Matt Schaub's Updated 2015 Fantasy Outlook After Joe Flacco's Injury

Just when the Baltimore Ravens thought the 2015 season couldn't get any worse, they lost Joe Flacco for the rest of the season and are now forced to rely on Matt Schaub at starting quarterback.

Ravens head coach John Harbaugh announced after the game against the St. Louis Rams on Sunday that Flacco tore his ACL and potentially his MCL too, per NFL.com:

Schaub's last start came with the Houston Texans during the 2013 season, when he set the record for four consecutive games with a pick-six. He finished the year with 2,310 yards, 10 touchdowns and 14 interceptions in 10 games.

The 34-year-old had a two-year stretch between 2009 and 2010 when he was one of the better fantasy QBs in the league. Injuries, inconsistency and at times a combination of the two have otherwise prevented Schaub from hitting his fantasy ceiling:

Season	Games (GS)	Yards	Comp. %	Yards/Att.	TD	INT
2007	11 (11)	2,241	66.4	7.8	9	9
2008	11 (11)	3,043	66.1	8.0	15	10
2009	16 (16)	4,770	67.9	8.2	29	15
2010	16 (16)	4,370	63.6	7.6	24	12
2011	10 (10)	2,479	61.0	8.5	15	6
2012	16 (16)	4,008	64.3	7.4	22	12
2013	10 (8)	2,310	61.2	6.5	10	14
2014	11 (0)	57	50.0	5.7	0	2

Leaving aside Schaub's own issues, any quarterback in the league would struggle with Baltimore's current supporting cast.

With Flacco under center, the Ravens have been a below-average passing team, especially after Steve Smith's season-ending Achilles injury robbed them of their most dynamic aerial target. There's little reason for the trend to change with Schaub now taking over.

Plus, the team will also be without running back Justin Forsett, who broke his arm Sunday, per CBS Sports' Jason La Canfora. Forsett's absence will allow opposing defenses to focus even more of their attention on stopping the pass, thus spelling bad news for Schaub.

With the exception of the most desperate fantasy owners, you would do well to avoid Schaub on the waiver wire. The only possible scenario in which you should consider the idea is if you have Flacco on your roster. You have to replace Flacco with somebody, so Schaub is as good an option as any so long as you don't need him to ever come off the bench.