3074326;1388740; said:
Niners did it, and the Raiders benched JaMarcus Russel for a game or two this season.
It happens. It's not a common occurance, but it does happen.
I guess I'm not really seeing the relevance of this anyways.
Flacco was winning games, but his stats sucked. They protected Joe and made sure he didn't lose any games. They rushed the football and relied on great D.
I'd imagine the same plan would have been behind Troy too. The problem for Troy unfortunately, is Baltimore was winning games, even though Flacco wasn't showing anything or playing well. The wins made the decesion easy on the coaching staff.
Had Troy started, and they win the same games, all of a sudden the Ravens organization get what they want:
1. A year for Flacco to learn on the bench
2. A competitive team with Smith starting
Then you have a Derek Anderson type situation where Baltimore has to decide whether to keep Troy or trade him to a team who wants to start him.
A win-win for Troy, plus Troy gets a fat contract from Baltimore or his new team.
If not for that damn sickness......