The first sets of data we’re going to look at are the quarterback ratings. We’re just going to have to live with these advantages and try to interpret their effects on the analysis though extrapolation. Although Rivers' statistics will be exclusively from his first three starting seasons, he also has an advantage because his first starting season didn’t come until his third year in the league, as we’ve already said. This gives Roethlisberger and Manning a distinct advantage in the analysis since their last games in the analysis will run over into their fourth season. Both players missed games for various reasons.įor that reason, we are going to analyze the first 48 games for all the quarterbacks.
That says a lot about his durability, but unfortunately for this analysis, Roethlisberger and Manning did not start every game for their team over their first three seasons. Doing the math, that means that he’s started every game of every season, 16 games for three seasons, since he’s been in the league. Joe Flacco has played in 48 games as over his first three seasons. Both of those quarterbacks were drafted in the first round as their team’s future franchise quarterback, and both started for the majority of their rookie year. The second biggest should be a first round quarterback who the team has drafted as their franchise quarterback.īy those criteria, the two best comparable quarterbacks are Ben Roethlisberger and Eli Manning. Starting from a young age, especially as a rookie, should be the biggest criteria for any comparable quarterback. Instead, we’re going to look at quarterbacks who’ve shared some career similarities with Flacco. Peyton Manning and Tom Brady would not be good comparisons for this analysis since not many people think Flacco is or ever has been on their level in his first three seasons. We’re gong to use the same statistical analysis method from last article to compare the statistics from Flacco’s first three seasons in the league to the first three seasons of other comparable quarterbacks in an effort to discover just how good Flacco is and where he is in his development by comparison. Spinning off of the last article analyzing Flacco, the point of this article is not to beat the drums for Joe Flacco but only to bring some perspective to this polarizing argument. There hasn’t been a fan base more critical of Flacco than that of the Steelers, and again, this is not surprising. Players from Miami or Houston, teams that Flacco has historically played well against, are less likely to feel the same way, and this goes for the fans as well.
Obviously, players from those teams are likely to have the lowest opinion of him. Flacco has struggle more versus those two teams than any others in the league. It’s not really surprising that the two biggest public criticisms of Flacco have come from players on the Steelers and the Bengals.
People either see him as an elite quarterback or a big disappointment.ĮSPN’s John Clayton emphatically calls Flacco an “elite quarterback,” and Derrick Mason says Flacco’s the Ravens’ “Michael Jordan.” Lamaar Woodley has said that Flacco would not win a Super Bowl “in this lifetime,” and Dhani Jones said that Flacco is a “capable quarterback if you put a lot of pressure on him, he makes bad decisions.” Everyone has an opinion, but there doesn’t really seem to be a moderate opinion. Joe Flacco has been the most scrutinized player this offseason.
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