If you were wondering how much control Joe Flacco has on the Ravens offense this season, second year tight end Ed Dickson told 1 Winning Drive that he read Steelers safety Troy Polamalu like a book on Sunday. Flacco, who had been criticized for an inability to read defenses, reportedly communicated with Dickson on Steelers defensive schemes which helped lead to his third quarter touchdown catch.
“Me and Joe communicated, like [Joe said] if you see him [Troy Polamalu] cheating again, Joe said if they do it again just take it high,” Dickson said in this week’s episode. “So I see Polamalu taking it low so I took it to the end zone.”
1 Winning Drive replayed Dickson’s catch, which showed a struggling Polamalu bite on a fake and get scorched by the new tight end for the Ravens fourth touchdown of the day.
Joe has come a long way since taking that shot in week 13 last year that led to a momentum shifting fumble ultimately allowing the Steelers to beat the Ravens. Now he’s predicting how the 2010 Defensive Player of the Year will read his offense.
Joe has ‘come of age’. It happens to most decent Q-backs , soon to be elite……….
Good job Joe and I do think he has improved tremendously over the years…but its only one game. Until he beats them in January this game will be long forgotten by week 4 when the Ravens and Steelers are both 3-1
Palamalo has also owned Flacco for his whole career.
…his whole career until this last game. Stop living life in the past, man. The Steelers stood pat with their old team and the Ravens got younger and more athletic. Your team will be OK this year, but the torch has been passed. I hope you enjoyed your time at the top.
Your right tony he sure owned flacco on sunday