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09-21-2015, 07:26 PM
It's a question that's plagued the online NFL community for years (https://www.reddit.com/r/ravens/comments/2q067r/is_joe_flacco_elite/): Is Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco an elite quarterback?
Sorting NFL quarterbacks into different tiers of ability is an armchair analyst's favorite mental exercise (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/13261036/league-insiders-rank-32-starting-quarterbacks-tiers-nfl), and because we expect our potential presidents to have a working knowledge of both sports and international nuclear deals (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=2015/03/18/obama-march-madness-bracket-ncaa-tournament_n_6893582.html), prospective Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was asked about Joe Flacco's eliteness during a Twitter Q&A on Monday in the social media platform's New York offices (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/646011711716216832).
So Donald, is Flacco elite or what?
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— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 21, 2015 (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/646011711716216832)
“I think Joe Flacco is, actually, a very elite quarterback," Trump answered. "He won a Super Bowl. He did it, to a certain extent, with that great arm of his. I would say, absolutely, he is an elite quarterback.”
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— PFTCommenter (@PFTCommenter) September 20, 2015 (https://twitter.com/PFTCommenter/status/645700481797369856)
The Internet finally has its answer (http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/The-Caw-Is-Joe-Flacco-Elite-Trumps-Republican-Debates/f8ff3a80-fadf-417e-8152-eb3cf78a361f). Trump's decided it for us: Joe Flacco is elite!
Here's why: Flacco, despite having plainly above-average career regular season statistics through 114 games, is a Super Bowl MVP, is responsible for one of the greatest postseason quarterbacking runs (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2013/2/4/3950478/2013-super-bowl-xlvii-joe-flacco) in NFL history (11 touchdowns and zero interceptions across four games), and most important, was once the game's highest-paid player for a time (http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/A-New-Joe-Flacco-Contract-Can-Be-Win-Win/bc71c9f7-0655-488a-be43-751f14752ab9) after winning Super Bowl XLVII over the San Francisco 49ers in 2013.
A big arm, big championship ring and big contract are what makes Flacco not just elite, but "very elite." Sure. It's no surprise Trump sees this in Flacco though -- leveraging past successes to acquire an overblown current status is the man's speciality, is it not?
Thanks for settling this one, Donald.
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Sorting NFL quarterbacks into different tiers of ability is an armchair analyst's favorite mental exercise (http://insider.espn.go.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/13261036/league-insiders-rank-32-starting-quarterbacks-tiers-nfl), and because we expect our potential presidents to have a working knowledge of both sports and international nuclear deals (http://start.westnet.ca/newstempch.php?article=2015/03/18/obama-march-madness-bracket-ncaa-tournament_n_6893582.html), prospective Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was asked about Joe Flacco's eliteness during a Twitter Q&A on Monday in the social media platform's New York offices (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/646011711716216832).
So Donald, is Flacco elite or what?
.@HighSock_Sunday (https://twitter.com/HighSock_Sunday) #asktrump (https://twitter.com/hashtag/asktrump?src=hash) pic.twitter.com/qVakUzXZAb (http://t.co/qVakUzXZAb)
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) September 21, 2015 (https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/646011711716216832)
“I think Joe Flacco is, actually, a very elite quarterback," Trump answered. "He won a Super Bowl. He did it, to a certain extent, with that great arm of his. I would say, absolutely, he is an elite quarterback.”
pic.twitter.com/m9MnRIf9a0 (http://t.co/m9MnRIf9a0)
— PFTCommenter (@PFTCommenter) September 20, 2015 (https://twitter.com/PFTCommenter/status/645700481797369856)
The Internet finally has its answer (http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/The-Caw-Is-Joe-Flacco-Elite-Trumps-Republican-Debates/f8ff3a80-fadf-417e-8152-eb3cf78a361f). Trump's decided it for us: Joe Flacco is elite!
Here's why: Flacco, despite having plainly above-average career regular season statistics through 114 games, is a Super Bowl MVP, is responsible for one of the greatest postseason quarterbacking runs (http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2013/2/4/3950478/2013-super-bowl-xlvii-joe-flacco) in NFL history (11 touchdowns and zero interceptions across four games), and most important, was once the game's highest-paid player for a time (http://www.baltimoreravens.com/news/article-1/A-New-Joe-Flacco-Contract-Can-Be-Win-Win/bc71c9f7-0655-488a-be43-751f14752ab9) after winning Super Bowl XLVII over the San Francisco 49ers in 2013.
A big arm, big championship ring and big contract are what makes Flacco not just elite, but "very elite." Sure. It's no surprise Trump sees this in Flacco though -- leveraging past successes to acquire an overblown current status is the man's speciality, is it not?
Thanks for settling this one, Donald.
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