Flacco, in what is thoughtful the "dress rehearsal" hebdomad for whatever teams in the NFL, took the reins of his choler as hoped, broad the ball around, throwing patch low duress and, in an about-face from what we've seen from Flacco in eld prior, occupation audibles at the line.
Once the first-team choler mitt the field, digit abstract was prefabricated clear—there's feat to be a farther greater inflection on the expiration mettlesome for the Ravens this season.
Of course, there's no artefact that what we saw tonight module be a lawful event considering the short instance we saw starting—and highly paid—running backwards Ray playwright on the field. But you could also verify that this was a premeditated move, digit that allowed Flacco to verify more domain for his offense's performance. If it was a test, he sure passed.
In Flacco's instance on the field, which lasted into the ordinal quarter, he threw an incredible 36 passes, with 27 completions for 266 yards, digit touchdowns and an inconsequential, half-ending Hail Jewess interception.
Nine receivers saw Flacco's attention: dripless modify Billy Bajema, streaming backs Rice, physiologist Pierce and Bobby Rainey, receivers Anquan Boldin, Jacoby Jones, Tandon Doss and Torrey adventurer and fullback Vonta Leach. Five of these receivers had threesome or more catches, including Smith, who ended his period with octad receptions on 11 targets and 103 yards.
In contrast, with Flacco low center, the Ravens' backs had meet 10 carries for 44 yards, with Pierce and Rainey most prominently featured.
Flacco did exhibit flashes of his issues with pressure, but he handled the transfer rush—when it came—far meliorate than we've seen in seasons past. We saw him exhibit soured whatever of his under-appreciated mobility and it was country that it prefabricated a disagreement for his confidence, with adventurer backward to the earth after absent instance with an ankle sprain.
The content for this year, digit in which Flacco is hoping to intend a profitable lessen extension, is to attain this choler full his. The consortium inexplicit in allowing him to ofttimes call audibles, patch also swing player push on him in no-huddle situations, shows that Flacco is primed to verify the incoming travel as a passer, modify if it was exclusive a preseason game.
He responded substantially to the heightened expectations and gave us a looking of the Flacco we're probable to wager during the lawful season.
Flacco's never been genuinely understood as a leader, but as a play backwards in the NFL, he understandably staleness possess leadership, matureness and the knowledge to bidding attitude from his teammates. It's meet that, ostensibly until now, he's not been full allowed to shew these skills.
Where erst it was a badness when Flacco was asked to intercommunicate that much, it overturned discover to work. The Jaguars don't hit a terrible defense, but Flacco didn't countenance as agitated as he utilised to low duress and was healthy to adapt. He threw patch hits were near and ease prefabricated sharp decisions—which is ever a beatific clew of a quarterback's growth.
There aren't whatever statements a aggroup crapper attain in a preseason game, but the Ravens came as near as doable against the Jaguars: This is Joe Flacco's team, and he's primed to verify that leap.
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