Joe Flacco Had A Classy Response To Reporter Suggesting He Would've Made It A Different Game If Inserted

Joe Flacco Had A Classy Response To Reporter Suggesting He Would’ve Made It A Different Game If Inserted

January 6, 2019, 5:43pm EST (Updated: December 27, 2022, 6:41pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

There will be plenty of talk in the days ahead about whether Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson should have been benched in favor of Joe Flacco, especially after the team could only muster up 69 yards of total offense in the first half. Things didn’t get any better in the 3rd quarter, and it took until the late stages of the 4th to finally get it going.

A final fumble at the end would finally be the nail in the coffin in the Ravens season and left more questions than answers after the game.

When a reporter suggested to Flacco after the game that perhaps he should have gone in to replace Jackson, Flacco quickly shut him down and did nothing but praise the rookie quarterback.

Joe Flacco on if he could've made a different in the game: "No, no, you can't even go there, man. I thought Lamar did a great job of just hanging in there. You know, he gave us a chance at the end."
— Jamison Hensley (@jamisonhensley) January 6, 2019

Joe Flacco on whether it was frustrating not to get an opportunity to play: "It really wasn't. We made the decision what was going to happen here weeks ago. I really wanted to see the guys turn it up a little bit and make a play, which they did."
— Jamison Hensley (@jamisonhensley) January 6, 2019

Joe Flacco said he spoke to Lamar Jackson a little bit during the game. "I told him, 'Listen, finish strong. At some point, you're going to be proud of how you finished no matter what happens.'"
— Jamison Hensley (@jamisonhensley) January 6, 2019

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Flacco also had a message to the fans of Baltimore:

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Joe Flacco's message to fans: "I love the people of Baltimore, man. To be honest, I can't imagine a better 11 years. This place becoming my home and my children's home. Definitely a group of fans and a community that I loved to be around for 11 years."
— Jamison Hensley (@jamisonhensley) January 6, 2019