John Elway is getting dragged on Twitter for Joe Flacco trade
By Cody Rivera
John Elway orchestrated a trade to bring Joe Flacco to the Denver Broncos, and as you would expect, the trade isn’t receiving rave reviews on Twitter.
Well, John Elway was kind of asking for this right?
The former Super Bowl champion and MVP, and currently the general manager and president of football operations for the Denver Broncos, is getting torn into on social media for his deal to bring 34-year-old quarterback Joe Flacco to Denver. As expected, it’s not a popular move among the fans.
Here is just a handful of Twitter reactions to the trade that went down on Wednesday morning:
gotta respect john elway’s efforts to make sure he gets a bad qb with a name every year, ensuring he will go to his grave as the franchise’s best qb ever
— Harry Lyles Jr. (@harrylylesjr) February 13, 2019
Joe Flacco to the Broncos.
— Adam Rank (@adamrank) February 13, 2019
The NFL is playing on Xbox One and John Elway went out and got a Nintendo.
Find someone who loves you like John Elway loves him a tall QB. https://t.co/m2cOMR8f4o
— Robert Mays (@robertmays) February 13, 2019
Broncos: “We really haven’t been the same since Peyton Manning retired. We need an elite QB.”
— NOTSportsCenter (@NOTSportsCenter) February 13, 2019
John Elway: “Say no more.” https://t.co/j3WJb9zBOR
John Elway when he sees an aging white QB that he'll need to grossly overpay. #Broncos pic.twitter.com/YhmpsJB2mi
— Tyler Brooke (@TylerDBrooke) February 13, 2019
If you're a 6-7 QB, John Elway is in-love with you.
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) February 13, 2019
https://twitter.com/search?q=john%20elway&src=typd
JOHN ELWAY: People think I don't know how to pick a QB, huh? Well, I'll show them!
— 12up (@12upSport) February 13, 2019
*trades for Joe Flacco*
ELWAY: People still aren't satisfied, huh? Well try THIS on for size!
*signs Phil Simms to 8-year deal*
ELWAY: How do you like me NOW?
*emails Brad Johnson*
Good to know that SOMEONE still thinks Joe Flacco is elite.
— Rany Jazayerli (@jazayerli) February 13, 2019
And that that someone is John Elway. https://t.co/lOmDXTfVeb
It’s a complete and total Elway move. He prefers to acquire aging quarterbacks that are past their prime rather than drafting and developing young talent. We saw him do it with Peyton Manning several years ago, which actually did pay off because he led Denver to a Super Bowl championship at age 39.
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But Flacco, the longtime starting quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens, is no Peyton Manning. He is a former Super Bowl MVP, however, so maybe Elway has a plan to get Flacco’s seemingly washed up career back on track.
But if you’re a Broncos fan, you probably shouldn’t get your hopes up.