Ray_T

It doesnt matter who I listen to. I'm canadian. my vote doesnt matter in the Ol US of A. Even if I lived there, my opinion still likely doesnt matter. but in looking at your government, it clearly was put together in such a way that its next to impossible to get anything done. Likely because the people who wrote the original laws of the country were distrustful of government in the first place. Not sure if that is good or bad. it is what it is. but your government runs so differently from the Canadian Government a lot of the issues were not fully making sense. I at least have a better idea of where and what those issues are. There are things I do like about the united states. but the government and the way it operates isnt one of them. part of this is due to the system in place. its very adversarial and that can be destructive at times. I do hope the 'Reds' and the 'Blue's' can figure out a way to work together for the sake of the American people. but based on what I have seen, I dont see that happening in the near future. and I think the American people deserve better. a functioning government is better than one that does not function. and thats where you guys are right now..... both sides have to learn to play nice in the sandbox.

There are a few examples of players who were thrown in less than a week after acquiring them who had a bad result. but ever since Dobbs was able to master a playbook and play effectively in like 1 week this has been the expectation. but the reality is... in most cases, this is not a reasonable expectation. for most QB it takes longer. but we will see. Flacco is an old vet so likely he does pick it up faster than most.

probably the biggest issue to be honest. thing about playing in a new offense. your decision making isnt quite as quick as it would be when you've had a reasonable amount of practice time to learn and master the offense. Thats where the difference lies. if you have the defense playing against him, you are probably getting more sacks than normal. it may turn into an extra INT or two as well. Though Flacco is smart. he will probably throw the ball away most times when pressured with no good options.

under normal conditions I'd say starting flacco 5 days after acquiring him is a bad idea. but the QB play since Burrow got hurt has been pretty terrible. At this point I guess Flacco running the base offense is better than anyone else running the full offense. but I do think the result will likely be the same. Flacco will take some heat if he doesnt play well but I'd argue they never really put him into a position to succeed either. the line is bad. and he doent know the offense fully. That is a bad combination. but I guess they gotta do something. I would not start flacco this week in a superflex format but might consider him next week. it takes time to learn the full playbook so there is no guarantee of productivity.

at the time he played well too. but the book on baker is that he would stare down the WR before throwing to him. but he performed better because not knowing the playbook he also didnt know who he was throwing to. so the tell teams were using on him were no longer working. as such, it messed up the defense. I suppose it also depends... if the new offense is similar to the one he played in I could see the transition happening fairly quickly. but most QB cannot figure out the playbook that quickly without running each play a number of times so they are on the same page as their receivers. and there simply isnt time to do that. but..... Flacco is a vet. so maybe he has a better chance at this than most. Im sure there is a reason why he has been able to hang on at his age in the NFL. this maybe is one of them.... the ability to pick up the offense quickly. on that note I'm surprised there hasnt been another move of another QB famous for his abiity to pick up an offense quickly... Dobbs

it could be both. Generally you want your team to have something to play for. if they let it go down the toilet without even making it look like they made an attempt to salvage the year that sends the wrong message to both the team and to the fans who pay good money to watch them play.

fair. Eagles have pretty decent depth on the O line. some of their backups might be capable of starting on some other teams That doesnt mean the injuries dont hurt, but having a capable backup means it doesnt hurt as much as it would otherwise.

I knew about the pre season injury. wasnt aware of the other one. but that speaks to depth. the line was weak and became borderline respectable last year, but the depth was never good. when that happens you are vulnerable to injuries and that's exactly what has happened. as a result Herberts productivity is not what it was last season. though it does feel like he had an easier schedule last year too. so that may have also contributed to this.

you hit the nail right on the head. that was exactly the point I was leading to.

As one who has played QB this is an unrealistic ask. the best he'd likely be able to do is run the base offense and on only 5 days notice, I'd say that is expecting a LOT. unless they've been talking to the team for a week or so and hes been studying the playbook while waiting for them to announce the trade. I suppose that may be possible but still..... this is fairly irresponsible on the part of the team. Though I guess the alternative is still pretty crappy.

its probably the reason hes always dinged up too. could you imagine how well hed produce if he actually had an extra quarter to half second to hold the ball? I bet he'd light it up.

Honestly, I still think he is a matchup dependant start. but hes on the fantasy radar for sure.

I think hes good for 18 fantasy points per game in that offense. there is 20+ point upside if the matchup is good, but thats expecting a lot. either way, my 12 team superflex league doesnt have enough QB for everyone to have a backup, so I think the upside is better for me to pickup Flacco and trade one of my other QB for the RB that I need. given the QB situation, Im pretty sure I can get a decent RB for one of my QB and then run with Flacco as my #3 QB

well, I'll be bidding as he would make a perfectly fine #3 QB once he learns the offense. but that likely takes at least 1-2 weeks. it would be irresponsible to start him this week. though I"ve seen teams do that sort of thing

well, I'm in a superflex, and even scrub QB are going for $10 to $15 this year due to all the injuries. I'm actually good at QB but have a greater need at RB. I was thinking if I could get Flacco, I could unload one of my other QB to a QB starved team to get access to a RB for myself.