Flacco comparison?
(This post was part of a discussion of Flacco in the main Dolphin forums, but I thought it might be more appropriate in the Draft forum).
Not to be just a homer, but I really don't see the difference between Flacco and Eric Ainge QB UT. Here's their stats for the past two years (per ESPN):
Eric Ainge - 6'-6" 220 lbs
Stat Overview Passing
YEAR CMP ATT YDS CMP% YPA LNG TD INT SACK RAT
2006 233 348 2989 67.0 8.59 84 19 9 13 151.95
2007 325 519 3522 62.6 6.79 65 31 10 3 135.48
Joe Flacco - 6' - 6" 230 lbs
Stat Overview Passing
YEAR CMP ATT YDS CMP% YPA LNG TD INT SACK RAT
2006 264 417 2783 63.3 6.67 59 18 10 23 128.82
2007 331 521 4263 63.5 8.18 84 23 5 25 144.91
I think both are very compariable from a stats standpoint and a physical standpoint. Makeup could be much different - I don't know much about Flacco. From what I'm reading, he's quite a field general but you could count it against him that he cut and ran from Pittsburgh instead of competing against the incumbent QB. Ainge had his struggles also, but it does have to be pointed out that he played in a very tough conference at the highest football level.
I'm not trying to bump Ainge up to Flacco or cut Flacco down, I am honestly curious about their upcoming draft statuses.
Btw, I did read the Senior Bowl article about the two of them. Flacco sounds like he's doing very well and Ainge sounds like he's pressing too much. But the article does say both are showing very good throwing mechanics.
(This post was part of a discussion of Flacco in the main Dolphin forums, but I thought it might be more appropriate in the Draft forum).
Not to be just a homer, but I really don't see the difference between Flacco and Eric Ainge QB UT. Here's their stats for the past two years (per ESPN):
Eric Ainge - 6'-6" 220 lbs
Stat Overview Passing
YEAR CMP ATT YDS CMP% YPA LNG TD INT SACK RAT
2006 233 348 2989 67.0 8.59 84 19 9 13 151.95
2007 325 519 3522 62.6 6.79 65 31 10 3 135.48
Joe Flacco - 6' - 6" 230 lbs
Stat Overview Passing
YEAR CMP ATT YDS CMP% YPA LNG TD INT SACK RAT
2006 264 417 2783 63.3 6.67 59 18 10 23 128.82
2007 331 521 4263 63.5 8.18 84 23 5 25 144.91
I think both are very compariable from a stats standpoint and a physical standpoint. Makeup could be much different - I don't know much about Flacco. From what I'm reading, he's quite a field general but you could count it against him that he cut and ran from Pittsburgh instead of competing against the incumbent QB. Ainge had his struggles also, but it does have to be pointed out that he played in a very tough conference at the highest football level.
I'm not trying to bump Ainge up to Flacco or cut Flacco down, I am honestly curious about their upcoming draft statuses.
Btw, I did read the Senior Bowl article about the two of them. Flacco sounds like he's doing very well and Ainge sounds like he's pressing too much. But the article does say both are showing very good throwing mechanics.