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Biggest takeaways from Joe Flacco’s Broncos press conference

By Sayre Bedinger

BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 09: Quarterback Joe Flacco #5 of the Baltimore Ravens looks on against the Los Angeles Rams in the first half during a preseason game at M&T Bank Stadium on August 9, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 09: Quarterback Joe Flacco #5 of the Baltimore Ravens looks on against the Los Angeles Rams in the first half during a preseason game at M&T Bank Stadium on August 9, 2018 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images) /
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CHARLOTTE, NC – OCTOBER 28: Joe Flacco #5 of the Baltimore Ravens looks to pass against the Carolina Panthers during their game at Bank of America Stadium on October 28, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers won 36-21. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC – OCTOBER 28: Joe Flacco #5 of the Baltimore Ravens looks to pass against the Carolina Panthers during their game at Bank of America Stadium on October 28, 2018 in Charlotte, North Carolina. The Panthers won 36-21. (Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images) /

1. Flacco is very likable

I guess I don’t know why I was expecting anything otherwise. Perhaps because I have hated Flacco so much over the years for the way he came into Denver in the 2012 playoffs and ended what I felt was the best chance the Broncos had at a Super Bowl in my adult life.

That hatred for Flacco, combined with a large sect of the media anointing him ‘elite’ after his Super Bowl win (which was reflected as a shared opinion by the Ravens when he signed a then-record contract) has tainted my view of him for years.

Listening to him talk in this press conference, it’s obvious this guy is going to be outstanding for the Broncos’ locker room.

I would say John Elway has done a great job of bringing in guys who are likable throughout his tenure as general manager. Case Keenum was similarly impressive last year.

Flacco didn’t say any one particular thing that made me think wow, this guy is really likable but the entirety of his pressure came across very genuine, and none of his answers were canned.

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