Joe Flacco got here on in reduction of injured Anthony Richardson within the Indianapolis Colts’ 27-24 victory towards the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 4, throwing for 168 yards and two touchdowns in his season debut.
NFL legend J.J. Watt had excessive reward for Flacco’s efficiency and strongly believes the 39-year-old has nonetheless acquired it.
“Joe Flacco is healthier than a few of the starters on this league. … He can clearly nonetheless play ball at a excessive degree,” Watt stated on “The Pat McAfee Present.”
“Joe Flacco is healthier than a few of the starters on this league..
He can clearly nonetheless play ball at a excessive degree”@JJWatt #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/6Tii5IOrqi
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) October 2, 2024
Watt discovered it attention-grabbing that Flacco has to maintain coming off the bench and that there isn’t a group prepared to take an opportunity on him being their No. 1 QB.
The previous defensive lineman additionally praised Andy Dalton for doing comparable issues with the Carolina Panthers and believes each might simply be a No. 1 man who would profit a franchise that’s trying to develop a younger quarterback, resembling Richardson or Bryce Younger.
Flacco got here off the sofa to steer the Cleveland Browns to the playoffs final season, throwing 13 landing passes in 5 video games down the stretch, profitable 4, and parlaying that right into a cope with the Colts this offseason.
With the respective struggles Richardson and Younger have had, Watt makes an excellent level concerning the misplaced artwork of letting a younger quarterback sit for a 12 months or two to develop behind a veteran starter.
Richardson just isn’t but again at apply following the harm that required Flacco to fill in, so it’s Colts followers might see the veteran once more in Week 5.
