Ravens to QB Joe Flacco: It's time to lead
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Monday, Aug. 9, 2010 - 3:24 p.m. ET
WESTMINSTER, MD. — The Ravens are raising the bar for Joe Flacco.
As a rookie with the Ravens in 2008, Joe Flacco signed a five-year contract with a maximum value of around $30 million.
In two seasons as a starting quarterback, Flacco has been steady. Now, the coaches want him to be special.
"When you look at top quarterbacks, like say Ben Roethlisberger, (Tom) Brady, (Drew) Brees, they say, 'Get on my shoulders, we're going to win this game,' " Ravens G.M. Ozzie Newsome said. "I saw it with (Bernie) Kosar. I saw it with (Brian) Sipe. Get on my shoulders, and let's win. That's what we're saying to Joe this year: Get on my shoulders and win."
The Ravens have Super Bowl aspirations, and to get there they need Flacco to improve in three areas:
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