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Joe Flacco Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #5
Position: Quarterback
Career: 3 Years
Height: 6-6
Weight: 230
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Additional Bio Information

Birth Date: Jan 16, 1985
Birth Place: Audubon, NJ
High School: Audubon HS [Audubon, NJ]
College: Delaware
Drafted: 2008 Baltimore Ravens (Round: 1 #18)

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Position Projections:
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  * Average Games Played the Previous 3 Years
  ** Player Missed More than 8 Games the Previous Season Due to Injury
Joe Flacco 2011 Fantasy Projection
2011 Pts 2011 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2010 Avg 2010 Fantasy Ranking 2010 Consistency
234.88 14.68 1 16.00 16.91 20 Consistent
2011 Bye Week Team Change Head Coach Change **Coming Off Injury Depth Chart Change Higher Fantasy Avg then League Harder Schedule in 2011 Better Defenses in 2011 Better Pass Defenses in 2011 Better Against Sub 500 Teams
5 No No No No Yes No No No No
Joe Flacco Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2010 Ravens1600036222584100270.5016.91
2009 Ravens1600036132162000249.8515.62
2008 Ravens161430297114180200254.0515.88
Joe Flacco 2011 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Joe Flacco has beaten his fantasy projection 2 out of 3 years. His best fantasy QB ranking was #12 in 2010, and he has had a total of 3 seasons with a top 20 ranking.
Fantasy Trends:
Flacco beat his previous year fantasy game average last year.
Player Consistency:
Joe Flacco was one of the top 5 most consistent QBs last year (ranked 5), and he was also one of the top 5 most consistent players overall (ranked 4).
Career Experience Outlook:
Flacco is entering his 4th year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 4th year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 1.35 from their 3rd year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Flacco has averaged 1.42 fantasy pts per game more than the league QB average. The average fantasy pts per game by QBs in 2010 was 15.34.
Depth Chart Change:
No Change in Depth Chart.
Player Turnover:
Based on prior performance, a change in roster skilled positions projects a lower fantasy average of (2.3175) pts per game for Flacco. At the Running Back/Full Back position: Vonta Leach (2010 Avg: 0.28 Pts/Game) and Ray Rice (2010 Avg: 11.61 Pts/Game) have been added to the starting lineup. At the Wide Receiver position: Anquan Boldin (2010 Avg: 5.23 Pts/Game) and Torrey Smith have been added to the starting lineup. At the Tight End position: Ed Dickson (2010 Avg: 0.91 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Matt Birk, Ben Grubbs, Marshal Yanda, Oniel Cousins and Michael Oher have been added to the starting lineup. At the Kicker position: Billy Cundiff (2010 Avg: 7.31 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Flacco played last year (103 - 106 - 0 0.493%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (98 - 111 - 0 0.469%), and this season's teams gave up more points (4,641) compared to last season's teams (4,551) so this could mean more fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Flacco had a better fantasy avg (17.59 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (16.37 pts/game), and with a less difficult schedule for the upcoming season it the data would suggest he may have a worse fantasy season, but the trend could easily change to Flacco doing better against teams with a worse record.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Flacco faced defenses that were stronger last year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 15.92 - 4 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to the upcoming season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 18.08 - 3 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses), and this season's teams gave up more passing yards (281 yds/game including 3 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season's teams (269 yds/game including 6 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses).

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Flacco has been a slow finisher, but has had his best 4 game stretch during the second quarter of the year (16.72 pts per game), followed by the 1st quarter (16.24 pts per game), 3rd quarter (16.17 pts per game) and 4th quarter (13.55 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 6 (19.75 pts per game), week 1 (18.30 pts per game) and week 7 (18.10 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 16 (12.62 pts per game), week 5 (13.02 pts per game) and week 2 (13.70 pts per game).
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