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Originally Posted by Dirtbag59
What are you talking about? Flacco matched Eli's career year numbers in literally half the time (3 years to 6).
Schuab fine but Eli? Thats just good old fashion hatting.
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If you cut Eli's career off just three years into it, where Flacco is now in his career, you could certainly argue for Flacco. Eli wasn't all that good before the run leading up SB42. Was a huge projection on the $100 million extension that the Giants gave him, hoping he could sustain performance.
But understand that the passing environment has changed considerably over that timeframe, and Flacco didn't develop in an era where the standard passing statistics were 6.7 YPA and less than 60% completion. Passing is up since the middle of the decade, and so is scoring.
I am a fan of Joe Flacco the person (much as I am a fan of Rex Grossman, the person), and would greatly enjoy his success. But if he ever gets to the level that Eli is currently at, I would be stunned.