[Sylvanfan]

I expect that Flacco will redo that deal after next season. Keep in mind the likes of Brady and Manning at one point in their career got paid, and today are willing to take less money so that their teams can spend it elsewhere to help them win. Still in their past they had a couple of seasons where they were paid big time and their teams had to surround them with lesser pieces to pay that money.

Flacco's numbers do look average, but he's started 94 straight games, and done enough for the Ravens to be a playoff team every year. It's really not that easy to replace a player like that. Sure a Matt Cassel or Josh McCown can get hot for 5-6 games and put up better numbers, but Flacco gives the Ravens steady play at the position, and that's what they need. Had they got rid of him it's unknown if a Mike Glennon could have the team in the position they are today.