Joe Flacco Fantasy Ranking & Outlook  
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Joe Flacco Bio & Career Stats

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Jersey: #5
Position: Quarterback
Career: 2 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:
QB | RB | WR | TE | K | Draft Kit Index

  * Average Games Played the Previous 3 Years
  ** Player Missed More than 8 Games the Previous Season Due to Injury
Joe Flacco 2010 Fantasy Projection
2010 Pts 2010 Avg Depth Chart *Avg Games Played 2009 Avg 2009 Fantasy Ranking 2009 Consistency
234.42 14.96 1 16.00 15.62 19 Average
2010 Bye Week Team Change Head Coach Change **Coming Off Injury Depth Chart Change Higher Fantasy Avg then League Harder Schedule in 2010 Better Defenses in 2010 Better Pass Defenses in 2010 Better Against Sub 500 Teams
8 No No No No Yes No Yes Yes Yes
Joe Flacco Previous Years Stats
YearTeamGmsRecsRec YdsRec TdsPass YdsPass TdsRush YdsRush TdsFGsXPsFan PtsFan Pts Avg
2009 Ravens1600036132162000249.8515.62
2008 Ravens161430297114180200254.0515.88
Joe Flacco 2010 Fantasy Analysis
Career Synopsis:
Joe Flacco was below his projection last year. His best fantasy QB ranking was #13 in 2008.
Fantasy Trends:
Flacco fell below his previous year fantasy game average last year.
Player Consistency:
Joe Flacco was one of the top 25 most consistent QBs last year (ranked 20), and he was one of the top 25 most consistent players overall (ranked 24).
Career Experience Outlook:
Flacco is entering his 3rd year in the NFL. Over the past 15 years, on average, QBs in their 3rd year have seen an increase in fantasy pts per game of 1.17 from their 2nd year.
Position Outlook:
Throughout his career Flacco has averaged 1.35 fantasy pts per game more than the league QB average. The average fantasy pts per game by QBs in 2009 was 14.24.
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 (0.365) pts per game for Flacco. At the Wide Receiver position: Mark Clayton (2009 Avg: 2.77 Pts/Game) has left the team and Anquan Boldin (2009 Avg: 5.48 Pts/Game) has been added to the starting lineup. Along the Offenisve Line: Chris Chester and Oniel Cousins are no longer starting, Marshal Yanda is now starting and Jared Gaither has been added to the starting lineup.
Schedule Difficulty:
Based on the winning percentage of the teams on the schedule Flacco played last year (110 - 98 - 0 0.529%) were more difficult compared to the teams on the schedule for the upcoming season (106 - 102 - 0 0.510%), but last season's teams gave up more points (4,507) compared to this season's teams (4,258) so this could mean less fantasy points.
Performance Against Sub 500 Teams:
Flacco had a lower fantasy avg (15.48 pts/game) against winning teams last year compared to teams with a losing record (15.79 pts/game), and with a less difficult schedule for the upcoming season it could be a indication of a better fantasy season.
Defenses:
From a defensive standpoint, Flacco will face defenses that are stronger this year (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 15.00 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses) compared to last season (Avg. Total Yards Against Ranking: 15.77 - 5 Top 10 Defenses and 3 Top 5 Defenses), and last season's teams gave up more passing yards (217 yds/game including 4 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses) compared to this season's teams (210 yds/game including 6 Top 10 Defenses and 2 Top 5 Defenses).

In Season Trends:
Throughout his career Flacco has been a quick starter, and a slow finisher. On average his best 4 game stretch is the first 4 games of the year (16.69 pts per game), followed by the 2nd quarter (15.32 pts per game), 3rd quarter (14.33 pts per game) and 4th quarter (13.38 pts per game). His best weekly fantasy average has been in week 1 (21.15 pts per game), week 6 (19.25 pts per game) and week 13 (16.48 pts per game), and his worst weekly average has been in week 5 (10.63 pts per game), week 10 (11.90 pts per game) and week 16 (12.58 pts per game).
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