Flacco's age-defying, late-career niche brings him back to Cleveland, where he has a good shot of starting Week 1. The Browns also signed Kenny Pickett and then drafted Dillon Gabriel (third round) and Shedeur Sanders (fifth round), but Flacco, even at age 40, might be the best of the bunch. It's unclear if Deshaun Watson will be available this season after undergoing a second Achilles surgery in January, and he might not start even if he gets medical clearance to play. Flacco started six games last season for the Colts, turning in serviceable numbers while going 2-4. He still went downfield plenty, posting an 8.8-yard average target depth with 13.7 percent of his attempts going at least 20 yards downfield -- both fourth in the league. His five late-season starts for the Browns in 2023 got Cleveland into the playoffs and made him a fan favorite, with Flacco averaging 323.2 passing yards on 40.8 attempts while tossing 13 TDs and eight interceptions in an offense that barely made an effort to run the ball. He won't get that kind of volume again, but something like 35 attempts per game wouldn't be surprising. The Browns don't have much at WR besides Jerry Jeudy, but they spent a third-round pick on tight end Harold Fannin, who had an FBS-high 117 catches last season and could team up with David Njoku to form a strong duo at TE. It's not a great supporting cast, and Flacco won't add rushing stats, but he might get enough volume through the air to be a serviceable second QB in superflex leagues.
