ESPN rabble rouser Skip Bayless did what he does best on Tuesday’s program, start drama. Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs was in studio for ESPN’s First Take where Skip confronted him about him about “being stuck with Joe Flacco.”
“Oh my God, we’re stuck with Joe,” Suggs sarcastically said. “Uh, excuse me in 2009 who did he beat in a playoff game,” he asked Bayless referring to the Ravens 31-14 win over the New England Patriots in the AFC Wild Card game.
As First Take’s host Dana Jacobson sat awkwardly watching Bayless and Suggs banter back and forth, the All-Pro and the trouble maker talked about what went wrong against the Steelers last year in the playoffs. “Did the quarterback throw interceptions,” Bayless asked. “Did we give up touchdowns,” Suggs responded. Over and over. Rinse and repeat.
“This is my psychoanalysis of T-Sizzle. In your heart of hearts, I don’t think you’re sold on your quarterback,” Bayless said. “Go ahead put the camera on me. I’m 100 percent sold in Cool Joe,” Suggs said confidently
Before the interview concluded Suggs accused Bayless of being bias and having “a little alliance with the boys in black.” Earlier, Bayless brought on Steelers wide receiver Hines Ward for a debate with Sizzle. It ended up being a boring exchange between the two which apparently forced Skip to improvise.
My boy TSizzle, lighting it up
I think Bayless is a jerk, and I can understand Suggs sticking up for his own QB, but to me the pressure is on Joe Flacco to not only get the Ravens to the Super Bowl, but win it. The Ravens have the equivilant of 2 bye weeks playing the Jaguars, and the Cardinals, the next 2 weeks. Mark Sanchez, has gotten the Jets to the last 2 AFC Championship games, no excuse for Flacco and the Ravens, not to be in the Super Bowl. Like Elvis once sang, “Its Now or Never”.