Everyone in the football world had former Superbowl MVP Joe Flacco written off. He’s 38 years old. The last three seasons he has made some spot starts for the Jets and has not played well. To be blunt, Flacco has not really played well after getting that huge contract for winning the Superbowl for the Ravens in 2012 when Baltimore knocked off the 49ers. When the Ravens drafted Lamar Jackson, his replacement, the sour look on Flacco’s face showed he was pretty much a bad teammate. After 11 seasons, Flacco would move on to play for the Broncos which was not a very good season in the Rocky Mountain High state. Flacco was home on the couch and suddenly resurfaces to help dig Cleveland out of the hole they dug themselves. Flacco stayed in football shape & went right into the action as he started two games and has helped the Browns win one of those. This with Deshaun Watson out for the rest of the year with an injury. The other two QB’s that saw action for Cleveland this season were veteran PJ Walker and rookie Dorian Thompson-Robinson, both who have been ineffective. Suddenly Flacco looks reborn and may be the guy that saves the Browns season and get them to the playoffs.

In two starts so far, Joe Flacco has completed only 55.1% of his passes for 565 passing yards but has 5 touchdown passes and 2 interceptions. Not bad for a guy who was on his couch a few weeks ago. Flacco is 1-1 right now for the Browns as Cleveland is 8-5 and are in control of the first wild card spot which is the 5th seed. Flacco in 9 starts over the last three years with the Jets had 1-8 record. Now we are seeing Flacco have 5 touchdown passes in 2 games, which Joe is only the 5th player in NFL history to do that stepping in playing for a new team. The Jets will most likely miss the playoffs with bad quarterback play since Aaron Rodgers was injured in the first game of the season. The Jets fans have to be cringing because if they would have kept Joe or signed him soon after the Rodgers injury, they may be right in the thick of things with that awesome defense. The Browns defense is one of the top units in the league this season. This story is sounding like Flacco’s Superbowl winning team he had in Baltimore. With the great Ray Lewis defense he had back then he didn’t have to carry the load himself. He does not have to do that in Cleveland which takes pressure off the shoulders of Flacco where he can just play the game.

The Browns brass like what they see in Joe Flacco and now have given him the keys to the car as they announce he will be the team’s starting quarterback the rest of the way. Flacco was on and off the practice squad. He will get a contract for one year with some interesting incentives of his play the rest of the way. It’s a contract based on winning. Flacco will get 75,000 each start closing out the regular season. If Flacco leads the Browns to the playoff, a wild card win is worth 250,000 in Flacco’s bank account. He would get a 500,000 bonus for a divisional round win. Then he hits the sweepstakes for an AFC championship win as he would get one million. Then 2 million if the Browns win the Superbowl. That is a nice pay day for a guy coming in this late in the season.

Can Joe Flacco be the next Nick Foles? Remember when Foles filled in for the injured Crason Wentz, he took the Eagles to the playoffs and beyond. Foles beat Tom Brady and the Patriots for the Eagles’ first ever Superbowl win and still their only. Flacco’s record as a starting QB in 16 seasons in the NFL is 100-82 as his career numbers he has completed 61.5% of his passes and has tallied 42,885 passing yards with 237 touchdown passes and 149 interceptions. Those are average numbers. Pretty good career. In a Browns uniform, Flacco’s last stand could be very interesting. He could go out like a Maverick even though he has said he wants to play another season next year. With who? Deshaun Watson… the Browns are stuck with this rapist quarterback who has a huge contract with all guaranteed money and not worth it. Even if the Browns win the Superbowl with Joe Flacco, you’re not bringing him back next season. Flacco can close the book on his career with a high note especially all those years of struggling. He will face his old team, the Jets, in a few weeks when he can show them how he’s been doing since not being re-signed or called up this year. The Browns have already faced the Ravens twice. Can you imagine if the Browns faced the Ravens in the playoffs? Joe Flacco versus Lamar Jackson. If the Browns won, Flacco would be beating the guy he treated poorly. The Ravens fans would be up-in-arms. I don’t think the Browns get to the Superbowl. Beating the Ravens and knocking them off would be Flacco’s final act like his own personal Superbowl. I will say the NFL this season has been crazy and anything could happen. Flacco has played on a team with a great defense and has taken his team to the promise land and won it all. The Browns seem like they have the same recipe in place. Can it work? If it does, people will be ecstatic. Some cities would be absolutely pissed off. The Browns play the Bears this week. The Flacco’s last stand as he got the contract boost this week means the script will continue to be written. We don’t know if Flacco will be written off this NFL drama. He may have a nice finish no matter what for being a guy on his own couch a few weeks back.