Nobody has won Jack Shit with Joe Flacco since 2012. He got a huge contract in 2013 after the SB, and threw more picks than TDs. He's been basically mediocre or worse ever since.
Now he shows what happens to an immobile pocket passing QB when he has to play behind Denver's OL. He gets hurt.
Everybody sensible pointed out that if Garrett Bolles ISN'T "magically fixed" by Mike Munchak, IF Juwann James does NOT manage to stay healthy for the first time in years, IF Ron Leary can't manage to stay healthy for the first time since he was in Dallas, IF Jake Butt does NOT manage to stay healthy and play a significant role in his second season;
IF these things which Denver was hoping for and counting on do NOT happen, then Joe Flacco won't last 8 games.
And he didn't last 8 games.
That's where they are. You can't win diddly squat with Joe Flacco, not even 8 games if you don't have a really good OL to protect him. Because he's not going to protect himself. He can't move. He's a stiff. He holds the ball too long and takes hits. He gets hurt. And as he gets older he's not going to become more healthy. He might never play again -- neck surgery is no joke.
In any case he's played his last down for the Denver Broncos unless John Elway is just totally insane -- which is about a 50% chance these days, so he might just try and sell the fans a line of total B.S. about how he "still believes in Joe" and is confident that with a better OL and with a second year in the system we'll compete yada yada blah, blah, blah.