Biggest takeaways from Joe Flacco’s Broncos press conference

The Denver Broncos introduced quarterback Joe Flacco to the media and he absolutely nailed it at the podium. What were the takeaways?

Before the Denver Broncos made any moves, the idea of trading for Joe Flacco was the only idea that was pretty much impossible to like.

Now that he’s met the press, it’s clear that Flacco himself is impossible not to like.

John Elway made a pretty bold statement when he first talked about the Flacco trade publicly, stating that he thought the 34-year old was coming into the ‘prime’ of his career.

Those comments certainly sent some shockwaves throughout the football world and even though I still have been monitoring my level of optimism about Flacco coming to Denver, it’s hard to maintain cynicism in regards to the move the more you think about what Flacco has done in this league and the difference in arm talent between him and Case Keenum.

Though subtle, Flacco’s East Coast roots shined through with a light accent throughout a press conference that also exuded confidence, a great sense of humor, self-awareness, and blunt honesty about the past, present, and future.

Flacco is not Tom Brady, though Brady’s name did come up in the presser. He understands that quarterbacks seem to be getting better with age and hyperbole or not, Elway’s comments may be a great source of confidence for this team’s new signal caller.

I would highly encourage you to take the 13 minutes to watch Flacco’s presser and form opinions for yourself, but I’ll give you my thoughts and takeaways in this post as well.