October 7, 2025 • 11 mins
Austin takes your TalkBacks in response to Joe Flacco being traded to the Bengals, on ESPN 1530.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Pressed the microponent record you message as then.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
And don't keep them.
Speaker 3 (00:11):
At a sprinkle spring cold drip oul wish that temple
to be. It's a favorite. Sorry three six days.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
Stay you play at the backs on your screen and
trying not to sanitize it.
Speaker 4 (00:28):
I will play the talkbacks on my screen in just
a moment. In case you missed it. Breaking news, the
Bengals have traded for a quarterback. They are trading for
two thousand and eight eighteenth overall pick in the first
round from the University of Delaware, Joe Flacco six foot six,
two hundred and forty five pound, big fella. So far
(00:50):
this season, in a couple of games with the Browns,
Joe has thrown for eight hundred and fifteen yards, two touchdowns,
and six interceptions. He has a QBR of twenty seven
point six. It's thirty first in the NFL. You might
imagine who's thirty two. I don't know. You might imagine.
(01:12):
In his four games so far this season, Flacco against
the Bengals was thirty one of forty five two hundred
and ninety yards, one touchdown, two picks in a forty
one seventeen loss to Baltimore. Against that terrible secondary, Flacco
was twenty five of forty five for one hundred and
ninety nine yards, one touchdown, one pick. In the thirteen
(01:34):
to ten win over Green Bay, Flacco was twenty one
of thirty six for one hundred and forty two yards,
no touchdowns, one pick, and in the loss to Detroit
last week or two weeks ago, Flacco was sixteen of
thirty four for one hundred and eighty four yards, no touchdowns,
(01:54):
two picks. He was sacked twice by the Bengals, twice
by the Ravens, twice by the and three times by
the Detroit Lions. As a whole this season, he's completing
fifty eight point one percent of his passes for an
average of five point one yards per completion. This is
(02:18):
by no means an elite quarterback that they are acquiring here, however,
for a pick swap at that sheet price. And I
mean it when I say, surely they can't be worse.
Surely he can't be worse than Jake Browning. That's what
I'm going off of.
Speaker 3 (02:37):
Now.
Speaker 4 (02:38):
You talk about the idea of it being a difficult
week to come in and get ready and play the
Green Bay Packers, It's also made harder by the fact
that the Browns played in London last week. Like two
days ago, they played in London, and so Flacco returning
back from London is pretty amazing. Okay, all right, let's
(03:03):
do talkbacks. I'm gonna play him in reverse order so
we get the immediate reaction from the Joe Flacco news.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
I wouldn't doubt it if Flaco started Sunday against the Packers.
How hard can it be to pick up Zach Taylor's
elementary offense?
Speaker 4 (03:18):
He'd probably get that in a day and a half.
What a day. Man.
Speaker 3 (03:21):
If you had to ask me what quarterback in the
league would the Bengals trade for.
Speaker 4 (03:25):
I never would have thought it'd be Joe Flaco. I
wouldn't either, I really wouldn't. And according to Diana Russini
of The Athletic, she says the Bengals internally discussed different
options at quarterback, and she is told that the team
never called the Giants about trading for either Russell Wilson
or Jameis Winston. So take that with what you will.
Speaker 5 (03:48):
Wait, who are we signing Joe Namath?
Speaker 3 (03:51):
Sweet?
Speaker 5 (03:51):
No, I name it Joe Montana Awesome? Wait no, Joe Sisman. Yes, wait, no,
Joe Joe Flacco. Oh my god, I take back everything
I've ever said about Mike Brown.
Speaker 6 (04:06):
Let's go.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
So we need help at quarterback, and their answer to
that is to ask Cleveland. Okay, uh yeah, sure, I
mean they know how to identify quarterback. Tell it right,
Let's take one of the guys that, yeah they cast off.
Speaker 4 (04:30):
Yeah, I think that pretty much perfectly sums it up.
Speaker 7 (04:37):
Still repping in Nattie out here in sunny hot zone.
And what up, Oddie?
Speaker 4 (04:41):
I'm confused.
