The Facts: Don’t waste the No. 10 overall draft pick on a quarterback. That was the not-so-underlying message Flacco sent to the Broncos’ Tuesday in a press conference following Day 1 of the team’s voluntary minicamp. “I don’t care whether they take a quarterback at 10 or whatnot," Flacco said after his first-ever practice as a Broncos’ starting QB. “The only thing I care about is I want this team to be as good as they can with me at quarterback. So if they feel as a team as an organization we can add value to our team with the 10th pick, then I’m all for getting the guy who can add value to the team with me as the understood quarterback."

Diehards Line: In other words, get a player who can contribute Day 1. A quarterback would be fine if he was acquired in, say, the fourth round of the draft. But first round? Flacco isn't looking for a repeat of last year. The Ravens traded back into the first round of the 2018 draft to take athletic quarterback Lamar Jackson with the No. 32 pick. Flacco wasn’t benched for Jackson so much as he injured his right hip in game 9. Jackson came in and the Ravens started winning. When Flacco was healthy enough to play the final month, the Ravens stuck with Jackson. That was then. Flacco is a hired gun for the Broncos now. “I want to get this team to be the best it is with me at quarterback," Flacco said before admitting that who the Broncos draft is not something he controls. But we know where he stands.