Yet, he said there are also positives to his amount of time and experience in the league. Throughout training camp, Flacco was rarely seen throwing the ball out of bounds, keeping his composure through defensive pressure.
"Specifically, a quarterback, you definitely should get better as your age climbs up," Flacco said. "And even if there's things that you haven't seen before and somehow somebody's creating something new, it's just the way that you react to that, you can tell is a little bit more experienced than a younger guy, that it might throw them off a little bit."
Flacco's experience is one of the factors as to why Stefanski chose Flacco to start for the Browns. Stefanski said Flacco earned his spot through his work in offseason, training camp and the meeting room.
"Obviously there's value in experience," Stefanski said. "And that's something that Joe has a ton of. Experience as a starter, as a backup, in different systems, going against different schemes. So, he'll certainly lean on that experience, and we will as well."