Speaker 7 (04:41):
Wacko Flaco, real talk. We just signed Wacko Flaco from
that team up north. They must be desperate, because we're
desperate too. And I don't know about this. I don't
know if he's the answer or not, but I know
one thing. JB six stinks and looking at JB nine
in that boot man hurts my feelings. Man, can't wait
till he gets back. We saw miss Joe Burrow. Wacko Flacco.
(05:03):
We really got Wacko Flacco. Oh no, Wacko Flacco, what's.
Speaker 5 (05:10):
Us off of this? Joe in Baltimore.
Speaker 7 (05:12):
There was a time here.
Speaker 4 (05:13):
Not too long ago, when this city with Wacko for Flacco.
Speaker 7 (05:17):
Whoa, I guess now it's Cincinnati.
Speaker 4 (05:19):
We are wacko for Flacco.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
I don't know how it's gonna go, but whatever they're trying.
Speaker 4 (05:26):
Who day, No, that's true. I can at least understand
that they are trying. They may not be making an
educated guess, but they're making a guess.
Speaker 2 (05:38):
I just heard the news about the Bengals trading for
Joe Flacco. Yeah, oh my god, they're gonna get this
guy killed. Say your prayers, Joe, good luck, buddy.
Speaker 6 (05:51):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (05:51):
When you look at the advanced statistics Joe Flacco career
statistics under pressure from twenty twenty two to twenty five,
it's not good. It's it's actually quite bad. It was
especially really bad this year.
Speaker 3 (06:10):
Okay, it's the Lord. We're getting Joe Flacco. Hey, that's
better than Jake Browning. Do you know if he's going
to start right away or do we have to go
through another week of Jake Browning? Please say no. I'd
rather have Joe.
Speaker 4 (06:27):
Hard to say. It's it's really hard to say. It
just depends how you know he shows up and what
he can do and how he takes to the offense.
I'll know, I have.
Speaker 6 (06:41):
No idea dB fifteen otter So's coach Zach Taylor says
that Joe Flacco can make all of Rosen there's nothing
he hasn't seen. Well, in my opinion, I don't know
if he can throw from his back because that's probably
where he's gonna be. What the Bingers offensive line, and
they also said he like to do he's good from
the play action. Well, does Zach Taylor have any play
(07:05):
action plays in his playbook? Just wondering anyhow, Whoda good reds,
good bearcuats.
Speaker 4 (07:11):
You know, it's actually funny about that. I saw statistic
the other day. Joe Burrow last year about twenty five
percent of his dropbacks were play action pass. Jake Browning
has been about thirty five percent, so ten percent more
often play action pass. Now that's not usually under center,
which is a big difference.
Speaker 3 (07:31):
But and I was watching that game last night, and
as good as it was, I was starting to think
Trevor Lawrence is just a more mobile and a Dalton
until he gets off the ground and runs in for
a game winning touchdowns. So kodos to him for that.
No shot at Andy, Just a thought about Trevor Lawrence
and Joe Flacco former Super Bowl winning quarterback granted thirteen
(07:52):
years ago, but definitely probably up great over Browning. Let's
see how this plays out now. Flaco is only one
team away from playing for everyone.
Speaker 4 (08:02):
Yes, yes he is. Maybe he replaces Aaron Rodgers next year.
Speaker 8 (08:06):
Hey, Austin, with the addition of Flacco, Taylor is gonna
have to change the offensive scheme and play calling. Otherwise
he's gonna only bury himself. He's got no one to
blame now but himself.
Speaker 4 (08:17):
Whod Yeah. I think that that becomes really interesting because
if if the idea is to operate the offense that
I swear man and I know Tony made a breakdown
of this on his social media, Like, there are plays
that were there and Jake Browning didn't make the throw
and there were times that he wasn't pressured had he
had time, and he knew how to make the decision.
(08:39):
You're banking on Joe Flacco can make the throw. He
knows where to go with the ball, He understands the
leverage of the cornerback, where the safety's at, whether he
can or cannot fit a ball in, how quickly he
can get the ball down to his checkdoun like at
the bare minimum, you're just saying, Okay, this guy can
operate the offense better. Then you start building around what
he's good at, which is play action under center that
(08:59):
sort of stuff. Now, does Joe Flacco make you a
better running football team? Though?
