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This is interesting looking at Flacco's first 5 years vs Manning's first 5 years. Obviously the big difference is that Manning threw 328 more passes (greater than a half a season) in his first 5 years.
Manning: 1749/2817 (62.1%), 20618 yds (7.32ypa, 6.7 AY/A), 138:100 TD:INT, 42-38 record, 16 game winning drives, 85.8 QB Rating
Flacco: 1507/2489 (60.5%), 17633 yds (7.1ypa, 6.9 AY/A), 102:56 TD:INT, 54-26 record, 15 game winning drives, 86.3 QB rating
Manning threw a TD once every 20.4 passes and an INT once every 28 passes.
Flacco threw a TD once every 24.4 passes and an INT once every 44.5 passes.
Manning had 0 playoff wins in his first 5 seasons. Flacco has 9. I don't put as much credence into this as some, wins do tell more about a team in general for the most part.
I think it's safe to say if Flacco continues to grow, he'll be pretty effin good.
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