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ESPN conducted an anonymous survey with 320 NFL players, asking what quarterback they would want with the Super Bowl on the line.
Only one player named Joe Flacco.
“[Flacco] has been disrespected in the past, but there has been a new low reached,” wrote ESPN’s Jamison Hensley.
“This is a slap in the face when you see that this is the same amount of votes received by Michael Vick, who is no longer a starter, and Josh Johnson, the backup quarterback for the Cincinnati Bengals. Matt McGloin, an undrafted rookie with the Oakland Raiders, got one more vote than Flacco. Given these votes, I'm surprised Josh Freeman didn't get any love.”
Not surprisingly, Tom Brady won with 128 votes. Peyton Manning came in second with 86 votes, then Aaron Rodgers, Drew Brees, Ben Roethlisberger and Eli Manning rounded out the top 5.
Players from all 32 teams who were interviewed were requested to consider quarterbacks who didn't play for their team.
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I cannot believe that there are players in the NFL today who would rather have Matt McGloin or Josh Johnson than Joe Flacco in a two minute drill to win a Super Bowl.
Josh Johnson, who since 2008 has bounced around the NFL (and even the UFL a couple years ago) and has a grand total of 5 TD passes vs 10 interceptions for his NFL career.
Or Matt McGloin, who the Raiders only used as a starter when they completely ran out of other options..
And it has me curious who the 1 player was since they can't be on the Ravens.