Speaker 3 (09:03):
Probably not?
Speaker 9 (09:04):
But you know, hey, Austin, it's Jim and having heard
just now about the addition of Joe Flacco, I'm double dipping.
This is not vanilla. I don't want vanilla on my
double dip. I want thirty one flavors with sprinkles and
nuts and syrup. This is a pwce ullanimous maneuver.
Speaker 4 (09:28):
I can honestly say I have never heard that word
puce and puse.
Speaker 10 (09:35):
This is DJ just just heard the news about the
Bengals trading for Joe Flacco. Man, if that isn't Bengal, Like,
you know, let's take a forty year old statue that
somebody in our division is willing to give away, and
that's what we're gonna do to move forward. What a
freaking joke that is? The circus will continue, listen.
Speaker 4 (10:04):
I understand, and I am especially bothered by the fact
that they didn't even reach out to the Giants about
Russell or Jamis. I'm bothered by that. I think you
should be bothered by that. However, I will not criticize
them for trying something because you and me and anybody
who has two eyeballs in a brain between their ears
(10:27):
knew that Jake Browning couldn't continue as the quarterback just
couldn't happen. He was awful. I mean, think of all
the terrible quarterback performances over the course of this franchise's
history that you've witnessed. Jake Browning delivered one of those
on Sunday, one of the worst ever. So you can't
(10:49):
just stand pat with what you've got.
Speaker 1 (10:51):
You can't.
Speaker 4 (10:52):
It's just not going to happen now, not going for
at least Russell or Jamis. I think that to miss.
I disagree with that mindset, but you at least have
somebody and I can appreciate that. Well, see how it works.
It's too early to tell what exactly is going to
mean and how it's going to work. I hear you,
(11:15):
It's way too early to be that upset because I
literally cannot believe that Joe Flacco is that much worse
than Jake Browning. Maybe he will be, and maybe I'll
be wrong, but I can, if nothing else, appreciate the effort.
We'll take a break, we'll come back with football in
(11:36):
the Natti. This is the funniest season ever. I Love
the Bengals. On ESPN fifteen thirty
Pressed the microponent record you message as then.
Speaker 2 (00:06):
And don't keep them.
Speaker 3 (00:11):
At a sprinkle spring cold drip oul wish that temple
to be. It's a favorite. Sorry three six days.
Speaker 1 (00:23):
Stay you play at the backs on your screen and
trying not to sanitize it.
Speaker 4 (00:28):
I will play the talkbacks on my screen in just
a moment. In case you missed it. Breaking news, the
Bengals have traded for a quarterback. They are trading for
two thousand and eight eighteenth overall pick in the first
round from the University of Delaware, Joe Flacco six foot six,
two hundred and forty five pound, big fella. So far
(00:50):
this season, in a couple of games with the Browns,
Joe has thrown for eight hundred and fifteen yards, two touchdowns,
and six interceptions. He has a QBR of twenty seven
point six. It's thirty first in the NFL. You might
imagine who's thirty two. I don't know. You might imagine.
(01:12):
In his four games so far this season, Flacco against
the Bengals was thirty one of forty five two hundred
and ninety yards, one touchdown, two picks in a forty
one seventeen loss to Baltimore. Against that terrible secondary, Flacco
was twenty five of forty five for one hundred and
ninety nine yards, one touchdown, one pick. In the thirteen
(01:34):
to ten win over Green Bay, Flacco was twenty one
of thirty six for one hundred and forty two yards,
no touchdowns, one pick, and in the loss to Detroit
last week or two weeks ago, Flacco was sixteen of
thirty four for one hundred and eighty four yards, no touchdowns,
(01:54):
two picks. He was sacked twice by the Bengals, twice
by the Ravens, twice by the and three times by
the Detroit Lions. As a whole this season, he's completing
fifty eight point one percent of his passes for an
average of five point one yards per completion. This is
(02:18):
by no means an elite quarterback that they are acquiring here, however,
for a pick swap at that sheet price. And I
mean it when I say, surely they can't be worse.
Surely he can't be worse than Jake Browning. That's what
I'm going off of.
Speaker 3 (02:37):
Now.
