Flacco scoffs at doubts about Carson Wentz

Former North Dakota State quarterback Carson Wentz will presumably be either the first or second player taken off the board when the NFL Draft starts Thursday.

However, many still question Wentz's abilities and those doubts mostly stem from the fact that he played his entire collegiate career in the FCS.

The last non-FBS signal-caller to be taken in the first round was Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, and he believes that only a prospect's talent matters, not the competition they faced.

"If you're a good football player, it doesn't matter where you played at, and I think that's especially true as a quarterback," Flacco said on the Ron Jaworski Show on 97.5 The Fanatic, according to ESPN's Jamison Hensley.

Flacco pointed to the fact the while Wentz and other non-FBS passers might not face the same level of competition that other prospects do, they aren't working with top-notch offensive talent, either.

"When you're a quarterback, it's all relative to a certain point," Flacco said. "You're not throwing to a 6-foot-4 receiver that runs a 4.3 against all I-AA corners. The windows are the same. It might not be technically as fast as some of the higher-level games. But, at the end of the day, the window is just as small because everyone on the field is notched down a little bit."

Wentz is believed to be the target of the Philadelphia Eagles at the No. 2 overall spot, and with the presence of veteran Sam Bradford, the 23-year-old will likely be able to sit for at least a year and adjust to the speed of the NFL.

However, there will be a time when Wentz will be tasked with leading the Eagles' charge towards a first Lombardi Trophy.

"If you come in here and you were to be the first guy to win a Super Bowl, shoot, he'd be bigger than Jaws (Ron Jaworski)," said Flacco. "I don't know that a person would be brought into a community better than here because of what these people here have endured here for the last 50 years."