Joe Flacco's wife gives him criticism for his unenthusiastic approach to playing the catcher

With Lamar Jackson in the group Joe Flacco replaces Jay Cutler as the least enthusiastic quarterback to the wide receiver. When the Ravens insert Jackson into the game, Flacco divides into two. He then starts to stand and watch the game unfold rather than participate.

It's exciting.

Flacco's performance at the receiver was not criticized the way Cutler was a year agobut he catches his wife's flak.

"My wife gave me shit one day, told me that I needed to look more interested there," Flacco said Wednesday, according to ESPN's Jamison Hensley. "But I'm just trying to stay out of this, I'm not comfortable there, I do not have to be too creative."

"You can see me, I'm up," Flacco says. "I'm really trying to stay away from everything, that's what I'm told to do, that's what I do."

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He is right, of course. There is no point in Flacco trying to help by running a blocking and blocking. The advantage is hardly worth it and the inconvenience is an injury that changes the season.

At this point, the pieces that split Flacco have enjoyed moderate success. So far this season, Jackson has carried the ball 16 times for 72 yards (4.5 yards per run) and he has scored 1 of 5 goals for 24 yards in the air. It remains to be seen if removing the offensive from the game by subjugating Jackson will be worth it, but it is still too early to draw any conclusions in one direction or the other.

Of course, all of this could be a way for the Ravens to set up a perfectly timed trick game. During the summer, John Harbaugh, Ravens coach acknowledged that putting two quarters on the field could create options for his offense. And if the Ravens ended up taking revenge on the Patriots, who played their turn to death in this January 2015 playoff game, throwing a touchdown bomb to Flacco in the playoffs?

Unfortunately, offensive midfielder Alex Collins has already been covered, with the assumption that Flacco could eventually be used as a target.

"He's just getting the tusks to sleep," Collins said. "He said he was scared a little earlier, but he could catch a few passes if he did not pay attention to him.It's a good thing.Let him keep fooling them." over there."

Think of the already sleeping defenses:

So, what does Flacco think of the idea that Ravens use it as a passkey?

"I hope not," he says.