Speaker 4 (02:38):
You talk about the idea of it being a difficult
week to come in and get ready and play the
Green Bay Packers, It's also made harder by the fact
that the Browns played in London last week. Like two
days ago, they played in London, and so Flacco returning
back from London is pretty amazing. Okay, all right, let's
(03:03):
do talkbacks. I'm gonna play him in reverse order so
we get the immediate reaction from the Joe Flacco news.
Speaker 3 (03:11):
I wouldn't doubt it if Flaco started Sunday against the Packers.
How hard can it be to pick up Zach Taylor's
elementary offense?
Speaker 4 (03:18):
He'd probably get that in a day and a half.
What a day. Man.
Speaker 3 (03:21):
If you had to ask me what quarterback in the
league would the Bengals trade for.
Speaker 4 (03:25):
I never would have thought it'd be Joe Flaco. I
wouldn't either, I really wouldn't. And according to Diana Russini
of The Athletic, she says the Bengals internally discussed different
options at quarterback, and she is told that the team
never called the Giants about trading for either Russell Wilson
or Jameis Winston. So take that with what you will.
Speaker 5 (03:48):
Wait, who are we signing Joe Namath?
Speaker 3 (03:51):
Sweet?
Speaker 5 (03:51):
No, I name it Joe Montana Awesome? Wait no, Joe Sisman. Yes, wait, no,
Joe Joe Flacco. Oh my god, I take back everything
I've ever said about Mike Brown.
Speaker 6 (04:06):
Let's go.
Speaker 1 (04:11):
So we need help at quarterback, and their answer to
that is to ask Cleveland. Okay, uh yeah, sure, I
mean they know how to identify quarterback. Tell it right,
Let's take one of the guys that, yeah they cast off.
Speaker 4 (04:30):
Yeah, I think that pretty much perfectly sums it up.
Speaker 7 (04:37):
Still repping in Nattie out here in sunny hot zone.
And what up, Oddie?
Speaker 4 (04:41):
I'm confused.
Speaker 7 (04:41):
Wacko Flaco, real talk. We just signed Wacko Flaco from
that team up north. They must be desperate, because we're
desperate too. And I don't know about this. I don't
know if he's the answer or not, but I know
one thing. JB six stinks and looking at JB nine
in that boot man hurts my feelings. Man, can't wait
till he gets back. We saw miss Joe Burrow. Wacko Flacco.
(05:03):
We really got Wacko Flacco. Oh no, Wacko Flacco, what's.
Speaker 5 (05:10):
Us off of this? Joe in Baltimore.
Speaker 7 (05:12):
There was a time here.
Speaker 4 (05:13):
Not too long ago, when this city with Wacko for Flacco.
Speaker 7 (05:17):
Whoa, I guess now it's Cincinnati.
Speaker 4 (05:19):
We are wacko for Flacco.
Speaker 3 (05:22):
I don't know how it's gonna go, but whatever they're trying.
Speaker 4 (05:26):
Who day, No, that's true. I can at least understand
that they are trying. They may not be making an
educated guess, but they're making a guess.
Speaker 2 (05:38):
I just heard the news about the Bengals trading for
Joe Flacco. Yeah, oh my god, they're gonna get this
guy killed. Say your prayers, Joe, good luck, buddy.
Speaker 6 (05:51):
Yeah.
Speaker 4 (05:51):
When you look at the advanced statistics Joe Flacco career
statistics under pressure from twenty twenty two to twenty five,
it's not good. It's it's actually quite bad. It was
especially really bad this year.
Speaker 3 (06:10):
Okay, it's the Lord. We're getting Joe Flacco. Hey, that's
better than Jake Browning. Do you know if he's going
to start right away or do we have to go
through another week of Jake Browning? Please say no. I'd
rather have Joe.
Speaker 4 (06:27):
Hard to say. It's it's really hard to say. It
just depends how you know he shows up and what
he can do and how he takes to the offense.
I'll know, I have.
Speaker 6 (06:41):
No idea dB fifteen otter So's coach Zach Taylor says
that Joe Flacco can make all of Rosen there's nothing
he hasn't seen. Well, in my opinion, I don't know
if he can throw from his back because that's probably
where he's gonna be. What the Bingers offensive line, and
they also said he like to do he's good from
the play action. Well, does Zach Taylor have any play
(07:05):
action plays in his playbook? Just wondering anyhow, Whoda good reds,
good bearcuats.
