Flacco's Return Creates Drama for Browns-Rams: Playoff Impact?
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00:02 Browns Rams gets the short end of the stick.
00:04 We'll make sure we get it a little bit more time.
00:07 But this is, I mean, show Flacco.
00:10 I mean, it's remarkable.
00:12 I feel like every year we would do,
00:15 especially what I was doing the early line with you, Donnie.
00:17 Around, I would say within this like four week window here,
00:21 right, like two weeks earlier and two weeks later,
00:23 we do the, hey, you think Phillip Rivers is coming back?
00:26 Hey, you think Drew Brees is coming back?
00:27 We usually, you know, we'll mix Tom Brady in.
00:30 They never come back.
00:32 All of a sudden, Joe Flacco's back.
00:33 I mean, all of a sudden, we're genuinely sitting here
00:35 with a legitimate playoff caliber team.
00:38 They are supposed to make the playoffs in Cleveland.
00:41 And their quarterback, potentially for the remainder
00:45 of the year, is Joe Flacco, Leece.
00:49 Yeah, it's a problem.
00:50 It's a problem because I didn't like him when he was there
00:52 with the Jets and he's a stationary guy.
00:55 And what's the easiest way to get pressure
00:57 in terms of a quarterback?
00:58 Pocket pressure right up the middle.
01:01 And that's where Aaron Donald in that front seven,
01:03 in my opinion, are gonna pin their ears back
01:05 and go after Joe Flacco earlier and often.
01:08 If Cleveland cannot run the football effectively
01:11 and they're in long third down situations,
01:13 put it, I'll put it on record.
01:15 He's getting sacked six plus times today.
01:17 And that's where I give the edge to the LA Rams defense.
01:20 And I still give the edge to the offense
01:22 because Cooper Cup is back involved.
01:24 Blowout City today.
01:25 - Yeah, I'm not surprised if the Rams do win,
01:27 but again, I'm not even gonna downgrade here
01:29 the Cleveland offense 'cause Flacco's in there.
01:30 I actually think it improves their vertical passing game.
01:32 Not as elusive in the pocket, obviously, as we know that.
01:35 But if I'm gonna get points here, three and a half, four,
01:38 then I'm more impressed not to take Cleveland in this spot.
01:40 You take a look at that number of passing,
01:41 just under 200 yards, 198 and a half,
01:43 depending on where you're shopping at here for Joe Flacco.
01:45 But I'm ultra interested in Amari Cooper, 48 and a half.
01:48 He's got that big arm.
01:49 Cooper can get downfield.
01:50 I know he's banged up,
01:50 but I think he can get 50 yards today, I really do.
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