One of the main reasons that John Harbaugh is called a Super Bowl champion as head coach of the Baltimore Ravens is the fact that he had quarterback Joe Flacco under center to help lead his team to a title.

Unfortunately for Flacco, his NFL career never hit the same high that it did while he was with the Ravens, as he’s bounced around the league quite a bit over the last five years or so.

After stints with the Denver Broncos and New York Jets, Flacco is currently the starting quarterback for the division-rival Cleveland Browns, as the result of Deshaun Watson going down for the season and the team having somewhat of a revolving door at quarterback.

With the Browns being bitter rivals of the Ravens, Harbaugh was asked what it was like to see his old quarterback wearing a Cleveland jersey while taking on the Los Angeles Rams over the weekend.

Harbaugh openly admitted that he was rooting against Flacco on Sunday, via Sarah Ellison of Ravens Vault.

No hard feelings, Joe Flacco.

Also, can someone at the Ravens get John Harbaugh an NFL Sunday Ticket package pic.twitter.com/Z9pcLpzhD7

— Sarah Ellison (@sgellison) December 4, 2023

With the Browns suffering consecutive losses to the Broncos and Rams, the Ravens are starting to separate themselves from the pack in the AFC North division, with the team sporting an impressive 9-3 record and first-place standing in the division.

That said, of course, Harbaugh was rooting against Flacco on Sunday, as he doesn’t want his old quarterback to help the Browns close the gap in the division standings, even though it looks like Baltimore will ultimately win the division title at this point.

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Nothing has gone right for the New England Patriots at the quarterback position ever since superstar Tom Brady decided to leave the franchise in favor of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The storied franchise has found it incredibly tough to find Brady’s successor under center in New England, with Mac Jones having a decent rookie season but regressing every season since then.

In Week 13, the Patriots made the decision to go with Bailey Zappe as the team’s new starting quarterback, which didn’t really have much of an impact on the end result against the Los Angeles Chargers.

Even though the Patriots defense was able to contain Justin Herbert and company, holding them to only six points, New England’s offense failed to score, resulting in another loss.

Ahead of the showdown with the Chargers at Gillette Stadium, quarterback Malik Cunningham was thought to get involved in the offense in some form, but that didn’t happen, and now it appears he’s back on the practice squad, according to the team’s Twitter account.

QB Malik Cunningham has reverted back to the practice squad.

— New England Patriots (@Patriots) December 4, 2023

At this point in time, the Patriots want the season to be over in order to stop the bleeding, as this has been the franchise’s worst season in recent memory, with no hope of turning things around during the 2023 campaign.

As a result of another disappointing season, New England will likely try to shake things up during the NFL offseason while hopefully making a considerable upgrade to the quarterback position because Jones and Zappe clearly aren’t the answer that Bill Belichick and company are looking for moving forward.

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After the Indianapolis Colts chose to surprisingly part ways with four-time All-Pro linebacker Shaquille Leonard, the news surfaced that he would only give serious consideration to the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles in terms of the next team that he’d sign with.

Adding Leonard to arguably one of the best defenses in the league in Dallas was a scary prospect for any opponent of the Cowboys, while adding him to the Eagles’ stacked roster was equally intimidating, especially for teams hoping to make a Super Bowl run in the NFC.

Ultimately, after visiting with both NFC heavyweights, Leonard chose to sign with the Eagles, which is likely ideal timing after the team failed to contend the San Francisco 49ers offense at home at Lincoln Financial Field last Sunday.

The Eagles definitely need the boost defensively and will likely get it now that Leonard is in Philadelphia, but Skip Bayless of FOX Sports, who is openly a diehard Cowboys fan, argues that the Colts got rid of the veteran linebacker for a reason and have now won four straight games without him.

I'd be worried about Shaq Leonard choosing the Eagles over the Cowboys … if the Colts hadn't deactivated for a Nov. 29 game, then released him because he's struggling to come back from two back surgeries last year. He's going to fix the Eagles D??? Colts have won four straight.

— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) December 4, 2023

It’s not all that surprising that Bayless would make this take after Leonard chose not to sign with the Cowboys, as he’d likely have the opposite take had the veteran linebacker landed in Dallas.

Regardless of Bayless’ antics and opinion, it will be interesting to see if Leonard can help the Eagles defensively and if that proves to be the difference for this team to advance to the Super Bowl for a second straight season.

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