Following the Ravens Super Bowl XLVII victory Joe Flacco and his agent Joe Linta had the team over a barrel. Flacco rolled the dice and came up with a Lucky 5 (in Joe’s case), which produced a $120M jackpot (on paper).
The Ravens lost all leverage during the negotiations because Flacco went on a record-setting tear through the playoffs culminating in a World Championship and a Super Bowl MVP.
This coming offseason Flacco and Linta might have the Ravens over a barrel again. The Ravens have several holes to fill yet their ability to make moves will be largely dependent upon restructuring Flacco’s current deal in a timely fashion as described beautifully by RSR’s Brian McFarland.