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True Dough

(17,390 posts)
Wed Feb 13, 2019, 01:03 PM Feb 2019

ESPN reporting that the Ravens will trade Joe Flacco to the Broncos

The Baltimore Ravens have an agreement in principle to trade former Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco to the Denver Broncos, league sources told ESPN on Wednesday.

The trade cannot be officially processed until the new NFL league year begins March 13.

The teams are prohibited from commenting on the deal or the terms surrounding it. When the deal is completed, it likely will be for a mid-round pick, sources told ESPN.

The agreement means that Baltimore is officially committing to Lamar Jackson. When the deal is completed, the Ravens will save $10.5 million in cap space. However, they will carry $16 million in dead money on their 2019 cap.


http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/25988060/baltimore-ravens-trade-joe-flacco-denver-broncos
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lark

(23,193 posts)
1. I'm just glad it's not my Jaguars aquiring Flacco.
Wed Feb 13, 2019, 01:09 PM
Feb 2019

I'm hoping we get Foles then draft OL and deep threat WR 1 and 2.

True Dough

(17,390 posts)
2. That's quite the wish list
Wed Feb 13, 2019, 01:11 PM
Feb 2019

Let's not forget about your backfield. Neither Fournette, nor Yeldon, nor Hyde could consistently get the job done last season. That represents some real talent but also a real lack of productivity. Something's gotta change there.

lark

(23,193 posts)
3. Jags have worst management team in football, so extremely frustrating to me!
Wed Feb 13, 2019, 01:17 PM
Feb 2019

Yeldon is definitely gone, don't know about Hyde. Fournette is yet another draft blunder by Caldwell. He has talent, but he's always hurt and is a huge head case. Letting Robinson go to Bears, another major faux pas. Think he had more yardage than all the Jags WR;s combined.

exboyfil

(17,865 posts)
4. What are you going to do about Bortles salary?
Wed Feb 13, 2019, 01:22 PM
Feb 2019

Can you afford Foles with your other needs?

Since no team will sign him for over $6.5M what incentive does he have to sign anything but a league minimum contract with his next team? I was thinking the Redskins would be the perfect landing spot for him under those conditions.

Bortles contract has offset language for the $6.5M - that means whatever the next team pays him for 2019 comes off the Jaguars' books.

lark

(23,193 posts)
5. Sportscasters here seem to think we can afford Foles and still keep good defense together.
Wed Feb 13, 2019, 01:27 PM
Feb 2019

It would probably eliminate high price free agents, but if they hit good on OL (yeah, that's a HUGE IF) and WR in draft, we should be OK-good.

underpants

(183,019 posts)
7. Flacco is a good QB. Great long ball thrower.
Wed Feb 13, 2019, 02:16 PM
Feb 2019

That’s a lot of salary to soak up after this year though.

fishwax

(29,150 posts)
8. as I understand it, nothing's guaranteed, so he's basically got a year to prove he's worth it
Wed Feb 13, 2019, 11:39 PM
Feb 2019

I'm a Broncos fan and I'm not over the moon on this, but I'm not upset either. They apparently gave up a fourth rounder to get him.

underpants

(183,019 posts)
9. I was surprised by the draft pick
Thu Feb 14, 2019, 12:39 AM
Feb 2019

But I guess Baltimore was more concerned about getting cap space. He really did soak up a lot of their options but hey his window is only so big. He could hang around for years in a baseball cap too.

True Dough

(17,390 posts)
11. So you'd take him in New England?
Thu Feb 14, 2019, 07:45 AM
Feb 2019

I mean, if he was still on the market. He'd be the next Tom Brady under Belichick, right???

hughee99

(16,113 posts)
12. Sorry, I didn't think I needed the sarcasm tag for this.
Thu Feb 14, 2019, 09:02 AM
Feb 2019

He used to be an adequate QB, now he’s below average but paid like he’s a top one.

bluedigger

(17,090 posts)
13. Dumb move by the Broncos.
Thu Feb 14, 2019, 09:50 AM
Feb 2019

Flacco has been a below average QB since his SB run, and is coming back from injury at 34, with a bad contract. Elway should give up on drafting QBs, although I bet he does it again next year, if not this year. KC is going to own the AFC West division for the next few years.

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