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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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NEW ORLEANS, LA – FEBRUARY 03: Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco #5 of the Baltimore Ravens and his wife Dana walk off of the field after the Ravens won 34-31 against the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on February 3, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – FEBRUARY 03: Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco #5 of the Baltimore Ravens and his wife Dana walk off of the field after the Ravens won 34-31 against the San Francisco 49ers during Super Bowl XLVII at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on February 3, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images) /

2. I mean, he is a Super Bowl MVP

Let’s not throw this fact aside. Despite my reservations about Flacco coming in, the guy did win a Super Bowl, beating the Broncos in a double-overtime road playoff game (against Peyton Manning) to get there.

As a matter of fact, in the 2012 postseason, Flacco and the Ravens took out hotshot rookie Andrew Luck and the Colts on the road, Peyton Manning and the Broncos on the road, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots on the road, and then they went into Super Bowl 42 and knocked out Vic Fangio’s stellar defense.

Flacco’s 2012 postseason is about as impressive as any player can claim.

He threw 11 touchdowns and no interceptions in that particular postseason, including a three-touchdown performance in the Super Bowl.

The duo of Flacco and Von Miller gives the Broncos the only pair of Super Bowl MVPs on offense and defense on the same roster in the NFL right now.

What will that ultimately mean? I’m not sure, but it’s cool to be able to claim.

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