2011-12 NFL Playoffs
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He may be right, but why bring it up publicly and just put more pressure on Flacco than there already was??
maybe because the defense is tired of carrying the load all the time and guys like reed see their window of winning a championship closing quick. the timing may not be great but i certainly understand it. if Flacco can't handle the pressure then he's only further proving what most already think of the guy.
But the fact of the matter is that the Ravens ARE winning. And he STILL comes out against his teammate?! At lease save the criticism until after his team loses.
So, if Brady lights up the Ravens D, and the Pats win say 35-31, for example, can Flacco publicly criticize the his D??
No good can come out of airing this in public just a few days before the game. After the game, if Flacco turns in a stinker, fine....
No problem, buddy.
I was VERY surprised at the 49ers record on Championship Sunday (5-7). Obviously most of those losses were pre-Montana.
when flacco produces like Reed has in the NFL then yes. again, i'm not saying the timing is great but flacco just needs to step it up on the field.
and by the way this will not be the reason why the ravens lose on sunday so i hope no one uses it as an excuse.
TOTALLY agree. I don't care if he's right, wrong, or neither...Ed Reed should keep his big mouth shut. Flacco already has enough pressure on him, he doesn't need any more.
You do not publicly criticize your own teammate like this BEFORE a championship game.
Sandra
Yes it's true the timing is terrible .but if this rattles him then flacco is truly soft. If reed is wrong then prove it. That'll shut his big mouth.
Whatever, I COMPLETELY disagree with this logic. Reed does not need to be testing his own QB for softness, or for anything else for that matter. The Patriots will do enough testing.
Reed should have his QB's back, not be one more thing for Flacco to think about.
Sandra
I just don't think it's such a huge issue that's all. To me anyway. Many share my take on it and many share yours. Nothing wrong with that
While there's no doubt the Pats aren't a top tier defense, they're the healthiest they've been all year and have been playing much better of late.
Remember when Tom Brady said he'll put up points but he doesn't know if his defense can stop the other team?
Remember when Patrick Willis said 'I'm not sure we can win with Alex Smith at QB'?
Remember when Derek Jeter said he doubts Yankee pitchers' abilities to come thru in the playoffs?
Remember when Chris Chelios said 'Chris Osgood isn't Dominik Hasek, so goaltending could be a problem in the playoffs'?
Remember when Dwyane Wade said "Lebron James has a history of fourth quarter playoff failure, so we may not be able to win a championship with him'?
Remember when Jason Terry said 'we'll never win anything with a 7-footer who plays 90% of the game away from the basket'?
The answer is no, because none of those people are stupid or arrogant enough to say it....even if they were thinking it.
Sandra
Remember when Patrick Willis said 'I'm not sure we can win with Alex Smith at QB'?
Remember when Derek Jeter said he doubts Yankee pitchers' abilities to come thru in the playoffs?
Remember when Chris Chelios said 'Chris Osgood isn't Dominik Hasek, so goaltending could be a problem in the playoffs'?
Remember when Dwyane Wade said "Lebron James has a history of fourth quarter playoff failure, so we may not be able to win a championship with him'?
Remember when Jason Terry said 'we'll never win anything with a 7-footer who plays 90% of the game away from the basket'?
The answer is no, because none of those people are stupid or arrogant enough to say it....even if they were thinking it.
Sandra
that's why I said flacco needs to shut reeds big mouth up. Should flacco be stupid enough to let this rattle him before the biggest game of his career? He shouldn't.
It shouldn't even be a question of how Flacco will respond to negative comments from teammates. As cosmo said, nothing good can come of this.
I like the Baltimore defense and their attitude, but between Reed's stupidity and the piece I just saw on Myra Kraft, I'm now hoping Tom Brady is the one who shuts Reed's big mouth up. Who thought I would ever say that...
Sandra
That makes two of us
. Not here but I've read elsewhere how some actually think reed is showing respect to flacco by this move. I can't agree with that at all!!!!- Status
