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<p align=”center”>Flacco Delivers Mission Statement </p>

<p>Baltimore Ravens’ quarterback said "We came out and we attacked today, I always think to myself, look at the top teams in this league. What are they? They’re passing teams. Can they run the ball? Yeah, but they really throw the ball very well and run the ball off of that.” </p>

<p>Joe Flacco was also fired up. As the Baltimore Ravens played just throwing and throwing again, running it only 26 times out of 76 snaps, generating a franchise record 553 yards of offense.

He delivered what amounted to his version of a mission statement for the offense. In the minutes after the Ravens’ 37-7 win Sunday in St. Louis.</p>

<p>He said the the goal is not just playoffs.but get to the Super Bowl. They have to have that kind of offense.They are doing what they were should to do against a winless St. Louis team likely going nowhere in 2011.</p>

<p>Flacco is certainly onto something with his comments about the NFL becoming a passing league.Everyone knows it has been trending that way, but the number of 300-yard passing games is skyrocketing in 2011. There have already been 34 across the league in the first three weeks, easily surpassing the previous high total of 21.</p>

<p>Because of that, the Ravens almost have to develop more of a pass-first mindset in the mold of the Packers, Saints and other top contenders.

Of course The problem is they have always been a pounding, run-first team, and when their ground game declined in 2010, they stated that fixing it was their No. 1 priority for 2011. You don’t re-sign Marshal Yanda and bring in Vonta Leach, Bryant McKinnie, Andre Gurode and Ricky Williams strictly to bolster your pass protection.</p>

<p>On Monday when asked about the aggressive mission statement his quarterback delivered Sunday. Harbaugh smiled and said "Would you want your quarterback not saying that? He probably wants to throw every single time. That’s what you expect from your quarterback,” </p>

<p>As well Harbaugh said “His mission statement was "stuff he expressed to me coming into the game, We all agree with that. I agree with that. Cam agrees with that he is our quarterback. He has an impact on how we think. He should."</p>