Speaker 4 (07:11):
You know, it's actually funny about that. I saw statistic
the other day. Joe Burrow last year about twenty five
percent of his dropbacks were play action pass. Jake Browning
has been about thirty five percent, so ten percent more
often play action pass. Now that's not usually under center,
which is a big difference.
Speaker 3 (07:31):
But and I was watching that game last night, and
as good as it was, I was starting to think
Trevor Lawrence is just a more mobile and a Dalton
until he gets off the ground and runs in for
a game winning touchdowns. So kodos to him for that.
No shot at Andy, Just a thought about Trevor Lawrence
and Joe Flacco former Super Bowl winning quarterback granted thirteen
(07:52):
years ago, but definitely probably up great over Browning. Let's
see how this plays out now. Flaco is only one
team away from playing for everyone.
Speaker 4 (08:02):
Yes, yes he is. Maybe he replaces Aaron Rodgers next year.
Speaker 8 (08:06):
Hey, Austin, with the addition of Flacco, Taylor is gonna
have to change the offensive scheme and play calling. Otherwise
he's gonna only bury himself. He's got no one to
blame now but himself.
Speaker 4 (08:17):
Whod Yeah. I think that that becomes really interesting because
if if the idea is to operate the offense that
I swear man and I know Tony made a breakdown
of this on his social media, Like, there are plays
that were there and Jake Browning didn't make the throw
and there were times that he wasn't pressured had he
had time, and he knew how to make the decision.
(08:39):
You're banking on Joe Flacco can make the throw. He
knows where to go with the ball, He understands the
leverage of the cornerback, where the safety's at, whether he
can or cannot fit a ball in, how quickly he
can get the ball down to his checkdoun like at
the bare minimum, you're just saying, Okay, this guy can
operate the offense better. Then you start building around what
he's good at, which is play action under center that
(08:59):
sort of stuff. Now, does Joe Flacco make you a
better running football team? Though?
Speaker 3 (09:03):
Probably not?
Speaker 9 (09:04):
But you know, hey, Austin, it's Jim and having heard
just now about the addition of Joe Flacco, I'm double dipping.
This is not vanilla. I don't want vanilla on my
double dip. I want thirty one flavors with sprinkles and
nuts and syrup. This is a pwce ullanimous maneuver.
Speaker 4 (09:28):
I can honestly say I have never heard that word
puce and puse.
Speaker 10 (09:35):
This is DJ just just heard the news about the
Bengals trading for Joe Flacco. Man, if that isn't Bengal, Like,
you know, let's take a forty year old statue that
somebody in our division is willing to give away, and
that's what we're gonna do to move forward. What a
freaking joke that is? The circus will continue, listen.
Speaker 4 (10:04):
I understand, and I am especially bothered by the fact
that they didn't even reach out to the Giants about
Russell or Jamis. I'm bothered by that. I think you
should be bothered by that. However, I will not criticize
them for trying something because you and me and anybody
who has two eyeballs in a brain between their ears
(10:27):
knew that Jake Browning couldn't continue as the quarterback just
couldn't happen. He was awful. I mean, think of all
the terrible quarterback performances over the course of this franchise's
history that you've witnessed. Jake Browning delivered one of those
on Sunday, one of the worst ever. So you can't
(10:49):
just stand pat with what you've got.
Speaker 1 (10:51):
You can't.
Speaker 4 (10:52):
It's just not going to happen now, not going for
at least Russell or Jamis. I think that to miss.
I disagree with that mindset, but you at least have
somebody and I can appreciate that. Well, see how it works.
It's too early to tell what exactly is going to
mean and how it's going to work. I hear you,
(11:15):
It's way too early to be that upset because I
literally cannot believe that Joe Flacco is that much worse
than Jake Browning. Maybe he will be, and maybe I'll
be wrong, but I can, if nothing else, appreciate the effort.
We'll take a break, we'll come back with football in
(11:36):
the Natti. This is the funniest season ever. I Love
the Bengals. On ESPN fifteen thirty
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