24-year old Joe Flacco stepped up big time this season for the Ravens.  He played in 16 games for the Ravens this season and he completed 315 of 499 passes (63.1%) for 3,613 yards with 21 TD passes and 12 INTs (88.9 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 35 times for 56 yards (1.6 ypc) this year.  Flacco has now played in 32 games in his NFL career and he has completed 572 of 927 passes (61.7%) for 6,584 yards with 35 TD passes and 24 INTs (84.9 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 87 times for 236 yards (2.7 ypc) with 2 TD runs in his career.  The Ravens expect Flacco to keep getting better and that should be a scary thought for the AFC North.

25-year old Troy Smith has asked for a trade after this season is over.  He played in 4 games for the Ravens this year and he completed 5 of 9 passes (55.6%) for 24 yards with 0 TD passes and 1 INT (21.3 QB Rating).  He also carried the ball 8 times for 31 yards (3.8 ypc) this year.  Smith has now played in 14 games in his NFL career and he has completed 48 of 89 passes (53.9%) for 558 yards with 3 TD passes and 1 INT (79.7 QB Rating).  He has also carried the ball 29 times for 109 yards (3.8 ypc) with 2 TD runs in his career.  Smith was unlucky in training camp last season as he got really sick and Flacco took his starting gig away.  The Ravens will likely look to bring in a cheap veteran to replace Smith in 2010.