ESPN recently released their fourth annual NFL QB Tier rankings (subscription required) where fifty league insiders ranked 36 quarterbacks in one of five tiers, with tier 1 reserved for the best of the best and tier five for the bottom feeders. Joe Flacco ranked in tier 3 with some insiders weighing in.
“I don’t know what to think on him,” a GM said. “I’ve never been impressed with the way he reads the field and the decisions he makes. He can throw the deep ball well.