In addition to Flacco, the Ravens have quarterbacks Kyle Boller and Troy Smith on the roster. Boller hasn’t had much success in his career but he’s a veteran who has a lot of experience. While Smith is a youngster, he played well for the Ravens last year and his play at Ohio State showed what he’s capable of on the football field.

Flacco was the Ravens’ first round pick in the 2008 draft and he may very will see some snaps late in the year. However, it is doubtful that the Ravens will give him the job right away. Even if they do, Flacco won’t be much of a fantasy football asset in 2008. The Ravens don’t have many offensive weapons and typically rookie quarterbacks don’t do much in fantasy football.

In fantasy football dynasty league, Flacco is a long-term prospect who could become a quality starter in a few years.

Can Joe Flacco win the starting quarterback job in Baltimore?

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The big question mark regarding Flacco is whether he can make the jump from a small school to the NFL. Delaware is a Division I-AA football school, so obviously he didn’t play against great competition while at college.

Most quarterbacks who come from small schools to the NFL need a few years to adjust to the game speed. With that in mind, don’t pick Flacco in a redraft fantasy football league. He’s going to be on the sidelines a lot in 2008. Kyle Boller and maybe even Troy Smith will be ahead of him on the depth charts.

However, in a dynasty fantasy football league, Flacco is a high-risk, high-reward pick. Due to his size and his arm, Flacco might have the highest ceiling of any quarterback drafted in the 2008 NFL Draft. It will probably take two or three years to see much out of him, but there’s a chance that he could become a poor man’s Peyton Manning at some point down the line.

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