I Can’t Defend Joe Flacco Any Longer

73-for-118 (61.9%), 601 passing yards, four touchdowns, six interceptions and a passer rating of 65.0. These are the stats of Joe Flacco through the first four games of the season. He has been absolutely poor this season. My defense of him has spanned nearly 10 seasons, but I think that the time to defend him is over.

I’ve been a huge supporter of Flacco since seeing him being taken with the 18th pick of the 2008 NFL Draft. I saw a tall, strong-armed quarterback that could throw a football through a brick wall. He could changing a Baltimore Ravens passing offense, that had been mediocre since Vinny Testaverde led the team at quarterback.

I also thought about the revolving door at the…