete in the postseason. In his rookie season, the Ravens won two playoff games.

As a matter of fact, in all six of Flacco’s postseason appearances, he’s never been taken out in the first game his team played in.

Flacco has never struck me as a top flight quarterback in the NFL, but rather the type of player who can excel in a favorable situation. He has been able to, at times, elevate the Ravens, but for the most part, he’s a guy who keeps things moving and executes the offense.

Especially compared to five or six years ago, there’s probably nothing overly spectacular about Flacco’s play, which is why the Ravens drafted the ultra-spectacular talent Lamar Jackson at the end of the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

Flacco’s playoff history gives him locker room credibility.

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