Joe Flacco Had Surprising Admission About Throwing Passes To Ja'marr Chase, Tee Higgins

At 40 years aged and pinch 17 afloat seasons nether his belt, 1 would deliberation Super Bowl-winning backmost Joe Flacco to beryllium comparatively unflappable. But sounds for illustration each it really takes to get his nerves going is simply a mates of bully wide receivers.

Speaking connected an episode of nan Fitz & Whit podcast released Wednesday, Flacco admitted that he was really a touch tense nan first clip he threw passes to Bengals wideouts Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins, 2 of nan champion receivers successful nan league.

"I cognize I'm 40 years old, but nan first mates times I threw to Ja'Marr and Tee, I was a small spot nervous," Flacco told hosts Ryan Fitzpatrick and Andrew Whitworth. "I'm like, man, I want them to cognize ... I want to deed these guys, I want them to cognize I tin put immoderate bully touch connected it, I tin put it wherever you want it. I overthought it, for sure."

Honestly, a humanizing anecdote virtually anyone tin subordinate to—the emotion of wanting personification you respect to respect you successful return.

"One of nan first balls I threw to Ja'Marr, he was moving 1 of these small skinny posts we have, and he was a small spot deeper than I thought he was gonna be. And I missed him. And I was conscionable like, 'Aw, man, he thinks I suck,'" Flacco admitted. "And I don't do that very often, particularly successful routes vs. air. So I was like, 'Damn, extremity overthinking it. Just propulsion nan damn ball.'"

Ultimately, though, "with those guys, especially, conscionable put it location astir 'em and they'll make you look good."

The Bengals are hoping Flacco tin support their play live agelong capable for an injured Joe Burrow to return successful nan playoffs. That is, of course, a batch of pressure, particularly if you want Chase and Higgins to deliberation you've still sewage it.

The bully news, though, is that he seems to beryllium disconnected to a beautiful coagulated commencement connected that front. In nan Bengals' astir caller game, Flacco targeted Chase and Higgins 23 and 10 times, respectively—the astir and second-most successful nan container score—and some wideouts had touchdowns. So hopefully he has relaxed a bit; nan squad is already looking a batch amended than it did conscionable a fewer games ago, and they person Flacco to thank.

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