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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
I've said it several times - Joe Flacco isn't better than Alex Smith, he's just different.
Flacco is a bomber. He's going to challenge downfield a lot and miss a lot. He's equally inaccurate at pretty much all levels. There's nothing accurate or consistent about Joe Flacco as a passer - the guy just flat misses passes at a pretty alarming rate, as we saw last night.
But the Ravens have made him the perfect example of how an erratic passer should be used. If you can't be counted on to throw a 10 yard slant accurately (where it could easily be picked), might as well chuck it downfield where you can pick up a PI or a high reward play. Worst case scenario is a pick that operates as a punt. That's exactly how you utilize QBs like Flacco and Manning it's how you should utilize guys that are even worse than that (Sanchez is my favorite example).
Smith is the opposite - he's exceptionally accurate and consistent on the short passes so that's how best to utilize him.
If you were to grade their overall effectiveness, they're both B- quarterbacks. Flacco just does it in an entirely different way than Smith does.
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Flacco is more exciting than Alex because he will throw it deep. With that said, your comments are on the money. It didn't hurt that last season he had Boldin who would catch the ball as long as it was near him. He's going to look very bad this season, imo.
If you don't have super star WRs like Boldin, you're probably better off with Alex.