"Last Thursday, ESPN NFL draft analysts Mel Kiper Jr. and Todd McShay were asked to pick the one young quarterback with less than four years of NFL experience they would build a franchise around, and neither picked Joe Flacco. (Kiper selected the Detroit Lions' Matthew Stafford, while McShay chose the Atlanta Falcons' Matt Ryan.)

The exclusion illustrates the inconsistent play of Flacco, who has followed eye-opening performances against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 1 and the St. Louis Rams in Week 3 with lackluster showings against the Tennessee Titans in Week 2 and the New York Jets in Week 4.

Flacco is one of only four quarterbacks with at least two starts who is completing less than half of his passes, and his 49.3 completion percentage is better than only the Indianapolis Colts' Kerry Collins' 49.0 percentage."