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Joe Flacco Is Overrated, Right? Wrong

 
In wake of Joe Flacco's accomplishments, many people claim that Joe Flacco did not deserve the credit he got for being the first rookie QB to win two playoff games. Many critics look at his stats as the main argument against him. His stats are average, and many claim that his numbers don't reflect the praise he got. Let's take a look see. Att Comp % yds ypa  Lng  TD  INT  rating           428  257 60%  2971   6.9  70  14  12  80.3                           OK, I'm willing to grant that it's average, but you have to look at his circumstances. He was a QB from Delaware, ad DI-AA school. The starting QB, Kyle Boller, went down in the preseason and was sidelined for the year. Troy Smith was next in line, but he came ... (link)

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