How can you have the 8th pick, and
not get a legitimate starter? Just
ask the Ravens. They suspected Matt
Ryan would not fall to them in the
eighth spot and could not trade up.
So they dropped down and grabbed a
recent riser in Joe Flacco. Big arm,
but how his skills translate from a
smaller college program (Delaware)
to the NFL is anyone's guess. Half
the teams have him rated as the
third or fourth quarterback. He
could be Brett Favre, but he could
be Kyle Boller. Then to complicate
it further, the Ravens didn't get
anyone to replace Ogden. So most
likely whoever is qb, is going to be
running for their life anyway. there
are a couple of good players in this
draft, but it is mostly just a guess
as to how good it will end up for
the Ravens, based on past history,
we are guessing not too well.
Overall Grade: D
Round
Pick
Player
Position
School
1
18
Joe Flacco
QB
Delaware
HEIGHT:
6-7 WEIGHT: 236
Transferring to Delaware
Flacco had a decent junior season,
getting acclimated to his new teammates
and offense. He followed that up with a
stellar senior campaign, as the Fightin'
Blue Hens fell just one game short of
capturing the NCAA Championship
Subdivision title in a tough loss to
Appalachian State. In just two seasons,
he holds the school record with 595 pass
completions on 938 attempts (63.4%),
ranking second all-time with 7,046
aerial yards. He threw for 41 touchdowns
and had 15 interceptions.
Video: Flacco and
Woodson Stand Out Among QBs at the NFL
Combine
