Yet the coach also said White's lack of experience and Flacco's wealth of it was the decider. Flacco acknowledged that but also spoke about his still burning desire, after 192 games (including 15 playoff games), 108 wins — including in Super Bowl XLVII — exactly 4,000 completions, exactly 250 touchdown passes and more than 10,000 offensive snaps, of saddling up again.
"You can't take this game for granted. I'm 14 years in now and I want to play more than ever," he said. "You're a backup, you're traded, all kinds of things are running through your head. You want to play but not only that, you have to prove again that you can play.
"I think you've got to block that out as much possible. Whatever your role is in the moment, you dive in with that and make the most of that. I know I dodged the question before about being a mentor to this person or that person. I'm the kind of guy that I understand that this is a game, this is the NFL, it is what it is. And I'm a guy who's going to make the best out of every position I'm put in."
He did that Sunday against Buffalo in his half-drive filling in for White, completing three passes for 47 yards and the late touchdown strike to Elijah Moore. The game behind, though, didn't factor into Saleh's decision for the game ahead.
"Joe's got a history. He's in the record books all over the place. He's a world champion," Saleh said. "He's got a history of playing good ball. So, that one drive didn't solidify anything. It's his history more than anything."
And Flacco said that his past notwithstanding, he knows how he wants to spend his future, beginning Sunday at MetLife trying to beat Miami's blitz and coverage issues.
"I want to keep doing it," he said. "I'm the kind of guy, you're going to need to kick me out. Obviously everybody has an ego. But I love this game, I've been playing it for a really long time. People, if given the opportunity, have the right to keep playing as long as they can. That's what I'm going to do."
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