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2012 NFL playoffs -- Ed Reed of Baltimore Ravens says Joe Flacco was 'rattled' by Houston Texans - ESPN


Surprised Reed said this.

"I think Joe was kind of rattled a little bit by (Houston's) defense," Reed said on SiriusXM NFL Radio on Monday, according to ProFootballTalk. "(The Texans) had a lot of guys in the box on him. And, I mean, they were getting to him. I think a couple times he needed to get rid of the ball. I don't know how much of the play-calling ... but it just didn't look like he had a hold on the offense. ... It was just kind of like (Baltimore's coaches) was telling him to do, throw the ball or get it here, you know, get it to certain guys. And he can't play like that."

"You know, one particular play that sticks out to me is when (Pro Bowl running back) Ray Rice came out of the backfield, he got pushed down and Flacco still threw him the ball and you got one on one with (wide receiver) Torrey Smith on the outside," Reed told SiriusXM, according to ProFootballTalk. "But it's hearsay for me. I can say that sitting on the sidelines, you know, or sitting in the stands. You just never know what somebody else is seeing."

I'm going on record. If the Ravens lose this game and Flacco has another bad game, it will end Cam Cameron's tenure in Baltimore. Last year they blamed Jim Zorn and fired him. He's the next guy in line and much of their play calling has been suspect this year.