And yet they re-signed him for 3 of those years. So apparently middling passing isn’t as much of a deal killer as you’re making it out to be. And again, what does Fields do that Flacco never could?
In the period when he played for the Ravens
after he signed the huge contract in the offseason after he won the Super Bowl in 2012, he was one game over .500 with a 82.3 passer rating.
They traded him in the offseason after the 2018 season after Lamar replaced him and led them to the playoffs. Since then they have made the playoffs 3 out of 4 years (so 4 out of 5 once they replaced him, 1 out of 5 with him on the big money contract). They switched to Lamar after 9 games in 2018. Since they made that switch, they are 59-27.
Do you think that's a coincidence? It might be, I suppose, I just kind of doubt it.