Reign makes a very good point. The arm means nothing, its a fantastic bonus if the QB has everything else going for him. I think Flacco has a lot of potential, but Boller had just as much potential if not more at one time. Its not that Boller sucks, i think its that he was drafted by the Ravens. A smart team would've drafted him and let him learn on the bench for a while, then put a veteran near him to teach him, and give him a great coaching, protection, and players around him. And Boller had none of this so it isn't a surprise how he turned out.... this is exactly what happened to David Carr.
We can only hope we don't do the same thing to Flacco, at least we changed the coaching, which is a start. Flacco has an incredible arm, but so does Boller. Thats why we drafted Boller, cuz he threw the length of a whole football field on his knees. But something people say is different about Flacco is that he has a lot of the other qualities that you need in a franchise QB. The small things you just can't coach. Hopefully things will work out for us. I hope Boller and Smith get a chance to prove themselves for the next year or two and Flacco is only given the start when he is truly ready.
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