Sunday spotlight: Stafford and Sanchez

This time last year, Matt Ryan(notes) was a guy who threw too many interceptions in his senior year at Boston College. He was drafted third overall by an Atlanta Falcons team coming off a complete disaster of a season, in which Michael Vick(notes) and Bobby Petrino were fighting for blame in the franchise's tailspin. This time last year, Joe Flacco(notes) was a small-school (Delaware???) shotgun quarterback drafted 18th by the Baltimore Ravens, who traded up to take him because the cupboard was so bare at the position - their other options were Kyle Boller(notes) and Troy Smith(notes). Not much was expected in their first seasons. Obviously, that's all changed now, According to Football Outsiders' adjusted stats, Ryan had the best rookie season of any NFL quarterback since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, and Flacco became the first rookie QB to author two playoff victories. Not only did Ryan and Flacco make for two of the NFL's best stories last season - they've also...