If there’s one thing Joe Flacco is going to do, it’s remind everyone that he still exists and apparently, he’s still very much in his feelings.
The veteran quarterback recently decided to wake up and choose violence, not on the field, but on the internet. Flacco went off on NFL teams for not signing him as a starting quarterback, and he didn’t just lightly complain. He called them “dumb.” Yes, plural. All of them. Every single front office apparently shares one collective brain cell, according to Joe.
When speaking with reporters after inking his deal to stay in Cincinnati, Flacco called out teams that weren’t willing to offer him a starting job in free agency.
“Not being one of those guys to go sign somewhere, yeah, it pisses me off a little bit,” Flacco said of not getting the chance to compete for a starting job somewhere. “But at the same time, I’m very happy to be here. And that’s why I also don’t see this as the end. That’s now how I’m viewing it in my mind. I feel like I can help a team win.
“Believe me, I wish I was a guy somewhere. And I think teams are dumb for not having me be that guy. But it is what it is, and I’m not going to let it get me down.”
Of course, starting jobs could become available as the offseason progresses and as quarterbacks get hurt in the regular season. For the time being, Flacco has his mind set on being the best possible backup to Burrow.
“I’m just going to approach my job like a professional and be the best I can be in my role and have fun with the guys that I have in this locker room,” Flacco said.
Will this rant help him land a starting job? Probably not. If anything, it might push teams further away. Nobody wants a quarterback who might call them dumb during halftime.
Still, the entertainment value is top-tier. Joe Flacco may not be starting games right now, but he’s definitely winning headlines. And honestly, at this point, that might be the closest thing to a comeback we’re getting.
