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True Dough

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3. I can't get past the premise

Reply to FarPoint (Original post)

Fri Oct 17, 2025, 09:52 PM

Friday

What Flacco did on Thursday night against the Steelers was impressive, to be sure. And Cincy has a favorable schedule from now until Christmas, particularly against the Jets in Week 8.

But I can't imagine Flacco leading the team to any better than a 5-3 record over the next 8 games until Xmas. Admirable, but not enough to keep a QB being paid $55 million per year (that's Burrow's going rate) from taking over again, if he's healthy enough to do so.

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